How we can use singing to improve our mental health | Eliza Kate

<p>In the episode we discuss how singing benefits your physical and mental health, how singing and breath work are interrelated, voice exercises for public speaking and performance, how to be more articulate, what it’s like singing in front of 10,000 people, performance anxiety and more.</p><p>Who Is Eliza Kate?</p><p>Eliza Kate is a creative visionary and the founder of SingFest, an online and live singing community that encourages students to empower their life through song. She is a singer, performer and trainer with 22 years’ experience, passionate about building community through the power of music, authentic self-expression and communal experiences.</p><p>At 14 years of age, Eliza Kate was the centre of a 10,000 strong crowd for the opportunity of a lifetime – the youngest cast soloist to perform for School’s Spectacular at Rod Laver Arena in Sydney. When reflecting on this moment Eliza recalls a feeling of ‘bliss and awe’, cementing in that moment a desire to make singing a part of her life and to share her experience with others.</p><p>In Eliza’s words:</p><p>‘Being a soloist can be lonely. It feels really important to create experiences where everyone feels like they’re a part of something. I want to create one huge collective voice so we can all experience what I did on that stage, together’.</p><p>Her mission is to become a leader embedded within a community of people that sing together. She witnessed first-hand the power of community, collaboration and collective creativity when she took to the stage as a youth, and has dedicating her life to creating singing experiences that penetrate the Soul for unlimited growth, connection and happiness. and her vision? A reclamation of voices and empowered living.</p><p>Chapters:</p><p>[00:00] Introduction</p><p>[02:17] A new definition of singing</p><p>[04:44] Why everyone can sing</p><p>[07:08] How singing benefits your physical and mental health</p><p>[11:29] Is singing the antidote to social anxiety?</p><p>[15:01] How singing and breathwork are interrelated</