Europe
Lena Måndotter offers educational and experiential programs in the
psychological aspects of voice and singing. The courses give an
opportunity to explore the Self through vocal expression, combining
various expressive and creative techniques using voice, breath and
movement. The focus is on releasing the voice from physical and
psychological inhibitions so one can express oneself freely with
presence and confidence, in song and in speech.
The courses are for anyone who is interested in connecting to and
reclaiming the authentic voice. Participants come from many different
professional fields and have all kinds of backgrounds. For
participation please note that there is no professional song- or
voice-training required. A certain knowledge of psychology can be
useful since we can not work on our voices without contacting our
emotions.
The programs are of varying lengths and include the following themes:
- an introduction to songtherapy from a Jungian perspective
- theory and practice of Voice Movement Therapy
- breath-, dance- and movement exercises to release the voice
- individual voicework and group singing
- an overview of the vocal anatomy
- the connection between soul and body
- the link between psyche and matter
- how to reclaim one's creativity and keep it flowing
- learning the skills of listening from a deeper place
- the power of ritual and the art of performance
- scientific research on vibrational healing
- metaphysical and spiritual aspects of sound
The faculty is grounded in the voice training tradition founded by
pioneers like Alfred Wolfsohn, Paul Newham, Jerzy Grotowski and all
those who, since ancient times, walked before them. Lena Måndotter is
dedicated to continue and expand this tradition and explore the
artistic, therapeutic and transpersonal dimensions of song, music and
sound.
Teacher:
Lena Måndotter, Swedish singer with a diploma in Voice Movement
Therapy (Royal Society of Arts/London under the leadership of founder
Paul Newham).She has a long experience of Jungian analysis and
courses and has studied with analysts like Marion Woodman and Ingela
Romare (IAAP)
and also at the CG Jung-institute in Zürich. She is a registered VMT-
practitioner and member of The International Association of Voice
Movement Therapy IAVMT (www.iavmt.org).During many years she has had
her own private practice and she has also taught at schools,
organisations and companies (The Royal College of Music in Stockholm,
The Department of IT and Culture at Malmö University,
The CG-Jung Stiftelsen Sweden, MEDIS Medborgarinstitutet Finland.
Lena has also made a movie about song and psyche; called Letters to a
Young Singer with premier at the filmfestival in Båstad summer 2009.
The DVD is available to buy now, via PayPal, from the website.
Please note that Lena Måndotter is working internationally and
therefore a course/program can be arranged in your area.For
information about Individual voice- and songsessions contact Lena.
2010
| Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 9 -10 October
|
Lund, Sweden | Two day workshop |
| 6 -7 November |
Stockholm, Sweden | Two day workshop |
| 12, 13, 14 November
|
Lund, Sweden | Three day workshop |
Lena's latest CD is called Songs From The River, an acoustic collection of her own compositions and interpretations of classical folksongs from all over the world; La Llorona, The Water is Wide, Avinu Malkeinu and many more.
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