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THE power of music is being chan- nelled to help people both musically and spiritually in Kinvara. Profes- sional psychotherapist and musician, Eileen Keane is preparing to launch a a range of new workshops which she hopes will help people with their singing as well as in their general Wate
“TI was running voice training class- es when I used to live in Dublin. But strange things started to happen, a lot of different things started to come up from people through the classes. Stuff about their schooling or the
music or their life,’ said Eileen.
“So I started to move towards that side of things. I work as a psycho- therapist and I developed these work- shops out of that and the music. It’s not therapy and it’s not voice training – but it’s a bit of both.”
The workshops have been designed as ameans of voice training, but also as a way of helping people relax and rediscover their inner voice.
“It’s about freedom of expression, about people developing a creative relationship with themselves,’ con- tinued Eileen.
“A lot of people are really blocked in terms of music. Maybe people
who were told not to sing in choirs when they were young and they got the idea into their heads that they weren’t able to sing.
“What I find is that these people are usually the people with the most interesting voices. They have voices that the people in the choir were just not able to manage but with a little work their voices can be really really POL Kosu eI BD OTS
“It’s about having fun and being free. There is an element of stress relief in it. If you tend to get stressed out abut your voice, not just in sing- ing but in public speaking as well, then this could help you.
‘There is also an element of com- munal singing and chanting. That can be a very cleansing experience for people. It can be a really nice space for people to come together hia
Eileen is hoping to make these classes into regular events and is also available for on to one consultations.
The day long voice workshop takes place in Kinvara on Sunday April 27. The workshop will run from |lam to Spm and costs €85.
For more information on the work- shops or to book a place contact Eileen on 085 7779474 or e-mail eileenpkeane@ gmail.com.