Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu

The mantra that I chose for this week reminds us that we don't just do our yoga practice for ourselves, but for all beings. This mantra means:
May this world be established with a sense of peace, well-being and happiness.
It is an invocation for harmony and blessings for all of creation.
So the next time you're on your mat, send that good yoga energy you're cultivating out to the whole world!

Yoga Music Playlist - Week of 8/23/10

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
Living, Moby, Songs 1993-1998
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
Edge of the Ocean (Duotone Mix), Ivy, The Best Of Chillout Past and Present
Vapour Trail, Ride
Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss Remix), Sia
First Cool Hive, Moby, Songs 1993-1998

Savasana in all classes: Loka Samasta by Mantra Girl

Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo

The mantra that I chose for this week is actually used at the beginning of traditional Kundalini yoga practices to tune in to your highest self. It means "Infinite Creative Consciousness, I call upon you. Divine Wisdom Within, I call upon you."

I take this to mean that we all have our own inner wisdom, inner guide, that we need to listen to. We have an opportunity on our yoga mats (and, if we meditate, during our meditation practice) to get quiet, to slow down, to turn our focus inward, and to connect to that inner guide. We have the answers we are looking for within ourselves. We just need to get quiet and learn to listen for them.

Yoga Music Playlist - Week of 8/16/10

Here's what's playing in my classes this week...

Vinyasa & Energy Flow:
Castles In The Sand, Unknown Guitarist, Sea Breeze
Nagual, Michael Hewett, OM Yoga Mix
Swadisthana , Vive, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Durga Shakti, Shaman's Dream Project, Kerala Dream
Aegean Dub, Jef Stott, 2008 Amazon Free Sampler
Track 06, Azam Ali, Azam Ali
Ishq - Love and the Veil, Niyaz, 2008 Amazon Free Sampler
Qalanderi, Cheb I Sabbah, 2008 Amazon Free Sampler
Namaste, Beastie Boys, The In Sound from Way Out!
The Way You Dream, 1 Giant Leap featuring Michael Stipe & Asha Bhosle, 1 Giant Leap
Gentle Voice, Michael Hewett, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Sunset Reflections, Unknown Guitarist, Sea Breeze
Ong Namo, Snatam Kaur, Grace

Hatha:
This universe, Singh Kaur, This universe
Ong Namo, Snatam Kaur, Grace
Long Time Sun, Snatam Kaur, Grace
Aad Guray, Deva Premal, Dakshina
spark in the night, Singh Kaur, This universe
Ma, GuruGanesha Singh, Pure Ganesha

Om Shrim Mahalakshmyai Namah Mantra

Reverence to the power of Sri, the great goddess Lakshmi!

This mantra celebrates the power of Sri in the form of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. The word simultaneously means prosperity, elegance, radiant power and sacredness.

When you recognize the power of sri within you, it leads to contentment no matter what your circumstances. You'll feel less like grasping, and you'll be better able to experience gratitude for all that you have. Lakshmi teaches that the inner feeling that you have enough creates the experience of prosperity in your outer life, not the other way around. No matter how much time, money and love you have, you will always feel as though it's not enough until you can evoke and honor the sri within you. When you do this, what you have feels like more than enough.

Yoga Music Playlist - Week of 8/2/10

Here's what's playing in my classes this week:

Hatha classes:
Sri, Various Artists, Nataraja: Compiled By Shiva Rea
Kiss of Bliss, Jamie Lawerence & Steve Gorn, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Gentle Voice, Michael Hewett, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Durga Pahimam, Jai Uttal, Shakti Rhythms With Shiva Rea
Ganesha, Wah!, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
He Maha Lakshmi, David Newman, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Swadisthana, Vive, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra, Reema Datta, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Govinda Hare Gopala Hare, Krishna Das, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Nagual, Michael Hewett, OM Yoga Mix
Sembahyang Pagi, Jalan Jalan, Bali

Vinyasa & Energy Flow classes:
Sri, Various Artists, Nataraja: Compiled By Shiva Rea
Gentle Voice, Michael Hewett, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Durga Pahimam, Jai Uttal, Shakti Rhythms With Shiva Rea
Ganesha, Wah!, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
He Maha Lakshmi, David Newman, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Guru Ma, Wade Imre Morissette, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Mahe Dev, Jai Uttal, Dial M for Mantra
Swadisthana, Vive, OM Yoga Mix, Pt. 2
Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra, Reema Datta, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Govinda Hare Gopala Hare, Krishna Das, NuTONE Music to Inspire: Sampler - Fall 2008
Sembahyang Pagi, Jalan Jalan, Bali