I've taken classes, one-day seminars here locally from Arthur Joseph. He is like Yoda for voice... He even calls his work "Zen and the Art of Voice". He takes a mind/body/spirit approach to voice and that's right up my alley. PLUS the seminar is held at the Esalen Institute in BEAUTIFUL Big Sur, California.


Talk about relaxing in paradise...

The seminar itself takes up about 6 hours a day... so the rest of the time I can enjoy this view...


Enjoy the hot tubs along the water...



Room and board is included in the seminar price...


As well as the meals, which utilize the fresh fruits and vegetables from the organic garden...


I can't wait!!! It starts on June 27th!!!



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I have some of his materials already, a video, a book and an online course I downloaded. I've been working with his techniques and they are making a difference in my voice! http://www.vocalawareness...oducts.htm

There is this 5 tape set I want to get... I'm guessing this is what will be covered at the retreat:

Vocal Awareness Audio Workshop Highlights:

Tape One: Introduction to Vocal Awareness - Beginning the journey; the universe as vibration; Jung's "ring of fear"; exploring the vocal mechanisms; your mission and goals statement; voice as sexuality; the "trinity" principle; voice as identity; the primary goal of Vocal Awareness; more.

Tape Two; Experiencing Sound - Principles of breathing and breath controls; how to "love and let go"; discovering your natural voice; how to protect your voice; Vocal Awareness rituals; "Yawn-Sigh" sound-making; Vocal Awareness checklist; more.

Tape Three: The Vocal Awareness Workout - Breathing exercise; the tongue release; making friends with your voice; the jaw release; the "Yawn-Sigh"; how posture affects your voice; pencil technique for improving enunciation; more.

Tape Four: Putting it all together - Aspects of attention; the full Vocal Awareness checklist; paradox of transcendance; verbal persuasion; exploring your vocal persona; "Yawn-Sighs" with words; the Three Aspects; male and female vocal powers; improving your dramtic reading and public speaking; more.

Tape Five: Music and singing workout - Music and exercises for 10 songs.

What an awesome place and what great timing to help you move to the next step of your life (musically and personally).

Have a great time and let us know if he gives you any really good jedi mind tricks.

That sounds wonderful.

Slave2daGroove said:

Thanks Slave. I'll share all my notes with you.

What a cool place!
/peace Manki

4 more days!!!

VinaBlue said:

oooh!

Wow!...

I'll be driving down the coast in about 4 weeks...your photos have really excited me about it even more than I already was...

Your retreat sounds wonderful...

Byron said:

I didn't take those pics, I took them from some german guy's website: http://www.mygomera.de/ar...place.html

I did take these though:

Hwy 1


Andrew Molera State Park


The McWay Waterfall

Just thinking about Vina on her retreat.

Bet she's learning new things and will come back to teach us some Jedi mind tricks of the voice.

Slave2daGroove said:

It was GREAT. More beautiful than I could imagine... can't wait to develop the pics... The water was soooo blue and the trees and grass were soooo green. And the full moon! WOW.

Jedi mind tricks... I can't do him justice. You really have to experience him for yourself.

VinaBlue said:

Ah, yes, you had that GORGEOUS red full moon, didn't you...

Can't wait to see the photos...

Thanks for the enriching photo's and comments Vina .Sounds like a beautiful way of learning