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What Is Ananda Music? Is it simply beautiful music written by Swami Kriyananda that is pleasant to listen to, or does it have underlying power that can change our consciousness? Upon first hearing, Ananda Music seems slightly different from mainstream music. The melodies are gentle, yet deeply moving. The harmonies are richly satisfying, yet always…
Behind Every Great Success Is Great Motivation What’s your motivator: an external reward or the pure JOY of doing? The final moments of the BRAVO Youth Orchestra winter term had finally come. All week the kids were wound up and excited. I would have imagined that the final moments would be a fight to keep attention and…
“Sometimes when I’m playing the flute and the music’s really nice, or when I’m at home playing by myself and I have parts where I can’t play, I feel so good and happy it seems as if I could burst…. I seem to get full of something.” It was quite a surprise, in the early…
The earliest memory of music for a musician is probably going to be the one which inspired them to embark on the journey into music. Some experience that was strong enough to be tagged in the vast array of our brain’s amygdala, the storehouse of emotional memory in our brain. My earliest was when I…
Sound or vibration, according to the great Indian master, Paramhansa Yogananda, is the most powerful force in the universe. That’s because we are made of vibration, and everything we do and think creates a vibration. The sound of Aum or Amen, …
Resonance is amazing. It’s what I live for. As a cellist and singer I’m constantly working to create the greatest resonance with the least amount of effort. I am also vigilant …
I have the deep blessing to work with the music at Ananda Village. Most of my work is presenting music written by Swami Kriyananda, which comprises over 400 vocal and instrumental pieces. This summer we’ve had many performances: one at Ananda village, another at the Seattle Temple Dedication, and still more at the Revelations of…
In a world of transition and uncertainty, we need the peace of a calm center. We need the light of spiritual healing. Most of all, we need hope! All of us have the power to choose the most important influences on our consciousness – spiritual music, friends, environment, and above all, our thoughts. At Radio…
