Consciousness is of a non-dual, unpolarised, nature. It is more powerful than non-duality, and the Source of Yoga. This is a Vedic Truth. Consciousness can dissolve conflict of any kind. 

Consciousness is also the basis of compassion, kindness and love. Admittedly all of the last mentioned qualities are ideals. In a polarised world reality this may easily give rise to idealism, and its polar opposite, cynicism. To help prevent this polarisation there are awareness practices, practical yoga techniques to develop balance of extreme states. To this end we develop our understanding of the nature of reality, establish a connection to Source, through our Higher Selves, and learn and practice effective yoga techniques.

Yoga of such Union helps us connect into consciousness as a quantum reality, that can pervade, and transcend all states, therefore an ultimate state of integrity. Hence the first Sutra of Patanjali: Let the Yoga begin!

With me in this podcast is Nicola Taylor, one of my yoga students, and a local Muizenberg time-space traveller.

Integrity & Consciousness Podcast

A Seed or Bija Mantra is a single sound mantra. These simple sound syllables, such as OM, or the sound for each chakra, contain vibrational information of the Universe that helps activate conscious awareness and innate healing.

Chanting the chakra mantra literally plants a metaphysical "sound seed" in the subtle body and phsycial bodymind. LAM (root) - VAM (2nd) - RAM (3rd) - YAM (heart) - HAM (5th) - OM (3rd Eye). These sounds in synergy helps harmonise the chakras as a system, and the BodyMind in daily Earth life, and connects one’s Being with the Universe. Note that the crown chakra has no sound. 

Listening to the Chakra Mantra or sounding it helps you guide your own voice, and attention, to the individual chakras and the chakra system.

Chakra Mantra Activation Chant Om Lam Vam Ram Yam Ham Om

Chakra Mantra Activation Chant OM LAM VAM RAM YAM HAM OM

A single invocation of the Tibetan mantra: "Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum".  When you chant it, you are invoking the very embodiment of Padmasambhava. The Vajra Guru Mantra is the heart and essence of Padmasambhava. It is also the mantra of all the masters, buddhas, yidams, dakas, dakinis, and protectors. From wikipedia: Padmasambhava (Skt.), or Padmakara (Skt. Padmākara; Tib. པདྨཱ་ཀ་ར་, པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས་, Pemajungné; Wyl. pad+ma 'byung gnas, in Sanskrit transliteration པདྨ་སམྦྷ་ཝ་) means ‘Lotus-born’, which refers to Guru Rinpoche's birth from a lotus in the land of Oddiyana. Guru Rinpoche, the ‘Precious Master’, is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and the Buddha of our time. Whereas Buddha is known primarily for having taught the teachings of the sutra vehicle, Padmasambhava came into this world, and to Tibet in particular, in order to teach the tantras. While Buddha Shakyamuni exemplifies the buddha principle, the most important element in the sutrayana path, Padmasambhava personifies the guru principle, the heart of Vajrayana Buddhism, and he is therefore known as the "second Buddha".

I recorded this as a single take to check sound on my iPad, voice and guitar, an intro and one verse, then added a harmony vocal, single take, and slide guitar to for what I think of as Tibetan Mantra Blues. Then added three more voices in a semi-Gregorian style, with a cathedral reverb. All on a 9 dollar mike. You can hear soft rain and eventually early morning traffic here and there. Tracks are all improvised first takes in Garageband, then mastered in an ancient Wavelab program.

Vajra Guru Mantra

Vajra Guru Mantra (Invocation Song)

Vajra Guru Mantra (Invocation Song) Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum

Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum.

I've been intrigued by the spiritual sound of the Gregorian chant tradition VS Tibetan chanting. We have no real clear way of hearing the ancient chants, but the more recent Gregorian music and its settings in resonant churches are also curious. Many ancient traditions used resonating sound chambers. I tend to think of Tibetan chants happening in a dzong or cave, and that it sounded more like early blues-spirituals. 

An invocation means "to call on, invoke, to give”, and may be a prayer, or spell, a command in identification with certain spirits. A chant incantation may be a hymn or mantra repetition of words or formulas to perform other magic, or a formula of liberation or overcoming.

Vajra Guru Mantra 108 Chants - Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum

A demo styled live recording in the studio. This arrangement of the famous mantra came to me as an upbeat song. We recorded OM Mani Padme Hum and Gate Gate Parasamgate at Ross Gabriel who has a studio nearby.

Sacred Mantra: Songs &amp; Chants of Peace

Om Mani Padme Hum (Song)

OM Mani Padme Hum (Song) with Janet Farquharson

Live recording in the studio of Ross Gabriel. We sing this as a 9 high - 9 low voice pattern while Janet just kept on counting the mala.

Om Mani Padme Hum (Chant)

OM Mani Padme Hum 108 Chants with Janet Farquharson

3 sets of 9 repetitions of the mantra "Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhisvaha". I take the higher harmony with the middle 9 and we end with 3 more song like chants. Live recording in studio.

Gate Gate Paragate (Chant)

Gate Gate Paragate (Chant) with Janet Farquharson

Playing and singing this mantra in a singer-songwriter format has been a favourite for me in my own practice, or on stage. Live studio recording.

Gate Gate Paragate (Song)

Gate Gate Paragate (Song) with Janet Farquharson

Atmospheric chill lounge version with deep bass and electric piano added to the original recording. I picked an acoustic guitar over slide guitar layers and synth pads, taken from my debut Ambient Music CD which features an acoustic version of "A night-time drive" as "A quiet passion".

A night-time drive (Remix)

Impromptu recording on iPad, playing in the garden. Just using the iPad mic, I loved the bird sound and jamming with the unseen creature I pressed the record button.

Garden Of Song (Solo Guitar)

A sacred prayer song to invoke and celebrate non-duality as an energetic state of BodyMind, in balance of forces, external, and within.

Demo of a song composition, recorded a few years ago.

Shiva-Shekina Sacred Song

For gentle yoga, a warm up practice, relaxed asana sequence, winding-down sequence, relaxation, or just some yoga chill-out music.

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Sangha Expansion

Yoga Music for a gentle to fast paced power flow, a focussed Sun Salutation or  chill-out music for yogis.

Eastern Sun Yogi Chill-out

Meditation Music for Sacred Light Body Consciousness Activation. 70 Minutes Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu7Ga2G6pP8  Create a powerful energy vortex for yoga, meditation or therapy. Deep, resonant, expansive soundscapes, with hypnotic chimes, swirls and breath sounds. Visualise infinite compassion, healing, nourishing energies. Imagine a Golden & Sacred Inner Journey filled with Heavenly Love and Light. Illuminate your Being of Limitless Consciousness. Rediscover your Divine Essence. Created in Cape Town by Johann Kotze Music & Yoga Studio

The Infinite Way - Yoga &amp; Meditation Music

The Infinite Way Part 1 Melek Shamayyim

Namaste. Get into the zone with this hypnotic slow motion Spirit-Dub chant. Meditate with killer focus - NjoY + OM Shanti Blessings! From my Yoga Music Bliss album. Featuring the vocal talent of Maya Haripal. 
http://johannkotze.com/blog/om-ness-universal-sound-a-u-m/

Yoga Music Bliss Power Flow

A-U-M Shanti Spirit-DuB

Music for Meditation to help you reach clear, calm and expansive states of consciousness. Divine yoga consciousness: http://johannkotze.com/blog/divine-yoga-consciousness/ The album Cosmic Waves is a celebration of a conscious creation. Its recurring musical themes are slow, wave-like, with lush and swirling, ethereal synthesiser and piano atmospheres, interspersed with gently dramatic, uplifting soundscapes and soaring melodies.  

Deep Mind (Divine Being Of Light)

Consciousness Music albums for meditation, healing and restorative yoga.  All music by Johann Kotze.  http://johannkotze.com/blog/divine-yoga-consciousness/
http://www.beingambientmusic.com/consciousness-music-for-deep-state-meditation-therapy.html
About Johann Kotze Consciousness Music and Yoga Music
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Also on Youtube:
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Ethereal Chime

Consciousness Music For Deep State Healing, Meditation & Creativity

Ambient music to help you reach clear, calm and expansive states of consciousness. Cosmic Waves is a celebration of creation with slow, wave-like musical patterns of swirling, lush, ethereal synthesizer and piano melodies that create beautiful and soothing music. The two musical themes of the album, Deep Mind –  inwards expansion, and New Beginnings – the outwards expression of the inner centre, is represented by the yin-yang symbol of the cover image.http://www.beingambientmusic.com/ambient-music-cosmic-waves.html

Deep Mind (A Universe Within)

http://johannkotze.com/blog/om-potency-divine-essence/  OM is the sound made in Yoga to express the non-duality of Everything. It represents that which is the Godhead, all expressions of the Life Force. It is a vibrational physicality, made in the body, in awareness and appreciation that it is an expression of All that Is, of Consciousness and Matter. Activate Your Divine Essence with my Chakra Mantra Sound Meditation.  Our Divine Essence is activated by the Sacred Name Sherab Chamma.

Yoga Mantra Music

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OM-NIPOTENCE (Divine Essence Mix)

OM is the sound made in Yoga to express the non-duality of Everything. It represents that which is the Godhead - All Expressions of the Life Force. 

Activate Your Divine Essence with the Chakra Mantra Sound Meditation.  johannkotze.com/blog/chakra-mantra-divine-essence/

Chakra Mantra Divine Essence

OM-nipotence (Divine Essence Dub Mix)

I played the ambient composition of this track to Chris and just asked him to play "some serious temple music, like it may have been played in an ancient temple". He did just that. Listen to this, and the frequencies will help you go deeper into being, and heal on some important level. I played this music in the background in the presence of a very knowledgeable Auyervedic physician without saying anything about it, and he asked what it was. Said it had a profound effect on balancing vata, For me it was confirmation of the power of the project. PS. The cover design here is the original demo version.

Ancient Temple. Chris Tokalon & Johann Kotze

An intense flute improvisation by Chris Tokalon (R.I.P) over an already intense instrumental. 

This was an early, no vocals version of Sanctum when we worked out compositions for the OM Temple album, and a perfect bonus track for that album. 

For this release I reworked the background instruments and mix to best serve spirit of the music.

OM Transform Yoga, Mantra & Meditation Music

Ritual of Illumination featuring Chris Tokalon

OM, the Universal Sound of All that Is. http://johannkotze.com/blog/om-potency-divine-essence/ OM Chant with ambient sound and struck singing bowl for a yoga class or playlist of yoga music.

Power of OM That Is

15 minute Ambient OM Chant for Deep Peace. OM is the Universal Sound of All that Is. johannkotze.com/blog/om-potency-divine-essence/ Play on repeat for a yoga class, or create a deeply peaceful frequency for meditation, in your home or therapy environment.

Deep Peace Of OM That Is

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is the greatest Mantra for Lord Shiva, found in the Rig Veda. Trayambakam words, translation and blog on mantra, "Sounds of Devotion". http://johannkotze.com/blog/mantra-sounds-of-devotion/ It is often heard in the beginning, or conclusion of a yoga class, meeting or ceremony.
Bass: Annie Hvidsten/ Voice, slide guitar, everything else and production by Johann.

OM + Mantra Yoga Music Power Flow

OM Tryambakam

Praise to Shiva! Vocal: Seren Ariana (Michaela Holmes) /Bass: Annie Hvidsen /Vocals, guitars, keyboards and production by Johann Kotze. The song quotes Swami Sivananda and his motto, "Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize". Shiva (or Siva) enjoys a massive presence in yoga culture, modern and old, and this is one of the most popular yoga chants. The song literally means: “I bow to Shiva”. 

http://johannkotze.com/blog/mantra-sounds-of-devotion/

The following words, an ode to Lord Shiva, beautifully describe the meaning of the OM mantra: “I bow to the supreme Lord who is the formless source of “OM” The Self of All, transcending all conditions and states. Beyond speech, He understands the sense perception. Awe-full, but gracious, the ruler of Kailash, Devourer of Death, the immortal abode of all virtues.

OM Namah Shivaya

Warm, lush ambient pads with gentle tabla beat and atmospheric choir for end of a yoga class/deep relaxation Nidra. With a Sacred Name Invocation "Kodoish, Kodoish, Kodoish, Adonai Tsebayoth" as inspiration and guidance to tune in to octaves of cosmic light sound particles, and activate every subatomic particle of divine intelligence, to energise the whole of the Divine Being.

OM + Mantra Yoga Music

Octaves of Divine Light (Kodoish, Kodoish, Kodoish, Adonai Tsebayoth)

Inner Peace, World Peace. 24 X OM chants by Johann, overtone singing from Chis, who also weaves his bansuri flute around the OM's and over the atmospheric ambient pads (that includes a Tibetan monk synth :-)). We overdubbed a brief sound journey at the end. 

This was to be a central track for one of our main live yoga music projects, to chant with groups of people for inner transformation, for outer change.

OM Transform Yoga, Meditation & Mantra Music

OM Transform Sound Journey. Chris Tokalon & Johann Kotze

Promo sample from a  13 min full length album version. Buy Royalty-free Licence Therapy and Meditation Music https://ambienthypnosis.com/shop/hypnosis-meditation-music/
Higher dimensional Ambient Hypnosis Music for reconnecting body and mind with the wholeness and abundance of spirit. Available as standard download or with Royalty Free Licence.

Ambient Music Therapy Vol. 2

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Sacred Breath

Rich swathes of pure retro ambient textures. Synths and synth-strings, subtle cello melodies and organs, with acoustic slide guitar pads occasional bell chimes – ethereal chimes and grounding drones.http://www.beingambientmusic.com/being-ambient-music-4-ethereal-chime.html
Expansive Yoga Music and Meditation Music for a high frequency, conscious soundscape for a restorative yoga class, yoga meditation, body-mind-spirit meditation and healing.

Ethereal Chime Prologue

Serenely beautiful, peaceful, lyrical harp instrumental with soft synthesizers.
Enhanced with inaudible binaural beats technology, this track is best listened to on headphones and most effective in lossless or high bitrate mp3.

Find buy links to 320 k.p.s. downloads and lossless quality below.
http://www.beingambientmusic.com/binaural-beats-ambient-music-therapy-collection-clear.html

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Floating on a bed of stars

Cosmic Voyage is a concept album to assist with Light Body Activation. It's Atmospheric Ambient Spacemusic helps access and activate expanded consciousness. Watch: 15 Minute Ambient Space Consciousness Meditation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUihCwSHkKg Bon voyage on your inter-dimensional meditation journeys. Use for yoga meditation or relaxation. Surrender to the Divine and connect to your higher self for holographic consciousness. 

The albums New Earth Rising and Cosmic Voyage were original concept albums titled and conceptualized by Celia Fenn and produced by Johann. Both albums were released digitally and on CD as The Dolphin Dreaming Project in 2012 e-released on CD in 2013 by the German Book & Record Label Amra Verlag http://amraverlag.de/dolphin-dreaming-m-20301.html
Both albums were released world wide digitally for streaming as Being Ambient Music titles mid 2015. 

See my video with the New Earth Rising & Cosmic Voyage Light Body Activation Music, 15 Minute Ambient Space Consciousness Meditation assist you access and activate your Light Body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUihCwSHkKg

Solaris (Single Edit)

3 OM Invocation with singing bowl, and keyboard synth.

Class Begins: OM & Singing Bowl - Breathe Out, Tune In

Invoke a relaxed, disciplined focus before class with this hypnotic, martial arts/dojo like sounding drum.

Yoga Music Soundscape Mantra

Before Class: Drop Out, Drop In

Calm, grounding sounds with deep bass and ambient sound design. For yoga relaxation or healing.

Class Unwind/Relaxation: Celestial Nidra

An Ode & Chant of OM to establish and maintain the Light Order of Consciousness. 

The Tree of Life is the foundation of the Light beyond the light, infinitely greater than the Sun. In a consciousness energy state it is possible for the yogi (or in other states of higher energy vibration) to transform the ordinary bodymind into a conceptual Light Body Vehicle of Ascension.

In Yoga Mantra and the Sun Salutation, to name one of its practices, the yogi is connected into the life force manifested in nature. Early, divine Egyptian society, had the mysterious god Amun, and the mother goddess Isis, credited with the creation of the world, and connected with the life-giving power of the sun, the solar deity Ra. In ancient Egyptian mythology and creation stories Ra was believed to rule in all parts of the created world: the sky, the Earth, and the underworld.

Maat or Maʽat is an ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos, at the moment of creation. Her ideological opposite was injustice, chaos, violence or to do evil.

Yoga practices bring harmony to the inner world, and balance the inner and outer worlds. In Love and Light there is the Tree of Life, a resurrection of the pure, primal higher being, sattvic buddhi or True Self. The Sun Salute provides the input of Universal Energy into the bodymind, while simultaneously helps the yogi Surrender to All That Is - the Source of the Life Force.

OM Tree of Life (Ra! Sun Rise)

Yoga Music, Mantra, Ambient Music & genre spanning releases. Johann's playlists include his yoga music, meditation music, mantra, chill-out, ambient and healing music, as well as yoga instruction and philosophy podcasts. 

http://johannkotze.com/

All tracks available for Royalty Free Licensing at $ 25 per 10 minutes or less, for standard, non-exclusive, digital use. johann.kotze@gmail.com

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