A Workshop With Carmen Marlene & Joanne Fraelic

You are invited to open, free and release your speaking and singing voice.  Rediscover your capacity for authentic communication through humour, visualization, relaxation, gentle movements, deep breathing and simple vocalizations combined with the healing pure sounds of large Quartz Crystal singing bowls and sacred Tibetan singing bowls.  Reduce stress and anxiety.  Enhance physical and emotional well-being.  Become more focused and aware of musical and emotional blocks.  Musical selections include simple pop, folk, jazz and classical tunes  Open to anyone who enjoys singing.  Previous experience not necessary.  Come join the fun and bring your mat or pillow!

Carmen Marlene is an opera singer and music instructor living in Toronto, with profound music abilities and a purely angelic voice.  Joanne Fraelic is a spiritual psychic/healer who works with Reiki healing energies, crystals and minerals and guiding people with divine compassion and love.  Working with both Carmen and Joanne will be exciting, uplifting, enriching and lots of fun as you learn new skills to apply in your own life.  The true gifts in life are in the wondrous experiences and sharing with others.  Come join us in a fun and exciting day of learning to break through barriers and awaken your own inner voice.

Come to the workshop at Queenswood Centre, 2494 Arbutus Road in the Marguerite Lounge on the 2nd floor, March 21, 2009 from 9:00am to 4:30pm.  There will be 2 breaks and lunch included for $95. : There are only 26 spaces available, so reserve today - click here to contact Joanne.

Healing Sounds Workshop Outline

Come join us for a full day of joyful exploration through discovering your inner voice, presence and true sound within.  As we play, heal and learn with sacred sounds, techniques and tools to enrich your life, break through emotional blocks, and reduce stress and anxiety, we will rediscover our inner self through sacred voice and sound and become one with ourselves.

1. Introductions and overview

2. Learn the basic how-to’s of singing:

   • Proper posture allows you to take in the most breath and allows your muscles to work in the best way possible to control the airflow that produces sound.

   • Become aware of your breathing and how to control it. Breath control is central to producing a sustained, accurate sound.

   • Strong abdominal support means the best possible breath control.

   • How you open your mouth and facial cavities (resonators) affect the quality of the sound you produce.

   • How you open and relax your throat also affects the quality of the sound you produce.

3. Coordinate the above steps with the following gentle vocal exercises combined with gentle movements:

   • Yawning exercise designed to free your air output and with it, your sound.

   • Counting exercise designed to increase your control over the sound you produce.

   • Even practice of all vowel sounds helps you develop good singing enunciation.

4. Apply what you have learned singing simple, well-loved tunes.

5. Discover the therapeutic benefits of freeing your voice.

   • Reduce stress and anxiety.

   • Enhance physical and emotional well-being.

   • Become more focused and aware of emotional blocks.

6. Throughout, quartz crystal and sacred Tibetan singing bowls will enhance the learning experience as well as help reduce stress and anxiety, allowing you to relax and boldly release your unique sound.

We look forward to singing with you!
Joanne & Carmen