1. Discover Your Voice: Revolutionize Your Life!TM
Workshop created and led by Geeta Novotny

2. The Woes Of Living In The Digital Age
Overwhelming digital sound sensory
Endless stream of information to process
Inauthentic communication
Crafting responses
Lack of human connection (inflections and vibe)
Losing connection with our inner voice & authenticity. We may be feeling like we are being told what to think and feel in the Information Age
Never-ending exhaustion, revitalization needed
Integration is key to keeping our communication directly connected to our emotions

3. Our voice contains the footprints of our lives.
Our voice is the most powerful expression of ourselves and our paramount tool of communication. There is not a human culture that does not sing.
Singing is intuitive.
My methodology is built on the philosophy that the voice is one of our greatest sources of therapeutic healing, by finding that authentic voice we pave the way for self-discovery.
Our voice contains the footprints of our lives.
The voice center and throat chakra is about communication, self-expression, and will. It is the conduit between the heart and the brain.
Singing provides an experiential way to connect back to our humanity, to go back to basics, to enhance what is inherently ours -to have us reconnect with our creativity, feelings, intuition, and community. To promote our self-mastery to spark transformation and renaissance. And to allow ourselves to engage in music instead of being a passive recipient.
The voice can be more than just a tool you use to communicate, but also an instrument for healing, inspiration and creativity to empower yourself and others. Your voice is a gift to give.
-Geeta Novotny

4. What This Workshop Will Cover:
The anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism
The technical and intuitive method (The felt sense- rhythm, melody, and harmony)
How to use the voice to promote health and wellness
An understanding of the digital sound spectrum and its effects on our brain
Introduction to sound therapy
The ultimate focus is on growth and precision,
not perfection
and
providing a nurturing, safe space where one can have unbridled exploration.

5. Method
Your voice is your own musical instrument built right into your body. No man-made instrument can rival the engineering of our vocal folds.
Foundation (our roots)
Breath Control (our power source)
Deep breathing, connection to core, meditative breathing (Breathe in I am, exhale…)
Resonators / Articulators / Vibration Center (creating our amplification, acoustical space, articulation, tone, pitch, vocal range, head /chest voice )
Heart (expressing our emotions through singing, performance)
Perspectives (art, science, chakras, multi-sensory understanding, felt sense)
Health Benefits

6. The Anatomy of Singing

7. The Health Benefits of Singing
The aerobic qualities of singing and deep breathing strengthen and exercise the abdominal core, heart, and lungs which oxygenates the blood, increasing circulation in the muscles and organs.
This also…
Reduces pain
Boosts immune system
Lowers blood pressure
Burns calories
Clears sinuses

8. The Health Benefits of Singing
The concentrative aspects of singing heighten physical and mental awareness which places you in the moment where anxieties are allayed.
This also…
Creates mindfulness to alleviate our fight or flight response
Releases dopamine and endorphins, the "feel good" hormones
Releases oxytocin, which alleviates anxiety and stress and promotes trust and bonding
Improves speech by building and strengthening the muscles we use to speak
Builds self-confidence

9. The Health Benefits of Singing
The musical elements of singing (rhythm, melody and harmony) can align the energy centers (the chakras) of the body.
This also…
Sparks the intelligence and creative centers of the brain
Alleviates feelings of depression and loneliness
Sends vibrational energy through the body, which has healing properties

10. What does digital sensory do to our brains?

11. Digital vs Analog Sound

12. What Is A Sound Bath?

13. Health Benefits of Sound
Sound healing has been clinically shown to be effective in treating people recovering from traumas, suffering from stress related disorders, chronic pain, and chronic illness. Our cells emit sound pulsations over the course of their metabolic processing, so the resonant / healing qualities of this pure sound recalibrate the cells that may have been imprinted with disruptive pulsations from the results of emotional traumas, stress, toxic substances, and pathogens.
Fine tunes the brain’s perception of sound
Clears out the auditory system
Balances the chakras
Balances the nervous system
Releases anxiety / offers a meditative state

14. How Sound Therapy Affects The Body
Your body is made up of 60% water…

15. Sound & The Chakras

16. Thank you for attending this workshop!
I wish you the best of luck on your journey to discovering your voice.
Remember, your voice is more than just a tool you use to communicate, but also an instrument for healing, inspiration and creativity to empower yourself and others. Your voice is a gift to give and I hope that this workshop helps you to better integrate your empowered voice into your everyday life.