Yoga Meditation Music

Meditation through yoga is a fantastic way to calm yourself and refresh your soul. Yoga can also help control your impulses that are responsible for filling your closets and cupboards to the brim with unnecessary bags, purses and shoes that you can only wear to church. With all of us leading a very busy life now days with high stress levels, it is essential to find ways to help us unwind and find sanity again. Yoga can help with that!

Meditation with music

It has been proven that music has the ability to alter moods of not only humans but also animals! Obviously you need the right kind of sounds to listen to while you’re finding your inner self. It’s only natural. The only problem is finding the music to listen to.

Unfortunately meditation is an extremely personal thing. Many people turn to the sounds of babbling brooks and the crashing waves of the ocean but personally if I was to listen to moving water for too long I’ll spend more time fighting the urge to run to the restroom than reflecting on my inner self.

The key to picking the best kind of music for meditation is to know what works best for you. Keep in mind that at the very core of yoga is the ability to breathe effectively. It’s about stretching and relaxing your body with fluent easy motions. That being said you don’t want music that is going to increase your adrenalin, speed up your heartbeat and have you dancing to the beat.

Remember, we are all different and the music that relaxes one person may not necessarily relax the next. You may find techno music soothing while it may make others feel panicked. I’ve found that music with words can be distracting as you often find yourself spending more time listening to the lyrics than reflecting. At the same time most music that I listen to without words ends up putting me to sleep.  Sleep is all well and good but it won’t help furthering your insight and calm you down.

If and when you do find a number of relaxing songs that help you calm down, try finding an instrumental version without lyrics and give it a try.

Meditation can often involve some trial and error till you perfect it. Sometimes your mind may decide it is going to run over all the things on your to-do list that you’re been ignoring no matter how hard you try to switch off. Due to this, try to give each method at least two sessions before you throw it out. After all, it may not be the fault of the heavy music that usually soothes you.

Still frustrated? Try recording yourself humming something soft and slow. If slow isn’t your deal and you play an instrument try recording some of your own talents.

One thing that works for me is combining mediation with music with some aromatherapy, as smooth aromas can have a soothing effect for your body mind and soul!