Ebook: Free your voice: awaken to life through singing

Learning from the birds -- Music as medicine : why it's good to sing every day -- Permission to sing -- Our mystical instrument -- The body of the voice -- In the beginning, there was nothing but nada -- The yoga of the voice : from breath to chant -- Music à la mode -- Designing your practice.;Science is beginning to prove what ancient cultures fully embraced, your voice can become one of the most powerful agents of transformation in every facet of your life. Free Your Voice offers you the liberating insights and personal instruction of music healing legend Silvia Nakkach, whose four-decade immersion in the voice as a creative force makes her a uniquely qualified educator. With co-author Valerie Carpenter, Silvia shows how to reclaim the healing potential of your voice (regardless of training or experience) through more than 100 enjoyable exercises that are steeped in spiritual tradition and classical vocal technique and backed by the latest science. Free Your Voice invites us to "savor a banquet of our own divine sounds" as we practice breathwork, chant, and other yogic techniques for emotional release, opening to insight, and much more. Supplemented by 32 downloadable digital audio tracks offering Silvia's guidance through many of the exercises, here is a definitive resource for implementing the voice as an instrument of healing and fulfillment.