" He who knows the
secret of the sounds knows the mystery of the whole universe." - Hazrat Inayat Khan
"Your
Nada Yoga DVD is an incredible gift, pure magic. You present
the practices at a pace that are clear and easy to follow, with
the key being to relax into each movement, breath and vocalization.
After only a week of daily practice I can tell the difference
in how my energies are balanced and harmonized. Working with
the rise of kundalini and the nadam's inner vibration can be
tricky so I really do appreciate how profoundly helpful your
sharing of the Dhrupad nada yoga tradition is."
-Glenn
Russell, Publisher
"The DVD is gorgeous, gorgeous,
gorgeous ! The whole thing is excellently put together. You
look wonderful, a master of your art, and the teaching is top
notch, clear, the whole presentation smooth. The set is lovely,
and I liked the way the colors of the cloud sequences contrasted
with the flame colors of the set. Well done!"
-Nirvan Hope, Artist/Astrologer
In
this beautiful and enlightening presentation, internationally
acclaimed teacher, vocalist and sound healer Shanti Shivani
introduces the mystic practice of NadaYoga (the Yoga of Sound)
as a means of healing, empowerment and self-realization. Nada
Yoga is the core of Dhrupad, the most ancient style of Hindustani
Classical Music. Originally only sung by priests in the temples
as an act of worship, it induces a deep meditative state in
the singer as well as the listener.
Drawing
upon her extensive training and experience in the Dhrupad tradition,
Shivani presents specific body movements and vocal techniques
designed to free the natural voice, develop awareness of the
breath and body, stimulate the innate healing potential and
access the sacred within. She also offers instruction in the
basic vocal exercises of the ancient Indian raga (modal) system
and more specifically in Raga Bhairav, the ‘sunrise mode’
that invokes the state of inner peace. These time-honored techniques
are designed to clear the emotional body, balance the chakras
(subtle energy centers), enhance intuition and creative expression,
harmonize body, mind and soul and bring a new level of inner
peace, health and harmony.
"...Sacred
Fusion takes the listener on a journey that bridges the sacred
sounds of East and West. It is uncanny how exquisitely it all
fits together. Cantor's training in Gregorian chant and Western
classical music provides a familiar soothing base on top of which
Shivani lays in her raga-related ethereal vocals. This is sacred
singing as healing balm, the instrumental support propelling that
balm into all crevices of the body, mind and soul." -
Stephen Powell, music critic of The Independent, Santa Fe
"...New
Mexico's best music album of the year."
Albuquerque Journal
A
meeting of the ecstatic poetry of the North Indian saints of
the 16th century, Mirabai and Lalla, and the celestial Dhrupad
vocal music sung by Shanti Shivani.
"Listening
to Shanti's Dhrupad singing after the passing of my mother helped
me transform my grief. This music brought me to a deep place
of inner peace which expressed itself in my paintings."
Brad
Wright, artist, musician
The
music - a fusion of classical East Indian Dhrupad and Gregorian
Chant - is a meeting of East and West, of two ancient spiritual
traditions, of two harmonic languages. Shanti Shivani and Annette
Cantor interweave both traditions to create music that is at
once archaic and new.
Recorded
in concert in Albuquerque, New Mexico in May, 1998 by Steven
Highburger
This
practice CD contains
- basic voice-opening practices
- exercises in Raga Bhairav
- exercises in Raga Bhairavi
- exercises in the major scale
- exercises in Raga Yaman
Each exercise is followed by a tambura only section for individual
practice
