| Meditation music can significantly enhance your | | | | peaceful, relaxing and tranquil. |
| meditation session. Gentle sounds and rhythms can | | | | Music for meditation is as much about personal choice |
| help you to achieve a deeper state of calm, | | | | as anything else. Ask yourself, "When do I feel the |
| peacefulness and relaxation. | | | | most relaxed? When have I felt the most at peace |
| It is well established that sound and rhythm can | | | | in my life?" For example, if you have an affinity for |
| create mental and emotional environments. As early | | | | the ocean, you might choose a meditation CD with |
| as the 1920s, researchers were making connections | | | | the sound of waves crashing upon the shore. Or, if |
| between music, enhanced mental alertness, | | | | you like jazz, you might choose meditation music with |
| concentration and imagination. | | | | gentle piano and saxophone rhythms. Remember, |
| Music has the capability to directly affect our physical | | | | meditation is a personal journey and it is up to you to |
| being. Many cultures ascribe to this tenet. For | | | | choose which tools you are going to take along. |
| example, according to the principles of Indian music, | | | | There are many resources which offer meditation |
| human beings are composed of sound. The vibrations | | | | music. Music for meditation is now widely available |
| inherent in sound can either bring us into greater | | | | online, in bookstores, in popular music shops and in |
| accord with the vibrations of the universe or | | | | health and wellness stores. Some meditation CDs are |
| completely disrupt our chakras (centers of being). | | | | a collection of harmonies, while others offer spoken |
| Music for meditation can either inhibit or expand our | | | | words and mantras to guide you along the way. |
| consciousness, depending on the selection that we | | | | Other types of meditation music are specifically |
| make. | | | | designed to release past hurts and emotions through |
| All this talk of alignment, vibrations and chakras may | | | | a combination of music and guided imagery. Still |
| seem daunting, but the principles behind choosing | | | | others help you to deal with inner fears or severely |
| appropriate meditation music is really quite simple. | | | | traumatic experiences. Meditation CDs may be used |
| Basically, if you are looking to create a specific | | | | alone or as part of a more formal music therapy |
| atmosphere, the tempo of the music should match | | | | program. |
| the mood that you are trying to bring about. For | | | | If you are new to meditation, you may have |
| example, upbeat and catchy tunes are most | | | | difficulty descending into the calm and tranquil state |
| appropriate for the workplace or in other situations | | | | that is so necessary for maximum clarity and |
| where you need to stay awake and focused. For | | | | self-discovery. Here, music for meditation can be a |
| meditation music, a compilation of soothing tones and | | | | great tool in creating a profound meditative |
| sounds will take you where you need to go. You | | | | experience. |
| really can't go wrong with meditation music that is | | | | |