Angela Clarke: Vocal Therapy — How to Tune Your Voice and Nervous System | Episode 52

In this episode, we explore the intimate connection between your voice, nervous system, and overall well-being. Our guest, Angela Clarke, is a voice specialist, embodiment practitioner, and educator based out of Australia. Join us in our lovely conversation about the voice, movement, touch, the nervous system, and more. This episode is packed full of fun practical vocal exercises that you can use to change your brain and bodily state at anytime - to increase focus, calm, connection, etc. "We are a song in the universe," and today we will practice how to sing. You will learn about: what the voice ishow sound (and everything) is omnidirectionalAlexander techniqueBody-Mind CenteringSocial Presencing Theater voice in connection with the head and neckhow to gain freedom over your voice (and entire organism)how your nervous system state affects your voicevocal toninghummingtouch and voicebones and voicesomatic imaginationhow to re-guide your attentionconnection (with our body, ourselves, others, the environment, and planet)how to use your voice to calm down and relax, decrease anxiety, etc.how we can use voice to increase care and empathyhow to use voice and movement to alter your focus and alertnesssinging as therapybenefits of communal singinghow to change your voice (tone, prosody, speed, etc.)the value of listening and silencehow the nostrils affect your voicephysiology of technology - smartphones, computers, and your nervous systemeye movement and voicehow to move "horizontally" trauma and voiceRESOURCESPEOPLE - Arawana Hayashi - Astrid Jorgensen - Bessel van der Kolk- Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen - Frederick Matthias Alexander -  Moshé Feldenkrais - Stephen PorgesVOICE & EMBODIMENT PRACTICES - Alexander Technique - Body-Mind Centering - Feldenkrais - Pub Choir - Social Presencing Theater**CONNECT AND LEARN MORE**Angela Clarke's website: liveparticle.com.auAdventures in the Field: adventuresinthefield.com