We think our voices are just how we speak, how we communicate, how we’re understood, but they are so much more than that.

They are our own unique vocal fingerprint, our own frequency, and a way people identify us, but it goes even deeper.

Our voices are instruments that communicate our inner landscape, and they can be vehicles for aliveness, creativity, healing, and wellbeing.

What’s funny is that we talk all the time, but many of us have never really heard our own voices.

That’s because our true voices often get lost in society’s rules about what sounds wrong or right, or the polite way to communicate.

So, how can we start letting our real voices out, and why is that simple act such a powerful healing modality? With the right practices, we can unlock our inner instrument and even turn it into a powerful orchestra.

How do we release the need to sound perfect? How do we reconnect with the raw, honest sounds that live underneath the scripts we’ve been taught?

In this episode, we’re joined by singer, composer, vocal improviser, and vocal educator, Noga Rappaport-Varadi. She shares how to embrace our voice and use it as another expression of our essence, one that reconnects us not only to our creativity but to our sense of play, presence, and power.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-Why we silence ourselves How does cultural and childhood conditioning shut down our voice, and how does that play out in everything from business meetings to relationships?

-What gibberish can teach us about healing How can non-verbal vocalizations like face-flapping and humming disrupt anxiety and regulate the nervous system?

-How to “conduct” your inner orchestra What happens when you stop suppressing your inner voices and start playing with them instead?

-The last socially acceptable taboo Free vocal expression (not singing, not speaking, just sounding) still terrifies us. How do we slowly, gently reclaim it?

Guest Bio

Noga Rappaport-Varadi is a singer, composer, vocal improviser, and vocal educator who has spent decades helping people rediscover the power and presence of their own voices. As the founder of Catalyze, a Geneva-based center for creative expression, she’s developed transformative group experiences that blend vocal improvisation, movement, embodiment, and play.

Drawing from her own classical background and her journey of unlearning perfectionism, Noga invites people to meet the many voices within them and give each one a sound. Through her concept of the inner orchestra, she guides people to become the conductor of their own internal symphony. Her work bridges vocal freedom with emotional healing. She has toured internationally as a performing artist, collaborated across cultures and languages.

About Your Hosts

Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including bestsellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After, and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs.

Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change.

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