Jewels of Silence - Ashana CD

Jewels of Silence by Ashana features meditation music unlike any you have ever heard! These „meditations on the chakras for voice and crystal singing bowls“ calm the mind and gently carry you into a state of deep relaxation, to the very center of stillness within your being.

Divinely inspired, transcendent music for healing, meditation, and deep relaxation, Jewels of Silence is an incomparably beautiful recording of great depth and exquisite sensitivity. This is perfect music for prayer, yoga, reiki, bodywork and relaxation, or any inner journey, featuring Ashana`s angelic vocal improvisations, crystal bowl playing and the vocal and keyboard artistry of Thomas Barquee, accompanied by bansoori flute, esraj and santoor.

With each track, you will be carried into deeper and deeper states of profound relaxation and meditation. The clears, balances and activates the lower and upper chakras and shifts brainwave patterns almost immediately into alpha, theta or delta states, quieting the mind and supporting meditation, rest and dreaming.  
 
Ashana`s inspiration for Jewels of Silence came from years of Crystal Bowl Sound and Light Healing Ceremonies. These ceremonies weave together prayer, guided visualization, color, toning, mantra and crystal singing bowls into a journey of light and sound through the seven main energy centers in the body, commonly known as the chakras, moving upwards from the base of the spine to the crown of the head.  
 
The heart of each piece in Jewels of Silence is the timeless, hypnotic drone of alchemy crystal singing bowls that have been infused with precious minerals and gemstones. They have a transcendent, luminous sound, rich with musical overtones, and their presence deeply enhances the healing and calming effects of the music. On Jewels of Silence, the following alchemy bowls are played, both as drones and chimes: Laughing Buddha (Iron); Aqua Gold, Mother of Platinum, Platinum, Emerald, Rose Quartz, Moldavite, Indigo (Vanadium), Indium, Ocean Gold and Amethyst.

These drones were played and intoned with sacred chant and mantra. Beginning with the root chakra in the tonality of C, and ending at the crown in the tonality of B, the pieces move sequentially up the seven main chakras, through the seven degrees of the western musical scale. To deepen the meditative and healing effects, each piece also features seed sounds, or Bija Mantras, that are associated with the chakras.

Tracks:

• Heart of Gaia (08:32)
• Still Light on Water (09:57)
• Soulmerge (09:34)
• Hymn (09:27)
• Canticle of Light (09:27)
• Vision (09:34)
• Sanctus (09:53)