ELECTRONIC MUSIC MEDITATION®

Why Electronic Music Meditation®?

It may sound weird, but it works. I’ve been learning meditation with Masters in India for over eight years. The ashram I go to is very musical, with a lot of dance and celebration – full of life, energy and vibrancy. For an even longer time I’ve loved electronic music – everything from techno, electro, house and ambient. And so teaming the two together came quite naturally to me – I used to come home from the ashram and play around with mixing meditation techniques to different tracks. It felt so fun and juicy and different. At first it was just for me as I wasn’t sure anyone else would get it, but for me it really worked. I found I was able to go deeper into the techniques and deeper into myself, and felt less distracted.

Over the years, as well as continuing my own research and playing with different sounds and meditation, I also studied sound therapy and music and I began to understand why electronic music and meditation worked together so well.

Meditation is about connecting with our being, the aspect of us that is eternal, unlimited and full of potential. We are human beings but are only ever really taught to connect with our human aspect like our mind, thoughts and emotions. Meditation helps us to connect to the more subtle ‘being’ aspect us of.  The meditation techniques prepare us to slow down, relax and become more aware all at the same time. This is sometimes referred to as tuning into the meditation bandwidth – the place where you access that sweet spot of your being and meditation just flows. I find electronic music can really help prepare us to get into that meditation bandwidth. 

What to Expect in an Electronic Music Meditation™ Class

I pair the faster electronic tracks like techno or electro with shaking the body. This may sound odd at first but it’s honestly amazing. It is a quick fix to get rid of frustrations, negative energy and all the stresses of the day and really come into our own energy. It’s liberating, refreshing and has a very natural yet surreal relaxing effect when you stop. It’s brilliant if you need to shift energy quickly and don’t have time for 90 minutes of yoga. 

The beats and bass in electronic music are very tribal and rhythmic and particular tracks can  help to entrain our brainwaves into a gamma state. Pairing this with breathing techniques helps us to stay focused and present and prepare ourselves to sit still afterwards. 

Ambient electronic music can be a wonderful follow on to calm us and relax the body into a parasympathetic state. When the body and mind are relaxed then it’s so much easier to glide into the meditation bandwidth. 

What I love about pairing meditation techniques with electronic music is that it makes meditation super accessible and fun for everyone. So many people who’ve never been able to meditate before often find this really helps them to connect and ‘drop in’. 

I’ve shared Electronic Music Meditation™classes at The Mandrake, Mind Body Spirit, Happy Place Festival 2019 +2022, Ministry of Sound, FRAME, Hatfield House, SPACED OUT by Wild Wood Disco, Defected Croatia 2021 + 2022, Now Studio Bristol, Sweaty Betty LIVE, The Tabernacle Notting Hill and DiscoBarre.

The classes have been featured in The Times Luxury (LUXX), Forbes Travel Guide, The Metro, Country & Town House, Mayfair Times, metro.co.uk, Meditation Mag (Canada), European Spa Magazine, Hip & Healthy, and Wanderlust Journal.

I currently share monthly classes at the Akasha Wellbeing space at Hotel Cafe Royal, Regent St, London.