There's this whole debate out there in the yoga world as to whether or not music should be played during yoga. I'm not going to get in to all the details here because a) I don't care. b) I understand both sides of the debate. and c) it's really a personal preference.
I play music during my class when I teach. I love how a certain beat, rhythm or lyric can speak to you or help you to centre in.
When I practice at home, it's a 50/50 split between practicing to music and practicing in silence. While practicing to music I often allow my body to move to the beat, sing out loud and engage in a total dance party for one. In silence, I love the way I can hear and feel my breath in my body. My breath becomes my rhythm and that too can speak to me and help me to centre in.
Because I do play music while I teach, at the end of class I'm often asked about this song or that. So I thought I'd start to post my playlists for all to enjoy.
Here's what I've been rocking out to during class this week!
1. Birds and Ships ~ Billy Bragg & Wilco
2. Boy With a Coin ~ Iron & Wine
3. Ain't No Reason ~ Brett Dennen
4. True Love Way ~ Kings of Leon
5. Closer ~ Kings of Leon
6. My Moon My Man ~ Feist
7. Peaches & Cream ~ John Butler Trio
8. Give me One Reason ~ Tracey Chapman
9. Hasn't Hit me Yet ~ Blue Rodeo
10. Please Read the Letter ~ Robert Plant & Alison Kraus
11. Dreams of 18 ~ Lal Meri
12. Let it Be Me ~ Ray LaMontagne
13. By Your Grace ~ Krishna Das
Bon Weekend!!!
Same here, I enjoy music and I think that it sets a mood. At the moment I really like "Ong So Hung" from the Guru Singh Experience Volume One. It lasts 22:15 minutes and conveys a peaceful mood to the class :)
ReplyDeleteSweet, thanks for the recommendation! Will for sure check this out!
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