ABOUT COMMUTER ZONE

In this CD, you will find a number of simple meditations to help turn your daily commute into a peaceful journey of self realization, revitalization and relaxation. Drown out the horn blasts, cell phones, the shouting taxi drivers, the irritable fellow commuters and all other distractions of your trip. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and feel yourself let go of daily worries. You are entering the Commuter Zone. Master our instructional meditation sessions, and you will find a newly energized and focused self. We wish you peace on your journey.

This is an easy, step-by-step approach to using your commute time to relax, energize and focus while going in to work, followed by a special meditation to relax and unwind while heading home. We have also included some very simple, three-minute meditations that you can do anywhere. If this is your first attempt at meditation, we recommend that you build up to the whole meditation gradually. In the beginning, if you are able to do the entire meditation in one sitting, that is great! However, you can also hold meditation sessions in short periods of a few minutes and over the days and weeks, build up to longer periods until you are able to do the whole practice.

Vásken Kalayjian, a meditation teacher and multi-disciplinary artist, became interested in meditation in 1973. He began with transcendental meditation, later studying yoga and receiving formal training in Rinzai Zen school and Koan study, Qi Gong and other schools of Taoism and Buddhist studies. He later became involved in shamanic practices and vision questing as well as Eastern Sufi, Esoteric Christianity, and the Fourth Way, the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff and P. D. Ouspensky. Vásken is also an accomplished artist and the President of Glazer and Kalayjian, Inc., a member of the European Agency ComVort. Specializing in Global strategic branding, Integrated marketing advertising and public relations, web content creation and development, Print on demand solutions, annual reports and packaging.

Jeff Southworth's life-long career in music has encompassed performing, composing, arranging, producing, singing and songwriting. Jeff played guitar for Hall & Oates (solo on "Kiss on My List") and played with many other artists including Laura Branigan, Graham Nash & Dan Hartman. His Clio winning television and radio commercial work includes writing, arranging and producing for Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wynona Judd, Aaron Neville, Leann Rimes and Steve Harwell (Smashmouth). Currently, he's been writing and producing original music for the hit PBS children's show Dragontales. Jeff continues to explore and expand his capabilities from live roots rock, jazz, country, new age and pop to the cutting edge of digital audio technology and computer music.