The Tao of Voice: An East-West Approach to Transforming the Singing and Speaking Voice
Stephen Chen-Tao Cheng
This amazing little book shows how to work with the flow of qi (energy) in and around us, and demonstrates how this flow is connected to our breath and voice. A series of qi gong exercises bring our bodies into alignment, so this energy—and our vocal tones—may resonate freely. Recognizing a force beyond us is the byproduct of serious work with this practice, a first-step of awareness in depth psychology. Unlike many Eastern practices, Cheng’s way does not call for attempts at transcendence or “mind-emptying.” On the contrary, engaging these exercises, we are invited to connect our breath and body movements to what C.G. Jung called “active imagination.”