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Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Timothy Burgin
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Maha Moha the Great Delusion
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 Funky, upbeat and fun, this chanting CD is a fusion of rock/pop grooves with world instruments and ancient mantras. The most impressive element of this recording is Morissette’s blending of the sanskrit mantras with his English lyrics. This technique can easily come off as cheesy and distracting, yet Morissette’s English translated lyrics give the compositions additional depth, appeal and meaning.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 by Timothy Burgin
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Yoga for Everyone by Hemalayaa
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 This fun and sweet DVD has two separate 20-minute programs that are suitable for beginning level students. Hemalayaa is a beautiful and lighthearted instructor who creates a harmonious mix of detailed instruction and encouragement to explore and create freedom in the yoga poses. The first yoga program is relaxing and heart opening and the second program is similar, but it is more engaging and core strengthening. Both yoga programs cover basic poses that incorporate many fluid and circular movements, and both programs end with a supine bound angle pose for relaxation.
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Monday, March 30, 2009 by Timothy Burgin
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Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers
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 Yoga-star Sarah Powers first book blends the theory and practice of Hatha Yoga, Chinese meridian therapy and Buddhist meditation into a fascinating exploration of the body, breath, mind and energy. The primary focus and bulk of this book is on the practice of Yin Yoga, which holds passive poses for extended time periods to stretch the deeper connective tissues of the body and to activate the twelve energy meridians. Sarah explains the meridian system in their traditional organ pairs, introducing the energetic actions and effects of the organ meridians followed by a Yin Yoga practice session.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 by Timothy Burgin
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Sitar Secrets by Al Gromer Khan
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 The compositions on this Cd are based on Indian ragas, the melodic structure used in classical Indian music, which are used to create specific moods in the listener. And indeed these songs create the moods of mystery, introspection and peace. Al Gromer Khan is known for his fusion of ambient electronica with his expert playing of the Indian Sitar, and in these compositions he has also combined the instruments of tabla, guitar and various hand drums.
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 by Timothy Burgin
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Creative Core and Upper Body with Shiva Rea
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 Practicing 108 pushups in this tough and challenging yoga program sounds intimidating (and a little crazy), but it is surprisingly quite doable due to the modifications, relaxed do-what-you-can attitude, and the calming, soothing, and encouraging voice of master instructor Shiva Rea. The first segment of this program is the hardest, the Agni Namaskar (fire salutation) that includes the 108 pushups. The pushups are broken up into 9 sets of 12, making them much more manageable, especially with the sweet resting pose immediately following them.
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Monday, January 12, 2009 by Timothy Burgin
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Truth Love Creation by Reema Datta
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 Saturated in angelic vocal overlays and rich harmonies of ancient Sanskrit mantras, Reema Datta’s debut album is deeply calming, sonically mesmerizing and powerfully evocative of the sacred land of India. And while the vocals certainly take center stage in this recording, the musical backdrop of bansuri flute, cello, violin, piano, keyboards, tabla and sitar is magically interwoven to take the listener into even deeper states of reverie and bliss.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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Yoga: Core Cross Train
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 This DVD has two excellent 30-minute yoga programs: a core strengthening sequence, and a core restorative sequence. While the title and box description infer that this DVD will be a tough workout and give you chiseled abs, in reality these two programs are both slow paced and set at a beginner’s level of challenge, intensity and complexity. With slow mindful movements and frequent cues to breathe, the core strengthening program is a balanced series of seated and standing poses that focus primarily, but not entirely, on the core muscles of the stomach and low back.
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Friday, November 28, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom by Liz Lark
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 This compact book is a marvelous compendium of tips, quotes, and other gems of wisdom that cover the vastness of yoga and the exploration of its practice. The first 25-pages provides a general introduction to yoga followed by seven themed sections: Starting Your Day Well, Throughout Your Working Day, Time for Yourself, Relating to Others, In Times of Trouble, Winding Down, Ending Your Day Well.
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Friday, October 31, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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Heart Full of Soul by Krishna Das
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 On Krishna Das’s latest live 2-disk CD, he revisits many recorded favorites and includes a few new ones, including the lively gospel song “Jesus on the Mainline”. While this recording has a similar vibe to his first live CD, Live on Earth, it has more of a spacious feel to it, with more overall reverb and a larger sounding chorus. It is also interesting to compare the two recordings to see how Krishna Das has subtly changed over the 9 years between them.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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A.M. and P.M. Yoga for Beginners
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 This top-quality yoga for beginners DVD contains two 30-minute programs: an energizing morning yoga practice and a calming evening practice. Elena uses her soothing voice to give straightforward yet detailed instructions and sage advice at a relaxed pace. She gives options for different levels of intensity and challenge throughout the programs, making the DVD work with multiple levels of abilities and giving beginning students room to grow with the practices.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 by Kelly Golden
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Yoga: The Greater Tradition
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 There are so many books on yoga on the market now that at times a newcomer can feel like they are drowning in choices. Most of the books for beginners are extremely similar, defining yoga, pranayama, and asana in basic accessible, physical terms. But there are a few books that lead the beginner closer to a path of understanding of the vast scope of yoga and all that it encompasses. The new book Yoga: The Greater Tradition does just that. One of the present day authorities in the classical traditions of Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda, David Frawley, offers a beginners book of Yoga that spans the philosophical and traditional aspects of the practice without feeling overwhelming or archaic.
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Friday, September 12, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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Ishumar by Toumast
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 The mesmerizing bluesy sound of the African played electric guitar shines prominently in the music of the dessert dwelling Touareg people. Toumast founder Moussa Ag currently lives in exile in France which explains the Western influence of jazz and funk into these exotic songs as well as the Western instruments of saxophone, viola and cello.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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The Yoga Practice Guide
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 An excellent resource for the sequencing of yoga postures, this large-format spiral-bound book is divided into 5 levels of sequences: beginner, intermediate, intermediate/advanced, advanced and restorative. Each of the sequences have an easy to follow format of simple black and white drawings in long rows, which are beautifully illustrated.
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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New Kirtan and Chanting Books
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 Kirtan (call-and-response Sanskrit chanting), is becoming increasingly popular in the West. Three recent books aim to describe this practice to newcomers and experienced chanters alike. If you are interested in learning about the practice of Kirtan and about the popular Kirtan wallhas (performers) then one or more of these books will definitely appeal to you.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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Sri
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 Beautifully produced, performed and recorded, this chanting CD is a magical journey and exploration of Sanskrit, English and Hebrew mantras and chants. Heather Wertheimer’s sweet and soothing vocals ebb and flow through elaborate and diverse compositions of world music instruments. Benjy Wertheimer leads the music on a variety of instruments, including esraj, tabla, djembe, congas, frame drum, keyboards, and harmonium, and provides backup vocals with his deep resonate voice.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by Timothy Burgin
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Yoga for Computer Users
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 I know from firsthand experience the tolls that working on a computer for extended hours can take on the body. This book addresses these stresses and strains of the hands, shoulders and neck through yoga exercises and stretches, practiced at your desk or on your yoga mat. With only 23 illustrated poses this book is accessible and most importantly, not overwhelming to the average office worker. The poses themselves are simple and easy to do and include modifications with props for those with limited flexibility.
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