It’s time for our monthly silent meditation! But today, there is a little twist.

Sitting in silence is very nourishing, and can deeply replenish the physical senses as well as the soul. However, finding your way to that inner quietude can be tricky.

There are so many ways to experience silence beyond simply eradicating sound or movement. Music – a celebration of activity, movement, waves of light, and sound – contributes to and manifests the inner sanctuary of silence just as much as stillness.

Did you know that playing melancholy tunes for people experiencing depression can alleviate negative emotions and rest their inner and outer senses? Or that moving or dancing can bring about deep inner peace?

Silence is not a void or an abyss of inactivity – it is fecund, and the very source of life and consciousness itself.

So today, choose a piece of music that will bring you closer to meditation. Listen, dance, or move your body to bring about stillness of your mind and spirit, and tap into the very source of life within you. Use all that life provides to create your sanctuary to eat, pray and love!

Here are some juicy choices from my personal playlist. Pick something and find your way home!

More ecstatic
Gayatri Mantra

Spin your heart
Yala – Oumou Sangare

Kick up your heels
La Grange – ZZ Top

Pure indulgence
Gangnam Style – PSY