Cheers and Namaste! As yoga instructors, it is almost a bit embarrassing to confess to the power of the playlist. As much as we'd like to think that the quality of our classes depend on our skill, experience, charisma, and compassion, our playlist has the serious ability to effect the tone, or "bhava" of our class. Here is my current Vinyasa playlist which I use for my Power and Happy Medium Yoga classes, as well as a Hatha playlist which I use for my Easy and Yin Yoga classes. The playlists are around 1 hour in length.
Vinyasa Playlist:
- Dye by Tycho
- Soak It Up by Houses
- Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) by Mr Probz
- Another Love (Zwette Edit) by Tom Odell
- Float On by Modest Mouse
- Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel
- Lisztomania by Pheonix
- Sleepyhead by Passion Pit
- Sound of Sunshine by Michael Franti
Hatha Playlist:
- Higher Love by James Vincent McMorrow
- Road by Nick Drake
- Atlas Hands by Benjamin Francis Leftwich
- Jolene by Ray Lamontagne
- Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez
- Northern Wind by City and Colour
- Waiting For My Real Life To Begin by Colin Hay (my wedding song!)
- Silver Moon by Roo Panes (obsessed with this song)
- Society by Eddie Vedder
- Like Real People Do by Hozier (so good)
- There's No Leaving Now by The Tallest Man On Earth.