YOGA

Yoga music is connected with physical practice, breathing, meditation, and devotional traditions. It may use Indian classical instruments, mantra singing, drones, soft percussion, or modern ambient textures. The music is not a single genre, but a practical setting in which rhythm, repetition, and tone help guide attention and movement during spiritual or body-centered exercises.

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Aham Prema: meaning behind the modern yoga chant

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Amjad Ali Khan: the revered classical player whose ancestors canonized the sarod

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Vinayagar Agaval: medieval lyrics linking Ganesha with yoga practice

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Nature Sounds

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MEDITATION

Bharata Muni and the Natya Shastra as a formative treatise of Indian classics

Bharata Muni was an eminent Indian philosopher and musicologist who is believed to have lived around 200 BC. The only...
MEDITATION

Om Namo Narayanaya: meaning and purpose of popular Vishnu mantra

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Kadri Gopalnath: nadaswaram musician who canonized the Сarnatic saxophone

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MEDITATION

Nirvana Shatkam: meaning behind the major chant of non-duality

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MEDITATION

Rudra Veena: evolution of the instrument and Lydian mood of the Yaman raga

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MEDITATION

Sri Lalitha Sahasranama: 1000-name lyrics praising the beauty of Goddess Shakti

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Progressive rhythms and sacred themes of Shyama Shastri songs

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MEDITATION

Hare Krishna Mantra: meaning and purpose of best-known Hindu chant

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MALE VOCAL

Vasantrao Deshpande's musical career sparked by Begum Akhtar

Vasantrao Deshpande was an eminent Indian artist best known for his contributions to vocal classical music and the...
MEDITATION

Mrityunjaya Mantra: meaning and lyrics of the oldest Shiva chant

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra lyrics first appeared as a verse in the Rigveda—a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns composed...
MEDITATION

Kumar Gandharva and the perseverance of musical spirit over disease

Kumar Gandharva was an eminent vocalist who sang Hindustani ragas and Carnatic devotional songs while also exploring...
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The best time to record woodland sounds of crickets is at the very beginning of autumn when birdsongs have gone mostly... 1 comment
MEDITATION

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Shurangama Mantra is the longest Buddhist chant highly revered in Tibet and China, where it is considered to be the...
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Kishori Amonkar reclaimed her lost voice with Ayurveda

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MEDITATION

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MEDITATION

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Nature Sounds

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MEDITATION

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MEDITATION

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Krithi lyrics in Tyagaraja's songs defined South Indian classic tradition of the 18th century

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