This really should be posted on my voice blog, but I'm in the middle of a series there and this is very off topic. And I'm not sure how all the readers of that blog would respond. I know my readers here (all 3 of you) and know that you will either be supportive, or if you think it is all crazy talk, you will still smile at me the next time I see you.
I posted this in a FB group along with a link to info on the book The Enclyclopedia of Energy Medicine.
I'm not sure exactly when or how, but I know that I am going to pursue becoming an energy healer as an expansion of my career. (I believe that the work I do with teaching tai chi and voice lessons is also healing.) I bought this book today and I had no idea there were so many options. I'm looking forward to learning more and seeing where my heart leads me.
A person asked me to share my thoughts on voice lessons as healing, and this was my response:
Not all voice lessons are healing, and I've had a few that were downright toxic. But, I believe they have the potential to be healing. I am working on making the lessons I teach healing by creating a safe, supportive, healing environment in which to learn. Learning to sing involves a lot of vulnerability, and vulnerability is part of being healthy (at least when we are not assaulted while vulnerable). Singing (good singing) is basically opening your soul for the whole world to see, touch, hear, and feel. It involves experimenting and finding what works best for your body. And that will involve making some mistakes and making some sounds that you would never want the world to hear. I give students a safe place to do that.
Music has healing properties. I believe that the music that speaks to us is music that literally resonates with our bodies and souls. I don't have all the answers yet, but I do think that the vibrations themselves are healing. This is one of the reasons I'm very interested in sound healing (using Tibetan singing bowls, tuning forks, the voice, etc.).
Anyway, I didn't want to lose these thoughts in the land of old FB posts so I put there here for now, where I can find them when I am ready to add this to that book I'm writing about teaching singing.
