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Rhythms of the Chakras

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I am a board certified music therapist that works with adults with developmental disabilities and geriatric clients. I use this recording to calm down those that are over-stimulated or acting out and also to stimulate those who are extremely lethargic. It seems to bring balance to the physical body, as well as the other aspects of self. I often assist clients in moving to the general pulse of different pieces and they respond qutie favorably. I listen to it myself and it can either ground me or bring me to another level of awareness....whatever I may need at that time!

A wonderful, moving experience. Glen Velez captures the essence of rythym, and sends his listeners on a deep inner journey. A beautiful recording that increasingly grows on you. Highly recommended for anyone interested in dance, drumming, spirituality, meditation, or good vibes!

This is ussually not my type of music but I was looking for a way to get in touch with my chakras and so I picked it up. Wow! This is great music. The pounding beat seems to wake up every cell in my body and I feel more alive and more energized. This music seems to tap into something primal, it seems to get into my blood and I just want to dance and feel my connection to my body and the earth. I have never heard a CD like this, it is unique and one of first the CD's I pop in my CD system when I'm feeling down or scared.

I bought this CD without knowing anything about the music of Glen Velez. The CD goes far beyond my expectations. It is visceral, really getting inside the body, not simply because of the drumming but also because of it's musical and rhythmic specificity. I particularly like listening to it while working in the studio.

Since having been mesmerized by an intoxicating "world rhythm" drum concert at Exploris museum last month, I've been feverishly searching for a CD with great, exotic drum music. I bought a few, but this is the one I now find I listen to all the time -- it makes my feet tap and body move while doing my work at the computer, it's perfect for deep meditation, it enhances driving, and is ideal for dancing with the kids in the living room (my teenaged daughter, her girl-friends, and her guy-friends who say they hate to dance all were gyrating around the room last weekend) -- it seems to fit everywhere and somehow "clarify" whatever else is happening while it's playing. Although curious about chakras, I don't know much about them; what I do know is that this music reaches in and moves me (and makes me move!) in unexpected ways. Each track increases in complexity of the rhythms, and some include breathy chants. At first I didn't much care for the 4th track, "Webs," because it seemed repetitive and had unfamiliar wind instruments, but like the rest of this CD I now appreciate its layers and place in the structure of the entire CD. (Anybody want to buy some barely-used but not-nearly-as-good other percussion CDs?) This is one of those rare CDs you're really glad to own.

This is an incredible CD, it takes me on a journey everytime i listen to it. I also use this for massage clients and its seems to be right for any mood.

The rhythms in this CD are quite compelling. They drove my (admittedly musically aware) 8-year-old to exclaim, "Mom! That's really neat!" I don't know a better way to describe it.

Oh, I suppose that I could say that as a flamenco dancer who uses castanets and palmas (handclapping) as percussion, I can appreciate how Velez uses simple instruments to build complex and interesting structures.

Or I could say that this CD provides catchy rhythms without annoying melodies.

But I'll just say, "It's really neat!" and leave it at that.

As one trys to sit to listen, instantly the vibratory action penetrates your entire being and the physical tends to move alone,without command from anywhere except from vibrations of sound.

A wonderful representation of each of the seven chakra energies. These are auditory metaphors that help one to conceptualize and experience that which is ponderous to explain and difficult to grasp through words alone.
And yes, it will make you want to dance.

A friend gave me this CD to listen to, saying it was really great.
She was right. It is lively, has fantastic rhythm and moves you. The best part is that you can enjoy it in motion or relaxing. This is a 10.