Reviews
“Chloë Goodchild's work is joyful and freeing, a source of liberation. Singing with Chloë is a way of returning to original mind. Chloë shows us how to find our authentic voice. It is the voice we need to sing out from and save this dazzlingly beautiful, fragile, endangered world.” - China Galland, author of, 'The Bond Between Women, A Journey of Fierce Compassion' and 'Longing for the Darkness, Tara and the Black Madonna', Penguin, 1991.
“Chloë's subtle voicework opens the heart. She is a spectacular genius of this teaching art. She is at the core of a fascinating phenomenon that is allowing individuals to find their freedom and creativity. This work is an intuitive science of the individual.” - Coleman Barks, is the best-selling author-translator of 'The Essential Rumi' celebrating the ecstatic love poetry of the mystic poet Jellaludin Rumi. Coleman has collaborated with Chloë on two CD's, 'There is Some kiss We Want' and 'The Glance'. Coleman witnessed Chloë's voice residential in Dublin, 1999, when they were performing in Ireland together.
“In all my research, with non-violent and creative communication skills, I have never experienced this ability to effortlessly generate such a range and depth of human feeling and expression with such spontaneity, courage and compassion.The Naked Voice work is dedicated to recovering the wisdom in the human spirit, in a way that is profound in its compassion and unique for our times.” – Scilla Elworthy, Winner of the Japanese Niwano Peace Proze and Nobel Peace Prize nominee
“This is absolutely amazing work! The naked voice gets behind my storyline” - Member of the Conflict and Trauma Resources Centre, Belfast
“The Naked Voice has opened up my true voice for theatre” - Jerry Hall
"Out of nowhere, the naked voice, soaring with a range that one would have believed impossible." - Times Literary Supplement
"Can I just say a huge thank you for module 1. My life has just been transforming as a result of the course and I find a deep joy and peace in practising the chants that I have never reached before. I was so unravelled by the experience whilst I was amidst it – I knew I wanted to come back and I am utterly delighted to be coming back for more and am just wondering if life can get any better" - Jennifer Naylor, NV Facilitator Training participant
"Thanks so much for the music on Saturday night at Findhorn. I can still feel the energy! I found listening to your music painfully and joyfully intense. The pain was an intense longing for truth, love and union. I loved the silences at the end of the songs. It's as if a new world was going to reveal itself in that magical moment" - Tom, May 2010
"Singing, chanting together and sharing silence have brought me closer to spirit and to my life’s purpose" - K Pepper, NV Trainee
"Thank you again so so so so so so so much for the weekend. I am in tears again, so much is shifting through me, and I really feel I need to continue working with my voice, so Thank You again. I got so much from it, and the most important thing is remembering how much I love to sing, and how great it will be to really let go the fear and just do it! You have no idea what a difference this has made to my life, and I have no idea yet really either" - Rosa M
"This is a language of love, and I have been joyously immersed and so nourished down to my soul by the presence that our sound and songs create. I am listening and singing continually like never before" - K Keagan, NV Trainee
"I feel a really strong calling to take this voice-work into schools and give children such a powerful tool to help them negotiate their way through all that bombards them" - C Nelson, Primary School teacher, NV Trainee,
"For some time now I have felt I wanted to learn to access my own voice but did not see a way to do so that appealed to me. I have known that I have a strong voice within but how to find it & become friends with it? It is interesting how things work out! This work has spoken to my heart. Being present in the Singing Field was a revelation. I am deeply touched to be allowed to both witness and sing with all that happens. It is profound. This work sings to my heart. I relish it & I'm thrilled by it. The sacredness of everything we share is deeply moving. I'm singing & dancing at home - I've come to life!" - Marian L
"I am able to surrender even more of myself into the depth and breadth of this shared heart space" - H Chalal, NV Facilitator
"The voice work has been most beneficial for me, sounding in groups as well as individually. I am learning to witness and to listen, as well as sing. I found the vocal exercises around the musical modes very useful. They helped me to feel more grounded and more at ease with my life" - S Davies, NV Trainee
"What an unforgettable experience! It is quite extraordinary to see how people who have only just met can open their hearts and share themselves in such a way in such a short space of time. Thank you for creating an environment for the human heart to flower in song. Pure magic. My life seems to have taken a much clearer course since I entered the Singing Field." - Michael
"In the midst of my busy, chaotic life this shared sound is an island of peace. I sing with you every day and night. Aloud and quietly within. I turn to this practice in my moments of joy and delight, as well despair, sadness, confusion and angst. I meet with my singing field here whenever I can. I sing to my children and we sing together. They love it. Each session has guided me to step back, see my self from a new perspective. It's sometimes painful, yet beautiful as it peels away layer after layer of self perception. I carry this blossoming awareness with me."
- M Rothwell, NV Trainee
"Sometimes I've found it frustrating and unsettling not knowing what kind of help ask for, to lighten my burden, or what exactly to do in my life. This voice work helps me to be more in the now and trust life...I'm taking on board what you said that it's important to make a commitment to what you value and is true to oneself...so I will keep practicing" - Elena
"This is so inspiring, and so good to spend it with such a diverse yet willing, open-hearted lovely group, as we bravely embark on this magical singing adventure together! Our shared sound and song was so enlivening, supportive and encouraging......I just wanted to say many, many thanks to you!" - Jane
"I just wanted to say that the Naked Voice practice is working. I have been practicing the saptak nearly every day for the past few months and am having more peaceful and happy feelings. I think I have come to realize why you call it the "Naked" Voice. I also notice an increace in energy, especially during the practice. Lately, I have been chanting the heart sutra before moving to the saptak, and this seems to enhance the practice further. I can't thank you enough for what you are doing" - Steve W
"There has been a tremendous shift for me this weekend, I have found my root!! i have never felt so rooted in myself and who I am. It is such a powerful place to be. I feel strong and grounded and will continue in the practice to maintain this strength!!" - Joan D
"This is so healing, thank you for creating a space and a practise for our true nourishment, it means so much to me, a sense of a deep journey, wonderful companionship and allies..." - E Ewing
Newspaper & Magazine Articles:
Resurgence Magazine (July/August 2008 Edition)
Devoted to 'Music for Transformation' and is guest edited by Annie Lennox and includes an 'In My Own Words' article on the Singing Field by Chloe.
Metro Eireann article by Sandy Hazel
Natural Connections Ireland (pdf)
Click Irish Independent articles below to enlarge:
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