Yoga Music Playlist - Week of 3/29/10

Here's what's playing this week...

Hatha:
Sri, Various Artists, Nataraja
Mantra, Krishna Das, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Nagual, Michael Hewett, OM Yoga Mix
Swadisthana, Vive, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Shri Krishna Govinda, Jai Uttal, Dial M for Mantra
Gentle Voice, Michael Hewett, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Shiva Invocation, Various Artists, Nataraja
Kiss of Bliss, Jamie Lawerence & Steve Gorn, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Saraswataye, Various Artists, Nataraja
Surya, Jai Uttal & Ben Leinbach, Music For Yoga And Other Joys

Vinyasa & Energy Flow:
Sea of Vapours, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt
OM, Wade Imre Morissette, Maha Moha: The Great Delusion
Nothing Without You (Tery Bina), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt
The Game, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt
Tana Dery Na, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt
Meena Devi (Goddess), Tulku, Season of Souls
Mausam & Escape, A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Guru Ma, Wade Imre Morissette, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Tracery, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt
Fault Lines, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt
All Our Ancestors,Tuu, All Our Ancestors
Shadow, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt
Latika's Theme, A.R. Rahman & Suzanne, Slumdog Millionaire
Sembahyang Pagi, Jalan Jalan, Bali

Yoga Music Playlist - Week of 3/22/10

Here's what's playing this week:

Hatha classes:
A compilation called "Soundings of the Planet"

Vinyasa & Energy Flow classes:
Woman At The Well, Tim Story, Glass Green
Truly, Madly, Deeply, Ray LaMontagne, Till the Sun Turns Black
Gódan daginn, Sigur Rós, Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Une Annee Sans Lumiere, Arcade Fire, Funeral
Another Likely Story, Au Revoir Simone, Still Night, Still Light
No Surprise, James Yuill, No Surprise - EP
You Are Here, Sam Bisbee, High
Fireflies, Owl City, Ocean Eyes
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), Arcade Fire, Funeral
Rebellion (Lies), Arcade Fire, Funeral
Edge of the Ocean (Duotone Mix), Ivy, The Best Of Chillout Past and Present
Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles), Arcade Fire, Funeral
Living-instr, Moby, Songs 1993-1998
Reading Those Letters, Tim Story, Glass Green
Glass Green, Tim Story, Glass Green

By the way, if anybody has suggestions for music they'd like to hear in their yoga class, please send them my way!

Yoga Music Playlist - Week of 3/15/10

Here's what's playing this week:

Vinyasa & Energy Flow classes:
A mix of songs from the albums 'Union' and 'Devotion' by Rasa.

Hatha classes:
A mix of songs from the albums 'Truth' and 'Trinity' by Mantra Girl.
(By the way, I've got a couple extra 'Trinity' DVDs that Mantra Girl gave me for my students. If you're reading this post and want a FREE copy, email me!)

Yoga Music Playlist - Week of 3/8/10

Students often ask me what music I'm playing in my yoga classes, so I thought I'd start posting my playlists each week. Here's what we've been listening to this week!

Energy Flow and Vinyasa Classes:
Track 02 - Anoushka Shankar
Living- Moby - Songs 1993-1998
Forever - Moby - Hotel
Nothing But The Sky - Ivy - In The Clear
Only Got One - Frou Frou
It's Good To Be In Love - Frou Frou
Dream About Me - Moby - Hotel
Slipping Away - Moby - Hotel
Lift Me Up - Moby - Hotel
Corners Of Your Mind - Ivy
Night Nurse - Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham - L'Avventura
Clear My Head - Ivy - In The Clear
Love Should - Moby - Hotel
Knives from Bavaria - Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham - L'Avventura
Out Walking - Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham - L'Avventura
Into The Blue - Moby - Songs 1993-1998
Kiss of Bliss - Jamie Lawerence & Steve Gorn - OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2

Hatha Classes:
Guru Ram Das - Guru Hari Bhajan Kaur
Track 02 - Amrit Kirtan - Sacred Circle
Track 03 - Amrit Kirtan - Sacred Circle
Ong Namo - I Bow - Gurunam Singh - The Journey Home
Gobinday Mukunday - Eight Names Of The Divine - Gurunam Singh - The Journey Home
Track 05 - Amrit Kirtan Sacred Circle
Track 06 - Amrit Kirtan - Sacred Circle
Track 04 - Amrit Kirtan - Sacred Circle

Affirmations

I'll be honest. Contrary to what some people believe, a yoga teacher's life is not all peaceful and stress-free. I have been particularly stressed-out the past few months, dealing with some unpleasant situations and relationships that have been challenging to say the least. Sometimes the stress is overwhelming. Doing yoga helps, but it's usually when I'm trying to fall asleep at night that all those negative thoughts start racing through my mind. That's when I remind myself of the affirmations that a therapist I once had recommended to me. All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe. The Universe is conspiring in my favor. I repeat the affirmations over and over to give my mind something else to focus on instead of the upsetting thoughts. I repeat them until my mind starts to believe them. They're like a mantra, and they work. I end up feeling more peaceful. All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe. The Universe is conspiring in my favor.

Om. Shanti. Peace.