Ragas for Grounding
24 ragas in the tradition are associated with grounding. Which one suits you depends on the hour you are listening and on your own chart, so the times below matter as much as the names.
A modern therapeutic designation rather than a classical raga name — retained from the v1 dataset for continuity; verify before public display.
Renunciate late-morning mood; traditionally sobering and settling.
The great dawn raga of Shiva; traditionally serious, purifying and stabilising.
Said to be very effective in easing tension and anxiety, relieving mental shock, and improving concentration and restful sleep.
The imperial night raga; the most frequently cited raga in Indian music-therapy literature for tension and anxiety.
Uncluttered night pentatonic; traditionally stabilising.
Grave and powerful; traditionally used for invocation and for steadiness.
Sparse night raga associated with the Nath yogis.
One of the ghana ragas; traditionally used for invocation.
A deep pentatonic of the small hours. Traditionally used for dhyana, and to quiet an overactive mind.
Sober late-morning raga of the Asavari family.
Central, comfortable night raga; traditionally cooling and steadying.
Serious night raga of the Kanada family.
Said to strengthen the mind and relieve tension, worry and distress, evoking a cool, soothing, deep mood.
Sung at the close of every concert. Traditionally considered wholly benefic and healing — safe at any hour.
The first raga taught to beginners; steadying and simple.
The classic raga of the small hours; traditionally profound, stilling and used for dhyana.
The foundational morning raga of Carnatic pedagogy. Traditionally said to purify the system, strengthen the voice and settle the mind for sadhana.
Sober and introspective; traditionally associated with detachment and acceptance.
A steady morning scale used in devotional composition.
Dawn raga of the Bhairav family, used in Sikh and Nath devotional traditions.
Level and calming, as its name suggests; traditionally used to even out the mind.
Clear, uncluttered pentatonic; traditionally settling and auspicious.
Grave-sweet and consoling. The Shani (Saturn) kriti is set in this raga.
Two people cannot use the same raga for the same problem
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