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LAYNE REDMOND
A form of "sound yoga," a practice which uses rhythm to achieve transcendental states, CHANTING THE CHAKRAS, from musician Layne Redmond, combines soft vocal drones with bansuri (bamboo flute), sitar and the pulse-like frame and udu drums. The power of this chanting can have immeasurable benefits for both body and mind. This album is specifically designed to help the listener harmonize their chakras, allowing them to find inner blance and understanding.
The music can also be used to develop focus and concentration, aid in meditation practices and synchronize brainwaves to achieve higher states of consciousness and awakening.
Packaged with a 24 page booklet explaining the chakras.
EXCERPTS from CHANTING THE CHAKRAS' 24 page booklet:
THE MISSION:
Many spiritual practices of India have been introduced to the West in the body of teachings known as Yoga. There are many Yogic techniques for developing concentration, meditation and ecstatic union with the divine. They include rhythmic breathing, rhythmic chanting of sacred sounds and the practice of physical postures that unify the mind and body psychologically and spiritually.
The study of the influence of rhythm and tuning on consciousness is known as Nada Yoga. This Yoga evolved from the concept that ultimate reality emanates from the primordial "first sound." This is the sound behind all sounds, the imperceptible vibration that gives rise to the universe. Our physical world is a materialized form of the different frequencies of this root vibrational energy. As human beings we are also emanations of this vibration and subject to the laws of sound.
The Nada, the universal pulse of life and creation, manifests within us as the sound of our own heart beating. From the oldest of times this primal beat has been represented by the sound of the drum.
Chanting sacred sounds to the rhythms of the drum is one of the oldest practices for transforming consciousness. Through rhythmic repetition of ritual sounds, the body, brain and the nervous system are energized and transformed. The sequence of sounds used are known as mantras and they are written in Sanskrit.
Sanskrit is the sacred, ritual language of Hinduism, like Latin was for Catholicism. It is an old thought that the Light of the Divine takes the form of sacred letters and then speaks through the power of holy words. This concept of the Divine Word has been used in all cultures throughout the ages.
The sounds of Sanskrit are said to spring from the cosmic drum of Shiva, the ancient, aboriginal god of India who drums and dances the world into being. These seed syllables are described as eternal, conscious, living sounds. They are the roots of the power of speech and express the structure of consciousness. Through the power of words and language we think, communicate and construct our reality.
Each letter or seed sound has its own transformative power and represents an elemental force of nature. The power of each sound affects the unconscious contents of the deepest levels of the mind. The strongest of our mental constructs is the false images we have of ourselves. The unfolding of the true inner self is always simultaneous with the disintegration of the illusory self. These sounds are thought to purify and lead one towards a reunion with the highest order of consciousness.
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