This Weekend
Vocal Yoga Workshop for Kirtan Singing
at Bhakti Yoga Shala
This Sunday, Jan 29, 2012
1:45-3:45 pm
Bhakti Yoga Shala
Click on: www.bhatiyogashala.com (Govindas and Radhas' Studio)
207 Arizona Ave. (at 2nd St.) Santa Monica, CA 90401
This is a pay by donation class $20.00 suggested
bring water and yoga mat and a pillow
Most
yogis, without a little instruction, will not use their voice correctly
and vocally fatigue during long kirtans. Learn to transition
effortlessly from speech into toning and singing and realize the truth,
that everyone can sing. After a Vocal Yoga workshop, the voice will
never get in the way of a blissful Bhakti yoga experience again. Come be a part of the Bhakti Yoga movement in Santa Monica. Govindas and Radhas' studio is the hub for all thing kirtan in LA. The energy is fabulous and the environment blissful. Come chant with us.
Check the Programs and Classes Page for more classes.
Welcome to my site!
I have been a professional singer for thirty years (that is my band in the photo in the upper left corner) and a yoga practitioner for most of my life. When I completed my university studies in voice and began teaching, I realized that the process of transforming the voice is a yoga unto itself. The literal translation of yoga is union; therefore, vocal yoga means vocal union. The state of vocal union is a state that we all universally desire. I believe that everyone can have a beautiful, resonant voice and I have made it my personal quest to assist all in finding the voice that reflects his or her true nature. One of the greatest benefits of voice work is that it requires us to engage our breath with our central nervous system, instilling in us a greater awareness of our breathing potential. I strongly recommend that you read my article "Why We Don't Breathe" before leaving my site and hopefully it will inspire you to BREATHE deeply more often.
To assist you in your vocal quest, I teach a variety of workshops and classes to accommodate every type of student and budget. I am also available for private instruction in my Westside studio. I teach all levels and all ages. For those who are not in this area, I am excited to say that I now offer Skype lessons.
Click on Programs and Courses in the menu on the left for more information on lessons for speech, singing and Vocal Yoga.
Check out the May issue of Whole Life Times Magazine. There is an interesting article on Nada Yoga featuring me!!! Click here for their site: www.wholelifetimes.com
I have put all my work into a book titled, Vocal Yoga, the Joy of Breathing, Singing and Sounding. This is a combination of 30 years of my voice experience with techniques from Yoga, Chi Gong, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, The Bel Canto School of Singing, Roy Hart Extended Voice Work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Sanskrit chanting, voice science and jazz improvisation. Many of the secrets voice teachers know but don't share are in this book.
I also have a CD of 44 Vocal Yoga Singing Exercises available to enable you to practice daily and reach your vocal potential.
Click on Products in the menu on the left for more information.I love to answer questions, so feel free to ask me a question and I will answer it on my blog page. Heather Lyle
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voice@vocalyoga.com / 310 200-0506
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“How wonderful is the human voice! It is indeed the organ of the soul. The intellect of man is enthroned visibly on his forehead and in his eye, and the heart of man is written on his countenance, but the soul, the soul reveals itself in the voice only.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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