Finding Your Voice for Enhanced Expression & Joy

Finding Your Voice for Enhanced Expression and Joy

This workshop will explore the connections between the physical body and vocal and creative expression.

You’ll learn how to let go of unnecessary bracing and tension in the body to create greater personal empowerment and expression.

The day will include a series of gentle, mindful movement exercises, guided attention, vocal explorations, and plenty of time for reflection, journaling, and discussion. We will also have a lunch break where you could walk around the property or find a place to sit in silence and practice sensing/perceiving your body.

Participants will leave with an enhanced sense of physical grounding, coordination, and integration that embodies confidence, empowerment, freedom, flexibility, and creativity.

About the Facilitators

Melinda Rothouse, PhD

Melinda Rothouse is a creativity, career, and leadership development coach and consultant, as well as an educator, facilitator, and public speaker.

She is also a singer, songwriter, and bass player with many years of training and experience as a performing musician. Her other creative pursuits include contemplative photography and writing. Melinda holds a BA in biopsychology, master’s degrees in religious studies and performance studies, and a Ph.D. in psychology with a specialization in creativity studies.

She is a longtime meditator and mindfulness practitioner teacher, and leads workshops and retreats in contemplative arts and creativity, both in the US and internationally. She is the author of the bestselling books Syncreate: A Guide to Navigating the Creative Process for Individuals, Organizations, and Communities and A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaboration in Organizations: Creating a Culture of Innovation.

Thaís Bicalho Silva, PT, GCFP

Thaís Bicalho is a pelvic floor physical therapist and a Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education teacher.

She is also a former dancer and yin yoga teacher. Her practice is divided between one on one appointments and group classes and workshops, always with a somatic/mind-body approach.

Her workshops Improve Your Pelvic Health and The Body Pattern of Anxiety were taught multiple times at the University of Texas in Austin as part of their informal classes program.

Thaís is passionate about movement especially when used as a tool to enhance creativity, promote empowerment, and unleash the potent self.