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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

--Ubud, Bali, Indonesia--
--Ubud, Bali, Indonesia--

OUR PROMISE

You know in your heart your mission on this earth is to help transform lives - and the Voice is one of your key ways. It is your shining heart, your guiding star - and you can't wait to share this with others. You aren't a "Singing Coach" in the traditional way, but you are here to shift lives through enabling Expression. And you want to best tools and a proven system to share that. Look no further. 

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Dreaming of adding Voice to your work OR shifting careers into something meaningful and for the soul?

We've built this training program based on more than 2 decades of combined voice teaching experience. 

IMAGINE... 

Sharing your gifts with others, awakening Voices and Expression and enlivening spirits as a career

Adding Voicework to your established practice as a sound healer, breathworker, coach, conscious facilitator, setting yourself apart and giving greater impact to your clients

Using music, expression, fun and depth in your day-to-day work, enriching your heart through each client and group

Shifting lives on a somatic and practical level by gifting the joy of Voice and empowering their soul journeys

Delving deeper into your own personal Voice practice, uncovering a deeper path to Love

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Not just any vocal facilitation course, with a soul-led approach unique to Awakened Voices Academy (AVA).




Somatic Safety & 

Re-Programming

We believe embodied expression AND better singing comes along with re-programming our nervous system, mind and body to feel safe to take up space, be emotionally expressive and embody authenticity. Our curriculum focuses on perspectives, principles, mindfulness and exercises to help your clients achieve this. 



Shamanic Transpersonal Perspectives

AVA is informed by non-materialist, non-dualist perspectives on the nature of existence - we honour the elements, ancestors, spirit guides, gods/goddesses, nature and the indigenous cultures surrounding our trainings and through our own teacher lineages. We often refer back to our eternal nature as a source of solace, unity, peace and liberation from fear. 



Play as Learning

At AVA we believe in play as one of the ultimate best teachers. While technical drills can be useful, we believe in de-stigmatising the act of singing, voicing, music-making and making it natural, fun and playful. We also believe it's one of the most effective ways to train all-rounded skills including rhythm, improvisation, creativity, letting go and more.



Technical Excellence

Finally, we aim to bring technical excellence and perspectives to bolster all the psycho-emotional-spiritual work, so that the vocal instrument can gain flexibility, refinement, control and colour as the expression expands. This includes perspectives on breath, anatomy, vocal emissions/sounds, dynamics and more.



Making Music NOW

Connected to the elements of play, at AVA we don't wish the act of music-making to be an act that is the future, that will take years of training to worthy of. It happens NOW with the tools at hand - developing confidence, resilience and setting thee ground for long-term self-motivated learning and practice

Get feedback like this ...

I took Yin Ling's voice intensive because I knew I had a fear of singing in front of anyone - I wouldn’t even do karaoke. Little did I know that this course would be healing in so many ways. I found my voice, brought love to the parts of me that didn’t feel heard or seen, and transformed something so deep inside of me. Best part? I got to heal with a community of amazing, supportive humans who created such a safe space for me to express my truth. I now have the courage to sing in front of others and it’s so liberating. I honestly would recommend the voice intensive to anyone who wants to discover a new side to themselves!

YESENIA GARCIA, US

Former Actress and Presenter

" The last weeks have been so special. After many years of believing I couldn't sing... this woman has helped me activate my inner voice!! I'm beyond grateful..."

NATALIA JULIANA, AUS

Occupational Therapist

" Before doing the course, I couldn’t dream of singing in front of anyone, not even my partner.  I’m really happy I did the course because now I feel really empowered, really safe and really inspired to sing in front of people, and I feel confident to sing in front of people now. And Yin Ling is just amazing and so supportive. "

Phillipa Gorwood, AUS

Breathwork Practitioner and Mother of 2

" With Yin Ling , I went from knowing very little about singing in one of my first group voice lessons, to discovering the power of my own voice and even writing and recording my own songs."

MARIAN DUVEN, Venezuela, https://marianduven.com/

Transformational Coach, Award-Winning Photographer


More praise...


Claudia, FRANCE

“I came into this workshop with a lot of fears... I came out transformed. I literally heard a different version of myself at the end. Its giving me tools to open to many many different opportunities in the singing world. I cannot recommend this workshop enough.”

John, UNITED STATES

“ It helped me discover different parts of my voice that I didn’t know existed… It was a 100% worth the time and money. Come discover something new about yourself, that’s really the best part of it. And to be around dope people in a great community. "

Alex, AUSTRALIA

" It was so good. Just such a fun time. I feel like I got a lot out of being here... I would say that wherever you are at on your musical journey this is going to be the perfect space for you. "

Ling, CHINA

" I feel really loved up after this workshop. It really cleared a lot of my inner negative self critic... It makes me feel like I can finally do this most vulnerable thing in my life which is to sing in public... and I'm going to keep singing all my life regardless. "

Nina, IRAN

" I was very intimidated in the beginning to come share my voice in front of everyone else… In these 2 days (...) I felt right at home and I’m really grateful that I took the step to come and challenge myself… I think they are brilliant in making people feel comfortable in the space and I highly recommend to anyone who is wanting to take that step and really explore what their voice have to offer. "

William, UNITED STATES

" I found that I really loved improv... I had so many beautiful improv moments. And whether you are beginner, intermediate or advanced they adjust to the group - so - hope to see you in the alumni! "

OUR CURRICULUM (LVL 1)CURRICULUM (LVL 2 & Advanced)

OUR CURRICULUM (LVL 1)

WHAT YOU ARE TRAINING FOR

This is a complete start-to-finish training, equipping you with the teaching tools and pedagogical understanding to create effective Vocal Activation group workshops and private sessions. At the same time, we stretch and teach you as a individual and facilitator, developing further musical skills and facilitation skills. You will also receive a Handbook with the curriculum within. At the end of the training you will receive a Certificate of Participation, and to receive a full Level 1 Certification from Awakened Voices Academy you will be required to complete and log 10 practice hours, submit 1 video of a group session and 1 video of a private session and 5 completed feedback forms from participants. 

  • AVA's FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND ETHICS OF VOICEWORK & FACILITATION
  • CREATING A FIELD OF TRUST
  • ENCOURAGING AUTHENTIC SHARING
  • TEACHING THROUGH PLAY
    • Our Signature Awakened Voices suite of Warm-Ups, Improvisational Exercises 
  • LEADING VOCAL IMPROVISATIONS
  • ANATOMY AND BREATH FOUNDATIONS 
  • BREAKTHROUGH VOCAL EXERCISES 
  • FOUNDATIONAL MUSICAL SKILLS 
  • VOCAL SOUNDS, DYNAMICS AND COLOUR
    • DIfferent Vocal Emissions, Mouth Shapes and Basic Vocal Modes
  • TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON VOCAL ISSUES 
  • MUSICAL APPRECIATION AND MUSICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
    • The World and Breadth of Music - Introduction
  • SHAMANIC AND TRANSPERSONAL PERSPECTIVES 
  • STRUCTURING YOUR CLASS/SESSION
    • How to Structure your Offering in Group and Private Settings
  • FURTHER FACILITATION SKILLS
    • Holding a Group
    • Emotional Releases
    • Resistance
    • Managing Time
    • Developing Authenticity as a Practitioner
  • BUSINESS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK
     

Individualisation & Disclaimers

We do not claim to own the field of Voicework or Voice Activation, and applaud and respect the larger field of Voice coaching and Voice work in general. Each single facilitator has their own backgrounds, trainings, styles and personalities and each facilitator is not required to use ONLY AVA's exercises, approaches or styles. You are FREE to use your own creativity and background to continue to enrich your own offerings. Please note that the Handbook and our Curriculum is proprietary intellectual property, please do not share/copy/plagiarise. If you feel you have benefitted from our work, please share about us and this training to the lives that you touch <3

CURRICULUM (LVL 2 & Advanced)


VOCAL ALCHEMY LVL 2 TRAINING (Run AVA's Signature Voice Intensives)

DEVELOPING MUSICALITY

GOING DEEPER INTO VOCAL COACHING

DEEPER FACILITATOR'S SKILLS

USING INSTRUMENTS AS ACCOMPANIMENT


VOCAL ALCHEMY LVL 3 ADVANCED TRAINING (Become a Teacher Trainer)

ADVANCED FACILITATION TRAINING

DEVELOPING AS AN ARTIST

FURTHER TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

 

FURTHER STUDY

As we continue to build out our trainings to offer in-depth immersions into music-making, facilitation and more, watch out for our advanced trainings coming up. We are creating a track in the future for facilitators to TEACH our AVA Voice Activation Facilitators Training method worldwide.