Silent Expression

I really love this silence thing! I mean, really love it.

It gives me a different perspective on the world.

It’s really interesting to see how people respond to me in my silence. What’s more, it’s interesting to see how they respond to themselves. Do they feel awkward, sorry, an anxious need to fill the silence, happy to be silent themselves? So many different responses.

Today was my first silent day since I’ve been home in Idaho. My parents were like, “How long are you going to keep this up for?”

I managed to find a text-to-voice app for communicating with them.

“I dunno. Probably until Sunday.”

Oof! That’s a lot for them.

They fill their life with noise. It’s fine. They’ve always got the TV playing. They like to talk. Conversation is a love language. I get it.

Silence is my love language to myself.

When I’m silent, my mind shifts into another state. It flows differently, more artistically. There’s more potential for creation and reflection. So, of course I love it.

There’s more expression too. I think the most wonderful things about this silence is the many expressions that surface in the absence of spoken words.

I’m funnier! I mean, I can be funny when I talk too, but typing words, I get more intentional. My mind slows down and my wit comes through, as I made my dad chuckle a few times at lunch today where I also used text-to-voice to order my bunless burger. Weird beyond belief for this small rural town. Haha!

I also find my face, my non-vocal sounds, and my body expressing more. I use facial expressions and body language to communicate. I find myself jumping up and down when I’m excited. The energized expressions I usually nullify are so much on the surface, I can’t contain them and I love it.

I hiss! I like hissing. It’s a fun non-vocal sound that I can make. I make horse lip sounds too. I use my breath to express.

I feel my body more.

Embodiment is important!

Hell, it’s so important that it was my career at one point. I started by cuddling people and that evolved into teaching workshops on embodiment, how to connect to yourself with non-judgment, curiosity, and childlike wonder.

I also made a whole 9 week program with loads of amazing educational content.

Where the fuck did that go?

I forgot about embodiment. Simple as that. I got stuck in creative play, but left my body behind. So funny. I also found my voice, and really wanted to focus on what we could do rather than continue to plow forward as the embodiment coach that sings but didn’t teach singing.

So, I teach singing.

AND, EMBODIMENT IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO HEALTHY SINGING, TO HEALTHY VOCALIZING.

I want to bring this content back. But, I don’t want to teach a nine-week course.

Maybe there are people who want these mini lessons! What do you think? Would you do a mini lesson in embodiment with fun exercise and vivid guided meditations?

I think I would. I think I should. It’s time to teach myself, and maybe you too!