The Practice: Music Meditation
Depending on what level you find yourself, meditating with music can foster a relaxed body and a clear mind when done right. Let's start with the beginner's meditation and end with an advance music meditation. Beginner: First thing you need is a piece of music performed on one instrument such as a piano, flute, or guitar with a duration of 3 to 5 minutes. If you get easily distracted try listening to the piece of music on low volume through headphones, otherwise listen to the music on another type of device. Similar to breath meditation, you'll employ a singular focus, this time on the music itself. Ask yourself is the music falling or rising, ascending or descending or are you listening to clusters of notes? Is the music soft, slow, fast, and hard around the edges? Listen for dynamics, tempo, tone, timbre, and emotions. Do you connect with the performer or do you only notice the music? Do you connect with the composer. Next, what images come up into you...