Yoga Class Mixes

Putumayo Yoga CD

Yoga Journal Store — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

With his extensive background as a yoga instructor and musician, Sean Johnson, founder of Wild Lotus Yoga studio in New Orleans, collaborated closely on this project. Combining songs used in his classes, Yoga creates a musical flow that works as well during yoga practice as at home for meditation or relaxation. Sean's expansive liner notes, which include a glossary of yoga terms, will help people better understand the practice of yoga and its relationship to music. Rooted in ancient Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions, the practice of yoga has evolved over the past 5,000 years.

Adopted by millions of people around the world, yoga provides a vehicle for greater health and spiritual awareness. Music has long had a close relationship with yoga, particularly in the Bhakti tradition, which incorporates musical chants into its practice.

Yoga features renowned musicians from around the world. British-born, South Indian artist Susheela Raman duets with Kenyan singer AyubOgada on the harmonious "Rama." Krishna Das, who is the best-known US performer of traditional Indian kirtan-style music, demonstrates call-and-response chanting on "Hanuman Baba (Dub Farm Remix)." Costa Rican group Amounsulu create a serene atmosphere by blending sitars and glass bottles on the song "El Bosque Eterno de los Nios (Children's Eternal Rainforest)." On "Bolo Ram" celebrated western devotional musician Wah! sings a tranquil verse that is believed to bring bliss to all who chant it.

Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band are known for their beautiful, melodic chanting as displayed on 'Om Hari Om/Sharanam Ganesha (Refuge).' Yoga also features the collaborative world fusion group The Lucknow Project, US kirtan artist Gaura Vani And As Kindred Spirits, renowned producer/musician Ben Leinbach and percussionist Geoffrey Gordon, bhajan and kirtan singer Karnamrita Dasi and British producer Niraj Chag. Rounding out this eclectic collection are Swedish musician and teacher Yogini, Senegalese singer Ablaye Cissoko with German trumpeter Volker Goetze, husband and wife duo Shantala and Bhutanese monk Lama Gyurme with French pianist Jean-Philippe Rykiel.

Track Listings:
1. Ghungate Ke - The Lucknow Project
2. Om Hari Om/Sharanam Ganesha - Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band
3. Purnamadah - Shantala
4. Bolo Ram - Wah!
5. Cerulean - Ben Leinbach & Geoffrey Gordon
6. Davaki - Karnamrita Dasi
7. Bangles - Niraj Chag
8. El Bosque Eterno de los Ninos - Amounsulu
9. Moods of Kirtan (Siksastakam) - Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits
10. O Rama - Susheela Raman
11. Hanuman Baba (Dub Farm Remix) - Krishna Das
12. Sira - Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze
13. Offering Chant - Lama Gyurme & Jean-Philippe Rykiel
14. Bliss - Yogini

$15.99

Calming Kids Playful Yoga CD

Yoga Journal Store — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Playful Yoga is part of the CALMING KIDS: Creating a Non-Violent World program. This interactive release intended for all ages features a wide range of music from some of the top names in the emerging yoga music genre (including MC Yogi, EarthRise SoundSystem), some very creative covers (acapella troupe Face delivers 'The Pink Panther Theme' and Maneesh de Moor reinterprets 'Let It Be') and other songs ideal for yoga practice, dance and chant to do while listening.

Playful Yoga is the brainchild of Dee Marie, MA, CYT, a yoga therapist since 1983, and the songs collected here were selected based on their demonstrated effectiveness in her work. She is a certified adult yoga teacher, prenatal yoga teacher & children's yoga teacher. In 2004, Dee Marie began teaching classical yoga techniques in the school systems. Four years were dedicated to researching the effects that CALMING KIDS: Creating a Non-Violent World had on school age children. The results proved to decrease violence and bullying up to 93% and increase concentration levels up to 87%. Playful Yoga is a result of this work.

After 5 years of using the wonderful sounds from White Swan Music to accompany the CALMING KIDS programs, Playful Yoga was compiled to put all the songs in one place for the ease of youth professionals to use and for children of all ages to listen to.

Track Listings:
1. Omkar - Opening: Tibetan Bowl 00:52
2. Steven Halpern - Om Zone 2.0 - I 01:16
3. Laya Project - Glorious Sun (Bhakti Brothers Remix feat. MC Yogi) 04:06
4. MC Yogi - Son of Shiva 04:35
5. Wynne Paris - Nama Sankirtana (Yoga Mix) 07:11
6. Laya Project - Ya Allah 07:35
7. Face - The Pink Panther Theme 03:16
8. MC Yogi - Chakra Beatbox 01:40
9. Dave Dale & Nadaji - Gayatri Mantra 04:53
10. EarthRise SoundSystem - May all Beings 06:22
11. Don Shiva - Om Namah Shivaya 05:03
12. Prem Joshua - Saroja Part 1 05:46
13. Gary Stroutsos/Will Clipman/William Eaton - Land of Snows 04:50
14. Maneesh de Moor - Let It Be 04:08
15. Steven Halpern - Om Zone 2.0 - II 06:06
16. Omkar - Closing: Tibetan Bowl 00:53

$16.99

Shiva Rea Shakti Rhythms CD

Yoga Journal Store — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Shakti. The creative pulse of life moving through all things. Shakti Rhythms melts the boundaries between ancient and modern music, offering a tantalizing blend of ecstatic chant and evocative rhythms perfect for dance, yoga, and creative living.

Track Listings:
1. 707 Delight-Kirtan Mix - Rara Avis
2. You Are We Am I: Blue Mix - TJ Rehmi
3. Chandini Chowk - MIDIval PunditZ
4. Zindagi - Spy From Cairo
5. Deep South - Layo Paskin
6. Roots East Dub - Ian Sandler
7. Tenfold - Layne Redmond
8. Joi - Tumbara
9. Ke Lei Ma La - Antion
10. Sangit Dub - PFL
11. Invocation Of The Great Mother - Shanti Shivani
12. Durga Pahimam - Jai Uttal

$16.99

Meditative Massage Music CD

Yoga Journal Store — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Meditative Massage Music CD by Various Artists

Luxuriate in magnificent stillness with this calming collection of music specifically selected for its tranquil, soothing nature.

On Meditative Massage Music these 16 tracks -- chosen and sequenced by a professional massage therapist -- reflect the breadth and depth of deep relaxation, peace and quiet.

The artists appearing on Meditative Massage Music may come from different, diverse backgrounds, but they share a common objective: by creating music that in some way brightens your life, they make the world a better more peaceful place.

On Meditative Massage Music - Healing Instrumentals for Peace & Quiet, you will hear:

-- Ambient dream sequences from Shaman's Dream.
-- The subtle power of bowls, bells, gongs and tones, as envisioned by Renee S LeBeau and Damien Rose.
-- Manose's mellifluous Himalayan bansuri flute, delightfully contrasted with the low, earthy tones of Gary Stroutsos' Asian and Native American woodwinds.
-- Mozart as adapted for yoga and string quartet by acclaimed cellist Dave Eggar.
-- Prem Joshua's trademark East/West Indo-Jazz fusion.
-- The acclaimed raga-based guitar stylings of Stevin McNamara.

Meditative Massage Music is not simply a compilation. It is a wordless guide leading you to your own inner oasis.

Track Listing:

Opening: Tibetan Bowl
Breathing In - Shaman's Dream
Uhroe - Renee S LeBeau
Oasis - Manose
Within You Without You (edit) - Gary Stroutsos
Om Mozart - Dave Eggar Quartet
Empty Sky - Gary Stroutsos
Light - Damien Rose
Saffron Dreams (The Night Mudra) - Prem Joshua
Moon Magic (Chandra) (Part 1)
Journey Into Stillness - Gary Stroutsos
My Wish - Manose
Moonlight Saptah - Shaman's Dream
Anam (Part 1 - Alap) - Stevin McNamara
Fourth World - Gary Stroutsos
Sacred - Damien Rose

$16.99

Off the Mat Into the World CD

Yoga Journal Store — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Off the Mat Into the World CD by Various Artists

Off The Mat Into The World features: Deva Premal, MC Yogi, Suzanne Sterling, Donna De Lory, Desert Dwellers, Rara Avis, Shaman's Dream, Manose, Alex Theory, Brenda McMorrow & Ben Leinbach.

A portion of the proceeds will go to Off The Mat Into The World®, supporting their mission to inspire conscious, sustainable activism and ignite grassroots social change through the power of yoga.

"Yoga, music and conscious culture are combining to create a wave of activism that is joyful and sustainable, necessary and powerful, and is indeed making a difference in the world. Join the movement!" - Suzanne Sterling, co-founder, Off The Mat Into The World®

Track Listings:

He Ma Durga (Mac Quayle Remix) - Donna De Lory -6:30
Teyata (Shaman's Dream Remix) - Deva Premal -7:28
Govinda (Praising Union)-Suzanne Sterling w/ B Smiley & Christopher K -5:10
Taking Flight - Desert Dwellers -5:15
Warrior Dub - Alex Theory -6:23
Krishna Love (Radhe Remix Omstrumental) - MC Yogi -4:12
Yoga Dub Mystic - Desert Dwellers -7:59
Maha Lakshmi - Brenda McMorrow & Ben Leinbach -3:34
Lenna's Lullaby - Rara Avis -8:05
Prayer Flags - Manose -5:20
Breathing Out - Shaman's Dream -4:44

$9.99

Stevin McNamara Shanti Guitar CD

Yoga Journal Store — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Stevin McNamara Shanti Guitar CD

Most of the pieces on Shanti Guitar are based on the concept of Raga, a traditional form of Indian music that has been in existence for centuries. It's important to note that these pieces are not traditional North Indian Classical music. Rather, they were borne from a personal musical style developed over many years - a style that is heavily influenced by Stevin's music.

The word Raga itself means “that which colors the mind." It is not only a scale or some fixed sequence of notes; it is considered a living musical entity (like a God or Goddess). The ancient Vedic yogis discovered that ragas have certain harmonious or antagonistic effects depending on when they are played. When correctly performed -- at the appropriate time of day or season of the year -- a spiritual connection between Raga and musician occurs, thus creating a "sound manifestation" between artist and audience. It is an experience that is literally out of this world.

Stevin says, "Music is much more than notes produced on an instrument. Every note should live and breathe with a connection to the Soul. Drawing from the infinite tradition of raga, as well as that of blues and those South African sounds of my youth, I have found a way to express my experience in a way that I hope will leave you feeling soothed, healed, uplifted and at peace with one's self and the world. Because that's the feeling I get from playing it." -Stevin McNamara, January 2012

Track Listings:

Anam (Part 1 - Alap) -3:07
Anam (Part 2 - Gat) -6:32
Moon Magic (Chandra) (Part 1 - Alap) -5:09
Moon Magic (Chandra) (Part 2 - Gat)
Song of the Sun (Part 1 - Alap) -2:57
Song of the Sun (Part 2 - Gat) -6:22
Doorway to Eternity (Part 1- Alap) -2:58
Doorway to Eternity (Part 2- Gat) -9:56
Bittersweet (Part 1 - Alap) -6:30
Bittersweet (Part 2 - Gat) -11:42
Journey to the Crystal Mountain (Part 1 - Alap) -4:26
Journey to the Crystal Mountain (Part 2 - Gat) -8:16

$16.99

Todd Boston Touched by the Sun CD

Yoga Journal Store — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Todd Boston Touched by the Sun CD

Produced by Grammy® winner Will Ackerman (Windham Hill Records) with an ensemble of heartfelt world class musicans Snatam Kaur, Ramesh Kannan, Tony Levin, Michael Manring, Charlie Bisharat, Eugene Friesen and more….

Touched by the Sun, featuring award winning guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Todd Boston creates an uplifting and inspiring instrumental acoustic world fusion sound that paints a tapestry of organic textures from guitar, percussion, tabla, flute, sarod, slide, violin, cello and female vocals.

Todd Boston is an acoustic guitarist, flutist and multi-instrumentalist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed at many studios and events including the Wanderlust festival in Vermont and California in 2011, as well as Wanderlust California 2010. He performed in the 11.11.11 Kundalini Yoga and Music Festival in Rishikesh, India and played in the Prayer for Peace Yoga event at the Earthdance Festival in 2011, the 2010 Yoga Journal after party, the 2009 Yoga Journal Conference SF, and the Yoga for Youth Benefit 2009. Todd has worked with teachers such as John Friend, (founder of Anusara Yoga,) Laura Christensen, Janet Stone, Snatam Kaur, Gurmukh, Micheline Berry and Suzanne Sterling among others. Todd has played music in over a hundred yoga classes with many different teachers in styles including Hatha, Anusara, Ashtanga, Kundalini, Pre-Natal, Restorative and Meditation. He has hosted workshops on Nada Yoga (the yoga of sound), Ecstatic Dance and the philosophies of music as a spiritual practice.

Track Listing

Alapana
Twilight
Celtic Heart
Sol Rising
The Brightest Night
Under the Orion Sky

$17.99