– find yourselfWorld Music Day and International Yoga Day fall on the same date.
By Angira Chakravorty Dasgupta · Founder, SVã flo
18 June 2026 · 1 min read
Healing does not always require effort. Sometimes it just requires presence.
Both of these practices have been part of my work for years. I use sound and movement together because the body responds to both in similar ways.
Rhythm slows the nervous system. Breath slows it too. A song you love can shift your state in under a minute. So can three conscious breaths.
Neither of these is about performance. You do not need to sing well or hold a pose perfectly. What both ask of you is the same thing: to arrive in your body, even briefly, and pay attention to what is actually there.
On a day that is honouring both, that feels worth pausing for.
If you moved today, if you listened to something that made you feel more yourself, that counts.
What is one song that reliably brings you back to yourself?
About the author
Angira Chakravorty Dasgupta
Founder, SVã flo
Angira is the creator of SVã flo – a Somatic Soul Integrated System that works through the body rather than around it.
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