As human beings, we are vocal beings. Over the course of evolution, we have developed a powerful organic instrument for expression: the voice. Though it originates in the individual, the voice reaches beyond the boundaries of the body — it connects us with our surroundings. It is a fundamental tool for communication, both with other humans and with more-than-human life.
The origins of human vocality are deeply tied to our innate ability to spontaneously imitate the sounds of the natural world — birdsong, cracking stones, animal calls, rustling leaves, shimmering rain. These rich sources of rhythm and melody found in nature have inspired human beings for generations, encouraging the development of our musical and expressive capacities.
We each carry these ancestral roots of musicality within us, though often buried deep beneath layers of modern life. Through the process of socialization, many of us lose touch with the original strength and freedom of our voices. Living in confined, urban spaces — far from open landscapes — affects the quality and vitality of our vocal expression. Meanwhile, we are surrounded by a culture that sends a harsh message: singing is a privilege, reserved for the talented, the trained, the chosen. This belief deprives us of opportunities to freely explore our voice as a living, organic instrument, and instead cultivates a sense of vocal inadequacy.
As a result, many people use only a small fraction of their vocal potential — and mostly for speaking. But the voice offers so much more: it can be explored, uncovered, experienced, embodied. And it is in this very space — this threshold between the forgotten and the possible — that my deepest interest lies. This is where the fire is. This is the essence of human vocality that moves me most: the raw, ancient power that has shaped and sustained communities across generations.
I believe that conscious voice practice can be a deeply transformative and healing experience. It can awaken self-trust, and through that trust, an openness to genuine connection — with oneself, with others, and with the living world.
Elements of my voice practice
I work with a unique blend of educational tools and embodied experience.
My method combines elements of classical vocal warm-ups and academic music therapy with a more intuitive, wild, and flexible approach. This freer dimension of my work has emerged through years of in-depth research and exploration as a vocal performer, women’s circle facilitator, sound artist, and emotionally engaged, collective human being.
Working with people from diverse backgrounds and within a wide range of contexts has offered me the chance to observe, listen, and learn — not through theory alone, but through direct, lived experience. What I carry now is a unique, embodied form of knowledge that is constantly evolving. This is the heart of my voice work and the foundation of my method.
Come, dive with me
If you feel called to have me as your voice guide, I would be honored to support you on your path.
I offer one-on-one sessions in Berlin as well as online. From time to time, I also organize group courses and workshops.
You’re welcome to reach out via the contact form [HERE].
Photos: Stefanie Kulisch
Wandering through forest - white voice & archaic songs
A significant element of my vocal practice is “white voice” — a modern umbrella term for an archaic singing technique based on open-throat vocal production. Deeply rooted in traditional Slavic folk songs, this technique carries the cultural, historical, and ecological imprint of rural life.
Often described as a blend of singing and shouting, I personally prefer the term “raw voice” — for its radical, expressive quality and the way it pierces space with intense vibration.
“White voice” originates in rural environments, where the human voice needed to resonate across open fields, forests, or echo within crowded indoor gatherings. It was intimately linked to the rhythm of daily life — to labor, rituals, and celebrations within a given community.
To call out to a lover across a wide lake.
To signal to animals while shepherding.
To sing together during the harvest season.
To sing alone in the forest — simply out of boredom.
In all these examples, “white voice” emerges as an organic, bodily response to the need to cross space — to make contact, to release energy, to communicate.
It is a pure form of vocal energy born from the land. “White voice” is freeing, grounding, energizing. It fosters deep connection with others, builds self-trust, and strengthens vocal presence. It is also a powerful tool for releasing physical and emotional tension, while helping us better understand the deep relationship between voice and body.
Below you'll find an introduction to white voice technique made in the frames of a project "Discover Folk Music" by Anne Luft:
If you feel that you would like me to be your voice guideress, I will be honored to be a part of your life path.
I am giving 1:1 sessions in Berlin as well as online. Occasionally I am also organizing group courses & workshops.
You can reach out to me through the contact form HERE.