Need yoga music asap.?

Question

I've been doing for about a year now and i would enjoy more if i had some soothing yoga music. It helps to meditate also. thank you:)

Answer 1

Well, most of my taste leans towards things with an Asian/Eastern influence.

The only non-Eastern style/influenced recomendation I can think of is the Native American flute of R. Carlos Nakai.

He has quite a few albums, but a favorite of mine is "Emergence"  http://www.amazon.com/Emergence-R-Carlos...    



If you like Indian (India, not Native American) style mantra/chanting, you may like Krishna Das.

Two of my favorites are “Door of Faith” and “A Drop of the Ocean”

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_m?url=...

Dave Stringer does some Western influenced kirtan (Indian call and response chanting).

Some of it gets a bit up-tempo in a joyful, celebatory way, so it may not be as calming as you’d like.

Regardless, I highly recommend “Japa” or "Mala”  

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_m?url=...

Another nice kirtan style album is Diana Roger’s “Unveiled” http://www.amazon.com/Unveiled-Diana-Rog...  

Sometimes nice for meditating is Robert Slap’s “Eternal OM”.  

No instruments, just male voices chanting “OM”, mainly one by one,

but often overlapping as they slowly fade out.

http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Om-Robert-...

Another meditation favorite is “Tamboura”.  

If not familiar, a tamboura is meant to contribute a background drone as accompaniment to a sitar.

It has the same buzzing-string sound, but does not play a melodic line.  

http://www.amazon.com/Tamboura-Music-Dee...  

If a little Tibetan Buddhism influence appeals to you, I suggest “Dorje Ling” by David Parsons.

The first track is a bit dramatic/aggressive, but the remaining tracks are, for most part, mellow.

http://www.amazon.com/Dorje-Ling-David-P...  

Almost operatic in quality is Lisa Gerrard.

Two favorites are “Duality” http://www.amazon.com/Duality-Lisa-Gerra...  

and “The Mirror Pool”  http://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Pool-Lisa-G...  

Namaste',

dwb