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16. Vowel Toning

The frequencies in your voice are holographic representations of your state of health and wellness. If any aspects of these are impaired or missing, it will be reflected in an altered perception and expression of yourself and the world around you. 

Connecting to your voice allows you to experience yourself and your tones while learning to expand into a greater spectrum of expression.

Equipment needed: 

  • Chair with a book/block under your feet so that your knees are at or  above your hips.

Instructions:

  1. Ideally sit so that your knees are at or above your hips or use a restorative posture.  
  2. Round out your low back so that you roll back onto your sit bones. You will be slouching a little.  Do not arch your back or stick your chest out. 
  3. Reach your arms out in front of you by resting them on your legs.
  4. Inhale gently and slowly through your nose only.
  5. During your exhale, tone one of the following vowels trying to prolong the time of your exhale as you get every last drop of air out of your lungs. You will also sense your abdominals and front lower ribs folding into your belly. 
    • “OO”
    • “OH”
    • “AH”
    • “EH”
    • “EE”
  6. Pause until you sense a mild amount of air hunger. This is the cue for you to take your next inhale. If you feel air hunger after you finish your exhale then there is no need to pause.
  7. Inhale as fully as you can without your neck engaging and reach forward with your arms. You should sense your mid back expanding. 
  8. Exhale via toning a vowel. 
  9. Practice different pitches from low to high including scales where you are starting low moving up to high and then back down to low. Notice which ranges you have difficulty with and focus more time in those ranges. If you want to practice working on a specific tone refer here. 

Perform 2-4 sets of 5 cycles, 2-3x/day and then as often as desired. *Unless otherwise directed

  • Optionally, use your testing technique to determine your optimal frequency and duration to perform.

 

Goals: Be able to feel the following with your neck relaxed:

  1. Vibration in your face while humming.
  2. No more than a mild amount of air hunger during the pause before you inhale. 
  3. Extend the duration of your humming exhale to at least 10 seconds
  4. Be able to hum from low to high and high to low pitches with smooth transition between them.

 

 

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