1. "Moola Prayer" from the album Om Deeksha mixed and compiled by Maneesh de Moor

This powerful Sanskrit prayer, sung by Sudha in such a clear and magical tone, transports us to a place of surrender and devotion. It is the perfect welcoming for the grace that showers blessings on us as the rest of the album unfolds.

2. "Walking into the Himalaya to Meditate" from the album Tibetan Meditation Music by Nawang Khechog

"The heart and soul of my music lie in the Tibetan spiritual tradition, which has served to inspire humanity to become compassionate, peaceful, and wise for over two-and-a-half millennia," writes Nawang Khechog. "As a former Tibetan Buddhist monk and hermit meditator, my aspiration is to try to create contemporary Tibetan meditation and spiritual music—music that I hope will help people find peace, calmness, compassion, and wisdom in their hearts and minds."

3. "Safe Delivery" from the album Shakuhachi Water Meditations by Riley Lee

"Safe Delivery" is a traditional honkyoku (or "original pieces") said to have been performed before and during childbirth. Musically, it expresses the intensity of the experience of birth and the overwhelming sense of gratitude felt after the safe delivery of one's child.

4. "Return to Peace" from the album Vibrational Sound Healing by Kimba Arem with Andrew Weil

Sound therapy can assist in awakening our dormant abilities for self—healing, explains Kimba Arem. The primary intention of this album is to inspire the activation of your inner guide and healer. Use these sounds to facilitate relaxation, inspiration, and meditation.

5. "Immerse" from the album Tibetan Bowl Meditation by River Guerguerian

Award–winning multi–percussionist and composer River Guerguerian draws on his years of experience to create a powerfully meditative and deeply tranquil soundspace. The resonant tones of Tibetan bowls, acoustic bass, cello, electric guitar, and water gongs will lead your mind and body to deep inner calm as the layers of your consciousness slowly unfold.

6. "Loveland" from the album Loveland by Jai Uttal and Ben Leinbach

"Our dreams of peace and happiness become true in the land of the heart. 'Loveland' lives inside of us all."—Jai Uttal

7. "Compassion" from the album Signatures on Water by Maneesh de Moor

"I've named this song 'Compassion' after the simple realization that this universe seems to be infinitely compassionate. Once we have a glimpse of the infinite substance of which this universe is composed, it becomes obvious that each of us is a welcomed, much loved guest on this planet."—Maneesh de Moor

8. "Samadhi" from the album Kerala Dream by Shaman's Dream

Welcome to a new fusion of ancient forms of music. Blending the traditional art forms of Kerala, India with the contemporary sounds of modern Western music, the compositions of Shaman's Dream are important contributions to the modern evolution of yoga.

9. "Ek Ong Kaar" from the album The Essential Snatam Kaur by Snatam Kaur

Snatam Kaur's name means "universal." In keeping with her spiritual belief, she endeavors to live up to the full meaning of her name. Born into a life steeped in Sikh tradition of kundalini yoga and trained in the ancient teachings of naad, or "sound current," she composes her music with the intention that it be truly universal, that it speak to the hearts of people of all faiths and all walks of life.