David and Steve Gordon. Chakra meditation chants.

5th Chakra Vishudda

04 - David Hickey - Manipura(Solar Plexus).WAV

Tibetan singing bowls - Muladhara

Listen complete "Chakras 1-7 harmonization" playlist, please!

1. Muladhara - Tibetan singing bowls

Shakti Guitar is the continuation of a musical journey that began many years ago when Stevin McNamara first fell in love with North Indian classical music. Having grown up in South Africa, surrounded by African sounds and rhythms and imported music from the USA and Europe in the forms of jazz, blues and rock, he was unprepared for the stunning effect on first hearing Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan and Nikhil Banerjee, to name a few. The result was an ever-growing passion for North Indian classical music that became even more real as he was fortunate to study sitar with Ram Das Chakravarty of Benares.

As the years have gone by, all this music has grown into a personal style that encompasses all these influences and is now presented on the nylon string guitar. It is important to note that the music on this album is not classical North Indian music, but rather a personal style that has developed through a deep immersion in that centuries-old tradition.

Shakti Guitar: A Yogic Journey from Radiant Dawn to Deepest Night

Prajna's Dream ( Remix )featuring Christo Pellani

Most of the pieces on Shanti Guitar are based on the concept of Raga, a traditional form of Indian music that has been in existence for centuries. It's important to note that these pieces are not traditional North Indian Classical music. Rather, they were borne from a personal musical style developed over many years - a style that is heavily influenced by this music.

The word Raga itself means “that which colors the mind." It is not only a scale or some fixed sequence of notes; it is considered a living musical entity (like a God or Goddess). The ancient Vedic yogis discovered that ragas have certain harmonious or antagonistic effects depending on when they are played. When correctly performed -- at the appropriate time of day or season of the year -- a spiritual connection between Raga and musician occurs, thus creating a "sound manifestation" between artist and audience. It is an experience that is literally out of this world.

"Music is much more than notes produced on an instrument. Every note should live and breathe with a connection to the Soul. Drawing from the infinite tradition of raga, as well as that of blues and those South African sounds of my youth, I have found a way to express my experience in a way that I hope will leave you feeling soothed, healed, uplifted and at peace with one's self and the world. Because that's the feeling I get from playing it. Namaste, Siyabonga and Peace." - Stevin McNamara, Ashland, Oregon, January 2012

Shanti Guitar (digital version)

Close To Home

Vajra is a word/concept in Buddhism, and has a yoga meaning too. It conveys images of strength, indestructibility and force. The word of may be traced back to its origins as a ritualistic object that had the indestructible nature of a diamond, and the irresistible force of a thunderbolt. http://johannkotze.com/blog/vajra-meditation-mantra-yoga/

One day when Chris came for a work session he asked if he could add a vocal to what is now titled Sanctum of Siddhi Hum (Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum). I called it just Sanctum at first. This became one of the most powerful pieces of music I heard. It steered the project firmly in the direction of mantra, and opened inclusion of sound journey pieces.

OM Transform Yoga, Mantra & Meditation Music

Sanctum Of Siddhi Hum (Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum)

Yaman Alap - electric sitar meditation

This is the song of Migaloo the White Whale recorded in 1998.

We dedicate this recording to Uncle Lewis Walker, Aboriginal elder of the Wahrlabal tribe of the Bundjalung nation of Byron Bay. Uncle Lewis is a Keeper of the Ancient Songlines of the Whales. We honour the Ancestor Spirits of Bundjalung Country. We honour Uncle Lewis's Dreaming Lineage and we honour Uncle Lewis's innate understanding of the relationship between the water, the whales, the Earth and humanity. Uncle Lewis reminds us that all Earth's creatures are our brothers and sisters.

Whale Song Research

Songlines Migaloo 1998

Recorded on the southern hemisphere spring equinox in Platypus Bay, K'gari, Australia.

We dedicate this recording to Uncle Lewis Walker, Aboriginal elder of the Wahrlabal tribe of the Bundjalung nation of Byron Bay. Uncle Lewis is a Keeper of the Ancient Songlines of the Whales. We honour the Ancestor Spirits of Bundjalung Country. We honour Uncle Lewis's Dreaming Lineage and we honour Uncle Lewis's innate understanding of the relationship between the water, the whales, the Earth and humanity. Uncle Lewis reminds us that all Earth's creatures are our brothers and sisters.

Songlines Gabriel 2008

Soulful mantras floating over a healing celestial soundscape of classical Indian bansuri, satvik veena and guitarlele infused with modern hypnotic beats. A fresh new sound for the yoga music world.
Produced, Recorded and Engineered by Keigo Tanaka in Nagano, Japan.
Featuring, Hiroyuki Matsuhisa, Kazz Tsuji, Gumi Nakaguchi and Momoko Nagano.

Tr 07 - Om (Sonic Savasana)

remixed and re-mastered version of what was first released as "Wild Heart Beating" Combines contemporary prayer with the ancient asiago mantra.

Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya (Lead me from Unreal to Real)
Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya (From Darkness into Light)
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya (From Death into Immortality)

Asatoma - Album "Pray" by Sundari Studios

We dedicate these recordings to Uncle Lewis Walker, Aboriginal elder of the Bundjalung nation of Byron Bay. Uncle Lewis is a Keeper of the Ancient Songlines of the Whales.

Songlines Gabriel 2008

Whales

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