Finding your Authentic Voice
‍Part I

In this clip, we explore the significance of proper posture when preparing to use your voice. The way you sit directly affects your breathing, sound production, and overall energy flow. A straight, balanced spine allows for better resonance and enhances the power of your voice.

Most Important: Your spine must be aligned and upright, with relaxed shoulders, allowing the breath and sound to flow freely through your body, much like deep roots supporting a strong tree.

Breathing is the bridge to your inner energy and the source of life force (prana). In this clip, we dive into the importance of deep, conscious breathing and how it energizes your body, calms your nervous system, and centers your mind for vocal work.

Most Important: Practice filling your belly, chest, and throat with breath. This three-step breath provides the stamina and clarity needed to express your voice fully and remain grounded.

Listening is key to truly connecting with your sound. In this segment, you’ll learn how to become aware of the vibrations and tones produced by your voice. By developing a deep connection with your own sound, you begin to understand how it resonates and moves through you.

Most Important: Treat your sound with curiosity and openness. Instead of forcing the process, make friends with the tones—this will allow you to listen deeply and feel the true resonance within.

Relaxation is at the heart of all practices in this course. Without relaxation, tension builds in your body, mind, and voice. This final clip emphasizes the importance of mentally and physically letting go as you sit, listen, and breathe.

Most Important: Always remind your mind and body to relax. Only through deep relaxation can you unlock your full potential, allowing sound to flow freely and naturally. Let go of any stress or expectations and enjoy the process step by step.

In this clip, you’ll explore the powerful, primal sound of OM, which is considered the seed of all sound in many spiritual traditions.

OM connects you with the natural vibrations of the universe, aligning your voice with cosmic energies. This sound creates a deep sense of connection, grounding, and oneness with the world around you. By working with OM, you’ll learn how to open up deeper layers of resonance and feel a greater sense of presence.

Most Important: OM is the original sound, connecting you to universal vibrations. Chanting OM aligns your voice with the natural frequencies of the universe, grounding you in presence and oneness.

In this section, we’ll explore how your voice is an extension of your inner world. Whether it’s joy, grief, or tension, your voice carries it all.

This clip explains how voice serves as a mirror to your emotions and mental state, and how using it intentionally can help release stored feelings and express your true self. You’ll learn how voice transcends simple communication—it’s a direct pathway to authentic expression and personal healing.

Most Important: Your voice is more than sound; it’s a reflection of your emotions and inner self. By unlocking your voice, you unlock your deepest expression.

This clip emphasizes that true learning comes from direct experience.

It’s not just about understanding concepts, but feeling how sound resonates within your body. You’ll learn how to trust your body’s response to sound and follow it as a guide to deeper connection.

Practical experience in sound helps you become more intuitive, grounded, and in tune with your inner self. Real experience is your best teacher, and the voice becomes more powerful when grounded in physical and emotional sensation rather than if mixed up in some phantasy about what is occuring.

Most Important: Listen to and trust your body’s feedback. Voice work is an experiential practice, not just a theoretical one. Allow yourself to feel the sound rather than intellectualizing it.

This clip introduces the role of the tanpura in voice work. It’s not just a musical accompaniment, but a crucial tool that sets the tonal foundation for your voice. You’ll learn how the drone created by the tanpura helps align your voice with a natural, constant sound, allowing for better focus and resonance.

Most Important: The tanpura provides a steady drone that grounds and stabilizes your voice, allowing you to build a stronger connection to the sound you’re producing.

This clip provides a guide to using the I tanpura app.

The app allows you to experience the tanpura anywhere, making it a valuable tool for maintaining focus and resonance during your voice exercises.

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Humming is more than just sound; it’s a way to awaken your energy and open up your breath.

With each hum, you stimulate your brain, expand your lungs, and bring calm to your entire body. Just a few minutes a day can bring more oxygen, inner peace, and joy. This ancient practice connects you deeply with yourself, lighting up your mind and spirit.

Nature holds powerful lessons, and by mimicking the effortless sounds of bees and crickets, we can tap into a natural flow of energy.

Their simple vibrations teach us how to breathe deeply and fully, activating our lungs and revitalizing our body. This practice, rooted in nature, purifies us from within, increasing vitality and bringing us closer to our true, natural rhythm.

The tanpura’s gentle drone is like a guide, leading you to deeper inner harmony. When you hum with the tanpura, its tones align with your energy centers, helping you breathe more fully and resonate with precision.

This practice brings balance, opening your body’s channels and allowing you to feel the powerful vibrations that refresh and heal from within.

The beauty of this practice is in its freedom — choose the tone that resonates with you.

Start where you feel most comfortable and let the vibrations flow. Whether it’s the ground tone or another note, the key is to tune in to how it feels inside, creating a deep, harmonious connection with your body. Each sound you make has the power to awaken your inner strength and awareness.

In this introduction, we explore the beauty and depth of the "A" sound in vocal expression.

It's not just about making a sound; it's about allowing your voice to resonate fully within you, bringing out its natural clarity and richness.

When opening your voice to the "A" sound, it's about allowing the throat to fully open and letting the sound emerge naturally.

This practice encourages mindful listening and a gentle approach to voice projection. By simply opening your vocal cords and being present with the sound, you create an authentic and powerful expression.

Never forget: It's a subtle journey that connects you more deeply with your inner self. It's important to observe the process without forcing it, letting the sound develop over time, being more interested in listening than in any kind forced result.

Voice culture is about giving your voice the space and freedom it needs to resonate fully.

It's not just about the words you say but how you say them.

By being mindful of how you project your voice, you allow it to express itself clearly and authentically. This involves being aware of how different parts of your body — like the chest, throat, and belly — affect your vocal tone.

It's about patience and connection, learning to listen before reacting, and aligning your voice with your true presence.

When practicing vocal exercises, it's normal to feel some pressure or tension in the throat initially.

To ease this, take small sips of warm water to help relax the throat muscles. Start with short practice sessions, around 5 minutes, and gradually increase the duration.

It's essential to find the right balance in the pressure applied to your voice—too much can strain the vocal cords, while too little might result in a weak sound.

Focus on feeling the vibration throughout your body, and with time, your voice will resonate more deeply and naturally.

In this final clip, we focus on why the vowel sound “A” is central in voice work. The open and unforced nature of this vowel allows for full-body resonance and is deeply connected to the natural sounds of creation.

You’ll learn how singing “A” helps activate your core energy and creates a powerful connection between breath, sound, and body. The simplicity of the “A” sound makes it the ideal tool for voice work and healing practices.

Most Important: The sound “A” is a universal vowel that naturally opens the voice and body to resonance. It is a key sound for grounding and activating inner energy through the voice.