About

Thank you for visiting Holistic Vocal Transformation. My name is Charlie Bonnin and I am excited to share with you my passion for singing. My journey into the world of singing began at the early age of 10 months old when I began matching pitch with my mom, and I have been singing ever since. I come from a multi-generational family of singers, and musicians from both my mother’s and father’s sides of the family. So needless to say, I feel that music, particularly singing, is engrained in the fabric of my being. I began performing on stage at 6 six years old, and never stopped. I received my BFA from Emerson College in performing arts with a concentration in musical theater, and most recently played the role of Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, by Andrew Lloyd Weber.

My passion for teaching was cultivated while living in Hawaii, and volunteering at Kalani Oceanside Retreat, in 2008. I offered private lessons, and held weekly singing/harmonizing workshops. It was there that I discovered my talent for helping others discover and improve their voices.

So you may be asking, “What exactly is Holistic Voice? What does that have to do with healing wisdom, and how can that benefit me?”

I use the word holistic in the sense that I approach the development of the voice as it relates to the balance of the whole body, mind and spirit.Through my own training, experience and research, I have found that this way of vocal training to be a most effective way of truly connecting to the voice on the deepest levels. Instead of merely focusing on only the mechanics of singing, we learn to see how our thoughts and feelings also effect the health, quality, and use of the voice. By learning to sing, while cultivating inner awareness, we start to associate inner focused calm and wellbeing with singing, and speaking.

The voice is unique in that there is no keyboard, or fret board to use as a guide to learn the instrument. This requires us to look inward through the lens of the of the mind, body and spirit to truly learn (or remember) how to use our voices. By understanding this relationship, we are able to use the voice in a most meaningful and beneficial way, including but not limited to:
Greater focus,
Stress relief,
Greater self esteem,
Stronger communication skills... just to name a few

I use a variety of tools to assist the student in achieving a state of oneness with their voice, which include guided visualization/meditations, traditional vocalizations with added expansive/ fluid movement, and various chanting and toning exercises. I use these techniques, as well as discussions helping you to identify and address chronic thought,emotional, and sub conscious behavioral patterns. These practice all aid in training, and toning of the whole vocal apparatus, as well as strengthening the whole of the mind, body, spirit connection.

In addition to my vocal training, in 2011 I earned my Energy Healing Practitioner certification from Lionheart Institute of Trans personal Energy Healing, where I learned about the human energy system, how to balance it, and how to assist others with their journey of healing through learning how to find balance of the mind, body, and spirit. One of the main insights that I took away from Lionheart is the importance of conscious self transformation/growth and the healing

that is intrinsic in that process. We all have had experiences in our lives that may be holding us back from living our life fully realized...myself included. It is through my own personal development, and overcoming my own challenges that has led me to this point where I feel called to share the information, wisdom and experience gathered from this journey of healing and self realization. One of my greatest realizations so far, is that singing and music has been such an important aspect of my own inner development.

As I continue to live my own training, I am constantly developing and evolving my approach (and my voice) as new experience and insights enter into my awareness. I am so excited to offer you the opportunity to improve your voice and transform your life.