The sounds of crickets, frogs, and thunderstorms signal summer’s approach. In this month’s list of new yoga music, we share similar contrasts of relaxed, soft, and nurturing music punctuated with… Read More→
Music Reviews
The Best New Music for Yoga: February Edition
February is a month to celebrate our inner fires and truest passions helping us to stay warm and invigorated through the rest of the introspective winter. This month’s music collection… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: January Edition
January is a time of promise, optimism, and hope that this new year will be better than the last. Music can be an important element to express this hopefulness as… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: December Edition
While it is customary to wish each other peace and happiness during the holidays, this time of year can often feel solitary and sad. Many of the featured albums in… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: November Edition
I love the sound of fall—wind blowing through the trees, leaves dropping and rustling on the ground—and I especially love the shift towards quiet and spaciousness that autumn brings. This… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: October Edition
Piano compositions predominate in this month’s collection of music for yoga—perhaps because slow and spacious piano has a strong affect on creating the introspection that autumn invokes. Whatever the reason, we… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: September Edition
This month’s collection of music for yoga is quite the eclectic mix. Most of these albums were not written specifically for a yoga practice, but with some creativity you can… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: August Edition
I have a love-hate relationship with ambient music. Many recordings in this genre can be boring or over the top new-agey but when done well ambient recordings can be the… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: July Edition
Slow, sultry and lush soundtracks are perfect for a sweaty summertime asana practice. For this month’s music list we’ll balance the funky tropical beats from DJ Captain Planet and the… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: June Edition
While the quest for the perfect yoga music soundtrack never ends, we hope our hours of sifting through new music will bring you a tiny bit closer towards sonic samadhi…. Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: May Edition
Finding yoga music can be difficult, time consuming, and frustrating. After hours of searching the web we have uncovered several new ambient soundtracks, a groovy kirtan album, and an awesome… Read More→
Slow Meadow by Slow Meadow (Matt Kidd)
Slow Meadow’s debut CD is a wonderfully crafted 62 minute ambient soundscape. Gentle piano, cello and violin melodies drift above expansive electric guitar washes and soothing synthesizer drones. These nine… Read More→
Echoes of Devotion by Janet Stone & DJ Drez
Janet Stone’s debut album is a masterful blend of traditional kirtan chants and the funky electronica beats of DJ Drez. I love how these simple and repetitive chants have been… Read More→
Nanda Devi by Hans Christian
Hans Christian’s latest CD, Nanda Devi, honors the tall sacred mountains of northern India. These nine compositions contain a richly layered tapestry of mystical and enchanting sounds. Listening to this… Read More→
James by Lowercase Noises
Recording artist Andrew Othling has created an album for each of his children as a gift upon their birth. James is the name of his fourth child and the title of… Read More→
Reveal by Elskavon
Reveal, the third album from Chris Bartels’ ambient project Elskavon, is a magical blend of beautiful sonic textures, slowly played piano and guitar, and sparsely placed post-rock drums. There is a deep feeling of fluidity and spaciousness on Reveal, perhaps due to the album having been composed in Minneapolis where water is abundant and the winters are cold, snowy and long. The synthesizer pads, guitar and piano are calming, soothing and mesmerizing, while the addition of percussion on several of the tracks adds an energizing, uplifting and driving force. All of the tracks are superbly produced and reflect Bartels’ experience writing music for film, television and online projects.
Shakti Guitar by Stevin McNamara
Stevin McNamara’s seventh solo album, Shakti Guitar, is a mesmerizing 75-minute soundtrack that pairs well with the ebb and flow of a yoga practice. This mystical sonic journey begins with the soothing sounds of nylon-string guitar, bansuri flute and tambora, inspired by the quiet and awakening energies of dawn. We are slowly brought into the fiery aliveness of midday in the fourth track with a faster tempo through the addition of upbeat drums and percussion. The remainder of the CD travels into the nighttime with slower tempos, less instrumentation and the notable addition of beautiful Indian female vocals.
Mantras For Life by Deva Premal and Miten
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Antarayaami – Knower of All Hearts by Nina Rao
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The Mantra Project, Vol. One: Daughter of the Mountain
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