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the art of listening
[in person workshops]
From deep within to far outward, listening gives us access to vibrational awareness. From this place, one’s unique sound can be expressed and heard. I offer a workshop around the use of the voice as a revelatory and liberating music instrument. Grounded in ancestral spiritual embodiment practices, we’ll explore ways to align with one’s truthful tone, and apply our findings to the micro <> macro laboratory of harmonic singing. Drawing from breath, physics, presence and deep listening, we’ll approach the concepts of alignment and relation, as they apply to cellular, social and cosmic principles. Vocal improvisation will be a tool to explore each of our unique communication pathways with playfulness. Our study will structure around the following axes:
The repertoire will put an emphasis on oral transmission from various cultures, as well as my compositions. These workshops include everyone on the path of vocal mastery. This is a study group and as such, participants and facilitators are invited to hold space for mutual learning with a common understanding of liberation for a higher purpose.
- Body & soul: self study, self awareness, self love
- The voice as a trace of one’s unique vibration & tone
- Listening: tuning, expression, connection
- The voice in relation: speaking & singing from one’s heart, weaving inside and out
- Harmony & Improvisation: culture, identity, verticality & freedom
The repertoire will put an emphasis on oral transmission from various cultures, as well as my compositions. These workshops include everyone on the path of vocal mastery. This is a study group and as such, participants and facilitators are invited to hold space for mutual learning with a common understanding of liberation for a higher purpose.
Sound Healing
[GROUP in person & online sessions]
Our voice reveals what’s inside. Our breath transforms into sound, and shapes our becoming. Singing is an ancestral practice rooted in community to relate inward & outward. Being intentional with the sonic vibrations we create, project and receive, is a base for using sound as healing. From body awareness to the edges of perception, I invite the participants to self explore and liberate their expression.
Bringing music from ancient to present oral traditions, we gather around the common knowledge that is shared through singing. Thanks to Harriet’s Apothecary, I serve as a sound healer and offer an Afrocentric circle singing workshop. Singing in a circle builds an alternative social and creative matrix where the unresolved, ever-changing flow of sound becomes a playground for experiencing self love and collective healing.
Bringing music from ancient to present oral traditions, we gather around the common knowledge that is shared through singing. Thanks to Harriet’s Apothecary, I serve as a sound healer and offer an Afrocentric circle singing workshop. Singing in a circle builds an alternative social and creative matrix where the unresolved, ever-changing flow of sound becomes a playground for experiencing self love and collective healing.
Circle Singing
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Vocal Freedom
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Relating & healing through voice & oral transmission:
The voice is an ancestral and powerful music instrument, that everybody can enjoy : every body sings, as every heart beats! I offer a workshop around the use of the voice as a vessel to connect with cyclic, oral histories / herstories of humanities and creation, in relation to the self and to societal transformations. Voice as a tool to ground in ancestral, spiritual practices as well as to explore utopian, political liberation narratives. From traditional singing to free improvisation, voice is a vessel for transmission of knowledge of the one and the multiple. I understand tradition as a culture that adjusts to the needs of the present, which is always in transformation, always integrates new stories and other perspectives. Using a repertoire of traditional songs from Afrocentric continuum and beyond, we explore multiple (infinite) possibilities of the singing voice and the body as communication instruments: vibration, syllables, words, melody, harmony, counterpoint & percussion. Basic vocal technique and physical warm up always start the sessions to give space to everyone to empower with their own instrument. This workshop is for all. |
I offer a workshop around the use of the voice as a liberating music instrument. Voice as a tool to ground in ancestral practices as well as to explore societal and futurist narratives. Drawing from deep listening and healing embodied practices, we'll use vocal technique, tone and presence as premises to approaching vocal improvisation. Invoking oral histories of circle singing and chanting, we'll ground our exploration in the body as archive. From there, sonic possibilities are infinite, among rhythms, melodies, harmonies and counterpoints inherent to our experience of self in relation to each other and to our environment. Vocal improvisation thus serves our unique and complex communication journey, in playfulness. Our study will structure around the following axes:
-Listening: the ear, essential tool to expression -Knowing the voice: body / tone / language -Communication: the voice in relation -Improvisation / culture / self / togetherness: what is freedom? |
vocal & HEALING studies background
VOCAL STUDIES
Vocal improvisation at Paris 9th, 13th & Bobigny conservatories and with Claudia Solal, Beñat Achiary & Jen Shyu
Vocal technique with Hélène Sage (Jo Estill), Audrey Chen and Judith Berkson
Karnatik singing (South Indian) with Kamini Dandapani
Prosody & Vedic cosmology of sound with Robert Kocik
Circle singing with Dominique Sylvain (Joyshanti) & Meredith Monk Ensemble.
Everywhere I traveled (many places) I made a point to learn local folk songs. Oral transmission is the foundation of my knowledge. As an eternal student, teaching and learning are part of the same cycle.
ENERGETICS & HOLISTIC HEALING
CoreMotion Program with Daria Faïn: chi kung, tai chi, kung fu, bagua, TCM, taoist & Tibetan buddhist meditation
Saraswati School of Pranic Sciences with Stefano Manfrin: chakra health, pranic healing, spiritual hygiene, universal law
Pranayama (breathwork) with Priyanka Moonbeam
Somatic Experiencing with Kimberly Ann Johnson: women's sexual trauma recovery, nervous system cycle completion
Sound healing with William Parker
Devotional singing (hindu tradition) with Stefano Manfrin
A life of comparing spiritual principles & symbolic patterns with my lived experience and crafting personal tools for vibratory cellular attunement.
Vocal improvisation at Paris 9th, 13th & Bobigny conservatories and with Claudia Solal, Beñat Achiary & Jen Shyu
Vocal technique with Hélène Sage (Jo Estill), Audrey Chen and Judith Berkson
Karnatik singing (South Indian) with Kamini Dandapani
Prosody & Vedic cosmology of sound with Robert Kocik
Circle singing with Dominique Sylvain (Joyshanti) & Meredith Monk Ensemble.
Everywhere I traveled (many places) I made a point to learn local folk songs. Oral transmission is the foundation of my knowledge. As an eternal student, teaching and learning are part of the same cycle.
ENERGETICS & HOLISTIC HEALING
CoreMotion Program with Daria Faïn: chi kung, tai chi, kung fu, bagua, TCM, taoist & Tibetan buddhist meditation
Saraswati School of Pranic Sciences with Stefano Manfrin: chakra health, pranic healing, spiritual hygiene, universal law
Pranayama (breathwork) with Priyanka Moonbeam
Somatic Experiencing with Kimberly Ann Johnson: women's sexual trauma recovery, nervous system cycle completion
Sound healing with William Parker
Devotional singing (hindu tradition) with Stefano Manfrin
A life of comparing spiritual principles & symbolic patterns with my lived experience and crafting personal tools for vibratory cellular attunement.