Who are the most popular artists for yoga playlists?

A handful turn up in class after class: East Forest, Sam Garrett, MC Yogi, Mose, Poranguí, Desert Dwellers, Beautiful Chorus, Krishna Das, Janet Stone, and DJ Drez. They span ambient and electronic, devotional acoustic, world and tribal grooves, and call-and-response kirtan, which is why teachers reach for different ones at different points in the class arc.

What is good music to play during savasana?

Long, mostly beatless pieces that hold space rather than drive movement. East Forest's ambient and spoken-word tracks (and his Ram Dass collaborations) are a teacher favorite for the final rest, alongside a Krishna Das or Deva Premal mantra bed. The rule is no lyrics that grab the mind, no dynamics that jolt the room, and enough length to cover the whole rest.

Where do these artists fit in a yoga class?

Match the artist to the phase. Ambient and devotional voices (East Forest, Beautiful Chorus) suit centering and savasana; warm acoustic and mantra (Sam Garrett, Janet Stone) suit the warm-up and heart-opening; world, tribal, and electronic grooves (MC Yogi, Mose, Poranguí, Desert Dwellers) drive the building flow and peak; kirtan (Krishna Das) can be its own ecstatic peak; and dub-leaning blends (DJ Drez) ease the cool-down and floor.

Ten artists you hear in yoga classes everywhere

These are the perennial favorites, the voices and grooves that show up in class after class. Match each to where it sits in the class arc.

East Forest (arrival and savasana): I Am Loving Awareness (feat. Krishna Das), Held, Inside, Sit Around the Fire.
Sam Garrett (warm-up and heart): Lakshmi (I Choose to Live in Love), Gayatri, Hold the Line, Higher Than the Mountains.
MC Yogi (building flow): Be the Change, Ganesh Is Fresh (feat. Jai Uttal), Shanti (Peace Out).
Mose (build and peak): Rise, Kogu See Vagi, Rise Into the Sky, Cacao (Mose Remix).
Poranguí (building flow): Otorongo, Stardust (Desert Dwellers Remix), Otorongo (Mose Remix).
Desert Dwellers (build and peak): At Last Our Refuge, Abstract Floral Audio, At Last Our Refuge (Invisible People Remix).
Beautiful Chorus (centering): Inner Peace, Faith's Hymn, Thank You for Your Blessings, Heart Chakra.
Krishna Das (peak kirtan): Baba Hanuman, Mountain Hare Krishna, Sita Ram, Om Namah Shivaya.
Janet Stone (devotional flow): Hari Om (Tiruvannamalai), Jai Ma, Hanuman Bolo, Sri Radhe Dawn.
DJ Drez (cool-down and floor): Floating Sweetness, Nectar Drop, plus the Marti Nikko lotus collaborations.

Learn these, then make a playlist yours by bringing in the unexpected: an ODESZA track, a lo-fi bed, an artist with a few hundred monthly listeners.

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