Category Archives: Sacred Voice

Vocal Improv: Much More than Singing

“Vocal improvisation is more than singing,” said Rebekka Goldsmith during our recent Vocal Improvisation Singing workshop, “it also teaches you life skills”.   At the end of our workout, I knew what she meant. Most of us improvise all the time: figuring out what kind of meal to make from leftovers, giving an unplanned speech, or putting [...]

Changing Stories

Excerpt from blog . . . “When I work with a client who believes they are not a good speaker, I have to nudge them away from their story. To do this, I use guerilla camera work.”

Stories We Carry

Our stories are deeply ingrained and got created to serve a purpose. If I tell everyone I’m shy, then I won’t be asked to speak in public and I won’t have to risk failure and humiliation that might accompany that experience.

Sound Grace: Becoming Aunt Betty

Humming is a drug-free way to overpower your “monkey mind”. Daily humming starts your generator, warms your voice, and keeps the bears away.

Authentic Dialogue, Part 2

Another reader’s response to the concept that authentic dialogue is like a container with useful empty spaces was this: “How does being quiet differ from ‘creating a useful empty space’ where authentic dialogue can emerge?”

Darn Good Reasons to Chant

The most natural and obvious way you have to express yourselves is through your voice. You reveal much about your culture, education, emotions and vitality just through the sound of your voice. The word, “personality” comes from the latin “to sound through”. Our voice and our personality are inextricably linked. So, is it possible to [...]

A Way To Find Your Authentic Voice

Take a break for just a moment.  Hold still.    Put all your “shoulds” on a shelf where you can’t hear them.   Just for a moment.  Now, breathe deeply and sigh out.  Close your eyes, open your mouth, and whisper “Ah” for a long drawn-out exhalation.  Listen to your breath.  Allow the air to fill your [...]