Speech and Voice for adults
Welcome home to a safe and luxurious space for healing your voice, your speaking, your sound, your unique self expression.
This stuff matters.
Speaking can be icky and sticky. We get it. You are not alone - there is so much collective trauma around being seen and heard, especially amongst people from marginalised groups.
You want to feel flowing and alive when you speak, rooted in the earth of your body, connected to the purpose of speaking and connected to others around you. You want words to come to you effortlessly, be truly heard, and create great ripples of impact.
But if you’re honest, often the reality is quite different. You may feel frozen. Or whizzy and spinning. Or like you can pull it out of the bag when you have to, but in order to do it you have to habitually disconnect from your body and from other people. Maybe you mask yourself, and say what you think everyone else wants and needs to hear, or stay quiet for an easy life. You rack your brains trying to figure out why some days it flows and some days it well…flops. Or sticks. Or is completely draining. Or just feels meh.
We believe that no-one should be held back by troubles with speaking and expressing themselves. Sadly they are, especially those whose voices - we’d argue - the world most needs to hear. We are on a mission to change that. We invite you to join us, starting with one voice. That’s yours.
THE SERVICE
Vital Expression™
Embodied speech therapy, expression coaching and voicework
The 'VITAL EXPRESSION' programmes, are transformational offerings for individuals and groups developed by Holly Maya. They are for people who want more health, pleasure, success and confidence in their speech, voice and self expression, and in their lives in general. She uses a body-centred, trauma sensitive approach, weaving practices from narrative therapy, integrative somatic psychology, speech and voice therapy, therapeutic arts and voicework.
This is more than public speaking training or traditional voice coaching, this is transformational life coaching through the voice.
Your speaking voice is as unique as your fingerprints and is your healing compass; it speaks the language of your body and reflects your overall wellbeing. Tending to it, and listening to its wisdom, is a route in to discovering more vitality, flow and freedom in your body and life as a whole.
We believe in ‘preserving spirit over form’ (thanks Gordon Neufeld). We work with the spirit of embodied healthful expression first and foremost. And then within that we can craft form if and when it feels good – vocal technique, speech production work, accent softening, whatever you want to play with. Or simply bathe in the spirit of vital expression and witness the magic unfold.
And here’s the bonus consequence – when you find the speaking voice that works for you and your body, it really WORKS for you! It opens a channel to receive more of what you desire – more money, more healthy intimacy, more fulfilment, more impact, more empowering relationships…you name it, you have the confidence to show up, call it in, and enjoy it.
PACKAGES & PRICING
Who it’s for
People who feel inhibited in their self-expression especially through the spoken voice (or their principle expression if it is not the voice). They want to find new vitality, enjoyment and power in their expression in the world.
People who use their voice for impact in their field of work or activism. They want to align their voice and speech with their purpose in a way that serves both their vision and their bodies.
People with chronic health conditions who want to explore the role of voice and expression in their healing journey towards more vitality.
People with developmental trauma affecting communication (ie most of us!).
People with neurodevelopmental conditions affecting speech such as stammering, ADHD who want to be supported in a way that works wisely with the body and the effects of developmental trauma.
People who have medically unexplained symptoms affecting speech and voice.
How to book
Fill in our contact form here and Holly Maya will be in touch to get started.