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Healing Music by Naoe Amano

Such soothing, liquid sounds … such beautiful music. I especially love the piece she composed called “Breathing Forest”… hahhhhh… sigh…it’s feather-like but grounding… so lovely:)

IMG_2549_01_smallAnd you know how much I love FORESTS – so much that I flip for it:)
IMG_2547_01_smallThat extra oxygen boost helps unleash the energy, you might call “exuberance”, I thought I had lost and the desire to open up the heart to the sky:)Feeling that oneness when you know trees’ exhale is your inhale – together it’s such feeling of wholeness – that feeling of coming full complete circle.

So grateful that I was able to go to her only performance here in the Bay Area as she normally goes between Japan and New York, not so available here in the Bay Area. What a welcomed stopover she made…

I have heard crystal bowl sounds before at Mt. Shasta but this is the first time I heard it fused or weaved into piano music. She gracefully merges the two instruments, where the crystal bowl generate not just “sounds” but more. The two collaborative sounds create music of healing … The vibration takes you to another realm and its mesmerizing to see her perform – while I loved watching her play the piano, at the same time, chime the crystal bowls to create unique blend… after awhile, you feel sooo sooo relaxed… you just want to close your eyes and take in the vibration. Unlike other concerts where you sit upright with good manners, at this lovely concert, she gently coaxes us that it’s perfectly alright to lie down and rest, nap, LISTEN – we were on our back just absorbing the vibe not just with our ears but with our whole body – practically in a trance state. (I just wished we had all the props to give our body the comfort to take even more healing powers:)

Luckily I was able to take home a piece of the sampling as she had released a CD – I thought to share this great gift with some of the yoga students with discernment – perhaps I will make it one of my playlists for a certain type and style of yoga classes. This sound will help restore students back to optimal health – I was convinced through my own experience. Being December holiday season, I myself arrived to the concert dead exhausted and stressed fighting the traffic, dealing with what I call the jagged edgy vibes … but almost like a restorative yoga session (which would eliminate our physical discomforts like tension, tightness, soreness, stiffness … the list goes on), after her concert, I felt soooo much better, recharged to have so much energy to face all that was to come after the concert – my evening shift awaited and I now had the energy to be fully present to meet the demands of others. Healing music is so precious. Dressed in all white, she looked like a delicate angel who had gone to the heavens and come back to provide light to those who seek it. Yogis are seekers. This seeker was so entranced – thank you so much for such an amazing concert. As far as energy transmission, nothing is better than “LIVE” – no quality CD or stereo system can match the artist’s LIVE performance where every note is ALIVE, sparkling with “energy”, “prana”, “chi” or “ki” in Japanese – but here’s a UTUBE video I found to give you an approximate idea:

Just close your eyes and imagine … the music transports you to ….. (fill in the blank:)
Or in my case – think NOTHING. It’s meditation practice that bubbles with no effort, foaming together streams of consciousness.

By Kay T. Ananda

Yoga brings Joy!
Joy to your body, heart, soul and allows your mind to settle all the debris to the bottom of the lake, ripples gently subsides so that like that shining water, your lake in your mind is still and crystal clear. Only then, you can find your truth... when your mind clears and all distractions are gone, leaving you - stillness and clarity. Peace.
Dog is doing yoga all the time and brings you laughs!
Anger is borne out of fear; how do we find that fearless path of inner peace?
Why Bark when you can Wag to express your JOY Joy joy !!!???
無心でしっぽをふる喜びを表すあの子犬のようなJOYを糧に無理ない、各自のコンデイションに寄り添いながらもチャレンジ精神をとりかえす…そんなヨーガを:)
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帰国子女としてニューヨーク、テヘラン、カリフォルニアと転々、いずれ東京に帰る意識で日本語高等部卒大卒後シリコンバレーにとどまる。ヨガはカリフォルニア州立、バークレー大学時代、ストレス解消に効くと教授に教わり試してみるが... 合わずジャズサイズ、ウェイトトレーニング、エアロビックスのクラスに移転の20代、30代、産後、過労で体調を崩し大病も治癒。死ぬかと思った~大病後、久しぶりに足を踏み入れたヨガスタジオのヨガが大学時代のスローでポーズごと器械体操ごとく、つまらなーいヨガとはまったく違い進化していた。流れる踊りの振り付け的なヨガに魅せられる。数々の流派があることを習い、数種類のスタイルを試す。ビクラム、ホット、アイヤンガー、ヴィンヤサ、アシュタンガ・パワー、などなど。数年前サンフランシスコにて、ヨガアライアンス認定インストラクター養成を経て、インストラクター証書習得。同じ年にキッズヨガインストラクター証書ゲット。リストラテイブヨガ、インストラクター認定、陰ヨガのインターン、アシスト後、陰とヴィンヤサ、レギュラーハタクラスを教える。又プライベート、セミプライベートレッスンをクライアントのニーズの合わせ、ヨガセラピストとしてセラピー集中ヨガ提供。その為に2年間のアドバンスコースに挑みc-IAYT証書習得!ヨガ療法士としてIAYT(国際ヨガセラピスト協会)認定のヨガセラピスト、C-IAYT(Certified-IAYT) 10年以上、ベイクラブ、ヨガスタジオ、シリコンバレー社などで子育て中週4-5回レギュラーレッスンの講師を務める。3月2020にあの頃は最後とは知らずの週2教えていたスタジオにてのインパーソンヨガクラスを後に…遠方介護ニーズとコロナ禍を機に当分はパブリッククラスリードからはリタイア。
自分自身が心と体の調和で得た平穏…日常の小ちゃな事に見出す喜びをヨガ愛好者のどなたとでもと共有できたらと願うばかり。ジョイを共有し、ジョイフルライフを。そう、もし犬に例えるのであれば、恐れや威嚇で吠えまくる犬ではなく、シッポふりふり笑顔で愛と喜びに満ちた心持をヨガを通しシャア。恥じる気持ち等恐れず誰でもできる自身ジョイフルヨガを肝に銘じりたい。LOVE LOVE LOVE:)Shanti Shanti Shanti:)