The Psychology of Voice and Song
Lena Måndotter offers educational and experiential programs in the
psychological aspects of voice and singing. The courses give an opportunity
to explore the Self through vocal expression, combining various expressive
and creative techniques using voice, breath and movement. The focus is on
releasing the voice from physical and psychological inhibitions so one can
express oneself freely with presence and confidence, in song and in speech.
The courses are for anyone who is interested in connecting to and reclaiming
the authentic voice. Participants come from many different professional
fields and have all kinds of backgrounds. For participation please note
that there is no professional song- or voice-training required. A certain
knowledge of psychology can be useful since we can not work on our voices
without contacting our
emotions.
The programs are of varying lengths and include the following themes:
- an introduction to songtherapy from a Jungian perspective
- theory and practice of Voice Movement Therapy
- breath-, dance- and movement exercises to release the voice
- individual voicework and group singing
- an overview of the vocal anatomy
- the connection between soul and body
- the link between psyche and matter
- how to reclaim one's creativity and keep it flowing
- learning the skills of listening from a deeper place
- the power of ritual and the art of performance
- scientific research on vibrational healing
- metaphysical and spiritual aspects of sound
The faculty is grounded in the voice training tradition founded by pioneers like Alfred Wolfsohn, Paul Newman, Jerzy Grotowski and all those who, since ancient times, walked before them. Lena Måndotter is dedicated to continue and expand this tradition and explore the artistic, therapeutic and transpersonal dimensions of song, music and sound.
Teacher:
Lena Måndotter, Swedish singer with a diploma in Voice Movement Therapy
(Royal Society of Arts/London under the leadership of founder Paul Newham).She
has a long experience of Jungian analysis and courses and has studied with
analysts like Marion Woodman and Ingela Romare (IAAP)
and also at the CG Jung-institute in Zürich. She is a registered VMT-
practitioner and member of The International Association of Voice Movement
Therapy IAVMT (www.iavmt.org).During many years she has had her own private
practice and she has also taught at schools, organisations and companies
(The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, The Department of IT and Culture
at Malmö University,
The CG-Jung Stiftelsen Sweden, MEDIS Medborgarinstitutet Finland and many
other places).
She has also presented her voice work in Swedish and International Media
(for example Swedish National Television TV2 and Ålands Radio Culture
dep/ Finland.)Besides doing song- and voicetraining, Lena has studied for
anthropologist Jonathan Horwitz (Scandinavian Center for Shamanic Studies),
dance-teacher Gabrielle Roth (the Five Rhythms, New York) and zenteacher
Roshi Philip Kapleau (Author of The Three Pillars of Zen).She has also made
many journeys to Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal, Burma, India, Mexico, Guatemala for
research in the world of song and myth and these experiences she has published
in travelbooks. For more information about books and cds; se other pages
on this website.
Please note that Lena Måndotter is working internationally and therefore
a course/program can be arranged in your area.For information about Individual
voice- and songsessions contact
info (at)lenamandotter.com
RECOMMENDED READING:
Paul Newham "The Singing Cure" (Shambala)
Paul Newham "Therapeutic Voicework" (Jessica Kingsley Publ.)
Marion Woodman - ALL her books (mwoodmanfoundation.org)
You can download this course-description
in Swedish here!
Saturday 15 November 2008, Song of the Soul, one-day-course
Organizer: Sensus/Kvinnor i Svenska Kyrkan Lund (fully booked!)
Sunday 16 November 2008, Song of the Soul, one-day-course
Organizer: Sensus/Kvinnor i Svenska Kyrkan Lund (fully booked!)
Sunday 15 February 2009, Song of the Soul, one-day-course
Organizer. Sensus/Kvinnor i Svenska Kyrkan Lund (early booking is
recommended, contact Sensus; see pdf-folder on this
page)
Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March 2009, two-day-course
Organizer. Sensus/Kvinnor i Svenska Kyrkan Lund (early booking is
recommended, contact Sensus; see pdf-folder on this
page)
Further questions; please mail us at info(at)lenamandotter.com
Or call +46 40 79919 (international) 040 79919 (within Sweden)
New dates for song-courses in 2009 will soon be posted here