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<generator>Northstar Internet, Inc.</generator><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://dominiquejacques.com/news/RSS.php" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Your Voice ]]></title><guid>http://dominiquejacques.com/news/newsandarticles_article.php?DID=3</guid><link>http://dominiquejacques.com/news/newsandarticles_article.php?DID=3</link><description><![CDATA[<P align=justify>You can enhance yourself, maximize the potential of your life by discovering how to use your body and how to use your voice. You will discover how to develop power of body and power of voice, through self awareness and self direction. You will empower yourself and discover the unique qualities and strength that reside in your being.</P>
<P align=justify><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">You will discover and develop your natural voice:</SPAN> your authentic voice that expresses your innermost self.</P>
<P align=justify>We use our voice everyday, yet it may not express who we really are and how we really feel. We use your body everyday, yet it may not express either who we really are. Our voice, like our body reveals us fully, it carries our moods, our tensions, our fears and other emotions. They represents us to the world and tell everyone everything about us even if we are not aware of it.</P>
<P align=justify>The benefits of exploring your voice are more profound and far –reaching than you can imagine: Working with your voice will challenge and confront you, bringing hidden feelings on the surface and leaving you with a fresh and enlivening sense of freedom and power.</P>
<P align=justify>This work is a tool and a journey in your commitment to your deeper self. It makes you experience a primordial awareness of breathing, sound and self- identity.</P>
<P align=justify>Sound, as modern physics tells us is vibration and vibration is the basis of everything is the universe. Hindu Scriptures have said the same: God originally manifested as sound”. Sound is the essence, the common thread that connects all animate and inanimate life forms. Yogis and our ancestors used the power of sound vibration to connect themselves with the universe and with the divine.</P>
<P align=justify><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Daily vocal work out</SPAN></P>
<P align=justify><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Physical exercises include:</SPAN></P>
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<DIV align=justify>breathing exercises necessary to give birth to the real you </DIV>
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<DIV align=justify>laryngeal strengthening exercises </DIV>
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<DIV align=justify>relaxation exercises which will reduce the tension of the tongue, jaw, neck, shoulders, backandlegs </DIV>
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<DIV align=justify>exercises to create the mind/body/spirit connection and enhance conscious awareness</DIV></LI></UL>
<P align=justify>Your connection to your authentic Self and your opportunity for profound change lie in your gradual mastering of self awareness of subtle experiences taking place during your journey.</P>
<P align=justify>The method does much more than improve the sound of your voice and the quality of your posture and movements. It also improves the “Sound” of your inner voice and the quality of the music that your whole being plays through your actions.</P>
<P align=justify>Research has shown that in any face to face spoken communication, only 8% of the impact on the listener comes from the words used, 37% comes from the tone of voice and 55% from body language.</P>
<P align=justify>Sitting slumped over or tensed up affects the sound of your voice, hinders your breathing and lowers your energy. As you use the method, you will sound , look and feel better. You will feel less tense, more confident and assured. It will improve your mental focus, your vocal quality, your body language and your self-esteem.</P>]]></description><category>news</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do I need the Voice Energetics Experience?]]></title><guid>http://dominiquejacques.com/news/newsandarticles_article.php?DID=1</guid><link>http://dominiquejacques.com/news/newsandarticles_article.php?DID=1</link><description><![CDATA[We have developed over time, habits of movements, habits of holding our bodies, habits of breathing, habits of speaking or habits of singing which arelimiting what we want to achieve in life. Often we superimpose a "socialized" voice onto our real voice. We store tension in our body and voice, particularly in the face of, and after traumas. When we face a challenge we hold our breath and become tense. We then walk around with restricted bodies and voices that are weak or inauthentic. 
<P>This work helps you release deeply held blockages and patterns. It frees the voice, the body, the spirit, and the breath. You gradually re-own your original vocal, emotional and physical power.</P>]]></description><category>news</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Need the Alexander Technique ]]></title><guid>http://dominiquejacques.com/news/newsandarticles_article.php?DID=2</guid><link>http://dominiquejacques.com/news/newsandarticles_article.php?DID=2</link><description><![CDATA[<P align=justify>When we look at very young children, we can easily see an alertness and poise that allows them to sit, stand, move and even fall without any strain at all. This is one of the reason that it is always such a pleasure to watch them at play. Yet rarely do we see the same natural poise in adults. Most people have unconsciously developed habits to hold all their stress and strain in their bodies and these habits, override their instinctive coordination and their most natural functions--breathing, balance, relaxation, flexibility. Instead, we gradually become disconnected from any awareness of our bodies at all… until they start to cause us pain and keep us from doing everything we might want to do. </P>
<P align=justify>Is there a solution? Yes, and it is surprisingly simple. It is possible , it is even natural to integrate the various systems of the body, so that the body can function seamlessly as a whole, just like it does when we are happy and rested. The secret to all this lies in the relationship between the head, neck and back. FM Alexander discovered that when we unconsciously interfere with this crucial relationship, as most everyone does, then we create distortion and strain throughout the entire organism and, without realizing it, we repeatedly misuse our bodies. </P>
<P align=justify>Years and years of misuse may result in specific symptoms, such as headache, backache, stiffness or, it may appear as being out of touch with our own bodies that we only notice when they hurt. What we do not notice is the enormous handicap of being so out of touch. The body and the mind are one system. Lack of physical poise, impeded breathing, affect our energy level, our state of mind and our ability to cope with life, let alone enjoy it. </P>]]></description><category>news</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
