What happens if I don’t do it?

I'll give you a firm warning about the danger of being unaware of your body issues, or worse -  ignoring them and hoping you can still sing alright without them.

How to sing in any yoga pose you like

When you are comfortable with a pose and you feel good in it, you can start making sounds. First by replacing an exhale with a sound like an sss or ng. Then by singing half phrases, then full phrases.

Sun Salutations – the ultimate warmup

As the Sun salutation is a sequence, there is almost constant movement. Moving fluently, your muscles don’t get a chance to tense up. This helps removing the moments of hesitation that kill our vocal technique.

Cat and Cow – be smooth

Great for a  relaxed and correct shape of the spine. And for developing awareness of the airflow in your nose and pharynx.

Half Moon - almost

This pose will be very good if you have neck tension and/or shoulder tension.

Downward Dog - let it go to your head

This pose is a nice way to create lightness when our singing mechanism feels heavy.

Extended Child - a loud rest

The hip joint opening is helpful to getting a good deep breath. You’ll probably feel the air going deeper.

Pigeon - great high notes

The stretch of the hip joint and the alignment of the entire spine will create a line of air for you, open the breath, and allow for the range to expand.

Uthanasana - airflow uninterrupted

The Uthanasana, or the forward bend, was suggested by a student of mine who is a yoga teacher. We needed to work on freeing his neck.

Practicing the long s together for the sun salutation

Practicing the long s together: cat and cow pose

Practicing the long s together: half moon preparation

Practicing the long s together: downward dog

Practicing the long s together: extended child

Practicing the long s together: pigeon

Practicing the long s together: uthanasana

Own the benefits

Don't just do a pose once and expect it to work forever. Even though occasional yoga will make you feel relieved - regular yoga will transform your body and singing.

Singing 'normally' without the poses

You have to admit - singing in yoga poses is completely different! And I also bet it's better. But after you sang in a yoga pose, you will want to know: how can it make me a better singer even if I'm not in a yoga pose?