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I’m a singer. And during a stressful time where I had to perform, I pushed myself. I realize now that I was afraid to show vulnerability and therefore I shut my voice down.
I went to go see multiple doctors. They told me there was acute swelling but other than that, nothing was wrong with my voice. So then I tried going to a speech pathologist, but it wasn’t enough to just have ten sessions.
I signed up for Release Your Voice because I saw that Elissa’s business name was “Voice Body Connection” and I knew the issue had to do with my body. Plus I heard Elissa talking about things that were so important to me, like speaking my truth and being in alignment. I've found the class so helpful, especially as we started working on making easy sounds and aligning our body. Before I hadn’t understood why it was so important to have good alignment. But Elissa explained how the voice will compensate if there’s not good alignment. Now I’m more mindful about being aligned and in my body… I notice it all the time and I know how to adjust.
When I do all the exercises I’ve learned, my voice is perfect for the rest of the day. I have good stamina and good volume, and I feel really integrated and powerful. Release Your Voice has helped me understand so many new things I didn’t know about my voice. This class is a resource I know I can always come back to.
I was super impressed with every single word that was shared. The entire program and organization are incredible. This is much more than just a public speaking class, what is taught is important knowledge everyone can benefit from. I've used what I have learned in my artist talks and received so much positive feedback. 100% due to the program!
The moment before exercise will stick with me forever — breathing out, smiling, making eye contact... In any situation, if you start grounded, it sets up everything. This is just the tip of the iceberg for me. Still a long way to go.
Over the past few years, I noticed my voice had been feeling pretty drained. Every time I sang my voice felt tight and tired. It was definitely frustrating, but I didn’t do anything about it because I didn’t feel I needed to.
Then I got laid off of my job and the severance package paid for me to take a job search class. In that class we would write, memorize, and present three-minute positioning statements. Every time I got up to speak, I felt like I was freezing up in my throat. It was like a car engine seizing. I found myself thinking: “Wow I’m not going to be able to get through this.”
I signed up for the Release Your Voice course and dove right in. With the support of what I was learning, I started being able to say the positioning statement all the way through without hurting my voice. I was also able to control my breathing and be loud enough.
I now feel that I have all the tools to protect and project my voice easily. And the story has an awesome ending: I got a job - a really good job! - and I feel that that was in large part because I took Release Your Voice. I don’t think I would have had the confidence to really put myself forward or start singing again without the support I got from Elissa and the other students. Help like this really does make a difference.
Before taking this course I was struggling with recording teachings without a live audience. Now I can do so with more ease and a greater understanding of presence. It helped me get started and I look forward to what the future holds. Thank you!
FAQS
Release Your Voice is a masters-style training program to help you truly crack the muscle tension that is keeping your voice stuck.
If you're ready to develop a comprehensive understanding of your vocal instrument and an awareness of where you hold your tension, this class is for you. By the end of the course, you’ll have a huge repertoire of exercises and techniques to help you reduce muscle tension and speak and sing with more ease.
For more information, including the class by class curriculum, please consult the course page.
Authentic Voice Academy is a public speaking and personal speaking class where you'll learn how to change your habits so you can speak with confidence in your work and your life.
By the time you are finished working through the course, you'll have at least one video you feel proud of (if not 20!!), and an understanding of how to make more content featuring you that you love.
For more information, including the class by class curriculum, please consult the course page.
Release Your Voice is a physiological, tension-release focused class. It guides you through an approach to releasing muscle tension issues that can be causing vocal fatigue. If you are struggling with your voice physically, this is the class that we most highly recommend you take. If you find, after working through Release Your Voice, that you are also having trouble with confidence, presentation skills, and/or speaking in front of other people, we recommend taking the Authentic Voice Academy course.
Authentic Voice Academy is a neuro-based public speaking (and singing) training class. In many ways, the course picks up where Release Your Voice leaves off, helping you further tap into your nervous system so that you can speak and sing in front of others with more ease.
Many people go straight into Authentic Voice Academy because they don’t have vocal tension or fatigue issues. However for anyone who qualifies for Release Your Voice, we highly recommend continuing on to Authentic Voice Academy. And the official Voice Body Connection opinion is that everyone can benefit from both courses, so we recommend enrolling in both!
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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 these programs 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 these courses will benefit you and your artistic development.
If you live in a so-called developing country and would like to join the courses, we offer economic scale discounts that bring tuition to 6 payments of $48/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 these courses and how you believe they will benefit you.
In order to work with Elissa one on one, you need to be enrolled in one of her courses or programs. After purchasing either or both of these courses, you’ll be given the option to buy additional Office Hours. If you have questions about these Office Hours or working with Elissa privately, please email [email protected].
There will be a shorter version of Release Your Voice (called the Healthy Speaking and Tension Release Intensive) happening in early 2024. When you purchase this course now, you will be invited to take that Intensive for no additional cost.
We are also working on a future long-term version of Release Your Voice, and when that is available you will have access to that as well. Again, for no additional cost
For Authentic Voice Academy, the honest answer is, we don't have it scheduled yet. However, we imagine it will happen again in late 2024 or early 2025. If you are eager and standing by to take or repeat Authentic Voice Academy live, we'd love to know. Email [email protected]. When you purchase this course now, you will be invited to take that class for no additional cost.
We are also working on a future long-term version of Authentic Voice Academy, and when that is available, you will have access to that, as well. Again, for no additional cost.
Great! There are also more comprehensive FAQs on each individual course page. If you want to know more, we encourage a visit to the Release Your Voice page and the Authentic Voice Academy page. If your question isn’t answered, please email [email protected]
