Over the years, I’ve used a lot of music in class. I’ll keep adding more options for you. I hope you find these lists great inspiration for your own music playlists.

I choose music tempos that support healthy movement for what we are doing.

Here’s list one - my first shared list during quarantine, 2020!

Meditation CDs I like:

• Meditation Music; Relax and Meditate (Ambient)

• 50 Best Meditation; Music Collection (Ambient and Nature)

• Yoga Groove; Soul Food (Ambient with more melody)

• I often put on a track of a chosen length to be my “timer” if I want to meditate for a certain length of time.
  
  Some favorite Pilates & Stretch artists & songs:

• Brian Kean; Oglan Boyun, Ask

• Nena Chamamyan; Lamma Bada Yatathanna

• Le Trio Joubran; all of them!

• John Belezikjian; all of them!

• Jihad Akl; 7th Sky, Shiraz, The Mask of Zorro & more

• Vas; Refuge & more

• Mal Barsamian; Phaedra’s Veil, Arabic Waltz

• Hande Yener; Leyla, Sana Bir Sey Olmaz & more

• A. R. Rahman; Tu Hai & many more

• Tarkan; Affedin Bizi Cocuklar, Ask, Ayrilik Zor & more

• Feride Hilal Akin; Yok Yok

• Ersay Uner; Tatlim Tatlim, Gum, Nokta & more

• Firuze; Tarkan & more

Some tracks with good Pilates pacing:
(for cool down songs, look above at the Pilates & Stretch list)

• Carole Samaha; Ali

• Eylem; Shinanay Darling

• Gokhan Ozen; Benden Sorulur

• Bengu; Sahici

• Tarkan; Op, Cok Agladim, Pare Pare & many more

• Gaetano Fabri; Siki, Siki Baba

• Hasna; Marsoul il Hob

• Murat Boz; Istanbul Eglenceleri

• Najwa Karam; Aam Bimzah Maak

Looking for books to support mindfulness meditation?
A few authors I enjoy who specifically write about mindfulness meditation:
Sharon Salzberg
Kristen Neff
Jack Kornfield
Kent Nerburn
Pema Chodron
Thich Naht Hanh
Justin Michael Williams
Larry Yang
there are so many more!
Poetry, inspiration and quotes I seek out are from many authors & cultures around the world.