Vocal Meditation Workshop

Portland OR

06 March, 2022

Description

Awaken Your Voice: Vocal Meditation Workshop "Unlock the healing power of your voice!" In this one day vocal meditation workshop, you will be given the tools to: -Manage and heal your anxiety -Improve vocal production -Improve cardiovascular health -Improve memory and mental clarity About Jena Slater: Jena Slater is a classically trained opera singer with her Masters of Music from the Boston Conservatory. Upon graduation, she moved back to Portland and began studying the therapeutic benefits of singing. Inspired by her own healing journey, this class has been developed using the same method she used and continues to use to heal her trauma, depression, and anxiety. The Awaken Method: Free Your Mind, Free Your Voice The Awaken Method combines Western science with Eastern spirituality practices. The ideology is very much an "inside - out" approach to learning to sing. In Jena's experience, addressing the mechanical issue first (outside - in) can usually yield results in the moment; however, for longer lasting results the mechanical must be coupled with addressing and healing the root cause of the issue, which is most often based in our subconscious thoughts and behaviors. It's been well researched that emotions are experienced in the body and trauma for that matter is also stored in our muscle memory. Often, this trauma is stored as unnecessary tension. Therefore, if you have a fear of speaking, or have been suppressing "your truth", you may experience tension in your tongue and/or larynx. We can do specific stretches to help, but until you free yourself of that fear of speaking your truth, your tongue will revert back to its original tense state or simply resist the mechanical adjustments. Basically, the more free you become mentally, the more freedom you will experience as you sing. The two are not mutually exclusive. For Those Unable to Meet In-Person If you will not be attending in person, we will also be streaming this event through zoom. Upon registering, you will receive a link with a password to attend. To Register Click the Link: