Rhythmic Living

Living is rhythmic. That is evident everywhere in our universe. It is very important for our health and wellbeing to be in tune with life’s rhythms. And we can create positive, healing rhythms to be in harmony with it.

There are two rhythms that keep us alive. Our heart’s rhythm is one of them. The other one is our breathing. Those two rhythms are our connection to being alive, life’s energy.

Both those rhythms are highly influenced by our activities and our emotions. When we are calm, peaceful, grateful both our heart beat and our breathing is slow and regular. When highly agitated, or active, both become irregular, halting, and fast.

Whether on a macro scale, between solar systems, galaxies, or on a micro scale between protons and electrons, atoms, molecules, all move in rhythms. Live itself is rhythmic. Birth and death, procreation, the seasons, day and night, all fluctuate and pulse in unique rhythmic patterns.

And the rhythms of music influence us!

One of the most wonderful things we can do or ourselves is to apply, practice, musical rhythms in singing, chanting, or dancing.

Singing is directly connected to our breathing. The extended exhalation when singing makes us relax – as in a deep sigh – and it detoxifies our lungs. And it consequently energizes us when we deeply inhale to keep singing.

And, ‘chanting’ is a powerful rhythmic practice. Ancient tribes everywhere on our planet with their shamans, have practiced it throughout time, mostly for healing or celebratory purposes. Today it is often used in public demonstrations. We all know that the collective rhythmic chanting energizes people enormously.

Chanting is used to create healing, peaceful, harmonious, celebratory energy. But it is also used for militant purposes, as in military training, combat, and to express collective anger. Just watch movies like Brave Heart to remind you.

The healing energy of collective chanting that is harmonious, and inspired by positive emotions - like compassion, gratitude - is huge.

So, living is rhythmic. But choose the rhythms, the sound, and the company that you dance, sing, or chant with, wisely.

Love’s Triangle Karen Allen: Guitar, Frame Drum Arie Vander Reyden: Harmonium, Drum Contact: lovestriangle108@ gmail.com