The Sound of Yoga: Vibration, Healing & Connection
- Prajnananda (Marcio da Rosa)
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
As someone who has been studying music since the age of nine, I know first-hand that sounds and vibrations are a direct doorway to emotions.
Listen to music and you will find you have an opinion — it might make you exhilarated, sad, serene, or unsettled.
When I studied music history, we learned that music has always been the pinnacle of expression, reaching back to primordial times, with the sound of our voices in caves and the beat of percussive instruments.
Music, Sound & Yoga
In yoga, sound (nada) is more than music — it is vibration, the subtle current that flows through everything. When we chant, sing, or listen deeply, we’re not just hearing notes. We’re tuning our bodies and minds, aligning with rhythm, resonance, and silence.
Space as Sound
Every space carries its own vibration. That’s why we’ve worked to make LoveYour.Studio a place where sound can breathe — from the stillness of meditation to the shared voices of kirtan. The walls don’t just hold us; they echo us back.
Effects on Body & Mind
Modern research confirms what yogis have known for centuries: sound calms the nervous system, reduces stress hormones, and helps regulate heart rate and breath. Studies such as Bernardi et al. (2006) on music and cardiorespiratory function, and Fancourt & Finn (2019) on the health benefits of arts engagement, provide scientific backing. A singing bowl, a mantra, or even a simple hum can shift us from tension into rest.
Music as Therapy
You might not realise, but music is therapy. The sounds you choose to listen to affect your whole being — and even your surroundings. In the Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy (2016), it says: "chanting and toning have been used for centuries as ways to achieve spiritual enlightenment, to commune in fellowship, and to gain feelings of comfort or inner strength" (p.123).
Evidence shows that music can relax, support imagery in patients, and has even been used for healing in the Raga Chikitsa — an ancient manuscript (the equivalent of a peer‑reviewed research paper today).
Kirtan & Community
Our kirtan sessions are living examples of sound’s power. When we sing together, we create connection — to ourselves, to each other, and to something larger than us. There is no performance, no judgement. Just vibration, devotion, and joy.
Join us every Other Friday at 7:30 PM.
Guest Teachers & Sound Journeys
We are opening our doors to guest teachers and facilitators who bring their own traditions of sound — from classical music and devotional chanting to singing bowls, gongs, sound baths, and other expressions of nada. Each offering adds a new colour to our shared palette of healing.
If you are a facilitator or musician, we invite you to bring your gifts to LoveYour.Studio and co-create these journeys with us.
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