French composer Michel Pepe, born in Paris in 1962, began piano lessons at age seven and launched his recording career in 1991 with Transcendances. Internationally recognized within relaxation music, his catalog, including the 2014 album Natura Mystica, is designed explicitly to support yoga and Ayurvedic massage practice, and has sold roughly 800,000 albums worldwide.

Mood and energy: Serene, ceremonial, spacious. Recommended uses: yoga, massage, meditation.

Sacred Ground Confidence Score: 4 out of 5 stars   Final recommendation: Approved.

Why this artist belongs in Sacred Sounds: One of Europe’s clearest examples of relaxation music built with a specific bodywork purpose in mind, giving Sacred Ground direct representation of the yoga-and-massage tradition within French New Age composition.