Two gongs with crystal bowls are recorded live during a recent sound journey session. This long version, although just a portion of the whole session, presents a sonic journey of soundscapes with ethereal yearning vibrations of the gongs along with the imagined call of whales in the distance. The sounds and vibrations guided you into a state of meditative release and relaxation.

Gongs With Crystal Bowls - A Sonic Meditative Journey - Long Version

Call and Response

Call and Response Ep. 71 Life Is A Teaching

432 Hz Stress Reduction

432 Hz Tonal Tranquility

Beats, Vol. 2

These days, with catastrophe after catastrophe, it can be easy to turn to despair and to believe that there is nothing we can do. But writer Rebecca Solnit is determined to change that narrative. Over the course of her career, Solnit has published twenty-five books on feminism, popular power, social change and insurrection, and hope and catastrophe. Her most recent project, "Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility," brings together climate scientists and activists from around the world to address the social, political, and spiritual dimensions of our current crisis—and to envision a path forward.

In this episode of Life As It Is, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg sit down with Solnit to discuss the power of hope in times of catastrophe, the dangers of hyperindividualism, and why she believes beauty is an essential piece of activist work.

From Despair to Possibility with Rebecca Solnit

Formats and Transcendence: The Abstract System

Drums in Native American community

You are listening to a preset demo of Luftrum Ambient 3, a soundset of 150 presets crafted by Luftrum for Omnisphere 2.

Luftrum Ambient 3 is a return to the Luftrum roots, to the very beginning of what started it all. This release is the third in the series, following the first Luftrum Ambient designed for Camel Audio’s Alchemy, and the subsequent Luftrum Ambient 2, tailored for Omnisphere 2.

Product page: https://www.luftrum.com/omnisphere-preset-library/

Presets played in the demo:

Nebulosity (PD)
Solaris Epoch (SY)
Maze Orbit (SQ)
Martian Astro Funk (SY)
Structures From Silence (PD)
Starseep Arp (AP)
Shakuhachi Voices (PD)
Aether (TX)
Yoshimuras Odyssey (SY)
Signal II (PD)
Far Away Keys Passing By (SY) + Knuddelmaus (SQ)
Infinity Approaching (TX)
Astral Ascension Arp (AP)
Luminous Void (PD)
Blade City Vast (SY)
Bells of Zodiac (AP)
Cosmolix (SY)
Oxygene (BS, LD, SY, PD, FX)
Akira (SY)
Pantheon Breeze (PD)
Flammenbleue Seq (SQ)
Starlight Arrakis (PD)
Here Again (BS)
Monolight I (SQ)
Orbitronium (SY)
Reverie LP (SY)
Awakening Memories (PD)
Love On A Real Train (SQ)
Fjara Sky (SY)
Hyperborea Dark (TX)
Amber Skies (SY)
Blue Shower (AP)
Seraphim Drift (PD)
Aqua Chimes (TX)
Etherwind (PD)
Chrono Haze (AP)
Byakuya (TX)
Samsara (TX)
Arcanum (SY)
Fubuki (FX)
Zenbu (PD)
Ascending Stars (PD)
Drakenburg Clean (AP)
From Cornwall to You (PD)

Luftrum Ambient 3 - Preset Demo

Krishna Das is one of the most popular singers of Indian devotional music in the world. Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Krishna Das has been called yoga's "rock star." With a remarkably soulful voice that touches the deepest chord in even the most casual listener, Krishna Das – known to friends, family, and fans as simply KD – has taken the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling western chant artist of all time. His album ‘Live Ananda’ (released January 2012) was nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Age album category.  He released a string of well-received albums including "PILGRIM HEART", "BREATH OF THE HEART" and "DOOR OF FAITH," the former featuring the vocals of KD fan Sting, and the latter two both produced by Rick Rubin and utilizing, at the producer's request, a palette of traditional Indian instrumentation. KD is clear that he is first and foremost a devotee, with the sharing of his practice a profound act of his faith. Nevertheless, KD has become an iconic music presence, drawing in other artists, including Sting, Madonna, Mike D, Steely Dan’s Walter Becker, and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, some of whom are yoga devotees, while others are simply moved by the power of the music.