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Nataraj Meditation — music

Dance as meditation: dissolve the dancer into the dance, then lie in stillness.

Music's role in this technique

Dance stage needs continuous rhythmic drive—forty-plus minutes in original format. Silence cue must be unmistakable so bodies can collapse into stillness together.

Official versus unofficial recordings

Unofficial trance mixes change BPM mid-track and break trance. Official Nataraj music is composed for sustained movement then cut.

Official sources

Stages (for timing music)

  1. Dance
  2. Silence lying down

Full practice guide on this site →

Common questions

Live DJ in centers?
Some centers use licensed recordings; live DJ varies—ask facilitator if timing is official.
World music substitute?
Risky—tempo drops kill momentum.
Silence length?
Follow recording end; do not skip lying still because music stopped.

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