Yoga music
Sometimes the universe has a sense of humor — and occasionally, pretty good taste in music.
I’ve been practicing yoga for about eight months now at Sanctuary Yoga, a wonderful facility nearby. Marian introduced me to the idea years ago, and I finally decided it was time. Crossing the 70-year-old Rubicon has a way of clarifying what fits into the life you’re stepping into next.
We were in a Slow Flow session with our instructor Anaise. She plays music during class — soothing, unhurried stuff that settles into the background just right. The first song was an acoustic guitar piece, and I recognized the melody but couldn’t quite place it. Then it clicked: it was “Still the One” by Shania Twain. I played on that record — it’s part of Come On Over, one of the best-selling albums of all time.
That was a nice moment. But then it got better.
A little later, another melody drifted in. Familiar in a different way — closer, somehow. I thought, that’s awfully close to something I wrote. And then I realized: it was. Anaise was playing a track from my second album, Safe and Sound. She was playing my music in class. My own instrumentals, in a yoga studio, doing exactly what I always thought they could do.
I’ve had this feeling for a while that those records — the soothing, instrumental side of what I’ve made — would translate beautifully to a yoga practice. This was the first time I actually got to be in the room and experience it. And I can say: the music fit the occasion. Completely.
If you practice yoga and you’re looking for something to add to your playlist, I’d genuinely recommend either of my two records — Sounds of Time or Safe and Sound. They were made with care and attention to mood, and apparently they hold up pretty well at slow flow pace.
Embeds & References
- Sanctuary Yoga: sanctuaryforyoga.com
- Shania Twain — “You’re Still the One”
- Shania Twain — Come On Over
- Biff Watson — Sounds of Time
- Biff Watson — Safe and Sound
