The OM Festival

"*Freeing Voice workshop is contingent if we can have the sound ceremony and workshop on same day. If different days, then Tuvan Throat Signing

Freeing the Voice:

All expressive and healing arts utilize the voice in some manner. To find our voice through song and prayer is a heroic journey and healing act for the entire world, as it takes courage and vulnerability. It is said that singing predates human language or we could say singing is the first language. All of us have a unique voice and a way to share and express it that can be transformative for ourselves and others. People often feel they lack the ability to sing because they compare themselves to pop musicians but what makes the voice transcend entertainment and create healing is connecting to our raw, unique, and authentic vibration. In this workshop we will guide participants on how to use the medicine of their voice through singing, chanting, mantra, icaros, toning, overtone vocalizations, and other vocal techniques, with and without instrumental accompaniment.

Throat Singing Offering:

This two-hour class on Tuvan throat singing will be an opportunity to learn five different styles of overtone singing that first originated in Central Asia. Several styles can be learned quite quickly while others are more complex and require deeper study. This class is great for singers of all levels from absolute beginners to professionals.

Tuvan overtone singing is an entirely unique category in its technique regardless of one’s singing experience. This will be an experiential based class where participants will be guided through different exercises and vocal expressions in generating the five styles of singing listed below. Everyone who attends this class will experience a powerful and deep activation of their voice, natural vibratory resonance, capacity for creativity, healing, and self-expression."