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Office Space: Restore

Gina Razón
November 23, 2020
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5 min read

For many in the U.S., it is a short week. It is also more stressful than usual as we adapt (hopefully) to a holiday season in a pandemic.

Usually we discuss how to use the voice to "do" things. Today, I'd like to invite you to let the voice be something. A source of vibration and repose.

Try humming a tune with your mouth closed and observing the vibration in your body. Breathe in through your mouth and exhale on an /ah/ again observing the sensation in your body. I invite you to explore your voice as an instrument of restoration.

Gina Razón
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