Music is who we are at the cellular level.
We are sound. Everything we do in life is seeking to return us to the harmony we once knew.
Music reminds us of that.
It crosses over borders and language and culture; it is the great unifier. It moves what has gotten stuck, and returns us to the heart of the matter: this may mean we need to cry or dance or sing at the top of our lungs, or run around the neighborhood, or take a drive, or put on a dress, or cook or clean or reorganize, or rearrange the furniture.
Whatever the music inspires it usually heals and brings us home. To ourselves.
The songs on this playlist each mean something different to me, have had a lot of airplay, and I imagine will be useful to you in bonding with all the people you love the most.
Enjoy!
“When I See You Smile”
by Singing Sweet
“That’s Where It’s At”
by Sam Cooke
“You’re Too Precious”
by James Blake
“So In Love”
by Curtis Mayfield
“Lovers Rock”
by Sade
“You And Me”
by Penny & The Quarters
“(What A) Wonderful World”
by Sam Cooke
“O-o-h Child”
by The Five Stairsteps
“Here Comes the Sun - Remastered”
by Nina Simone
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”
by Duke Ellington
“Forest Nativity”
by Francis Bebey
“Mama Said”
by The Shirelles
“(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
by Sampha
“Mother’s Love”
by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
“Angel’s Rest”
by East Forest
“Opening”
by Trevor Oswalt, East Forest
“Past Present Future”
by Oliver Tank
“Immunity”
by Jon Hopkins
“Faith’s Hymn”
by Beautiful Chorus
“Closing”
by Wah!
Heather Lilleston is a yoga teacher based in Venice Beach. She is the co-founder of Yoga For Bad People with Katelin Sisson, a yoga based company that leads retreats worldwide. Learn more about Heather at heatherlilleston.com.
