About Carmelle Moore (B.App. Sc. Speech Pathology, MSPA, C.P.S.P)
I am passionate about supporting every body and voice to express fully with power and freedom.
I am committed to empowering individuals through a sensitive and creative approach to my work. I have been living and teaching in the Byron Bay area for the past 9 years where I work with teachers, singers, yoga teachers, presenters and anyone wanting to find more ease, efficiency and joy with their voice.
Speech Pathology
I graduated with distinction, as a Speech Pathologist (B.App. Sc. Speech Pathology, MSPA, C.P.S.P.,) in 1985. For the past 15 years I have specialized in the treatment and enhancement of voice production and am a member of the Australian Voice Association.
I am constantly stimulated and creatievly inspired by working with the voice. I find voice workwork opens many windows in peoples lives. I enjoy the alchemy of art, science and interpersonal therapy that voice work encompasses.
I consider myself fortunate to have attended and presented at Australian Voice Symposiums at a marvelous time of history for communication and cross fertilization between voice professional scientists and artists: Speech Pathologists, Ear Nose & Throat Specialists, Singers, Teachers of Singing, Actors, Theatre Voice Teachers and Vocal Coaches.
A foundational inspiration for my work was an intensive "VoiceCraft" workshop in 1996 with Dr. Alison Bagnall who incorporated Jo Estills work, Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement and speech pathology pedagogical approaches.
I am ever grateful for the guidance and expertise of Dr. Pamela Davis and Prof. Dianna Kenny whilst undertaking my postgraduate research on yoga and the voice at the Australian Centre for Applied Research in Music Performance (formerly the National Voice Centre, Sydney University). This period provided many opportunities for extensive exposure to a wide range of approaches to understanding and working with the voice (for speaking and singing). I was privileged to attend lectures, workshops and conferences with Kristin Linklater, Cicely Berry, Frankie Armstrong, William Weiss, Prof. Johan Sundberg and many other leaders int he field of voice. I enjoyed collegiate discussions and support whilst presenting my work at conferences alongside somatic based voice professionals including Catherine Fitzmaurice and Joan Melton.
Yoga training and experience
I have extensive training in both hatha style and meridian based yoga. In 2000 I gained my Diploma in teaching Ki Yoga (Japanese style meridian based yoga) and have been teaching yoga since. In 1999 I attended the International Conference on Yoga Therapy Research at VK YOGAS, Bangalore and studied “Voice Culture” yoga therapy in India. I am grateful for the principles of precision, effectiveness and safety of teaching developed whilst studying Anatomy & Physiology and practising with expert yogi and physiotherapist,Simon Borg - Olivier at Yoga Synergy, Sydney. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have had Simon as one of my first hatha yoga teachers. In Byron Bay I have studied with more wonderful teachers, particularly Jennifer Norman, Louise Solomon and Rachel Zinman-Jones. Whilst undertaking my masters by research studies on the effects of yoga on voice production, I was kindly supported by the academic staff at Satyananda Yoga centre, Mangrove Mountain and my yoga teaching also draws on many subtle practices explored in the Satyananda tradition. I have also been influenced by many workshops and intensives completed with a range of teachers including Donna Farhi, Clive Sheridan, Godfrey Devereux and several teachers of Anusara yoga. Teacher training with Rachel - Zinman Jones in the Ishta system allowed me to bring together many threads of hatha yoga, tantra and ayurveda. It was a profound blessing to study this system of Yoga which was influenced by many powerful yogis. These include Paramahansa Yogananda, Venkatnsananda (Shivananda lineage), Nisreyasananda (an engineer with a very scientific approach to his Rama Krishna lineage) and Bharati (who taught the science of Tantra).
I am currently undertaking training in 'Bones for Life' a development of the work of Moshe Feldenkrais by Ruthy Alon, one of his original eleven students. The whole body patterning and use of rhythm and vibration provide a beautiful, effective and easily accessible means of organically aligning the body to allow freedom of breath for voicing.
Research into the effects of yoga on voice production
in 2000 I undertook postgraduate studies at Sydney University National Voice Centre exploring the use of yoga to enhance voice production. Reflecting on this research and my extensive clinical practice with individuals and groups, I have presented in speech pathology and yoga forums throughout Australia and internationally. I consequently developed a range of workshops to make this information accessible for all bodies and voice. I have conducted workshops and retreats throughout Australia and in Bali and Hawaii. I am delighted to be presenting reflections on my clinical practice applying yoga in voice therpay at the Pan European Vocie Confernece in Marseille in September 2011.
Teaching voice production
I regularly teach effective vocal technique and projection to corporate professionals, presenters, school teachers and yoga teachers throughout the Byron Bay Shire and beyond. I have particularly enjoyed teaching voice production for the international advanced yoga teachers training with Inspya Yoga (Lance Schuller), Solomon YogaLates, and Ishta Yoga System. I also enjoy the environment and transformation opportunities of the retreat situation, and regularly teach and run sessions: at Gaia Retreat and Spa, on Byron Detox Retreats and on Radiance Retreats with yoga author and teacher Jessie Chapman.
My healing practice
I have been studying and practising a wide range of healing modalities for more than 20 years.I find that the subtle practices of healing modalities I have studied including; Craniosacral Balancing, Magnified Healing,Therapeutic Touch and Orion Theta Healing, complement the somatic and subtle yoga practices (visualization, mudras, nada yoga & meditation) which I employ in my 'voice and soul attunement' work. My healing work has also been deeply enriched by hosting and participating in workshops with the founder of Integrated Awareness, Lansing Barret Gresham.
I began my journey as a shamanic sound healer 20 years ago. I completed Level 3 Craniosacral Balancing training with Craniosacral Australia in 2006, and now have the privilege of assisting on trainings.I have found this work to be extremely effective in unwinding tension patterns that restrict the voice, and in realigning body and 'soul'. I consequently developed Harmonic Craniosacral, a unique healing modality using crystal and Tibetan bowls, elfin energy chimes and my own voice together with Craniosacral balancing.
The addition of Voice Dialogue training with senior teacher Ana Barner has been invlauable in contextaulising the healing work and providing awareness of the various parts of us that tend to run our lives. 'Body dialogue' is now often part of Harmonic Craniosacral treatments.
The gift of InterPlay
I feel incredibly fortunate to have been part of the inaugural InterPlay group in Australia in 1994 with the inspirational Trisha Watts and Rod Pattendon, whose ongoing support and creative collaboration I deeply appreciate. My individual and group work has been strongly influenced by InterPlay practices and philosophy (Incremental and community building Improvisational Voice, Movement & Story). The values of honouring the wisdom of the body, playfulness, affirmation, incrementality and the physicality of grace allow holistic integration of transformation whatever modality I am working with. I completed my training as a facilitator of “InterPlay” in 2002 and have taught many classes and workshops since.
I constantly draw on the practice of InterPlay to ground my work with joy, delight and ease.