Yoga Music Flow - Christmas Time Is Here

I did finally put together a Christmas music flow yoga playlist. I worked on this for almost two weeks, and gave up completely a couple of times, but kept coming back to it. Most of the Christmas music that I have and enjoy has a very slow tempo, and it just wasn't quite coming together. However, last Monday evening I sat down to try one last time, and it finally worked.

I used this playlist in my early morning Gold's class on Tuesday morning before Christmas and it worked pretty well. Here it is.

In The Bleak Mid-Winter, Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong
River, Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong
Please Come Home for Christmas, Aaron Neville, Soulful Christmas
Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong
Santa Baby, Madonna, A Very Special Christmas
This Year, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Jingle Bells, James Taylor, James Taylor At Christmas
Xtina's Xmas, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Christmas Time, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Louisiana Christmas Day, Aaron Neville, Soulful Christmas
All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas
Winter Wonderland, James Taylor, James Taylor At Christmas
These Are the Special Times, Christina Aguilera, My Kind of Christmas
Some Children See Him, James Taylor, James Taylor At Christmas
White Christmas, Aaron Neville, Soulful Christmas
Christmas Time Is Here, Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong

The last song by Sarah McLachlan is just spectacular, and a perfect song for Savasana. Enjoy!

B

Music Flow Yoga - My God Is Real

For all my Sunday students, here's the music flow playlist from today's class. If you weren't there today, yep, I did play Led Zeppelin and Guns N' Roses in yoga class. :) It was awesome! A huge thanks to Yeah Dave for all the new music ideas from his workshop.

Guaranteed, Eddie Vedder
What Am I To You?, Norah Jones
Gone Till November, Wyclef Jean featuring Canibus
Santeria, Sublime
Ramble On, Led Zeppelin
Hip-Hop Saved My Life (feat. Nikki Jean), Lupe Fiasco
Stay (Wasting Time), Dave Matthews Band
Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns N' Roses
Wiseman, Slightly Stoopid
Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring, Traffic
Sullivan Street, Counting Crows
Society, Eddie Vedder
Marry Song, Band Of Horses
A Sunday Kind of Love, Etta James
My God is Real, Krishna Das

Next week is my last Sunday class at Express in Plano. I will miss all of you so much!

Enjoy!

B

Yoga + Chocolate + Yoga + Wine + Beautiful + Funny + Delicious + Chocolate Chakra Tour

This weekend was the workshop I've been looking forward to for months... David Romanelli's Yoga + Chocolate + Yoga + Wine + Beautiful + Funny + Delicious + Chocolate Chakra Tour. Click here for details. I had no idea what to expect, but I figured anything combining Yoga, Chocolate, and Wine must be good. And it far exceeded my expectations.

Dave is a terrific yoga teacher, is very funny, led four terrific workshops, gave incredible adjustments, and provided absolutely incredible wine, chocolate, cheeses, olives, and other snacks. I went with a couple of girlfriends and we all had an outstanding time. I have never laughed so hard while trying to hold yoga poses in my life. :) At the end of the weekend, I was sad to see the workshops come to an end.

If you get a chance to take a workshop with Dave, I highly recommend it. He also has a book coming out early next year, and based on some chapters he read us during the workshop, I expect it to be terrific and very, very funny. You can find Dave's website here: http://www.yeahdaveyoga.com/.

Several of my students are asking why I've had so many subs this month. I think this post and the previous one provide all the answers. :) What a terrific month! And thanks to my sweet yogi friends who have subbed my classes so I could enjoy so much of life these last few weeks. :)

B

Music Flow Yoga - Hallelujah

Here's the playlist from yesterday's (Sunday) music flow yoga class. I create and keep track of these by the Savasana (final relaxation) song, so that's essentially what I title the playlist. Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah has to be one of the all-time best songs ever, which puts this playlist right at the top of my favorites.

Have A Little Faith In Me, John Hiatt, The Best Of John Hiatt
Better Together, Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams
Peace Be Upon Us, Sheryl Crow, Detours
Love Love Love, Tristan Prettyman, Twentythree
Never Know, Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams
Every Ghetto, Every City, Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Shed, Macy Gray, The ID
Closer To Fine, Indigo Girls, Retrospective
The Way You Move (Radio Mix), OutKast, The Way You Move/Hey Ya!
She Talks To Angels, The Black Crowes, Greatest Hits 1990-1999
Simple As It Should Be, Tristan Prettyman, Twentythree
Wild World, Cat Stevens, The Very Best Of Cat Stevens
Angel, Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static
Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley, Grace

Enjoy!

B

Yoga Music Flow

As promised, here's today's playlist from Music Flow Yoga at Express.

Better Together, Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams
How To Save a Life, The Fray, How To Save A Life
Lovely Day, Bill Withers, The Best of Bill Withers
Superstition, Stevie Wonder, The Definitive Collection
Never Know, Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams
Love Song, Sara Bareilles, Little Voice
Suddenly I See, KT Turnstall, Eye To The Telescope
Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Jet, Get Born
Play That Funky Music, Wild Cherry, Wild Cherry
I Would Die 4 U, Prince, Purple Rain
She Talks To Angels, The Black Crowes, Greatest Hits
Champagne Supernova, Matt Pond PA, Music From the O.C.
Winding Road, Bonnie Somerville, Garden State: Music From The Motion Picture
Hundred, The Fray, How To Save A Life

Enjoy!

B

Music Flow Yoga!

One of my most fun classes of the week is my Sunday afternoon class, because it's Music Flow. That means I get to put together an eclectic mix of non-traditional yoga music, and we experiment to moving and flowing to different beats.

I spent most of Saturday and Sunday morning coming up with a new flow, as I had found a few new songs I really wanted to try. I struggled with this playlist, and didn't end up using several of the songs I had picked. I finally let it rest Saturday night and returned to the playlist Sunday morning, where it finally all came together.

I tried it out on the class today, and everyone loved it. It felt very good and inspiring to me, which always makes for a terrific class. So, for those who have been asking me to post my music flow playlists on my blog (are you reading this Megan?), here's this one... my new favorite. :) The length is 59:42.

Dreaming With A Broken Heart, John Mayer, Continuum
Stay Human, Michael Franti, Songs from The Front Porch
Love Love Love, Tristan Prettyman, Twentythree
Love Remains The Same, Gavin Rossdale, Wanderlust
Sunday Morning, Maroon 5, Songs About Jane
Forget About The Future, Sting, Sacred Love
What About Now, Daughtry, Daughtry
Butterfly, Jason Mraz, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
Breathe (2am), Anna Nalick, Wreck Of The Day
I'll Be, Edwin McCain, Misguided Roses
Breathe Me, Sia, Breathe Me
La Mar (The Ocean), The Beautiful Girls, Learn Yourself
Angel, Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static
I Shall Not Walk Alone, Ben Harper, The Will To Live

Enjoy!

B