SACRED SOUND : CHANT 101

We welcome Julie Preston, yoga teacher and director of TruYou Wellness in Belfast to continue our Deepening Your Practice series of workshops in collaboration with the Yoga Fellowship of Northern Ireland. For more about the complete series, read here. 

Join us for an  introduction to the ancient practice of mantra and voice as tools for healing, grounding and inner connection. 

Open to everyone, this three hour workshop offers a nourishing space to explore the power of sacred sounds, chanting and vocal toning  - no previous experience or singing ability is needed. 

Mantras are ancient sound vibrations that help free you from the endless chatter in your mind, drawing you inwards to connect to your heart.  Chanting and toning offer wonderfully accessible ways to access the many benefits of meditation without having to sit still or be quiet. 

Through simple chants and accessible voice work you’ll learn how to:  

• Unlock both the calming and energizing effects of mantras
• Use your voice as a tool for authentic expression, emotional release and clarity
• Soothe your nervous system and alleviate stress using your own voice as a sound healing instrument
• Cultivate greater presence, peace and resilience in every day life
• Feel more connected – to yourself, your body, your voice and your breath  

This will be a nourishing afternoon to enjoy time out for yourself to breathe, soften and reconnect with your inner voice, beyond all the endless to-do-lists and busyness of life.  

The workshop will be a mix of discussion, learning and practicing together.  Included will be gently body work to awaken your energy and free up your body for singing ; fun vocal warm up techniques to help you look after your voice ; sounded soothing breath work ; vocal toning ; mantra chanting and singing together with space throughout our time for learning, feedback, questions, and breaks.  You’ll be introduced to the philosophies of Nada Yoga & Bhakti Yoga as paths to remembering who you are through sound and voice 

Join Julie and experience how just even a few minutes of vocal toning and chanting can shift your energy and stress for the whole day.

BOOKING

Purchase a Deepening Practice Series pass via our booking page - each workshop is  £40 or £30 for Yoga Fellowship members (see here for details of this collaboration and how to join the Fellowship). Remember to register onto Nicole's workshop via the calendar or once you've logged into the student portal on booking. 

ABOUT JULIE

Julie has been practicing yoga for more than 30 years, and teaching it in its many paths and forms since 2007.  As a child, she was classically trained in music and has a BMus Honours Degree, and grew up learning 4 instruments, and singing in several choirs.  In 2006 she was introduced to mantras and chanting on her yoga journey, and it was like a spark was lit within her – merging her love of yoga and music together.  

Julie has been a chant and kirtan leader since 2011. She also teaches beginners harmonium, holistic voicework and support in developing daily personal mantra practices. She is consistently blown away to witness the incredible power mantras and vocal toning have had for both herself, and all the groups and individuals she’s worked with.  Mantra chanting and vocal meditation are daily practices for Julie and she is passionate to share their many benefits with you