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Press 'PLAY' now.. Healing through Music
Press 'PLAY' now.. Healing through Music
In a time where we are constantly rushing and just trying our best to survive the day and the demands of work, family, professional and personal commitments, is there a time that we have 10 mins of silence, 10 mins of me time No, but you will have it now, as you deserve to activate and empower the natural streams in your body that resonates the power of rhythm, your internal music,to free your mind from the daily stress of the modern world.
I have grown up in a typical family where my dad, uncles and their friends would gather on a Friday and Saturday night for their own entertaining Indian Karaoke sessions, only that this included Tupperware and Talams (brass cymbals) and a whole lot of chaos. I was the dancer for some of these sessions but grateful that at the tender age of 5 and 6 I heard the classical sounds of Pittukuli Murugadas, The Shabri Brothers, Mohammed Rafi and MS Subbalakshmi. I loved the amazing feeling that these powerful voices could create and only later on during my studies in Chennai, I attended Carnatic concerts by world famous artists and then realised the power of Classical Music.
Music awakens or intensifies specific emotional streams within the body and the sonic vibrations of the song are powerful enough to heal physical and psychological disorders. An age old tradition of Omkara or chanting done by our Sages has been the first noted practice where natural powers and effects are activated within the body. Sounds of the heart are said to be musical emotions. Humans feel, recognise, create and express music only because of the emotional sensitivity of the human heart and therefore, music is the best medium to express inner feelings.
Increased flow of vital energy from sound creation of Music or specifically a Raga or melody, rejuvenates the mind and empowers the immune system as well as the auto regulatory healing mechanism of the body. Therefore Classical Music is able to increase or advance your physical performance, allow you to have a better quality sleep that your body needs and deserves, ease chronic pain naturally, improve your mood and lower stress and blood pressure and boost brain power, memory and improve cognition in children.
We are privileged to have amongst us a renowned Sitar Artist and Ayurveda Practitioner Dr. Kanada Narahari that explains this phenomenon perfectly. 'There is no single piece of knowledge in this world which is not gifted by the ancient sages of Indian civilization. And Ragas of Indian classical music are one of these gifts. They are designed basically to express different emotions, ultimately the action that takes place inside is by helping to activate specific chakras, which allows the Kundalini energy to rise easily and energize and nourish the chakra. The raga also influences the chakra to maintain its optimum spin and balance, ensuring a balanced energy supply to different organs that are connected to the specific chakra.
If we consider some of the examples that we find from the works of research scholars around; The raga Gurjari Todi, has a capacity to cool down the Liver. This raga and the raga Yaman help activate the Swadishthan chakra that governs our attention. Both ragas help focus wandering or wavering attention, which is crucial for effective meditation. These ragas also develop the quality of the Fire Element and make our personality creative, balanced, closely attentive and spiritual. Being one with the universe and enjoying the Divine association of inner being is the ultimate goal of any form of Yoga, and thus Naada Yoga.'
With the advent of technology and music streaming platforms, it is easier than ever for everyone to access classical music that can stimulate feelings of bliss, self-confidence, joy, peace, thoughtfulness and forgiveness, With the ultimate desire of enlightened spirituality of Self Realization. So just press 'Play'.