VoicePlay Online

Wednesday, Aug 19

7:00pm – 8:15pm

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Join me for VoicePlay online! Let your voice be free! This online group session is focused on developing freedom and empowerment in the body and breath to fully express and play with your voice from a healing approach. We will play with vocal improvisation, relaxation of the body, deep listening, traditional somatic practices and connection with the inner sounds waiting to be expressed! This practice is one where you will be tuning in to your own sound within the safety and comfort of your own space. Audio will, for the most part, be turned off during singing activities. I am a voice teacher rooted in healing and vocal expression, drawing inspiration from Kristin Linklater (Freeing The Natural Voice), Pauline Oliveros (Deep Listening), and various somatic, traditional healing, and musical practices. I believe that singing and vocalizing is a human instinct, and our society has done so much to create stories about who is a "singer" and who is not, repressing our natural need to express and connect through voice. Every animal sings, so let's take a deep breath, connect with our bodies, and play :) "As someone who tends to hide their voice, Mela's gentle and non-judgmental approach made me feel completely at ease to play and experiment with vocalization. I realized how important it is for humans to just MAKE NOISE, free from conventional notions that the voice's expressive function is limited to singing or speech. I left Voiceplay feeling a sense of enlivening joy and connection to myself. Plus it's really FUN!" - VoicePlay participant Zoom link will be shared to "going" guests on the day of VoicePlay.