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Due to road closures along Highway 1 to our north and south, Esalen is closed through April 11.
Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
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Free The Resonant Voice: A Retreat for Vocal Embodiment and Release

September 1–5, 2025

Odeya Nini

The voice is calling me, to come home, to the river that is flowing within me. — Sophia Tuv

The voice is more than sound — it is the breath of our being made audible, the vibration of our essence moving through space. It is our most innate instrument, a direct channel between the soul and the world. When freed from inhibition, the voice carries the power to heal, connect, and transform. This is an immersive experience to return to the source of your voice — the primal, unbridled sound that lives within you. Through deep listening, somatic exploration, and playful vocal exercises, we will release the blocks that stifle expression and awaken the pleasure, power, and resonance of our true voice.

Together, we will:

  • Explore vocal embodiment, using the body as a resonant chamber for sound.
  • Engage in practices that dissolve tension, unblocking emotional and physical expression.
  • Awaken the imagination and open new pathways of vocal creativity.
  • Let breath and vibration guide us into dynamic, liberatory self-expression.
  • Experience the joy of surrendering to our voice, allowing it to move through us freely.

This is an invitation to become your voice, to reclaim its raw beauty and medicine, and to honor the deep impact of speaking, singing, and sounding with love and intention. When we free our voice, we free ourselves — our capacity to express, to connect, to be fully seen and heard. This practice strengthens our confidence, deepens our relationships, and supports our ability to move through the world with clarity, presence, and truth. By attuning to the natural resonance of our voice, we cultivate authenticity, self-trust, and a profound sense of belonging within ourselves and our communities.

Awaken the voice you arrived with. Open the portal. Come home to your sound.

Odeya Nini

Odeya Nini is a vocalist, composer, and transformative facilitator whose work bridges somatic practice, experimental sound, and vocal liberation. With her commitment to embodied inquiry, she guides participants into deep relationship with their voices — as a portal to presence, power, and possibility. 

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