Becoming Sound with Davin Youngs

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In this episode, Davin shares a bit more about the origin of VOXUS , his corporate team building and leadership development activity that utilizes improvisational singing as well as The RESET , his signature immersive sound experience that he is currently bringing to stages all over the US. He also shares more about Chicago Circle Singing and why these these three things emerged out of a time in h...

Learn more about Davin at davinyoungs.com The RESET: theresetsoundexperience.com VOXUS: voxusexperience.com

Have you heard that phrase "People are more afraid of what they do want, than what the don't?" Turns out it is true, as evidenced by the way we often handle momentum in our lives. In this episode of the FYVFYL, Davin unpacks what it means to actually follow the momentum of our lives and how it might yield to manifesting your deepest desires and singing with more freedom and ease. Learn more about...

Most of us carry around a narrative that "happiness" will be something we experience when we... fill in the blank. Achieve a skill, make more money, find love, perform successfully. But, what if happiness was available to you right here right now? In fact, what if you've been delaying the experience for yourself because you just haven't stopped long enough to notice? What if you gave up the story...

Recently Davin had an experience with a client where he was demonstrating sounds that were more constricted in his body and then he made adjustments to show her sounds that were more free. Her response was "My body wants that! It's like my body knows." This got him thinking about how we all have a deep knowing of freedom, yet we have been so conditioned to ignore it. The path back often doesn't fe...

There is a simple truth that if you understand might be a real game changer in your life, and it is this: The only thing any of us actually want, is a feeling. While we convince ourselves that we want things or situations or outcomes, the thing we are actually craving is a feeling and it turns out it is available to us here, right now. We simply have to cultivate awareness around it and allow it t...

There is an old, outdated narrative that many of us are given that if we pursue our creativity, our joy, and what we love... it will be hard. It will be difficult. So much so that it is likely not worth pursuing. In this episode, Davin shares about a recent interaction he had with a college student and how he has changed his point of view about what it actually takes to pursue your creativity.   L...

This episode marks a bit of a departure in that it doesn't center the voice, but rather the reason folks often pursue voice work: they want change. But what are the components of change and why are we sometimes ready and other times not? Take a listen to find out. Learn more about Davin at davinyoungsvoice.com and follow Davin on instagram @davinyoungs  

Let's talk about imposter syndrome, shall we? So many people are holding themselves back from sharing their voice because they believe they would need to be a "professional" or have more "experience" or have obtained a degree... and it's really all bullshit. These are the voices in your head that are trying to drum up reasons why you should wait and in this episode, Davin is here to dispel the myt...

Do you question your voice? Wonder if it is good enough? Wonder if it is worth listening to? Wonder if it will ever be able to sing that note or do that thing? You're not alone, but this is also at the heart of what inhibits your ability to express yourself like you want. Trusting your voice is no small task, but it is at the heart of what it will take to really enjoy transformational change in yo...

What is one thing you share in common with all other singers? You have a core vocal wound, and subsequently a core vocal belief. What does this mean? Well, all singers have some experience (or experiences) from their childhood, regarding their voice, that they perceived as a threat. These experiences can range from seemingly small happenings, like someone telling you to "be quiet" to the truly lif...

This is a very special episode of Free Your Voice, Free Your Life as it is a conversation Davin was fortunate enough to have with sound healer, Simone Niles on her podcast called Soulfull Sound .  A quick reminder that Davin's virtual group voice coaching program, also called Free Your Voice, Free Your Life kicks off Jan 20 and has a few spots remaining. If you feel long to sing and express yourse...

You likely know you want your voice to sound different, but do you know what you want to sound like? Have you really thought about your hopes, dreams and desires for your voice? From where do you gather inspiration and how have you named your aspirations?  In this episode, Davin dives deep into this question with the caveat that understanding how to answer it well is at the heart of understanding...

In this episode of the Free Your Voice Podcast, Davin offers a follow up on his trips for  The RESET and VOXUS and shares about confronting his own fears and finding delight in the human urge to sing together. He shares a listener email and announces his new virtual group voice coaching program, Free Your Voice, Free Your Life which will kick off January 20, 2024. If you're interested in joining,...

In this episode, Davin shares a bit of his journey toward expanding his work with The RESET and VOXUS . He offers a personal narrative about his process of manifesting and encountering fear. He also offers sound advice on what to do when fear and creeps up in the face of the unknown. He mentions a video by Bobby McFerrin that you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81uJZIF9TCs To learn...

Often times people feel compelled to pursue the voice and singing as an important part of doing "the work" or moving toward healing, but why exacty is that? And, when we talk about healing, what are we actually talking about? This episode unpacks all of the nitty gritty around healing and the voice, particularly highlighting what "healing" means and how understanding healing may give you new insig...

Have you ever attempted to practice singing and then realized you didn't quite know what to do? This is not an uncommon experience, even amongst more advanced singers and there is good reason for this. Singing is quite a mysterious sport. It's easy to think about it loosely as the same as practicing any other instrument, but that comparison might not quite hold up when we think about the journey o...

Have you ever considered “being seen” as an important part of your voice journey? For most of us, the idea of having to confront the truth of “being heard” while we sing makes a lot of sense, but “being seen” can seem like a secondary component in our desire to show up fully and authentically in our voice. In this episode of Free Your Voice, Free Your Life, Davin dispels this myth and shares the i...

What's the deal with getting loud? Why are so many people so afraid to be heard? Have you ever explored the volume that your voice can make? What are the implications for doing so? In this episode of the Free Your Voice, Free Your Life podcast, Davin explores what it means to get louder. He reflects on personal stories from childhood where he was both encouraged to be louder and told he was too lo...

Want to free your voice? Want to live with more ease? Start by “befriending your body” says Elise Besler. This is a truly radical way of being in a culture that prioritizes thinking over being, but Elise is an expert at guiding folks into this experience through nervous system regulation. In this episode of the Free Your Voice, Free Your Life podcast, Davin goes deep with his friend and colleague,...

Think of this like a universal law about the singing and the voice: If It Feels Good, It Sounds Good. Now I know that you don't trust that to be true and that there have been many times that you have felt good singing where are certain that it hasn't sounded good... but in this episode of Free Your Voice, Free Your Life, Davin explains to you why this has to be the truth and why knowing it, in you...

Undoubtedly, you have experienced constriction in your voice. But, there's good news... you don't have to any more. In this episode, Davin breaks down what constriction is and why it routinely shows up as we attempt to find more freedom and ease. He also shares that moving beyond it might be as simple as learning to notice it and taking its cue. You'll walk away from this episode with a lot of sol...

We all want to feel free and we all know what it's like to feel "stuck!" That's why this episode of Free Your Voice, Free Your Life is guaranteed to resonate, wherever you are on your voice journey. Davin sits down in conversation with Mary Yoo, a UX Designer and recent participant in his group coaching cohort. In an AMA format, Mary brings Davin some of her most burning questions about the voice...

Most voice lessons, coaching or programs invoke "freedom" as a part of their promise or aspiration, but what does vocal freedom actually sound like? What are really talking about when we talk about getting free with our voice and in our life? In this episode, Davin shares what he has learned with regards to freedom and functionality with the voice. How sounds that are more free, have a specific ch...