Yoga Thursday - Meditation

Yoga is not only for the body, but also the mind and soul, which is why yoga and meditation practices are very closely linked. Today we would like to share an article on Meditation Music from Freemeditations.com. We will only use excerpts and highly encourage you to read the entire article on their website. In conjunction with the article we will be sharing a sample from our Meditation album in our Lifestyle Series.

From freemeditations.com:
Meditation Music

A truly inspiring music is almost a substitute for meditation. Like meditation it transports you to another world. The only difference is that while you have to make conscious effort to arrive at a state of meditation, the inspirational music just carries you off on its wings. It focuses your diffused thoughts at one point which is its central theme. In case the theme of the vocal music coincides with that of your meditation, you are doubly blessed...

Meditation music is composed around many themes. You do not have to sit down in a certain posture at a specific time to meditate. You can meditate even while walking on a footpath in a crowded market place, cycling or traveling in a bus or a plane. Your iPod contains the music and its headphone is plugged into your ears. It prevents your mind from wandering aimlessly, but keeps reminding you that you are, for example, a quiet and calm soul performing your duty in this world while your mind is connected with the supreme soul. Your hands are at work while your mind is connected with your God. If you are a non-believer, the music invokes you to remain calm and detached and yet blissful even in tense circumstances. You walk around the fish market and yet remain immune to the chaotic and noisy crowds.

Various themes that the meditation music is composed of build similar states of mind. Meditation music can promote constant awareness and alertness with detachment which may culminate in keeping you aware, alert and clam even when your soul leaves your body. You watch it leaving and still remain calm even blissful...

Read the entire, wonderful article on www.freemeditations.com

Meditation CD - GJ4511L
This relaxation therapy is ideal for focusing the mind, lifting you out of your day-to-day level of consciousness into a state of passive awareness at which point your body can alleviate symptoms of high blood pressure, chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia.

Music and Meditation and the Ambience Series

So much of our Ambience series that we have begun to share provide that perfect meditative chill out zone. The Ambience series is one for reflection, relaxation, and meditation, as well as simple listening pleasure. We have created what we see as ultimate mood setters, and so today we wanted to share an article we came across that talks about the relationship of music and meditation.

The article author is Sri Chinmoy, and was published on his website. We'll excerpt some important bits here, but strongly encourage you to read the entire article on www.srichinmoy.org.

Music and Meditation

"Meditation and music cannot be separated. When we cry from the inmost recesses of our heart for peace, light and bliss, that is the best type of meditation. Next to meditation is music, soulful music, the music that stirs and elevates our aspiring consciousness. We cannot meditate twenty-four hours a day, but we can meditate, perhaps, for two hours a day. At other times we can play music or listen to music. When we play or hear soulful music, psychic music, immediately we are transported to a higher realm of consciousness. When we play music soulfully, we go high, higher, highest...

...Let us not try to understand music with our mind. Let us not even try to feel it with our heart. Let us simply and spontaneously allow the music-bird to fly in our heart-sky. While flying, it will unconditionally reveal to us what it has and what it is. What it has, is Immortality's message. What it is, is Eternity's passage."

Read the full article on Music and Meditation at www.srichinmoy.org

To view our transitive Ambience series, or our Lifestyle series specifically catering to meditation visit www.global-journey.com