Music is a cosmic root system that connects us.
‘Innerspace Music’ is an album of collected wisdom paired with music.
Why release an album of guided musical meditations?
Do you need music to meditate? No, absolutely not. On one level it’s certainly pointless. And that’s why I think it’s so fun. It’s like decorating a perfect tree.
You don’t need extra stuff to find the stillness. You don’t need a teacher, an app, or anything; you have everything with you right now. But we all get stuck along the way and could use a little help from our friends, that’s why these tools are here.
I like the idea of teachers as signposts along the way.
You know when you give a dog a pill and you stick it in peanut butter to make it go down? That’s how I think of putting music behind meditation. Helps it go down.
The practice of making these pieces is very personal to me; it is an act of meditation in itself. The music holds an intention; there is a bed behind each piece that might give it a deeper meaning, or add an emotional hue. A light at the end of the tunnel.
The music is like a firefly flittering around a tree “Hey fellow traveler, look this way!”
The music might be an on-ramp for people that aren’t seasoned meditators or are wary in some way. Just the act of listening and engaging opens the portal because the piece was created in meditation; some of the work is already done for you.
If you are new to mediation and would like to try this out, here is an invitation: give any one of these a focused listen. We recommend headphones, closing your eyes, sitting or lying down, and following along.
Deep gratitude to all of the artists and teachers involved in this, and to the whole team that made this possible. There were a lot of artists that trusted us with their music. We had the honor of co-producing some of these with
@kaitlynaurelia @thealbumleaf @tychomusic @jeremiahfraites . Thank you to the teachers and foundations for graciously giving us access to their archives.
