Music for yoga. Music for life.
Sometimes, I really enjoy music during my yoga practice. When a teacher plays a song that you absolutely love, it's suddenly like you know them a little better and it can give you an extra push of motivation to go deeper into your practice. I listen to music to start my morning on a positive note or to get pumped to go to the gym, but a few months ago, I realized there was nothing on my iPod to help quiet my mind and get me ready for a deep yoga practice.
Duke Mushroom (left) and Derek Beres of EarthRise SoundSystem.
I'm late to the game with this album (it was released on January 1), but the
Yoga Sessions by
EarthRise SoundSystem has mastered the balance of being able to go from yoga practice to iPod to chill evening with friends no awkward transitions. From yoga instructor and DJ Derek Beres and producer David "Duke Mushroom" Schommer, the Yoga Sessions is Thievery Corporation's amazing
Mirror Conspiracy album meets dubby electronica and global beats that has something for all your moods (I'm personally digging "Rama" and "Marom" featuring Basya Schechter).
Another album not to be missed is Wah's (Wah!)
Love Holding Love. Half of the album is beautifully in Sanskrit (her interpretations of "Maha Deva" and "Jaya Ganesha" are infectious) and the other in English set to chill groovy dance tunes.
EarthRise SoundSystem's
The Yoga Sessions is out now on Yoga Organix and Wah's
Love Holding Love is out on NuTone records. Both albums are available for purchase on Amazon.
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Lauren Strec said:
Thanks for the recommendations! This entry is on today's "Hot on ChicagoNow:"
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/hot-on-chicagonow/2010/03/hot-on-chicagonow-march-1-2010.html
Maks G said:
Maya I forgot to tell you... I started doing Yoga! ... and T'ai Chi! Love em both, just wanted to shout that out, thought you'd be proud. Thanks for the tunes :D
Maya Henderson said:
Whaaat?! Awesome! Where are you taking classes? Let me know what you think about the albums. Also, I think it'd be cool if we could get a local DJ to do a yoga inspired mix for the blogs. I have a few ideas...
Maks G said:
I'm actually taking classes during my last semester at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with Suddha Weixler. He teaches at the Chicago Yoga Center too.. definitely been noticing the physical transformation, which is what I wanted to begin with in preparation for higher spiritual trans... tryin to make it a habit, just started a month ago tho! Shoot me an email if you think I can help with your ideas at gowherehiphop@gmail.com. We should talk soon, maybe at the next meet up or sometime sooner!
Denise@TheRubHub.com said:
Thanks Maya for the recommendation. The music played during yoga is so important to the overall experience. I'm going to download these albums asap so we can play at them @ TheRubHub.com Meetup event next Tuesday. It will be great to network with wellness practitioners and enthusiasts like yourself, and have this chill music in the background. We're excited you are joining us. (meetup.com/TheRubHub)
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