Tue 2 May 2006
Favourite Savasana Tunes
Posted by Corilee under Savasana & Meditation , Teaching Yoga , Music for YogaI mix my own CDs for yoga classes. I mix from a huge range of music and then choose a CD for class based on the weather, the mood I’m trying to create, the poses I’m doing and more. But the most important music is what gets played for Savasana. Anyone who has felt an emotional pull from music knows the power of just the right selection to help you enjoy a good yoga glow and melt into the floor.
Here are my current favourites:
Brian Eno’s Ambient 1: Music for Airports - there are only 4 tracks on the album and they’re all good in a non-linear sorta way. I especially like the vocals in 2/1.
Yoga: Music for the Mind Body & Soul - it’s all good mellow yoga music, but I particularly like “Mountain” and it’s a good length for Savasana.
Yoga Rythms - a must-have. It’s lotsa fun for a spirited Vinyasa session and I hope Shiva Rea produces many more. The Peter Kater tune is great.
Hannibal Soundtrack. “Vide Cor Meum” is my absolute favorite classical tune. It builds so beautifully that I just let it play for the last 5 minutes of Savasana without saying a word. Edit out the final sound (what were they smoking?) before you burn it to CD.
Agnes Dei. This is an amazing choral album, and “Miserere” is 14 minutes of wonderfulness that will take you through some slow stretching right into Savasana. On a technical note - this album plays at a very low volume, so either use burning software that will adjust the levels, or avoid mixing it in with alot of other selections that will have you jumping for the volume button.
May 5th, 2006 at 2:20 am
Glad to know there are teachers who understand the power of track selection, and making custom yoga CDs ! It is very important to create an enjoyable mix, and choose the proper music for savasana. Please post more about your yoga music selections!!! I am very curious to hear.
May 5th, 2006 at 2:21 am
check out my yoga mix podcast at http://yogatones.net
May 5th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
Thanks for the link Brett! I only just learned about Patrick Bernard earlier this week - what synchronicity….thanks for sharing.
May 8th, 2006 at 1:54 am
Depending on the session, I usually don’t like to hear “fluff” for savasana - such as light melodic new age music some teachers play. I prefer to go for more powerful, deeper audio terrain that sucks me deep into the earth.
A good savasana selection is any of the tracks from Tom Heasley’s “Desert Tryptich” CD on Farfield Ambient (UK) - live dijeridoo and tuvan throat singing that has been digitally processed and made more subtle:
http://yogatones.net/reviews/deserttryptich.html
They are long tracks, though.
Also, it doesn’t get much better than Ishq’s “Orchid” CD - on released on Interchill & Dakini Records. It sounds like melodic new age sound from a far - but hypnotic quality and sound texture detail is much more potent. The track “Yu” is a classic!