rivers and emotions converging beautifully
“What a wonderful, beautiful, nourishing day was Saturday! Thank you so, so much for leading us in toning, chanting and song. I have long wanted to learn more about toning, and this was a very good beginning. The feedback I’ve gotten from those who attended has been completely positive!” Allison Aldrich, director of Animaterra, a women’s chorus in Keene, NH, wrote me those comments after a Vibrant Voice workshop this weekend. We had a blast.
Teaching Vibrant Voice workshops reminds me of the power of my own voice to soothe, amplify, awaken, focus, and connect to my own energy. In a novel I was reading last night, the mother of the main character dies in a car accident in which she was t-boned. I had a car accident last September in which I was t-boned, but luckily I was hit on the passenger side.
This morning, I woke up rattled and out of sorts. My body’s energy was vibrating with the multitude of memories and emotions from my own accident. I began toning an ooh vowel. An [h] crept in with the breath sounding like – [hoo], like an owl. HU, pronounced [hoo] or [hue], is the sound that connects us with the Divine (see my blog on Feb. 26 about [HU]. Toning an [ooh] vowel will also bring your energy, mind and spirit into focus. I toned a simple [hoo] in the shower. Afterward, I still felt sad about my accident and lucky to be alive. I also felt calmer, centered and more focused.
This was a mini PTSD experience. The events of a book brought back my own difficult memories and emotions. Toning helped reconnect me with my alive, centered, present self. When you need centering and focus, tone an [ooh] vowel for three or more minutes and see what happens. Let me know what you find.
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