In today’s solo episode, I recount the journey of recovering my voice—how I used to sing as a child and suddenly stopped, the emotional moment when I heard myself sing again, and how I realized I had to reintegrate the practice back into my life in order to truly reconnect with the healing power of my voice.

I also dive into the yogic paths, why singing mantras has become so important to me, and how healing and reconnecting with my own voice has been medicine for my work as a storyteller; one I’m now ready to share with others.

Corrections to this episode:

• While some sources say three, others say there are four yogic paths, or paths to self-realization: Karma (path of action), Jnana/Gyana (path of knowledge/wisdom), Bhakti (path of devotion), and Raja (“royal” path, path of self discipline; which is essentially the combination of all three previous paths).

Resources & sites mentioned in this episode:

• Listen to my episode with my voice coach & mantra teacher, Caro Pérez

• My yoga home in Mexico City, Atma Yoga & Energy Center

• A picture of the cenote where I really heard myself sing again for the first time

• Yoga Kul, a yoga studio in the south of Mexico City where I’ve attended kirtans

• Eddy Colibri, my very talented musician friend

• Ramon Basanta, my meditation teacher

• The episode of the podcast where I lead you in a loving light body scan (around the 13:00 minute mark)

• Jagadambika, one of my Bhakti teachers 

• A picture of Gita, the beautiful harmonium that found me

• The Bhagavad Gita, one of my favorite books of all time

• My mantra playlist on YouTube Music