Healing Through Music

What is it about singing that can create so much fear and also so much satisfaction?

Last weekend a colleague and I helped prepare several upperclassmen at the Clive Davis Institute at NYU for their end of the semester performance. These singer/songwriter/producers rocked it and yet throughout the Fall they went through many hills and valleys of uncertainty to put themselves fully out there. For many people that I speak to, their longing to sing is deeply related to a desire to heal their connection to their voice as well as the power which their voice holds.

I can wholeheartedly relate. For years I struggled off and on with voice loss and it was an ongoing heartbreaking and fear inducing situation until I started training in Somatic Voicework, the LoVetri Method. 

The great thing about music is that it’s an incredible way to heal while also just having fun (that is if you center fun in your practice). Even for the highly successful and in demand musicians that I know, making music is as much about joy and liberation as it is about paying the bills.

If you’re wanting to start connecting more deeply to the power of your voice, one way to begin is to sing something that you 100% resonate with. Whether it’s a favorite album from your childhood, a spiritual song and or chant, improvising in the shower or writing your own composition, this will inevitably open your heart. (This is one of the reasons I love singing my original music). Another crucial tool is having a simple and effective vocal warm up to regularly free your voice and any constriction affecting your vocal range or life. 

If you’re wanting a fun and easy way to heal through music or just a way to have fun and ease singing, consider joining The Embodied Voice Starter Kit. I know for myself as well as others it can be extremely fulfilling to make an official commitment to an area in your life which you want to prioritize. Hoping to hear from you soon!