Yoga for Voice Culture

Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthan and AICTE via Swayam

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Provider

Swayam
Pricing

Free Online Course
Languages

English
Certificate

Paid Certificate Available
Duration & workload

16 weeks
Sessions

On-Demand

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Overview

About the CourseThis course provides an overview on role of Yoga in culturing Voice. As a component of total personality development voice culturing aims at training the participants in both eastern and western perspectives thus improving the quality, power and endurance of Voice. The course includes both theory and practice components; the theory modules will give an overview of both eastern and western perspectives of Anatomy and Physiology of voice, will enables students, adults and prospective singers to understand common disorders of Speech such as stuttering, functional and organic causes of voice and other major voice related disorders, role of emotions in developing voice and cultivating right kind of emotional intelligence and understanding the conceptual basis of yogic view in preventing and managing these disorders through guided practices. The other part of the course will give a detailed explanation and hands on practice sessions of various yoga techniques starting from breathing practices, specific voice culture techniques, asanas, pranayama, various meditative techniques useful for developing right kind of mindset, relaxation techniques to improve the quality, power and endurance of Voice and by the end of the Course, the participant will also be made aware of all the recent Evidence based Studies on yoga for Voice Culturing.Intended Audience:Both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students studying yoga or any other courses and prospective Singers

Syllabus

Week 1

Module 1: Introduction to Yoga for Voice Culture
Module 2: Introduction to Voice Culture

Week 2

Module 3: Anatomy of Voice - Western Perspective
Module 4: Anatomy and Physiology of Voice - Eastern Perspective

Week 3:

Module 5: Physiology of Sound Production- Western Perspective
Module 6: Science of Sound- Eastern Perspective

Week 4

Module 7: Speech and Voice disorders
Module 8: Role of Emotions in Culturing Voice

Week 5

Module 9: Conceptual Basis of yoga for Voice Culture
Module 10: Yoga Techniques for Voice Culture- 1

Week 6

Module 11: Yoga Techniques for Voice Culture- 2
Module 12: Yoga and Voice- An overview of Research Evidences

YOGA PROTOCOL

Week 7

Module 13: Breathing Practices- I (Hand stretch Breathing Hand in and out breathing, ankle stretch breathing)
Module 14: Breathing Practices – II (Shashankasana Breathing, Tiger Breathing, Dog Breathing)
Module 15: Tongue and mouth strengthening practices-I (Tongue Massaging, Tongue in and Out, Tongue Rotation)

Week 8

Module 16: Tongue and mouth strengthening practices-II (Laughter Exercise, Mouth Twisting, Tongue Twisting)
Module 17: Tongue and mouth strengthening practices-III (Lip Stretch, blowing cheeks, twisting lips)
Module 18: Loosening of upper body I- (up and down + right and left twisting+ side Bending of neck, Neck rotation, Shoulder Movement)

Week 9

Module 19: Loosening of upper body II – (Elbow movement, wrist movement, wrist rotation, finger stretching)
Module 20: Asanas- I (Ardha chakrasana , Padhastasana, Ushtrasana)
Module 21: Asana- II (Paschimottanasana, Ardhamatsyendrasana ,Vipareet karni )x

Week 10

Module 22: Asana- III (Bhujangasana, Sarala Salabhasana, Setu bandhasana)
Module 23: Asana IV (Single- leg pawanmuktasana, Sarvangasana, Matyasana)
Module 24: Pranayama- I (Sectional Breathing, Kapalbhati, Nadi Sudhhi Pranayama)

Week 11