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SOUNDYOGA
the power of chant & silence

sound resources
The following are a few recommendations for those of you interested in delving deeper into yogic sound.  (This is by no means an exhaustive list, and is presented in no particular order.)

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reading
yoga, mysticism and sound
The Music of Life, Hazrat Inayat Khan
The Yoga of Sound, Russil Paul
Sonic Theology, Guy Beck
The World is Sound: Nada Brahma, Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Though the Music to the Self, Peter Michael Hamel
The Mysticism of Sound and Music, Hazrat Inayat Khan
Vac,The Concept of the Word in Selected Hindu Tantras, Andre Padoux
Exploring Mysticism, Frits Staal

bhakti yoga
The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion, A Modern Translation of the Narada Bhakti Sutras, Prem Prakash
The Intimate Other: Love Divine in Indic Religions, edited by Anna S. King and John Brockington
Chants of a Lifetime, Searching for a Heart of Gold, Krishna Das

mantra
Mantra, Harvey P. Alper
Ritual and Mantras: Rules without Meaning, Fritz Stahl
The Power of Mantra & The Mystery of Initiation, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D
Mantra Meditation, Thomas Ashley-Farrand
Gayatri, I.K. Taimni
Vedic Chant Companion, TKV Desikachar with Kausthub Desikachar
Eternity of Sound and the Science of Mantra Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya 
"Sound, A Means Beyond Pranayama and Asana," by TKV Desikachar
Mantra Yoga and Primal Sound: Secrets of Seed (Bija) Mantras by Dr. David Frawley

indian music 
Hidden Faces of Ancient Indian Song, Solvieg McIntosh
Singers Die Twice: A Journey to the Land of Dhurpad, Peter Pannke
The Classical Music of North India, Ali Akbar Khan and George Ruckert
My Music, My Life, Ravi Skankar
The Raga Guide, Joep Bor Elementary
North Indian Vocals, David Courtney and Chandrakantha Courtney

sound and science 
The Conscious Ear, Alfred A. Tomatis
The Healing Power of Sound, Mitchell L. Gaynor, M.D.
Musicophelia, Oliver Sachs 
The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind, Seth S. Horowitz, Ph.d.
Tao of Physics, Fritjov Cappra

listening  
In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, George Prochnik 
Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice by Pauline Oliveros
Bridges of Waves, W.A. Mathieu
The Listening Book, W.A. Matheiu
The Practice of Nada Yoga, Baird Hersey
viewing
nada yoga/listening 
Pandit Mukesh Desai on Nada Yoga
Vikash Maharaj with Mark Whitwell: Tantric Music Concert  
Listening to Music with Your Whole Body, Evelyn Glennie
5 ways to listen better with Julian Treasure

acoustic ecology/sound health
International Listening Association
World Forum on Acoustic Ecology
American Society for Acoustic Ecology
Bay Area Sound Ecology
Julian Treasure: Shh! Sound health in 8 steps
Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us
Sounds Beautiful 
The Daily Decibal

classical indian music 
Alap with Wasifuddin Dagar
Art Talk with Wasifuddin Dagar
Art Talk with Kishori Amonkar
Art Talkwith Pandit Jasraj
Bhimsen Joshi and Rashid Khan, Raga Todi
Archival Recording of Rabindranath Tagore Singing


films
Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie
Ragas Unveiled: India's Voice by Gita and Mukesh Desai
The Apu Trilogy, Satyajit Ray(soundtrack by Ravi Shankar)
Stone starring Robert DeNiro and Edward Norton
 
listening
(select artist recommendations)
Nirmalya Dey
Pauline Oliveros
Pandit Mukesh Desai
The Dagar Family 
Ravi Shankar  
Uma Mohan
Gundecha Brothers
Jagjit Singh
Kaushiki Chakrabarty
Kishori Amonkar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Sultan Khan
Rashid Khan
Shweta Jhaveri
Nitya and Ganesh Mohan



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  • Home
  • WELCOME
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    • Class Schedule
    • IN-PERSON CLASSES
    • New to zoom?
    • OUTDOOR YOGA
    • Feel Good Fridays
    • Class Descriptions
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    • YOGA OF WRITING
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    • DEEP DIVE SERIES
    • HEALTHY LIVING SERIES
    • YOGA EASE SERIES
    • COMMUNITY CHANT
    • WE STAND TOGETHER
  • INSPIRATION
    • INSPIRATION PODCAST
    • INSPIRATION SERIES
    • INSPIRATION poems >
      • THE QUIET MACHINE
      • WHAT YOU MISSED THAT DAY YOU WERE ABSENT FROM THE FOURTH GRADE
      • JOURNEY POEM
      • I AM
      • THE HOUSE OF BELONGING
      • MANIFEST
      • THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS
      • Thank you
      • Bennacht
      • Gitanjali
      • Impermanence
      • Silently a Flower Blooms
  • PRICING
    • MEMBERSHIP
  • Retreats
  • About Us
    • Faculty