Think of “embodied voice” as a yoga for the voice

The word “yoga” means to “yoke” or “unite” body, mind, and spirit so the flutterings of the mind come to stillness. Simply put, you are present. The series of postures and breathing practices you move through in a yoga class work to bring you to this oneness. In the same way, you can find this state of presence through feeling your voice in everyday expression. Just as you return to a yoga class weekly to get more in tune with a state of presence, you tend to your embodied voice practice daily with awareness of what you feel happening in your mouth and emotionally when you speak. Your voice gets stronger, your articulation gets clearer, and you feel an overall warmth and richness with your voice that feels so good!

You develop your voice and speech in a way that empowers you because it includes your emotions, your breath, your Spirit—YOU. It’s all you.

What does an embodied voice practice look like? 

• You start by finding a single-pointed focus on your voice as you hum. You are connecting to a pure form of you. It’s beautiful.

• You begin to take pleasure in the feeling of vocal vibration as you hum and how you may feel light, grounded, or joyful as you hum.

• You are free from tension. You are embodied—no disconnect exists in body, mind, breath, or Spirit. You find a state of yoga through how you feel the voice.

You can read my longer blog post about embodied voice here.