Freedom Through Sound

28/03/2020

We’ve been singing it!

Allison Davies says when she uploaded a cheerful ditty about wellness on her Instagram page she had no idea it would strike a chord with families worldwide.

14/03/2020

This is beautiful.

The coronavirus lockdown is not stopping Italians from singing

02/03/2020

On Saturday I did a fantastic concert, singing my own songs and I loved it.
All my life I’ve been plagued by an internal dialogue, a voice, that tells me I’ve made a fool of myself, everyone is laughing at me, I’m an embarrassment.
And I’ve spent a lot of time, listening, questioning and challenging that voice and I know it’s not mine, but still it seems to have the capacity to side swipe me.
Even after all this inner work and therapy, (and a massive amount of fantastic comments from the audience) after the concert on Sunday when I woke there it was... that unkind, untrue voice and for a few moments I was back to my base self, reeling in anxiety and self hate, but I let it go, I sat with it and I felt my true voice say, “No, this is not me, this is not mine”.
It doesn’t matter how much work we do, there will always be moments that we fall back into the base response ‘hole’, but now, thanks to all the self discovery, I have 6 ladders, a parachute, and at least 4 long ropes to help me out if that hole and my true self at the top encouraging me.

Don’t loose hope, your true self is always there, shouting encouragement. 💚

22/02/2020

I see this a great deal with my therapy work... I’m going to be getting a copy of the book 😊

In his new book, The Creative Cure, Jacob Nordby draws a line between traumatic experiences and our ability (and struggle) to express our inner creative selves as adults. Healing this connection can offer surprising growth in all areas of life—not just what we might commonly think of as “creative.” Visit https://www.jacobnordby.com/creative-self-journal-gift and download the free “creative self journaling” ebook that includes a simple process from the upcoming book!

19/02/2020

I was listening to this TED talk today and it actually made me cry.

The speaker talks of the deeply entrenched society viewpoint about what is appropriate sounds for a girl and appropriate sounds for a boy.

I’m not exactly sure of why I cried but it was around the realisation that society norms and old traditional ideas that have never been challenged, that are just passed down from parents to children, are doing a massive disservice to women and men, girls and boys. It’s well worth a listen.

Listen to this episode from TED Talks Daily on Spotify. When you think of fangirls, what comes to mind: large swaths of fandom (usually for a boyband) whose feelings culminate in tears and joyful screams? Perhaps you grimace or roll your eyes at the thought. In this fun, lively talk, playwright Yve....

16/02/2020

Week 2 of the Freedom Through Sound evening course and we are exploring our Shadow Sounds, all those things that were left unsaid, all those emotions that were trapped inside. The voice inside that was told to shut up, was told that it was unacceptable, was told that it was not worthy of acknowledgement.
We don’t use words, because sometimes words are just not enough... sometimes there are no words to describe our feelings. But they still need to be witnessed, acknowledged, heard.

09/02/2020

08/02/2020

Well, a friend just sent me this and although I'm not a regular reader of horoscopes I do find myself recognising shifts in my being during the moon cycles and for some reason I read this one and WOW! What a time to embark on my Freedom Through Sound Course! not to mention all the other 'face your fear' work I'm doing at the moment.... I love synchronicity.... read it if you like. What ever you're doing this Full Moon - I sincerely hope you are standing in your power and allowing all that does not serve you to leave your being, your heart and your life.

There are many layers to this Full Moon so I encourage you to vibe with what you feel. My interpretations are only here as fuel to inspire your own sacred connection with the energy of the Moon. The February Full Moon falls on the 8th or 9th of the month, depending on your time zone. …

05/02/2020

This year I’m challenging myself to do/deal with the things that scare me, the things I know I will regret if this was my last year to live, the things that I know are holding me back from being the most authentic, true, whole person that I can be.
What would you let go of if you knew this was the last year of your life?

19/01/2020

Tonight I've been tinkering with the programme for the upcoming Freedom Through Sound Evening course.
One of the biggest aspects of the work is the selfishness of it. It's all about YOU, no one else. We do not gather to give advice, counsel or indeed PITY each other - this is a judgement and in this setting, it is not welcome.
One of the most joyful parts of this practice is knowing that you are not responsible for anyone but yourself, it may feel confronting at first but it's actually incredibly liberating.
It's so easy to transfer attention away from yourself for another who you judge to be 'in need' - but that is just a stalling tactic and one that our egos love to encourage! If you can perceive others to be in a worse place/state than you then it can stroke your ego and help to mask your own truth and conditioning.

So judgments, no matter how well meaning, are left at the door with your shoes.....