The Healing Power Of Voice
There are many things that intrigue me about the human voice. For one the chakra associated with it corresponds 
directly with the base chakra. One of my spiritual teachers told me that you can pick up if a man has sexual difficulties it can be heard in their voice. I would suspect if this were the case that sexual issues could be healed by working at improving the voice. When I come across someone with a technique, I’ll let you know. I did ask about it before and was told for males they would practice lowering the timbre as they spoke which is pretty cool to know as a technique for alternative natural healing.
The vocal cords are muscles which must be used. In older folk the quality of the voice diminishes unless they use their voice all the time like a singer or an actor. Older actors don’t get voice fade as they age.
Training in singing will improve breathing problems like asthma because it strengthens muscles used to breath. Also it will make you feel happier according to a recent study by the University of Queensland*. So there you go, singing in the shower is good for you. For a great voice training product try this.
There are various alternative healing techniques associated with the voice which I will write about later such as toning, chanting, and overtone singing. The voice is a fabulous tool for healing and for building confidence.
Recently I attended a performance by children who clearly loved to perform.
Camp of Rock (yes, idea born after the Disney movie “Camp Rock”) was held over a two week period at YMCA Camp Kaitoke. During that time the children went through intensive training in dance, various instruments, and wrote there own songs to perform at the end of the two week period. Audience members like me were blown away by how much they had to have learnt to perform like they did.
How many skills did the children learn during those two weeks? Beyond the obvious musical skills they learnt discipine yeilds results. That with the right support they can accomplish what ever they want. About half the children who attended didn’t have much musical experience they only had what they learnt at camp over the fortnight.
To take inexperienced children and somehow draw out a professional level performance takes considerable effort. Unlike a paying adult children who are afraid in front of groups or their peers won’t just do as instructed. They need coxing and lots of it.
With each fear we overcome new options open up to us. These children will have the memory of this unique experience forever and the fears they overcame now only serve as an expansion to their lives.
Blessings,
Keri Eagan
Anything Alternative
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*http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:74062
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I love singing. I used to sing in church and for weddings. Nowadays, I keep my voice in shape by singing for 30 minutes nearly every week day during my commute from the workplace back home. I use a series of singing CDs so that there is structure to my singing time. It makes me feel great!
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The Camp Rock sounds awesome. We are capable of so much if we put our minds to it and believe in ourselves. I can just imagine Darryl belting out the songs on his commute!
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The more we accept challenge the more we grow. The Camp of Rock sounds all positive for the kids. Great post.
Lynn Lane
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Camp Rock would have been a great summer camp when I was a kid, probably better than the YMCA camps I attended. Training children in any discipline is hugely beneficial to them, especially when they can see that practice and effort can yield positive results.
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Wow, Camp Rock sounds great. Often times, children seem fearless to me. I think the hard part would be making them have the discipline to commit and practice.
MissMentor
I want to go to Camp Rock. Do we have an adult version?
Looking forward to your series on the healing power of voice.
Kate
I love it when children learn stuff without realising!
Come to think of it – same with adults.
Voice is a vital component of Impact, and I think in an increasingly visual world, it’s power is underestimated.
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I am excited to hear that singing can improve asthma. My daughter has a bit of asthma, not too bad, but when she needs a nebulizer or inhaler it hurts me. She now takes private voice lessons so I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Lisa McLellan
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Well . . . can some voices have the opposite effect? I’ve heard some car singing that I swear set me back a few lifetimes.
Katie
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I had proper singing lessons and with out doubt they improved my asthma. It was difficult to begin with, and took a few months of weekly lessons, daily practice both on my own and in a choir. Brillant.
K
So true. Many times I’ve seen people waste money on self-improvement products that would have benefited hugely from vocal training and performance in terms of confidence. K
*Gasp!* WE SHOULD!! It would be fabulous…… right up there with spy camp I would say. You could take two weeks off work, have intensive training and record the whole thing. K
Children can be very demanding to work with sometimes. Insecurites surface when you least expect them. Staying away from home can be a challenge. K
Awesome Darryl! I know I feel great after I’ve been singing or chanting. K
Camp rock sound cool
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I like mantra chanting. One simple reason mantra is powerful is it has so many vowels. Phil Graves says study shows that saying something ends with a “k” sound makes one happy.
Apparently, music can also heal one even when medicine fails to do so. Sound waves are more subtler than the normal medicinal molecules.
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