I attended the Free Your Natural Voice workshop with Maya about a year ago and was very impressed. The exercises and guidance that Maya supplied helped me find a range in my voice that I did not know was possible. Connecting with my voice really helped me to connect with my inner strength. I highly recommend this work.

– Stephen Gilmore, Chef, Calgary

In taking your workshop, I was looking to expand my comfort zone, to try something that scared me to bits. Your professionalism and friendly encouraging nature appealed to me. I was only scared because of my own fears of singing in public.

The workshop was an incredible experience. I felt that you eased us in slowly enough that I was able to feel comfortable enough, both in my body and through my voice, to sing in front of the group. The final voice exercise was a vocal experience unlike any I have ever had. It felt like an out-of-body experience – that my voice was not my own anymore. I loved it enough to continue taking lessons with Maya. Maya will make you feel so at ease that you’ll be wanting to sing by the end!

I would definitely recommend Maya. She is professional, kind, encouraging and so much fun to work with!

-Belinda Fireman, Visual Artist, Calgary

I became aware of Maya’s Free Your Natural Voice workshop through brocgures distributed at a weekly 5Rhythms dance class that I often attend. I am quite self-conscious about my singing voice, yet I wondered if it were possible to achieve some measurement of improvement. Maya incorporates moment with voice, which was a surprise for me, but it has the effect of subtly coxing hidden anxieties (related to singing) to the surface. I did my best to push through and wasn’t always successful. It was a worthwhile and challenging workshop.

-Bryan Gooding, Calgary

Singing with Maya is not an ordinary experience.
I was expecting expert vocal exercises that isolated or focused on my vocal chords, but instead received experiential whole body exercises. I was expecting to perfect my singing voice, but instead found the playground of my natural resonance. I learned that my voice is the end result of my whole body, and not only that, the space that my body exists in as well.
I began to touch on something much deeper and contemplative. It is truly empowering to allow the artist within to emerge from the body and connect with the space it moves through. It cultivates awareness, confidence, and openness.
I sincerely recommend this the workshop for anyone. Singers and non-singers alike will deepen their relationship with their body and discover the freedom to allow their extraordinary natural voice to come through.

-Tessa Partridge