VOCAL FREEDOM & HOLDING SPACE WITH SACRED SOUND

2-Day Immersion with Daisy Bowman

OVERVIEW

A comprehensive training in sacred sound for yoga teachers and experienced practitioners. 

Day 1 focuses on personal vocal freedom and what really causes us to feel blocked or “hold back” according to the understanding of the subtle body as well as practices to uncover and free the true voice 

Day 2 teaches practical skills for singing in kirtan and holding space with sound. 

DAY 1: VOCAL FREEDOM – Finding Your True Voice

Accessible to all – personal practice focus

Morning Session – Voice of the Cosmos – Sound, Voice & Creative Principle –  (10:30-12:30)

• Opening circle & grounding
• The subtle body & sound as formative principle
• Embodied practice: awakening voice through prāṇa-vāyus

Afternoon Session 1 – Vocal detox Workshop & Finding Freedom (14:00-15:15)

• Understanding & releasing vocal blockages
• Practical techniques: jaw, throat, belly release
• Vocal exploration & play (finding your natural voice)

Afternoon Session 2 – Your Voice as an Offering (15:15-17:00)

• Voice as devotion: singing with emotion & intention
• The difference between performance and offering
• Sharing circle

EVENING: 18:30 – 20:00 Kirtan

DAY 2: HOLDING SPACE WITH SOUND – Singing in Kirtan

Teaching skills focus

Morning Session – Holding space with sound fundamentals  (10:30-12:30)

• Opening & review of yesterdays topics
• Harmonium fundamentals 
• Playing drone, basic chords, supporting group chant with cues
• Review of prāṇa-vāyus in context of Teaching space
• Invocation & opening sequence practice

Afternoon Session 1 – Kirtan Fundamentals (14:00-15:30)

• How to structure a kirtan (opening → building → peak → integration → closing)
• Working with group energy during kirtan
• Small group practice: leading mini-kirtans with feedback

Afternoon Session 2 – Dynamics of kirtan leadership  (15:30-17:00)

• Teaching chants with emotional context
• Holding space for others’ experience
• Final integration: participants practice leading
• Closing circle & reflections

KEY TOPICS COVERED

 ✓ Subtle body & how sound works through the energy body
✓ Accessing your authentic voice & releasing blockages
✓ Voice as expression of devotion
✓ Singing with emotion and intention
✓ Working with energy during kirtan
✓ How to structure and build a kirtan
✓ Harmonium basics for yoga teachers
✓ Holding space & invocation practices

Note: this 2 day workshop is held together with the students of the Yoga Teacher Training. Spots are limited!

Book your spot: https://theyogahome.yogibit.nl/web/nl/events/4618