July 7th - 11th // Pembrokeshire, Wales
5 day mixed retreat
Echoes of Resonance
THE PROCESS
.Over 5 days you will be guided through 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.
'“This work is such potent medicine. It’s like an ayahuasca ceremony without the ayahuasca.”
- Linda Yra, Retreat Host
Practical Details & Accommodation
Our home will be Trefacwn, a magical four-acre estate situated on the edge of the Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park, overlooking the Celtic sea. The land has an ancient healing energy that is palpable to all who come. Our work will be held in a sacred round house, a space that will hold our echos of resonance.
// Arrivals: 7th July between 4-5pm
// Closing: 11th July by 12pm
Address: Trefacwn Llanrhian St Davids Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire SA62 6DP
Nearest Train: Haverfordwest Station
Prices
Men’s Dorm (4 beds): £850
Women’s Room: £850
Private Double: £1,100
Price Includes:: all accommodation, food, private chef, sauna facilities, facilitation and organisation of the work, post-retreat integration call, The Listening Voice Workbook and first access to events in the community with discounts on courses and trainings.
In-between sessions we will introduce days of silence. Not speaking outside of our workshop time serves to deeply integrate the work while it is happening and invites us to step beyond our usual forms of communication.
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?
“Before arriving, my mother said: I think this next week is going to change your life. And she was completely right.”
— Isabella Turner, Artist
“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
“Katya’s belief in the voice as a tool for self and collective healing is inspiring and contagious.”
— Molly Astley, Artist
“I know why it’s called an initiation - because with this work there is a before and an after. And you will not be the same after”
— India Rose, Producer/Artist/Musician
“Katya is a magician. She guides the group through the unknown with mastery and that is where real transformation happens.”
— Ronan Harrington, Transformational Coach
