Finding Our Voice And Speaking Our Truth During Big Times Workshop Recording
Download The Voice Body Connection Process PDF Here ⬇️
And here's the Barbie soundtrack if you want to listen! We danced to "Speed Drive," "What Was I Made For?," and "Dance The Night"
Want to dive deeper? Join us in class...
THE VOICE BODY CONNECTION INTENSIVE
Learn a clear process to embody and speak your truth.
What we'll cover in this intensive...
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How to offer a genuine answer to everybody's favorite question: "How are you doing??"
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Why your voice is inextricably linked to your body, and how to access that connection (we'll be looking at some anatomy & physiology, and also at the esoteric stuff too 😊)
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Recognizing your feelings in the form of sensations, thoughts, emotions, and desires
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A methodology that will give you direct access to what you want to express, so you can trust you're sharing honestly with others
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Dissolving heavy feelings about your voice including shame, grief, fear, anger, and apathy
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Communication practices to continue opening up your access to speaking your truth in everyday situations
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How to apply this work to singing, writing, and other creative practices
The Voice Body Connection Intensive is taught by Elissa Maas Weinzimmer, founder of Voice Body Connection.
I’ve been on a journey of authentic expression and embodying my truth my entire life. It was all brought to a head in 2007 when I experienced a sudden voice loss episode. I pushed my voice too far and it gave out. I wasn't embracing my true voice. I wasn't speaking my truth.
I quickly realized it was my mission to help people understand how their voice works so they can use it better and communicate with ease. I've been teaching vocal health and presence skills for twelve years. In this work, we'll draw upon theatre voice techniques, mindfulness, somatics (especially Body-Mind Centering® and yoga), non-violent communication, and trauma-informed nervous system regulation practices.
Intensive Curriculum
| Session | Date, Time, and Details |
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| ✪ INTRO |
Wednesday November 1st, 12-1:30pm Eastern time > FREE INTRO SESSION Curious to learn more about what we're going to cover in class? Attend the free intro session to get a taste of the deep, important journey we are about to take together. |
| ✪ CLASS 1 |
Wednesday November 8th, 12-1:30pm Eastern time > Why would I want to connect my voice and my body? We'll start with voice visioning exercises: how would you like your voice to be? What do you want to shed? Then, we'll turn to ancient wisdom, studying the chakra system (especially the second and fifth chakras). |
| ✪ CLASS 2 |
Wednesday November 15th, 12-1:30pm Eastern time > What is embodiment? Exploring Sensations We'll start exploring the Voice Body Connection Process through embodiment. Today will be our physiology lesson, followed by a movement and sensation practice. |
| ✪ LAB |
Friday November 17th, 12-1:30pm Eastern Time > Spotlight coaching on embodiment Share your questions and challenges around embodiment for direct feedback from Elissa |
| ✪ CLASS 3 |
Wednesday November 22nd, 12-1:30pm Eastern time > Thoughts and Emotions In today's class we'll explore how our thoughts impact our body and our voice, and vice versa. We will unite our minds and bodies by understanding our emotions and the role of the nervous system. |
| ✪ CLASS 4 |
Wednesday November 29th, 12-1:30pm Eastern Time > Desires and Presence In this class we'll ask, "What do I want to express?" From there, we will move, breathe, make sound, and practice embodied presence. |
| ✪ CLASS 5 |
Wednesday December 6th, 12-1:30pm Eastern Time > Expression and Communication What does it mean to express and how is it different from communication? We'll seek to answer this question with thought, and then language. |
| ✪ LAB |
Friday December 8th, 12-1:30pm Eastern Time > Spotlight coaching Share your questions and challenges around thoughts/sensations, emotions, desires, and presence for direct feedback from Elissa. |
| ✪ CLASS 6 |
Wednesday December 13th, 12-1:30pm Eastern Time > Applying the Voice Body Connection Process to creativity Today is the day where we put all the pieces together and authentically express our voices through the creation of art! |
| ✪ LAB |
Friday December 15th, 12-1:30pm Eastern Time > Art Share Celebration In our final lab, we will share our artistic creations and close our time together. We will leave with the medicine to move forward and make the world a better place by sharing our pure, authentic truths. |
The investment for the intensive is one payment of $499, or four monthly payments of $132.
We offer discounts for BIPOC folks, artists, and those living in countries with an economic scale that differs greatly from the United States. Please read the FAQs below for further information, and write to us at [email protected].
FAQs
- Wednesday November 1st from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (free intro class, open to all)
- Wednesday November 8th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (class)
- Wednesday November 15th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (class)
- Friday November 17th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (lab)
- Wednesday November 22nd from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (class)
- Wednesday November 29th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (class)
- Wednesday December 6th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (class)
- Friday December 8th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (lab)
- Wednesday December 13th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (final class)
- Friday December 15th from 12-1:30pm Eastern time (final lab)
During the three live online lab sessions, there is open time for Q&A and Elissa will spotlight coach a handful of participants.
If you cannot make classes live, everything will be recorded and available for you in the online course portal.
All classes will be recorded! It's ideal to attend the online sessions live if and when you can. But we know that it works best for many students to participate in class asynchronously. The course is designed to give you just as much value whether you are live in class, or watching the recording later. All class sessions will be uploaded to the course portal within 24 hours of the session, and you can also submit questions in the course portal to be answered in class.
Yes. Full tuition for the intensive is $499 (pay in full) or four monthly payments of $132.
If you are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color) please use the coupon code BIPOC to receive 30% off your tuition.
If you are an artist and need financial support to make this program accessible, we offer a 25% discount for creatives. To qualify, please email [email protected] with the following information: Your name, where you reside, and a short (1-2 paragraph) statement about your creative practice and how you believe that this course will benefit you and your artistic development.
If you live in a so-called developing country and would like to join the course, we offer economic scale discounts that bring tuition to 4 payments of $29/month. To qualify, please email [email protected] with the following information: Your name, the country in which you reside, and a short (1-2 paragraph) statement about why you'd like to take this course and how you believe it will benefit you.
Yes! We will never take the course materials away from you. Class recordings will remain available in your Voice Body Connection library, and you can always write to us if you forget your login.
Course fees are non-refundable. However, we want our students to be happy, so if you are not fully satisfied with the class, you may submit a request for withdrawal in writing to [email protected] within one (1) month of the start date. You must have fully completed all homework assignments to that date, and share why the course is not meeting your needs.
We will have captions available live in class on Zoom, as well as on the course recording page. If you would like to translate the course to your native language, please write to us. We will send you a written transcript of the course recordings so you can use an online service to have them translated.