Meditation Music for Yoga
Meditation through yoga is a fantastic way to calm yourself and find your center. It can even help you deal with that poor impulse control that has your closet filled to the brim with useless purses and shoes you can only wear to church. You hope with all of your might that it will help with that roar rage. You’re trying very hard to fight the urge to mow people down but you’re finding it harder and harder these days.
So, you’ve turned to meditation.
Music has been proven to have the ability to alter the moods of not only humans but also animals! So of course you want the right set of sounds to listen to while you’re finding your inner self. It’s only natural. The only problem is finding the best thing 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 have to listen to moving water for too long I’ll spend more time fighting the urge to run to the restroom then reflecting on my inner self.
The key to picking the best kind of music for meditation is to know what works 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 fluid, easy motions. That being said you don’t want music that is going to speed up your heartbeat and have you bobbing your head.
Even so, what relaxes one person may not relax the next. You may find techno soothing while it makes me feel panicked. I’ve found that music with words can be distracting as you often find yourself spending more time considering 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’s not furthering my insight and you wouldn’t believe the pain involved if you fall asleep in king pigeon pose (It’s happened, don’t do it!).
If you can find a number of relaxing songs that you feel mellow you out and then try to find an instrumental for it. If after an abundance of searching for these songs you still find yourself music less give the worded versions a try.
Meditation is often a trial by error effort. Sometimes your mind decides it’s going to run over all the things on your to-do list that you’re ignoring no matter how hard you try to detach. Since this is the case, 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.