Already have an account? The electronic music duo Tritonal: Dave Reed (left) and Chad Cisneros (right) Photo: Oh Dag Yo Since the emergence of commercially made synthesizers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, musicians have plumbed the depths of what we now know as “ambient” music. Many European electronic composers—Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno—set precedents for what eventually became trance music in the early 1990s. Three decades later, that genre has blossomed into a massive worldwide phenomenon, with artists like Above & Beyond, Tiësto, and Armin van Buuren commanding huge audiences in stadium settings. The union of yoga and trance, especially the more ambient forms of the genre, seemed inevitable in retrospect. A practice that involves introspection, slow movement, and connection with the breath, and a musical form that symbolizes unity and emotional connection—it’s the chocolate and peanut butter of the wellness world. And it’s become commercially viable—from a thriving yoga scene at Burning Man to Above & Beyond’s 2019 album