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Where we begin life’…”Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves
from within... (4)”, perhaps urging us to
Our bodies are polyrhythmic, we have heart raise ourselves and become conscious of
rhythms, brainwaves, breathing rhythms, our inner rhythms and movements so that
hormonal and circadian rhythms. We walk, we can emit and offer our best to others.
talk and function in rhythm. Our bodies and The Mother says, “The role of music lies
minds respond to rhythm and music. in helping the consciousness uplift itself
towards the spiritual heights (5). She gently
“In reality illness is only a disequilibrium; pushes us to revisit to the true purpose
if then you are able to establish another behind the Yoga of Music. Sri Aurobindo
equilibrium, this disequilibrium disappears”, writes, “They [the forces of illness] first weaken
says the Mother (3). Illness then can be or break through the nervous envelope, the
considered as a disequilibrium of rhythms, aura. If that is strong and whole, a thousand
so can we proactively find, know and re- million germs will not be able to do anything
establish our rhythm so that equilibrium re- to you. The envelope pierced, they attack the
emerges and we cure ourselves. subconscient mind in the body, sometimes
also the vital mind or mind proper — prepare
B.K.S. Iyengar, the Hatha Yoga teacher, tells the illness by fear or thought of illness (6).”
us that, “Yoga is like music: the rhythm of These were our guidelines for creating the
the body, the melody of the mind, and the online methodology and therapy programme.
harmony of the soul create the symphony of Inspired by Integral Yoga, Know Your Rhythm

Music Therapy is an allied health
Yoga Therapy is the process of profession and one of the expressive
empowering individuals to progress therapies, consisting of a process in which
towards improved health and well-being a music therapist uses music and all of its
through the application of the teachings facets— physical, emotional, mental, social,
and practices of Yoga. aesthetic, and spiritual — to help patients
improve their physical and mental health.
Source: International Association of Yoga
Therapists (IAYT, http://iayt.org) Source: International Association for Music &
Medicine (IAMM, https://iammonline.com)

is a training programme and methodology engaged about 20,000 caregivers including
that helps participants discover their own those working in healthcare, wellness and
sense of rhythm in life and work, raising education spaces.
well-being, wellness, empathy, teamwork
and leadership. Essentially, it is a toolkit for Our methodology bridges the following two
exploring and raising consciousness with therapeutic sciences with Integral Yoga as
immersive exercises with the Yoga of music overarching truth.
- mantra - body - breath - sleep as its medium.
Over the past decade, Know Your Rhythm has We built an online healing programme

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