Stuck Energy
We fear the anger and try to get rid of it. We even don’t want to feel it because it is “wrong and not nice”. Anger is nothing more than a stuck energy in the body and we have to put it in movement again. The process can be as simple as screaming into a …
Mozart Composing
“When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer…my ideas flow best and most abundantly. Whence and how they come, I know not; nor can I force them. Those ideas that please me I retain in memory, and am accustomed, as I have been told, to hum them to myself.” W.A. Mozart while composing…
Your Voice Simply Knows
Words are beautiful but restricted. They’re very masculine, with a compact frame. But voice is over the dark, the place where there’s nothing to hang on: it comes from a part of yourself that simply knows, expresses itself, and is. Jeff Buckley
Listen to the Sound of Your Voice
Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judgment everywhere. But when you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.Nancy Lopez
Music is a Moral Law
Plato (400 BCE ) shared this profound belief, “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just, and beautiful, of which it …
When Women Were Birds
“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.” When Women Were Birds Quotes by Terry Tempest Williams
Three stages of Grief
“In Judaism, it is taught that there are three stages of grief to be endured. First, there is weeping, for we all must weep for what we have lost. Second comes silence, for in the silence we understand solace, beauty, and comfort from something greater than ourselves. Third comes singing, for in singing we pour …
“I AM Out”… (Case Study)
CASE She is 16 years old, very big, tall girl, that came for singing lessons. When she opened her mouth to pronounce a sound, I was surprised that I could hardly listen to what she was singing… I would expect more from that body… (my mistake). I told her to open her mouth and think …
Everything Starts With a Sigh
One of the best places to start is with a loud sigh the ‘Ah’ sound. Begin by going into your body with a deep breath and allow yourself to make a simple sighing sound, ‘Ahhhhh’. Just let yourself relax and open into a genuine sigh of release. Don’t worry what it sounds like, just sigh. …