Yoga and Music and Chanting Compiled by: Trisha Lamb Last Revised: April 27, 2006 © 2004 by International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) International Association of Yoga Therapists P.O. Box 2513 • Prescott • AZ 86302 • Phone: 928-541-0004 E-mail:
[email protected] • URL: www.iayt.org The contents of this bibliography do not provide medical advice and should not be so interpreted. Before beginning any exercise program, see your physician for clearance. “When we practice yoga asana, we [can be] easily seduced by an exclusively physical practice and all that may follow from this: obsession with youthfulness and fitness, compulsion for recognition, desire for physical perfection, a need to be the best, and a self-centeredness. As we begin to chant, longingly calling out to God, a Self-centered outlook develops; a life focused towards the Divine, towards spirit. This view brings into focus our friends, family, yoga community, neighbors and world community. We begin to desire not only a personal peace but a world peace.” —Kimberly Flynn From “Beyond Om” (cited below) NOTE: See also the “Mantra” and “Om” bibliographies. Allen, Ryan. Teacher profile: Steve Ross. LA Yoga, May/Jun 2003, pp. 11-12. Steve Ross, former professional guitarist, and teacher of Yoga for twenty years plays loud contemporary music in his asana classes. Ascent magazine. What Makes a Sound Sacred? issue. Summer 2002. See http://www.ascentmagazine.com. Balayogi, Ananda. The Yoga of Sound audiocassette. Kottakuppam, Tamil Nadu, India: International Centre for Yoga Education and Research, 1998. 90 minutes. (Carnatic vocal music with English lyrics.) Bergstrom-Nielsen, Carl.