Listening to music in meditation or while practicing yoga is more of a controversial idea than you might expect. For some people, it just seems to work; for others, it’s a distraction.What’s most important is to select music that you enjoy listening to and music which serves the purpose you’re trying to achieve. One of…
Spiritual Music as a Means of Promoting Interfaith Harmony Spiritual music may be underrepresented in modern society, but its importance and potential to contribute to global interfaith harmony are great. By Michael Vakil Kenton Music is a fundamental part of humanity, significant in almost every human life. Music can uplift us, connect us, help us…
Modern life is fast-paced and can often feel aggressively demanding. With the constant expectation that we should fill every day with activity, we often forget to take time out for ourselves and reset. As today (25 February) is Employee Motivation Day, it is important to recognize that something as simple as listening to music can…
Listening to music while practicing meditation or yoga is more of a controversial idea than you might expect. For some people, it just seems to work; for others, it’s a distraction.What’s most important is to select music that you enjoy listening to and music which serves the purpose you’re trying to achieve. One of the…
Listening to music while practicing yoga is more of a controversial idea than you might expect. For some people, it just seems to work; for others, it’s a distraction. What’s most important is to select music that you enjoy listening to and music which serves the purpose you’re trying to achieve. One of the most…
When it gets closer to this time of year, many people often say that Solstice / Christmas has lost it’s meaning, with the focus on consumerism becoming larger every year. But what is ‘the meaning’ of this time of year? Christmas is celebrated in the winter festival because it aligns with the cycles of nature…
Something I often hear people worrying about in the weeks leading up to Christmas is the way in which Christmas is losing its meaning, and becoming focused on consumerism. But what is the meaning of this time of year? The winter festival predates all organized religions by millennia; we celebrate Christmas when we do because…
Music is a significant part of almost everyone’s lives. It can uplift us, help us to relax; it can be appreciated for its aesthetic appeal, its technical accomplishments or simply for the ‘feeling’ it produces on listening. We all listen to different music at different times and for different reasons, but most importantly we all…
Spiritual Music as a Means of Promoting Interfaith Harmony Spiritual music may be underrepresented in modern society, but its importance and potential to contribute to global interfaith harmony are great. By Michael Vakil Kenton Music is a fundamental part of humanity, significant in almost every human life. Music can uplift us, connect us, help us…
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