As human beings we are vocal beings. Through the evolution process we’ve gained a very powerful organic instrument to express ourselves. Voice starts in one individual but it connects you with the environment, floats further than your body. It is a basic tool to communicate with other human and non-human individuals.

During pandemic time, singing became a forbidden activity which can cause harm. It acquired new connotations and meanings. Singing has become an endangered species of human expression, “What is not profitable to survive, it will be ruthlessly exterminated at the end of evolution”, says the musicologist Eckart Altenmüller. From this perspective the variety and complexity of vocal expression we offer at this point of our evolution, proofs that we needed it for survival and further development. Except speaking, singing and other vocal forms are integral part of all the cultures we know. The beginnings of human vocal expression are closely related to the ability of spontaneous imitate the sounds of its environment — birds chirping, stones cracking, all sorts of animal sounds, rustling leaves, shimmering rain — these and other rich sources of rhythms and melodies, occurring in nature, were stimulating and inspiring for human beings to develop their musical skills.

And those origins of musicality each of us carry more or less deep, within the whole, individual being. However, in the process of socialisation, our voices often lose most of their original power and potential. Living in cramped urban environment far from the natural open spaces significantly affects the quality of our vocal expression. At the same time, we are immersed in a culture that sends us a pretty brutal message about the exclusivity of the act of singing – you should have talent, special conditions or proper education to do it. This limits the opportunities and deprives situations that ensure free exploration of this unique, organic instrument while implying the vocal impotence of the individual.

Because of the above, often happen that in daily life we’re using only a small amount of the true potential of our voice and mostly – for talking. However there is so much more to explore, to dig out, to experience and embody. And here I am entering the spot of my biggest interest – when the true fire comes into my heart. In this specific part of human vocality where I can find the essence, the bond, the old, raw energy which has build human communities for generations.

I believe a conscious voice practice brings a deep transformation and healing. It can facilitate the entrance into a very special state of self-trust and therefore – openness for the true connection with the world and other beings.