Finding your voice

Henriette Lamprecht – We all had that moment, the urge to spontaneously break out in song. In the shower, in the car when your favourite song plays on the radio and you know every single word. Sometimes taking you along memory lane’s remembrance of a special time, place, or person. Or just to express what really fills your heart at that moment, whether happiness, loss, joy, or sadness.

Welcome to Authentic Singing which, according to the clever people, helps to stimulate auto-emotional regulation, unlocking your true inner strength and allowing you the freedom to simply enjoy life to its fullest. Who wouldn’t want that in these desperate times we’re living in, when the only sound we can muster is a whimper? With singing, even if your plan was never to be the next Beyoncé or Rihanna, it can be a powerful tool for self-healing and transformation.

Authentic Singing is defined as making sound in tune with the energy of the moment. Using your voice as a tool to connect more deeply with who you really are. It is not about the ability to sing “right” or “well”, it's about using your voice to sing the “truth of the moment”.

Authentic Singing in its very nature is a form of meditation and self-transformation. By producing natural and untethered vocal sounds, you gradually set yourself free as a human being. The voice lifts internal blockages, emotional baggage, and even physical ailments. This in turn opens up your voice, making it flow more freely than ever, working on a cellular level.

We all have a voice and we can all sing with it, states the website www.songdance.co. The only thing standing between us and our singing is a whole range of adopted limiting beliefs about what singing should and shouldn't be.

Therefore, the first step towards Authentic Singing is to allow whatever song and sound that wants to come out. Especially when the voice has become rusty and you believe you are only good at singing out of tune. It is so important to embrace your sound again, just as it is. If this rusty sound is currently your authentic sound, the moment you find peace with it, the body can relax. Then your sound is likely to open up and it becomes capable of a broader expression.

It is as simple as breathing in and just making some sound. Not seeking to sing any particular song or trying to mimic a certain way of singing. This very simple gesture always gives surprising results. It's a great opportunity to ask yourself, “How am I feeling?” The sound will tell you so much. If judgements arise, just observe them. Just keep on singing, even if the sound feels weird.

According to songdance, making sounds for your feelings helps you become more aware of these feelings, enables you to embrace them, brings restfulness, and gives you the energy that you need to rise again.

The benefits of Authentic Singing are numerous. Firstly, it is about finding your voice.

Have you been silenced in the past or as a child? Or trying to be someone else other than you, trying to fit in or adapt to protect yourself?

So, what is your voice? Are you able to speak your truth? Authentic Singing helps people to open up, blossom, find their voices, and be able to fully express themselves again. Becoming authentic, living an authentic, meaningful life.

It goes deeper and further than most singing lessons because it’s working on an emotional level.

Our voices are often limited, not because of our bodies, but because of our psyches. The body is capable of all expression, but we are limited by emotional blockages, beliefs, and conditionings.

Liberating those emotional blockages is something that takes time. Slowly embracing all the emotions one has, the voice opens of its own accord.

For thousands of years, man has known that our voices are instruments of healing, for ourselves and others. It is our ancient, sacred birth right. And on some level, we all long for this potential to be realized and reignited again.

Many of us have a deep yearning to become more. More conscious, more self-aware. In this way, Authentic Singing can be more profound and effective than therapy. Talking therapy can be very beneficial, but you are often limited to speaking. Whereas the voice and Authentic Singing involves the whole person: the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level. It travels through the cells, vibrates through the tissue, through the bones, in the organs. This makes it such a powerful agent for healing and growing as a human being. Doing this practice gradually, consistently, and continuously will make you steadfast. Steadfast in your mood and decisions, truly anchored in your core. On the Year Course Authentic Singing, you build a strong, resilient foundation where you are no longer swayed by the energies of fear or doubt. Instead, you are anchored in this deep awareness.

Authentic Singing is a joyful adventure of remembering who you truly are, to enjoy being you. Just like a child, the best way to learn is by playing! Children learn the most by simply playing and being exposed to new stimuli whilst they are playing! As adults, our world becomes so small, new experiences are rare as routine takes over and life becomes serious and full of responsibilities. Our comfort zones keep us small. We have forgotten how to play. Let the singing start and the healing begin. - www.songdance.co; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXKhVHZIpP0