Yoga and Music- Part 1
In this series of blog posts titled "Yoga and Music," I will explore the relationship between hatha yoga and Carnatic music in particular. This first entry is called harmony. Here I introduce the readers to the definition of yoga and explain how music is one way to experience the state of yoga. We look at how harmony in music is similar to harmony in the various layers of our existence. HARMONY Just
like
rhythm
is
essential
to
music, life
too
has
a natural
rhythm.
When
all
instruments
in
an
orchestra play in
synchrony,
it
is
sweet music.
When
they
are
off‐beat
and off‐tune, it becomes cacophony.
Even when they are in tune, they have to work well together with full awareness to create melodious music. Similarly, when
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