So when your Deval Premal CDs get worn out and you’re looking for new yoga music that’s *different*, add of dash of these and mix well:

Revenge of the Number - Portishead - (Rebirth of Cool Phive) - You’re saying “Portishead??”, I know, but give it a listen.  It’s not for a beginners class of newbies, but for experienced yogis who want to tune out and just move through the poses, it works.

Jericho and Higher Ground - Weekend Players (Pursuit of Happiness) - nice slow groove including trumpety stuff.

You Wish - Nightmares on Wax (In a Space Outta Sound) - nice groove with a beat, good for Vinyasa yoga.  I also used the “The Sweetest” from this album for a Power Yoga class last night.  It’s got a bit of a slow dub feel to it and I wasn’t sure it would work until I saw some people wiggling their toes to the beat between Sun Salutes.  I guess it worked :-) .

Somersault and Passion - Zero 7 (When It Falls) - lush vocal tunes.

Cryin’ Won’t Help You Now - Ben Harper - (Both Sides of The Gun) bluesy simple guitar/vocal tune.

Thinking of You and Not Too Late - Norah Jones - (Not Too Late) nothing beats songs of love and longing to stretch by….

Come Home To Me - Steve Earle (Washington Square Serenade) a more rootsy song of love and loving, you can’t have too many at the end of a yoga session.

Summerbreeze - Emiliana Torrini (Love in the Time of Science) - I love this tune for the first line “Might have been a while since you’ve been loved like you should be loved”.  Simple beautiful tune.