![]() What’s great about doing it this way is I rarely need to look at a clock while I teach as I can tell what time it is by where I am in the playlist. The first two songs of the fourth part are bit slower than the peak, and by the end of this part, they are super mellow, readying for the Shavasana song. During the floor series, I begin I bring down the energy by slowing the tempo. After the peak pose, we move to the floor series: backbends, hip openers, twists and forward folds. Peak pose is usually around the 55 min mark of a 90 min class. These songs will have the highest energy of the playlist, 30-50 minutes. The third part is the peak/meat of the playlist. The next three songs start upping the energy. The opening is usually one to two slower songs to set the stage while you’re doing your Surya namaskars. Depending upon the BPMs of the song, it goes into one of four categories of the playlist. You can also find like-minded songs through ‘Genius’ on iTunes. From there I go through my music files and find other songs in the same genre or that have the same bhav (mood). It usually starts because either I hear a song that inspires me to move, there’s a theme I would like to work with, or there’s a bhav (mood) I’d like to create. I thought I’d share my creative process on how I make yoga playlists. A good playlist is one that takes you on a journey. Two things made vinyasa my yoga style of choice: breathing-based movement and music are integral parts of the practice. I could tell the teacher had thought out how her playlist set the tone for the class. When I took my first class at Jivamukti Yoga, I fell in love. My father was known for his mixtapes in the community. ![]() Music was always playing in our house growing up. My parents played Gregorian chants on headphones for my listening pleasure as I floated in my mum’s tummy. My love affair with music started in the womb. Whether you’re Djing in a club, at your house, or in a yoga class, you have the power to create any kind of mood you like. That’s why a really good Dj is important. What we listen to affects how we interpret our experience. This is an article I wrote for the Lululemon Blog on how to make a yoga playlist…
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