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What is "Feldenkrais y Expresión Vocal"?
It is a vocal pedagogical proposal based on the combination of the Feldenkrais Method and Voice Movement Therapy.
Both methods, whether with a creative- artistic aim or with the aim of improving quality of life and social interaction, promote the creation of neural pathways for the creative process, the diversity of options in the person's internal organisation and expressive ductility.
Our approach confers a safe framework in which to indulge in the unusual and explore situations of exploration that provide the opening of pathways for a richer range of vocal and physical actions.
What for ?
For the voice Enhances vocal delivery, confers coherence in your expression, improves pronunciation and respiratory function ...
For the body Relieves general muscle tension, reduces joint tension, improves stability and balance...
For the mind Increases sense of security, mental clarity...
For interpersonal relationships Improves the quality of interpersonal relationships, promotes connection with the here and now
Who is it for?
Psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, health workers, social workers, music therapists, art therapists, musicians, actors/actresses, singers, performers, teachers, communicators, journalists and anyone interested in their voice, their movement and their quality of life.
Who we are?
Bettina Aragón Hillemann
I am passionate about learning, the human voice and polyphony. I am certified in the Feldenkrais Method and apply it to voice and movement education.
With over thirty years of experience working with actors, singers, dancers and theatre and dance companies in the Basque Country, Valencia, Barcelona and France. My professional career has led me through Contact Improvisation Dance, Experiential Anatomy, the Aberastury Method (CosArt Method) and the study of children's motor development (Dr Pikler/Elfriede Hengstenberg). I founded the a cappella group 'Kirkit Ensemble' and the training programme 'Bilbao Voz Project' and trained in group facilitation with José Luis Orihuela. Currently I direct the Feminist Choir 'Ederlezi' of the Women's House of Donostia, the "Laralaitan" Choir and teach group and individual classes of the Feldenkrais Method and Voice in my studio in Donostia.
Juan Carlos Garaizabal
More than 30 years ago, moved by the need and pleasure of singing, I began to explore, with growing curiosity and passion, the intimate relationship between psyche, emotion, body and voice. The voice and its expression for artistic purposes and in human relationships.
After graduating in Drama, I worked as an actor and later on concentrated on the vocal area and studied Speech Therapy and Voice Movement Therapy© in London. With the aim of rooting the voice and its emotional expression in the body and in the relationship with others, I trained in Bioenergetic Analysis© and T.R.E.©, allowing me to have a multifaceted vision of vocal expression and stress management applied to the performing arts, music, communication, psychotherapy and expressive therapies.
Cofounder of the BilbaoVozProject, I work on the borderline between artistic creation and the creation of everyday life. I write contribute chapters on voice and trauma:"The presence in the voice" in Dr. David Berceli's book 'Shake it Off, Naturally', (Copyright David Berceli U.S.A. 2015) p. 235; "At sharp end of medical care" in Jeltje Gordon-Lennox "Coping Ritual in Fearful Times" Ed. Springer 2022, p. 93 and also write articles for professional publications as the music therapy magazine " Música Terapia y Comunicación" nº 37, Ed. C.I.M. 2017 "Tapices de Voz" p.29 and "Homeopatía y Voz: El lazo profundo que une a la homeopatía con el cuidado de la voz", 2021 blog medico www.homeopatiasuma.com Author and performer of the musical theater piece 'No más boleros, gracias”
*No previous experience or special physical/vocal condition required.
