100 Greatest Songs For Meditation And Relaxation

Every individual has to cope with stress. There are several factors that contribute towards stress and tension. Listening to meditative music is a great way to get rid of stress. Although there are different ways to meditate, research reveals music used as meditative therapy helps immensely to calm and relax. While songs for meditation can be played any time of day, the best time for a meditative state of mind is early morning or late night.

Meditation and Music

Silence is an important aspect of meditation. Environmental noise is significantly low early mornings and late nights compared to other times of the

Chanting interspersed with songs for meditation brings about positive energy. Negativity needs an outlet. A great way to embalm self with positive energy and get rid of negativity is listening to therapeutic music. Sounds of nature such as the sound of water droplets, rustling of the waves, chirping of birds, and the sound of a gushing waterfall are often used in meditative music albums. New age music and world music artists are popular globally for their melodic use of ethnic musical instruments. Many World Music composers and New Age music composers have been praised by music critics for their use of ancient musical instruments in compositions.

Music as Therapeutic Healing

Music has been used by doctors as an alternative treatment for patients. Music as a form of therapeutic healing has been used in various stages of treatment by psychologists. Research reveals Alzheimer’s patients are able to associate with past memories after sessions of meditative songs. Many yoga teachers around the globe are using meditative songs by new age composers during the various yoga asanas.

The list below showcases a list of songs and instrumental tunes that help meditate and relax.

100 Greatest Songs for Meditation and Relaxation

1. For The Joy of It All- Karunesh
2. Sound of Invisible Waters- Deuter (Chaitanya G. Deuter)
3. Gardens of Reflection- Ephemeral Mists
4. Escape From Gravity- Deuter (Chaitanya G. Deuter)
5. Dreamcatcher- Kamal
6. Devi Prayer- Craig Pruess
7. Solitude- Karunesh
8. Tibetan Gold- Steven Halpern
9. Sacred Geometries- Ephemeral Mists
10. Long Time Sun- Snatam Kaur
11. Moola Mantra- Karunesh
12. Caravansary- Kitaro
13. Healing- Kamal
14. Buddham Sharanam- Craig Pruess
15. Toning. Duet- Steven Halpern
16. Calling Wisdom- Karunesh
17. Healing Senses- Parijat
18. Tranquil Space- Jonathan Goldman
19. Silk Road- Kitaro
20. Spheres of the Angles- Shajan
21. Hearts Awakening- Parijat
22. Adagio For Sleep- Liquid Mind
23. A Welcome Return- Phil Thornton
24. Natural Healing- Shajan
25. Forgiving- Parijat
26. Teach Me To Whisper- Liquid Mind
27. Listening To The Heart- Dean Evenson
28. Ocean- Monica Ramos
29. Morning Glory- Anugama
30. Table Breath- Benjy Wertheimer
31. The View From The Pass- Phil Thornton
32. Cool Forest Rain- Dan Gibson
33. Take Me Tenderly- Liquid Mind
34. Enya- Watermark
35. Song For The Morning Star- R. Carlos Nakai
36. Eternal Traveller- Anugama
37. Caverna Magica- Andreas Vollenweider
38. Gayatri Mantra- Deva Premal
39. First Light- Harold Budd and Brian Eno
40. Lady of The Moon- 2002
41. A Lovely Place To Be- Patrick O’Hearn
42. Now We Are Free- Lisa Gerrard
43. Gravity of Love- Enigma
44. Weightless- Marconi Union
45. Goddess Evocation- Chinmaya Dunster
46. Cosmic Balance- Shajan
47. Olancha Farewell- Harold Budd
48. Courage- Patrick O’ Hearn
49. Light Moving- David Lang
50. Elysium- Lisa Gerrard
51. Yeha-Noha (Wishes of Happiness and Prosperity)- Sacred Spirit
52. Inward Journey- R. Carlos Nakai
53. Nocturne- David Arkenstone
54. Between Tears- Johannes Linstead
55. Angelic Voices- B- Tribe
56. HealingThe Heart- Parijat
57. Alleluhah- Constance Demby
58. The Cause of
    Christ- Kari Jobe
59. Return To Innocence- Enigma
60. Beyond This Moment- Patrick O’Hearn
61. Structures From Silence- Steve Roach
62. The Wheat- Lisa Gerrard
63. IntroCrown- Chakra (Sahasrara)- Llewellyn
64. May It Be- Enya
65. Pearls of Joy- Kevin Kern
66. The Sea At Night- 2002
67. Autumn Whispers- Fariborz Lachini
68. Sacral Nirvana- Oliver Shanti & Friends
69. Stratos- Jonn Serrie
70. Rain- Corciolli
71. Preludes: La colombe 9 (The Doves)- Olivier Messiaen
72. Against The Sky- Harold Budd
73. Ell It By Heart- Jami Sieber
74. Traces of You- Anoushka Shankar
75. Bhakti- Ishq
76. Mangamam (Chillums At Dawn Remix)- Prem Joshua
77. Call of the Sea- David Arkenstone
78. Quiet Friend- Steve Roach
79. Pachelbel for the Potomac- Laura Sullivan
80. Keystone Meditation- Corbacho
81. Remembering The Light- Kevin Kern
82. Mandara- Vas
83. Recalling Winter- Roger Eno
84. Pure Essence- Maneesh De Moor
85. The Garden- Kari Jobe
86. Deepspace- Energy Failure on the Sibelius
87. The Sun Won’t Set- Anoushka Shankar
88. Rays of Love- Mehdi
89. Sentosa- Alessandro Boschi
90. Dancing With The Lion- Andreas Vollenweider
91. Aphrodie- Ishq
92. Letting Go- Isaac Shepard
93. Maenam- Jami Sieber
94. Pachelbel’s Canon- Angels of Venice
95. In The Garden of Souls- Vas
96. The Calling- Jon Jenkins
97. Breathe- Blue Stone
98. Leaves of Light- Fariborz Lachini
99. Tides of Eden- Johannes Linstead
100. The Isle of Dreaming- Kate Price