Dan Blanchard - Awakening (Raga Bhairav) Sampler

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Sampler from Dan Blanchard's debut album entitled Awakening, based on Raga Bhairav and inspired by Indian Classical Music.

Rāga Bhairav is an early morning raga that is ideal for meditation, contemplation, and introspection. The optimal time is pre-dawn, dawn, and the first few hours after dawn. Bhairav is a wrathful aspect of Lord Shiva and symbolizes the power and determination to break through thoughts and habit patterns to reach a state of peace and tranquility.

Morning sets the tone for the entire day. Due to modern lifestyle and/or habit, often we rush into our day unconsciously. Taking some time to start the day in a peaceful way has many benefits such as a calmer state of mind, less stress, and more vitality, leading to improved quality of life and less dis-ease. It is also helpful to set an intention for the day, for what we would like to accomplish and our demeanor throughout the day.

The album is structured in a way to first support sitting quietly in meditation, doing pranayama, and/or gentle warm-ups. Then rhythm and an increased tempo are added to encouragement movement and to build energy. It then slows down for a final relaxation. However, feel free to choose your own order.

Dan has played music since he was a teenager and has been studying Indian classical music and santoor since 2003, and from Pandit Satish Vyas since 2004. He synthesizes his love of Indian, ambient, new age, and melodic trance music into his own therapeutic style.

He has been immersed in Yoga, Ayurveda, and Nonviolent Communication (NVC) for over 10 years and is certified as a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and soon as an ayurvedic practitioner. He uses sound and these disciplines for healing and transformation and to support balance in our daily lives.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Indian Classical Music
• Santoor
• meditation music
• yoga cd
• massage album
• morning practices
• Raga Bhairav
• Raga Bhairava

[greshamweed]

This is beautiful. I'd love to hear more.

[ActivityShareThurs]

Cool!