Sensing Qi - The Five Sounds

Tuesdays,  January 5 - February 2
11 AM –12 PM EST | $80 | Online
(Free to those with a SWL Monthly Membership - Use MEMBER only links sent via email)

Open to all levels of experience

Exploring the voice, vibration, and qi through the Five Elements

Our voices are among our earliest forms of expression, and yet how many of us learned at a very young age to control them?

We were taught, sometimes repeatedly, when to speak, when to be silent, and which expressions of emotion were acceptable. As kids, many of us learned to hold back our laughter, tears, anger, excitement, and sometimes even the simple pleasure of making noise.

I remember struggling with my voice in middle school when we had to sing in front of the choir director to be placed in our vocal groups. And then, yikes, there was debate class in high school, my radio days after college, and movement trainings and certifications that included sections on using the voice. All of these experiences uncovered just how much discomfort I had developed around using my voice, and how much that holding back had contributed to a sense of stagnation.

But sound offers us a way to expand and encourage movement where qi has become stagnant. Through vibration, we can explore resonance within the body and become curious about the relationship between our voice, movement, breath, and qi. Allowing ourselves to make sound with our voice can open up a different sense of physical and energetic space, inviting a greater connection with our own aliveness and the world around us.

In this five-week Sensing Qi exploration, we'll become familiar with the Five Taoist Sounds and their traditional relationship to the Five Elements and corresponding organ systems. Our organs are not just completing a daily function. These organs have much more dimension from an eastern perspective.

Each week, we'll explore one Element through its wisdom, associated sound, and the experience of vibration within the body. Through sound practice, meditation, and quiet observation, we'll investigate what happens when we bring our voices into our awareness of qi.

As we practice, we'll also continue our exploration of Essence and the Three Advisors, noticing what arises in the body, heart, and mind without needing to change or direct the experience.

Between sessions, you'll have opportunities to practice each sound on your own, allowing the exploration to continue beyond our time together.

This is an opportunity to listen in a different way, become familiar with the resonance of your own voice, and perhaps discover a little more freedom in how you express yourself and occupy your own lifespace.

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