The Alchemy of the Voice
Jayson Stilwell and Elizabeth Whiter
Saturday 13 June & Sunday 14 June Sussex
Day One Saturday 13 June: Foundations of Vocal Healing
Theme: Awakening the voice as a tool for personal and planetary healing. Tapping into our birth right and the lineage of sharing our voices in community, not as performance or “singing”, but to give thanks, share healing and create joyful connection.
9:30 – 10:00 AM: Registration Arrival & Settling In Tea, welcome, settling into space
10:00 – 10:30 AM: Opening Circle & Group Intention Setting Setting the tone for healing through sound and introduction to Jayson’s journey in sound.
10:30 – 11:00 AM: Liz Qigong Movement + Breath to prepare for Guided breath exercises to centre and prepare the voice with Jayson
11:00 – 11:30 AM: The Power of Sound & Intention o Teaching: “Sound + Intention = Manifestation” Introduction to the healing sound traditions of the Tjurunga Tribe (sound as co-created with permission of all present) Brief reflection/discussion
11:30 – 12:15 PM: Humming & Meditation Gentle group humming practices
12:15 – 12:45 PM: Vocal Healing Sound Transmission Jayson will share a transmission of his own sound healing work
12:45 – 1:45 PM: Lunch Break
1:45 – 2:30 PM: Vowel Sounds
2:30 – 3:15 PM: Chakra Vowel Sounds Guided vocal practice for aligning and balancing the chakras
3:15 – 3:30 PM: Short Break
3:30 – 5:00 PM: Sonic Gong Sound Bath with Liz and Jayson Group reflection/sharing Vocal sound meditation to finish the day
Day Two Sunday 14 June: Expression, Expansion & Sacred Sound
Theme: Using the voice for personal and collective healing
9:30 – 10:00 AM: Arrival & Settling
10:00 – 10:20 AM: Opening & Lizzie Qigong Movement + Breath to prepare for Guided breath exercises to centre and prepare the voice with Jayson
10:20 – 11:15 AM: Free Sharing with Vowel Sounds & Humming Group exploration of personal and collective vocal expression
11:15 – 12:00 PM: Vocal Healing Sound Transmission Second sound transmission to deepen experience
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:45 PM: Introduction to Overtoning Basics of overtone/harmonic singing Group practice and exploration
1:45 – 2:30 PM: Working in Pairs, Sharing Sacred Sound Demonstration of “scanning” the body with sound Working in pairs to “scan” the body with vocal sound and then share healing sound through joint permission
2:30 – 2:45 PM: Short Break
2:45 – 3:45 PM: Integration & Group Sound Healing Circle for the Earth bringing together breath, vowels, and intention Co-creating a final group healing sound circle complete with gong & sound instruments
3:45 – 4:30 PM: Closing Circle Reflections, gratitude, sealing the workshop
Jayson Stilwell has been working with the healing power of the voice since the 1990’s. He trained in overtone singing and sound healing with Jonathan Goldman (President, SHA, Author “Healing Sounds” and Grammy Nominee) after a synchronistic meeting on top of Glastonbury Tor. Jayson began running workshops and events at sacred sites every year since.
He has spent time with the throat singers and shamans of Tuva and run workshops and events across the USA and in Europe. He has appeared on TV and Radio.
“Jayson produces profound vocal harmonics that transcend culture and tradition” – Jonathan Goldman (Author “Healing Sounds”, Grammy Nominee).”
His latest meditation album “Return of the Humans” (“A wonderful recording” – Jonathan Goldman), is available from Bandcamp exclusively from October 2025.
As a workshop facilitator and teacher, Jayson has worked in a variety of settings, including sound healing and meditation workshops, mainstream education, SEN, provisions for the homeless, and in mental healthcare, amongst others.
Elizabeth Whiter is a professional healer and spiritual teacher spanning some 25 years plus, specialising in holistic wellbeing for animals and their guardians, an accredited professional sound healer and gong player with the College of Sound Healing, teacher on the Gong Master Training and delights in sharing these experiences with her students. Students are also able to play and practice with a large collection of gongs, percussion instruments, crystal bowls and chimes at her healing training College in Sussex. She actively fundraises for animal charities through her gong sound concerts to raise vital funds for animal welfare.
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