YOUR BRAVE VOICE, St Pauls Bay, Malta

A weekend of empowering your Brave Voice. We all have a huge amount of courage to live in these challenging times and to keep choosing what we wish to speak up for, how we wish to express ourselves in the world. This weekend is about supporting and developing your presence and to express through your Voice, with more power and presence. We begin with an open evening, a space to explore your voice in a playful and non judgemental environment, followed by the weekend itself as a space to develop your Voice. More details below:

A space to develop your voice, and the ability to flow, to be able to speak more freely, to express, especially in areas that you are finding hard in your day to day life. Using our connection with Nature to support and empower the qualities of your voice.

How to call on the elements to support expression and regulation when communicating.

Working with techniques to develop the strength, presence, power and flow in your voice when speaking. Support in developing your singing voice.

Exploring developing more confidence in specific situations where you would like to have more freedom and strength in your sound. We will work with a variety of techniques, including movement, dance, sound and word, using the practices of somatic and trauma informed voicework developed by Yasia over the past 20 years, combined with supportive touch where acceptable for you, and deepening your connection to the Elements and how their qualities can support and empower your voice.

We will explore voice and movement and the practices of Movement Medicine, an embodiment practice based in movement and Nature based connection.

As Yasia explains, the more ground and fluidity in your body, the more power, freedom and resonance in your voice.

Expect to learn some specific tools to develop the resonance in your voice, to play with volume, flow, expression. To expand your ability to embody more of your sound and power.

Trauma Informed Voicework: has been developed by Yasia over the past 20 years. Is a way of opening and unlocking the power of your voice with the understanding that for any of us to reclaim our voices, we are making an epically brave leap, considering our combined histories in terms of voice. This approach is a non-judgmental approach to the voice and not about ‘singing in tune’ or making a ‘nice sound’ although nice sounds do occur! Its more about receiving and welcoming your true authentic voice, in an environment of unequivocal encouragement, respect and support, loosening the shame we have around our voices, bringing compassion to the fear and judgement that can often hold us back in fuller expression of Self on all levels.  https://yasia.org/voicework Yasia will be offering her first training in this work in 2026.

Movement Medicine® is a Movement practice, and  a synthesis of shamanic, therapeutic and devotional pathways. Movement Medicine® provides a contemporary map to support, deepen and enrich your dance both on the dance floor and through life. https://www.schoolofmovementmedicine.com/

We will be working with Voicework exercises and Movement Medicine®. We will explore and celebrate the Power of Sound, Song and Dance.

Some movement and voice will be accompanied by digital music, other parts of the course will be raw sound and movement, acoustic style, we will be the music makers! All of the above will be done within the context of simple movement medicine and somatic voicework techniques developed by Yasia, during 20 years of Voice Work practice that will be introduced over the weekend.

Biography: Yasia Leiserach is a dance and voice movement facilitator, with a lifelong love of dance, voice work and chant (devotional call and response chanting). This work is to empower your voice and movement, supporting the fullest expression of yourself, through voice work and dance. She leads voice movement workshops and chanting evenings, in Ireland, central Europe and Asia. She has been teaching Somatic Voice for the past 20 years, and is a Senior Movement Medicine Teacher, speciality in the area of trauma informed voicework practice and authentic movement.

This weekend can be included for pre-requisite hours for the Apprenticeship program or Voicework training with Yasia.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

SCHEDULE:

OPENING EVENING 19th MARCH FRIDAY EVE: (open to all)

This is an evening of working with the natural voice, practices to support and open your voice in a playful, non judgemental and welcoming environment. Expect simple guided exercises in voice, sounding and dance, with some guided movement to support and open the voice, plus some group singing together. No voice or singing experience needed.

YOUR BRAVE VOICE WEEKEND WORKSHOP:

Saturday 20 March 10:00-17:30

Sunday: 21 March 10:30-17:00

A space to develop your voice, and the ability to flow, to be able to speak more freely, to express, especially in areas that you are finding hard in your day to day life. Exploring developing more confidence in specific situations where you would like to have more freedom and strength in your sound. Using our connection with Nature to support and empower the qualities of your voice.

How to call on the elements to support expression and regulation when communicating.

Working with techniques to develop the strength, presence, power and flow in your voice when speaking. Support in developing your singing voice.

We will work with a variety of techniques, including movement, dance, sound and word, using the practices of somatic and trauma informed voicework developed by Yasia over the past 20 years, combined with supportive touch where acceptable for you, and deepening your connection to the Elements and how their qualities can support and empower your voice.

We will explore voice and movement and the practices of Movement Medicine, an embodiment practice based in movement and Nature based connection. As Yasia explains, the more ground and fluidity in your body, the more power, freedom and resonance in your voice.

Expect to learn some specific tools to develop the resonance in your voice, to play with volume, flow, expression. To expand your ability to embody more of your sound and power.

COST:

Friday night only: (open night to all) €25

Weekend (including Friday night): €190

Early Bird: €170 by January 1st 2027

Student rate: Friday night €15, Weekend €125

VENUE: Salini Resort, St Pauls Bay, Malta

For further info, booking, or support with accommodation, contact Audra Micallef on : [email protected]

Terms and Conditions:

Once booked the workshop fee is non refundable/ non transferable.

You are responsible for your own mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Please inform Yasia and or the organiser of any injuries that may affect your participation.

If you have had recent surgeries/ or throat injuries please ensure you are signed off by your medical practitioner for attending workshops that include voicework.