Music and Meditation

Music has a lot of power. It can make you laugh, it can make you cry, it can bring back memories long forgotten and it can help you create new ones. I love music and my tastes are about as eclectic as they come. Music of any type or genre can be enjoyed if it speaks to you in just the right way. My parents brought me up to give any and all music a try, if I liked it: great, if not: that's fine too. I played a few instruments as a kid, primarily the flute and piccolo and I played in a variety of styles and ensembles from chamber orchestras to marching bands. As an adult, I'm more of a listener than a player. I listen to all sorts of music, everything from classical to rock to hip-hop and jazz with a few detours into Bhangra and world music. I listen to music while doing just about everything in my life; I listen when I run, when I drive, when I work and when I do yoga. But one aspect of my life has continued to be completely music-free, in a word: meditation. (More)

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