18-21 December Devon
3 day workshop for women
Beginning to Listen
THE PROCESS
This is an introductory workshop into The Listening Voice process, a step-by-step journey of descent into the body through sound and deep listening. We begin by shifting the awareness from the mind to the breath and body, moving out of habitual breathing patterns and reconnecting with more presence and sensation. As we drop deeper into ourselves, resistance may rise to the surface. The voice is what helps us to move this resistance, clearing the way until we come into a state of flow and more easeful expression.
Moving away from the concept of “training” the voice, we explore how to express what is truly present in the moment. This expression arises through sensation and, once it is seen and voiced, the body can begin to reorganise itself into its natural state of harmony.
You will reclaim connection to your instincts and come to trust the intuitive expression and inner guidance of your authentic voice.
The authentic voice is the one that quivers from the depths of you. The one whose sound is not striving for perfection.
The authentic voice is born from the unknown, born out of darkness.
The liberation of its expression is a moment of transcendence.
‘How to put into words this work? It is unforgettable, yet totally inexplicable. When I try, I usually cite Katya’s most simplified explanation - ‘Clearing to Creating’, to which I would add two more ‘C’s:
Connection and Community.’
- Bel Veli
Practical Details
This workshop is non-residential and will be held in Caddaford Barn studios near Buckfastleigh in Devon.
// Day 1 Friday: 2-6pm
// Day 2 Saturday: 10am-5pm
// Day 3 Sunday: 10am-5pm
Nearest Train: Totnes Station or Newton Abbot
There is limited car parking so we encourage lift shares
Price: £550
There are 9 available spaces.
Price Includes:: facilitation and organisation of the work, lunch, post-workshop integration call, The Listening Voice Workbook and first access to events in the community with discounts on courses and trainings.
The Listening Voice process takes you through each section of the body, clearing tension and creating the space for your freedom of expression
// learn how to ‘clean up the noise’ and discharge excess tension in your body
// enter into altered states through sound and movement
// deep tissue and fascia release, structural body work and natural voice realignment
// reconnect to your inner landscape through sound
// release stagnant emotions to create space for your natural expression
// understand the difference between survival mechanisms and your true expression
// return to the state of active listening: a state of pure presence and receptivity
// learn old European folk songs and polyphonic harmony singing
// pilgrimage to sacred sites and waters
// experience complete surrender in improvisational choir
Listening is not a passive act. Listening is vibrant. Alive.
In ancient cultures, singing and making sound was a way to commune with nature and be in community. It was an essential part of being human.
Now at the peak of our separate and disjointed culture, more than ever we need our voices to come together.
Are you ready to reclaim your authentic voice and experience the power of the collective voice?
“I not only came back to myself as a human, artist and teacher, I was also reminded that we cannot teach form until there is freedom of individual expression.”
— Annemette Verspeak, Head of Voice at Guildhall School of Music and Drama
