Ambient

from thatsfit.com

If you're looking to improve your focus and train your brain to filter out passing distractions then meditation may be able to help you do that.

For eight minutes, Open Way maintains a steady one-beat-per-second tempo: a perfect soundtrack for exercise that requires holding positions for specific counts; 15, 30, or 60 seconds, for example. Not exactly ambient, Open Way beats to the solid pulse of a healthy heart resting rate. Check the Asian zither melodies!

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NOTE: We spend many hours wandering the web in search of new tracks and unique music sources. hypnos offers ambient and atmospheric music from a variety of artists.

hypnos.com is the home of Hypnos Recordings, now expanded to include sub-labels Binary (aka Hypnos/Binary) and also the Secret Sounds imprint (aka Hypnos Secret Sounds). This site also hosts a number of resources related to the music and the artists in the ambient/atmospheric scene. Get the whole story

fitPod presents Whispers of the Dharma--60 minutes of freeflowing sound for yoga, relaxation, and meditation

After a run or ride, during yoga, to stretch, relax & chill...you don't need shouts. You want whispers. So here's one hour of ambient sound to quietly wash over you, through you, and around you.. We've tested "Whispers..." as a kind of office soundtrack, too, and the vibe in the room grew noticably peaceful. Focus on your breathing and get ready for a slow float down calm waters.

fitPod presents "Whispers of the Dharma," a one-hour ambient sound expereince.

When you need to unlax, you need sounds to soothe the beast within. So, after your Big Beat workout, slip into the quiet sonic paces of Whispers of the Dharma, an hour-long ambient soundscape designed to compelment yoga, stretching, meditation, or just plain relaxation. We hope you enjoy this new free music from fitPod. Next week: back to the BEAT!

From yoga.com

"In daily life we see people around who are happier than we are, people who are less happy. Some may be doing praiseworthy things and others causing problems. Whatever may be our usual attitude toward such people and their actions, if we can be pleased with others who are happier than ourselves, compassionate toward those who are unhappy, joyful with those doing praiseworthy things, and remain undisturbed by the errors of others, our minds will be very tranquil.” - Yoga Sutra 1.33, Translation by TKV Desikachar

Our many interactions with other people can bring us great joy and support, but they can also cause us a lot confusion and strife. We spend a lot of mental energy evaluating other people, judging their actions, considering their faults and merits, comparing ourselves to them, envying them, being bothered by them … the list goes on and on!

I saw this review of a collection of Eastern music called Honoring, released by Real Music, at Yoga Journal , which is a great resource for getting news and information related to yoga, stretching, meditation, etc.

Honoring, by Real Music, review by Stephanie Benson

Honoring is a stunning collection from the spiritual and Eastern music record label Real Music—much of which you’ve probably never heard before. This two-disc set features an impressive list of musicians, including Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal, Tibetan Buddhist nun Ani Choying Drolma, and German producer Buedi Siebert, creating an offering that’s as rich in musical diversity as it is in meditative traditions.

Read the whole review

This story by Deborah Netburn about a cool new yoga website appeared recently in the Baltimore Sun.

My stiff neck, achy lower back and super-tight hips all indicated that a trip to the yoga studio was past due, but my in-laws were in town for the weekend and a class seemed out of the question. Between the traffic and the lack of parking, a 1 1/2 -hour yoga class takes 2 1/2 hours of my time. Could I really leave my in-laws from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - prime brunch time - on a Saturday morning? I didn't think so.

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