Vocal Sound Healing with Silvia Nakkach

SCHEDULE:

• Online: Saturday and Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2025 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm daily (Pacific time)

• In Person in Emeryville, CA: Saturday and Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2025 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm daily (Pacific time)

CURRICULUM:

Join us in this transformative journey of voice exploration and sound healing. This continuing class is open to both new and returning students. You will learn to work with the crystal bowls and your chosen instrument, while developing the freedom and potential of your voice.

As you learn more techniques and vocal practices, you will cultivate skills to foster more confidence and reduce self-doubt. This comprehensive training, led by the esteemed Grammy-nominated musician and master teacher Silvia Nakkach, delves into the multifaceted realm of voice exploration that extends beyond singing to involve deep listening, emotional depth, and the spiritual essence of the yoga of sound.

There’s nothing more empowering when all members of a circle play the crystal bowls, resonance instruments, drones, and use their voice as a natural impulse to translate into music, rhythm, and mindful movement the emotion of being alive. The possibilities are endless!

Don’t miss this opportunity to cultivate your voice and your facilitator’s skills!

IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL LEARN:

Vocal Techniques Mastery:

• Learn a diverse vocabulary of vocal techniques, ancient syllables, and explore pitch, range, posture, and expression through precise muscular alignments.

• Develop fluid gestures of the spine and hands to enhance sound movement and neuro-coherence.

• How the voice becomes resonant musical instrument.

  
  

Deep Listening Practices:

• Engage in sonic meditations to align the mindset and context of vocal expression.

• Cultivate focus, relaxation, and explore a repertoire of music, devotional chants, medicine melodies, and Icaros (plant medicine songs) to unleash shamanic intuition, space, and joy.

  
  

Overcoming Singing Challenges:

• Surmount singing challenges by establishing a consistent and enjoyable practice that fosters curiosity, creative exploration, and acts as a conduit to connect with the divine essence within oneself and others.

  
  

Crystal Bowl Playing Techniques:

• Learn crystal bowl playing tips and techniques to create melodic tones to accompany your voice in the flow of the harmonic resonance.

  
  

Voice as Colorful Sound:

• Explore the voice as movement and as a bouncing space for wordless communication of subtle feelings expressed as the language of the heart.

  
  

Melodic Artistry:

• Discover the art of crafting melodies and delve into the enchanting world of microtones through authentic Art of Indian raga singing.

  
  

Register now to unlock the singing potential within you and those who you wish to serve!

TUITION:

• Online: $414 | In Person: $568

• Or, sign up for the Voice & Crystal Bowls 100-Hour Certificate Training with Silvia Nakkach. and this course will be included in that tuition. This weekend course is mandatory for that program. 

FACILITATOR:

A Grammy-nominated musician and pioneer in sound transformation and shamanic music, Silvia Nakkach is an award-winning composer, author, recording artist, and former music psychotherapist. While on the faculty at CIIS, she created the first Certificate on Sound and Voice in the Healing Arts offered by an academic institution. 

As the founding director of the international Vox Mundi School of Voice, she leads training in the Yoga of the Voice across the US, Europe, Japan, Brazil, and India. A devoted student of North Indian classical music for 35 years, she studied under the late Maestro Ali Akbar Khan and other Dhrupad masters. Silvia has released 16 albums and authored Free Your Voice (Sounds True).

QUESTIONS: 

Please contact Rebecca at rebecca@advancedinstituteofsound.com

**FOR THOSE ATTENDING ONLINE, THE ZOOM LOGIN DETAILS WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU PRIOR TO THE EVENT.**