INDIAN CLASSICAL AND SPIRITUAL MUSIC IN NAAD YOGA PRACTICE FOR HEALING AND HEALTHY WELL-BEING FROM THE STANDPOINTS OF THE MODERN SCIENCE

Abstract

Indian classical and spiritual music has a rich traditions and long history of use in healing and healthy well-being, and here it is closely related to Naad yoga. These effective practices are based on ancient knowledge and experience accumulated over thousands of years, which are of great interest today. Holistic understanding of Health considers physical body as a part of body system, including other subtle energy layers – koshas - and corresponding energy structure. This article gives an introduction of the Indian musical system in general and Raag as its element, and Naad Yoga - as an ancient system of knowledge, which can give a new fresh sight on the Musical Therapy. It is especially important to comprehend these achievements of Indian civilization from modern scientific positions. We will try to understand how spiritual sound or Mantra works and what scientifical facts lie at its basis – frequencies and their effects on human body and mind. What are the benefits and the uniqueness of Indian classical and spiritual music and therefore, how it can be used in healing and maintaining of healthy well-being. This article is composed of materials, which were given to Russian students on the classes of Naad Yoga by the author (together with Indian classical vocal lessons) and are based on the present Ph.D. research work «Musical Naad, Mantra, Stuti and Their Effects on Human Body, Mind and Soul» conducted on the base of R.M.T. Kala Sangeet University (Vishwavidyalaya), Gwalior, India.