What is Voice Movement Therapy (VMT)
"Voice Movement Therapy is the first in-depth Expressive Arts Therapy that focuses on developing an embodied voice as a way to explore the contours of the Self and more fully express the human experience. VMT is a unique embodied psychotherapeutic approach to working with identity and personal story through movement, voice, breath, and image that does not rely on language or cultural constructs." - from the International Association of Voice Movement Therapy (IAVMT) Website
VMT is not about having a good voice or only for those who are good at singing. It is an expressive arts therapy that makes one become aware that the voice, body, and self always work together. It uses and integrates voice, movement, arts, some theatrical expressions, mindfulness, and improvisation in exploring one’s Self. In VMT we help people identify how they use their voice and body in the moment of communication, or expression and help them through the process on what are the alternatives in this habitual pattern, and how else can one cope in his/her environment at this moment. Some of the benefits of VMT are: it can help you to release physical and vocal tension; expand your breathing capacity; increase your self-awareness; become more open and expressive; connect with your creative impulses; give time and space to difficult emotions; heal and find new joyous ways of thriving; reclaim one's voice that has been silenced; heal the relationship with one's self. About the Practitioner:
Yeyette San Luis is a pioneering figure in sound healing in the Philippines, having practiced since 2010 and dedicating herself full-time to the field since 2016. In addition to playing crystal singing bowls and other healing instruments, she channels Spirit to create healing vibrations through her voice. In 2019, Yeyette completed Voice Movement Therapy (VMT) training in Massachusetts, USA, and is now a Registered Voice Movement Therapy Professional Practitioner (VMT-R), having completed all the requirements in August 2024. As a VMT practitioner, she guides and supports individuals in discovering and expressing their authentic voices. She creates a sacred space for both individuals and groups, combining her expertise in sound healing with the transformative power of voice movement therapy.
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