How does music and sound affect the spirit? Be inspired by my conversation with Masood Ali Khan and Sheela Bringi on "Music and the Spirit." Masood is an instructor at the Academy of Human Universal Energy and Spirituality, and has been a practitioner of yoga for two decades. In addition to playing hand drums, guitar and the didgeridoo, he discovered a relatively new percussive instrument called the "hang," which he used primarily on his album Hang With Angels. Sheela is a vocalist who plays multiple instruments including the North and South Indian classical flute, piano, harp and harmonium. She has worked with artists from a variety of backgrounds.PremaSoul is her collaboration with jazz musician Clinton Patterson. I caught up with them at Omega's 2012 Being Yoga Conference Retreat. The opening and closing music in the video is from a kirtan at the Dharma Yoga Center in New York.
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This post is part of "Being Yoga," a series on using yoga to transform your life. Dr. Terri Kennedy interviews some of the most respected yoga teachers in the country. It starts with "7 Ways to Transform your Life... from 7 Expert Yogis."
Check out the entire series in video over the coming weeks:
Peter Sterios on "Going Within"
Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee on "Being Yoga"
Beryl Bender Birch on "Being Present"
Cyndi Lee on "Integrating your Self"
Reverend Jaganath Carrera on "Yoga and Spirituality"
Elena Brower on "The Art of Attention"
Be sure to read the conversation with Sharon Gannon on "Yoga, Life and Being Vegan."
Dr. Kennedy is the founder of Ta Yoga, which operated one of the first yoga studios in Harlem. She also served six years on the Board of Yoga Alliance -- which sets the standards for yoga teaching in the U.S. Now, she applies the principles and techniques from yoga to the Power Living coaching process in order to help people have the clarity and energy to reach their highest potential. Check out her coaching services, private yoga training, inspirational products and/or speaking services.
For relaxation right now, try Dr. Kennedy's latest 1-Minute Mini-Escape. For inspiration for your transformation, listen to Watch the Gap. Also, read about Mindfulness as a Path to Sustainability and about The Power of Meditation.
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