The Art of Finding Your Heartsong
Reconnect With Your Voice as a Source of Regulation, Expression, and Life
Details:
A trauma-aware, experiential training exploring sound, voice, and songwriting as pathways to emotional integration and nervous system regulation.
Facilitated by Dr. Carolina Herbert
2 × 3 hour workshops over two days (6 teaching hours), August 8-9, 2026 2pm-5pm GMT
Online via Zoom / In-person option available on request
Accredited CPD Certificate
Why This Training Matters
Many people have lost connection to their voice—not just physically, but emotionally and relationally.
For some, speaking or expressing sound feels unsafe, unfamiliar, or blocked. For others, their voice has been shaped by expectation, silence, or performance.
This can lead to:
Disconnection from emotional expression
Difficulty regulating stress and emotion
Fear or self-consciousness around being heard
Limited access to embodied presence and creativity
This training offers a safe, supportive space to reclaim your voice as a tool for regulation, expression, and self-connection—not performance.
Who This Is For
This training is for you if you:
Feel disconnected from your voice or self-expression
Support others in therapeutic, coaching, or wellbeing spaces
Want to use sound or voice in a grounded, ethical way
Are curious about nervous system–based creative practices
Want to explore expression without performance pressure
What We’ll Explore Together
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Voice as the first instrument of connection
Sound, vibration, and the body
Nervous system and vocal expression
Why we lose connection to our voice—and how we reclaim it
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Humming, sighing, and toning for nervous system support
Voice as emotional release and integration
Sound as a pathway to presence
What feels safe, vulnerable, and alive in expression
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What a “heartsong” is (beyond performance or music)
Improvisation and spontaneous sound
Voice as felt experience rather than skill
Reconnecting to authentic expression
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Song as story, metaphor, and meaning-making
Simple structures: repetition, rhythm, phrase-based song
Writing or voicing songs from lived experience
Ethical use of songwriting in wellbeing contexts
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Therapeutic sound vs music therapy
When to refer to a specialist music therapist
Consent, safety, and trauma-informed voice work
Cultural sensitivity and ethical sound practices
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Simple sound tools for client work
Supporting clients to safely explore voice
Adapting voice work for different contexts
Ethical boundaries in sound-based practices
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
Understand voice, sound, and vibration as nervous system regulatory tools
Explore therapeutic songwriting as a form of emotional expression and integration
Use your voice as a self-regulation and attunement resource
Develop simple, ethical sound-based practices for therapeutic or wellbeing contexts
Recognise scope of practice and when to refer to specialist music therapy
Reflect on cultural, ethical, and personal considerations in voice work
Your voice is not something to perfect. It is something to remember.
This training supports you in reconnecting with sound as a pathway back to presence, regulation, and expression—at your own pace, in your own way.