Songs of Your Decay
Reflections:
Laird and Aubrey find connection and solace through music. What channels of connection do you have with those in your life? Do you connect through different means with different groups of people? How do you control or influence your emotions through music?
Practice: Breath of Joy
The Breath of Joy ignites energy, allowing prana to move freeely throughout the body. Take a minute to notice your surroundings. Then practice the breath of joy for 9-12 breaths and notice what changes, how alive you are in this present moment.
Activity: Memories Playlist
Music plays a large role in this chapter, providing solace and a common language for Aubrey and Laird. Think of a time in your life-- a person, a trip, a stage of life-- and make a playlist of songs to encapsulate that time. Invitation to share it with someone who went through that time with you.
Fact vs Fiction:
FACT: Body farms do exist largely as described in this chapter. They are forensic research facilities that study how bodies decompose in different capacities in order to gain insights into the decomposition process and assist with crimes.
Music from this chapter:
Mariah Carey
Talking Heads
Nirvana
Dead Kennedys
Panic! At the Disco
Paul Simon
Patti Smith
Pat Benatar
Pearl Jam
the Pixies
"Dancing Barefoot" by Patti Smith
Poison
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
Queens of the Stone Age
"I've Been Working on the Railroad"
Ghost Days by Syd Matters
Santana
Smashing Pumpkins
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Strokes
"Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
Velvet Underground
Hüsker Dü
"Satisfied Mind" by Jeff Buckley
"Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys
Sea Change by Beck
Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan
"Age of Consent" by New Order
"With or Without You" by U2
Violent Femmes
"Zombie" by the Cranberries
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