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Yoga: On Sacred Ground

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While this CD is enjoyable for the simple authentic flavor and richness of the individual tracks, I was unable to enjoy this with a yoga practice, and chose to change CD's in the middle of my class. There is no flow from one track to another, the tracks were arranged in a disjointed fashion where there would be a slow track then a fast track, then maybe another slow track again. Very difficult to build a rhythm or tempo for a class or private yoga setting.

Wow! Classical Indian Music at its best. The music is soothing and lays a great background to practice Yoga or to just unwind. Divine in every way, I have never got bored of this CD as I use it again and again in my Yoga sessions.

'Natrani' was the best track for me as it reminds me most of Indian folk-fare whilst the OM Chants mix reverberating both in my soul and mind; 'On Sacred Ground' sets a slow and moving background for getting deeper into the practice. 'Purnima Namaskar' is melodious, gentle and soothing to the soul as you prepare to go into and come out of meditation. The laugh is a nice tinge welcoming you back to the present moment.

Great stuff!

No better way to pass a stressful day
in the office than On Sacred Ground,
(except maybe Meeting by the River by
Ry Cooder, or the Darkest Midnight, by
Noirin Riain). On Sacred Ground soars.

Soul awakening
vibrations galore
soul cleansing too
listen and be renewed.
Highly recommended.

Yoga: On Sacred Ground (2001) is a complete instrumental journey of seven songs through the chakras. The album is basically a conceptual outing. On the disc, Chinmaya Dunster plays sarod, guitars, keyboards, and drones; he is joined by guest musicians including Manish Vyas on tablas. The atmosphere of the music throughout is mesmerizing and makes for wonderful tunes to contemplate with and to use for background music. Also, recommended is Feng Shui, by Chinmaya Dunster.

This is one of my favourite 'ambient' CDs, but worlds away from so much of the tedious wallpaper ambient music circulating these days. It has a flawless production, with extraordinary detail in the music (if you have a system to take advantage of it). Some of Chinmaya's playing reminds me of Harry Manx's more eastern flavoured mohan vina pieces, and it seems to strike a perfect balance between eastern and western styles. A great CD that is equally rewarding as background or foreground music. With beautiful melodies and rich and varied textures, I can't recommend it highly enough.

I THINK THIS CD IS MOST SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE WHO JUST BEGIN TO LISTEN YOGA MUSIC. TYPICAL YOGA FEELING OF WHOLE ALBUM.

Don't let the word "Yoga" in the title of this wonderful album mislead you. The music is sensuous, pleasurable, and melodic, with rich undertones. A lovely, really lovely album that many women should enjoy.