55. Breathing

Breathing. It's the most basic of all the necessary functions, but if it's even a little bit out of kilter it can have a catastrophic effect on your voice... In this episode we have: Nic chatting to breathworker Hannah Kendaru (https://inspire-breathwork.org/) about why breath awareness can be key to a successful voice career  A whole guided breathing exercise to help with breath control for voiceovers Leah telling a (somehow relevant) story about the time she was caught living in slightly reduced circumstances in Australia... Get your Voiceover Career Planner here! https://thevosocial.myshopify.com/ Find out more about Jo the VO here: www.jotroy.com Find out more about... Wim Hof/cold water breathing: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ Free Diving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freediving The Body Keeps The Score By Bessel Van Der Kolk - if you buy it (in the UK) through Blackwells they send us about 14p, at no extra cost to you! Here's the link if you're feeling fancy... https://www.blackwells.co.uk?a_aid=TheVOSocial. This episode is supported by Source Elements.  Theme tune written and performed by Martin Stirrup under this Creative Commons license, with violin by Alice Gilmour.