🎤 All Gender Vocal Practices: Healthy Voices for Every Body
Welcome to All Gender Vocal Practices
All Gender Vocal Practices is a community-based program designed to support voice wellness and expression for people of all genders, backgrounds, and life experiences. Whether you're exploring your voice for the first time, recovering from vocal strain, or affirming your identity through sound, this program offers a safe, inclusive space to grow.
💛 Our Philosophy
We believe that every voice deserves to be heard—and that vocal health is a vital part of whole-person wellness.
💚 Trauma-Mitigation Facilitation
Our facilitators are trained in trauma-mitigation practices and prioritize emotional safety, including:
- Consent-based participation
- Sensory-friendly environments
- Grounding and regulation techniques
💙 Inclusive & Adaptive Design
We welcome participants of all abilities and identities. Our spaces and materials are designed to be:
- Neurodivergent-friendly
- Mobility-accessible
- Gender-inclusive and affirming
🧘 Vocal Yoga and Sound Play
Vocal Yoga is a playful, body-based approach to voice care. Participants engage in gentle warm-ups, mantra work, and sound exercises designed to release tension and build vocal strength. We explore:
- “Ha-hah” tone release
- Resonance mapping
- AH consonant drills
- Loosening exercises (“get a loogie up”)
- Pinched mantra practice
These activities are accessible to all bodies and adaptable to individual needs. Whether you're preparing for public speaking, singing, or everyday conversation, Vocal Yoga helps you feel grounded and expressive.
🌀 Program Features
🌱 A Voice That Reflects You
Your voice is more than sound—it's a reflection of your presence, your story, and your intention. Our sessions help participants explore vocal techniques that support clarity, resonance, and confidence. We use the Hans Kai Whole Person Wellness model to guide our approach, recognizing that a healthy voice is rooted in hydration, breath, posture, and emotional wellbeing.
Each session, we explore a new theme through short videos, group exercises, and creative expression. Topics include:
- Posture & Breath
- Target Pitch
- Resonance
- Inflection & Articulation
- Cadence
- Vocal Hydration & Recovery
- Apps for Voice Practice
- Word and Poetry Practice
📚 Word Practice and Poetic Expression
Each session includes word practice using rhythmically structured phrases to support articulation and flow. We also explore poetry as a tool for vocal exploration and emotional connection. Participants are invited to read aloud, listen to recordings, and reflect on the meaning and sound of language.
Poems are selected from inclusive online archives and include audio links for practice. We spotlight voices from diverse traditions and encourage participants to bring their own favorites to share.
🌈 Affirming Voices Across the Spectrum
All Gender Vocal Practices centers trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse participants. We recognize that voice can be a source of dysphoria, joy, transformation, and healing. Our facilitators are trained in gender-affirming voice care and trauma-informed practice.
We offer:
- Safe space for exploration without judgment
- Techniques for voice feminization, masculinization, and neutralization
- Peer support and shared learning
- Resources for voice therapy and transition-related care
🧩 Program Objectives: Expression, Empowerment, and Connection
- Inclusive language and intake forms that honor each participant’s identity and goals
- Creative practice through poetry, storytelling, and sound play
- Voice care education including hydration, rest, and recovery strategies
- Peer support circles for sharing progress and challenges
- Access to tools like apps, audio libraries, and printable guides
- Opportunities to perform or record in safe, affirming environments
💬 Ready to Join or Learn More?
All Gender Vocal Practices welcomes you—whoever you are, wherever you are on your vocal journey.
👉 Register today or invite a friend to participate.
📬 Receive your welcome kit and begin your journey with us.
🌐 Contact us to learn more and get involved.
Your voice matters. Let it be heard, held, and celebrated.