Find your True Voice. Live from it.
Relational Voice Work
We all have a voice; it’s part of being human. This is an invitation to explore and embody the sound of who you truly are - and to let go of what keeps us separate.
Upcoming Events
~ The Sound of Who You Are ~ Sat 24th Oct ~
A one-day workshop - open to all - Nr Buckfastleigh, Devon, UK
~ The Unsung Man ~ Sun 25th Oct ~
A one-day workshop for men - Nr Buckfastleigh, Devon, UK
~ The Men's Table ~ Monday eves 26th Oct to 14th Dec ~
A weekly evening group for men - Ashburton, Devon, UK
~ Singing in the Wild Retreat ~ dates TBC
A five-day immersive retreat in nature - Devon, UK
Your way in to this work
If something in you is drawn to this work, the simplest first step is a one-day workshop.
If you’re considering Singing in the Wild and haven’t yet attended a one-day workshop, the first step is a short conversation. Not to persuade you, but simply to see whether it would be a good fit.
[Book a 30-minute call]
Participants often speak of:
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Finding a voice they had kept quiet
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Letting go of self-consciousness
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Feeling more at ease in their own presence
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Speaking more directly in their lives afterwards
Not because they learned to “sing better.” But because they allowed themselves to show up more fully.
“It was a revelation to me, to experience a voice workshop where the space was so skilfully held – with such kindness, strength and sensitivity… It has been a profound and life-changing experience which will ripple out into the rest of my life for a long time to come. Many teachers talk about creating a ‘safe space’ – but few actually have the skill to achieve it.”
- Julie Darling, Harpist
~ Feel fully seen and heard ~
~ Give voice to who you are, with ease and confidence ~
~ Receive others, and be received ~
~ Relax into authentic presence ~
~ Experience greater self-acceptance ~
~ Reconnect with what feels alive within you ~
To become fully present – to bring all of yourself here and now – free from the fogginess of the mind. To show up and to become fully alive.
The result is an inner confidence and a sense of wellbeing that is born from an experience of letting go and of trusting the other to receive us at a core level.
This is an awakening – to your natural singing voice; to who you truly are; and to the experience of our shared humanity.
About this work
This is a unique way of working – based on a 30-year exploration of the singing voice as a tool for personal, mental and spiritual wellbeing. It is different from most musical settings: community choirs, chanting or singing groups.
This approach is deeply freeing, healing and therapeutic, although not therapy. It is a process that is as gentle as it is powerful, offering the opportunity to break through stuck and limiting ways of being that may have held us back in our creative, personal, social and intimate lives for too long.
We work with breath, sound, voice and song. We learn simple, evocative songs by ear and sing them to each other. As trust grows, fear and caution give way to laughter, release and joy.
Is this for you?
This work tends to draw people who sense there is more of themselves wanting to be expressed – people who are curious about authentic connection, and what it means to feel truly alive in the presence of others. Whether you sing often or haven’t sung since school, there is a place for you here.
People who have worked in this way report more confidence and more freedom to express themselves and to communicate. Many experience a renewed sense of aliveness, and an ability to connect with others in a more vulnerable, open and fulfilling way. Our expressive and emotional vocabulary increases. We discover a greater capacity for intimacy and truth in our relationships – answering a deep human need.
What makes this different
This work is about discovering what happens when you allow your natural voice to emerge in the presence of others, free of judgement, expectations or the need to perform. It is not about presenting some polished version of yourself. It is about embracing, allowing and trusting the real you to step forward.
This is a carefully held and facilitated space, with clear agreements and boundaries, where we can step into a different way of relating to one another – one where you are invited to be seen and heard exactly as you are: the craggy, unscripted bits as well as the inspired moments of brilliance, one no better than the other. In this space, we begin to experience what it’s like to trust others to receive us as we are.
As we let go of the desire to show only what we want others to see, we begin to relax into the vast ocean of what we share. To walk, dance, speak or sing from that place opens up an entirely different, creative and fulfilling way of being with each other. Relationships can grow and evolve. Soulful community is created – not as an idea, but as a lived reality.
Over time, this changes not only how you use your voice, but how you show up in your relationships, your work and your life.
Anthony Johnston has spent more than thirty years exploring the human voice as a path to personal and relational growth. He has led more than fifty residential retreats in the UK and Europe.