WORKSHOPS

The Feeling Sound Journey

Self-expression, personal growth and authentic communication
Feeling Sound offers overtone singing workshops, vocal retreats
and professional trainings in voice development throughout Europe.
  • One-day workshops
  • Weekend retreats
  • Residential immersions
  • Beginners welcome
  • Professional trainings

Feeling Sound workshops are guided by Igor Ezendam and Arianna Benedetta, whose complementary paths have come together to create a space where voice, presence and human connection meet.

Igor guides the vocal journey through overtone singing, improvisation and thirty years of exploring the human voice.

Arianna brings her background in wellbeing, embodiment, trauma-informed facilitation and authentic communication, helping create an environment where people feel safe enough to explore, express and reconnect.

Together they create a space where technique serves presence, and singing becomes a path of personal discovery.

Voice as a path of discovery

Our voice is more than an instrument. It is the meeting place of breath, body, emotion and presence. No previous singing experience is needed. Many participants arrive believing they cannot sing. They usually leave having discovered a voice they didn't know they had.

At Feeling Sound we explore the voice not to become better singers, but to become better listeners: to ourselves, to each other and to the living world. Singing becomes a way of remembering something we already carry within us.
Whether you have never sung before or have spent years making music, you are welcome exactly as you are.

What happens during a workshop?


Every workshop begins in the same way.
We arrive.
We breathe.
We slow down enough to notice what is already present.

There is no pressure to perform and nothing to prove. From this place of relaxation we gradually begin to explore sighing, yawning, movement, resonance, rhythm and song, allowing the voice to unfold naturally rather than forcing it into shape.


Effortless
"Effortless, a word I rediscovered recently, while swimming in the sweet, warm waters of Lake Bolsena.

In the right environment we naturally relax our usual defence mechanisms. We undress, become vulnerable and begin exploring again. Our voice works in much the same way.

We begin with sighs. We soften the body. We return to breathing. Then we enter the portal of yawning—what I sometimes call the forgotten origin of effortless singing. From there, sound begins to emerge almost by itself.

Instead of forcing or striving, simply allowing." - Igor

What we explore


Every workshop is different, yet certain themes continually return.
Voice — overtone singing, resonance, harmonics, vocal exploration.
Body — breath, movement, grounding and relaxation.
Creativity — improvisation, intuition and trusting what wants to emerge.
Relationship — listening, authentic communication and singing together.
Presence — silence, ritual, meditation and the intelligence of attention.
These are not separate subjects but different doors into the same experience.

Discovering Harmonics


One of the unique elements of Feeling Sound is overtone singing, also known as vocal harmonics or polyphonic singing.
By subtly shaping the mouth and listening with great attention, hidden melodies begin to appear within a single sustained note. For many people it feels almost magical.

Yet the real gift is not producing harmonics. It is discovering a new quality of listening.


More than singing


Many participants arrive believing they cannot sing.
They leave having discovered something much more valuable than technique.
As confidence grows, the voice becomes a mirror. Breathing deepens. Communication softens. People begin trusting themselves a little more.

Again and again we witness how freeing the voice gently transforms many other parts of life.


Together


Something special happens when people sing together.
Strangers quickly become companions.
There are moments of laughter, silence, tears and celebration. Individual voices slowly become a shared sound without anyone losing their uniqueness.

Again and again we discover that the deepest music is not created by one beautiful voice, but by many people listening to one another.

An invitation


When you join a Feeling Sound workshop, we hope you leave with more than new techniques.
Perhaps you discover harmonics.
Perhaps you sing more freely.
Perhaps you simply breathe a little deeper.

Whatever happens, our wish is that you leave feeling more at home in your own voice—and a little more connected with life itself.

Themes we explore

These themes appear throughout our workshops. Every retreat is different, and not every subject is explored every time, but together they form the landscape of Feeling Sound.
Voice
  • Overtone singing
  • Toning
  • Vowels as gateways
Body
  • Breath
  • Movement
  • Relaxation
Creativity
  • Improvisation
  • Song magic
Presence
  • Focus
  • Mantra
  • Silence
Relationship
  • Communication
  • Inner child
  • Personal magnetism
"Thank you for orchestrating the most incredible workshop I have ever attended. The amount of freedom, support, guidance, and presence you provided was like a thin chrysalis. Enclosing and catalysing a metamorphosis process that was raw, messy and ultimately life-changing.  It was the first time I felt safe and accepted in a circle while encouraged to be myself. For me that was a much needed lesson of belonging without self-sacrifice."
- Chloe, after workshop in Athens
"This workshop with Arianna and Igor was one of the best blessings that I had in my life, it helped me a lot on understanding better my body and feel my essence. Harmonic sound heals and makes us dive very deep in the core of our soul, I learned crucial wisdom with this amazing healing sound. ...I have been applying in my daily life what I learned from both of you. I really love your work, harmonic sounds are very powerful healers."
- Silvia, after workshop in Portugal

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