CHAKRADANCE™ CD Review,
Nova Magazine
In CHAKRADANCE™ , matching the music to
the chakras is absolutely essential and it took
Natalie seven years to track down the right music.
This year, she teamed up with DJ Leigh Wood,
the founder/producer of One World Music, who
was in the process of seeing up his Daily Tonic
label. Together, they sourced the tracks fro
this first ever CHAKRADANCE™ album.
Every human being has seven major chakras
and many hundreds of minor ones, all spinning
like invisible wheels and vibrating to specific
frequencies. Guided by music resonating to
each of the seven major chakras in turn, participants
are taken on a dynamic dance journey through
their own energy centres.
The CD’s first track introduces pounding
primal rhythms to awaken the base chakra.
Next follows music for the second or sacral
chakra, fluid and feminine, combining tabla
rhythms with subtle sounds of the sitar.
The third track is, by contrast, fiery and
dynamic, tuned to resonate with the solar plexus
energy centre.
Ethereal flutes and gently pulsating rhythms
encourage expression of the heart or fourth
major chakra. This is a particularly pretty
track mixed with exotic female vocals
The progression then continues to the fifth
or throat chakra, stimulated by cicada-like
sounds and music promoting expressiveness and
clarity of communication via movement.
The third eye chakra becomes the focus as
the floating, drifting quality of the music
in the sixth track, which evokes feelings of
inspiration, clarity and intuition.
The seventh or crown chakra is then called
forth by serenely regal sounds, which motivate
the body towards gentle meditative movements.
The CD’s final track is a haunting mix
of Andean flutes, sitar and vocal chanting
and nicely completes the compilation.
No dance experience or prior knowledge of
chakras is necessary as in CHAKRADANCE™ the
movement is spontaneous. There is no right
or style, no set steps or routines to follow.
The invitation is to surrender to the energy
of the music and dance “from the inside
out”. Every track of CHAKRADANCE™ inspires
one to dance and, while the CD’s release
is certain to attract increased numbers to
the classes, the music is uplifting, meditative
and stands beautifully by itself.
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