HollyMaya Therapies

24/06/2025

Finally joining the gram. Follow me for all things voice and expression, narrative and somatic, will be sharing tips n tricks, mini courses and vocal archetypes work there: https://www.instagram.com/vitalandvocal?utm_source=qr&igsh=cWo3b2xyNnF6bHdh

23/06/2025

10/06/2025

What an honour and a pleasure it is to explore voice and expression medicine with my clients.

14/02/2025

Our specialist assessments and therapy include support for retained primitive reflexes. If this is something you have been wondering about affecting functioning for you and/ or your child, we can help explore this. In cases where there is evidence of retained reflexes, we offer enjoyable, trauma-informed movement therapy aiming for better functioning across all areas of life.

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02/12/2024

Happy to share that I am now based in the beautiful Tyne Valley, offering specialist speech and voice therapy and narrative coaching for children and adults in person and online. I have been on a deeper dive into movement and bodywork in the field of speech and voice therapy, and am very excited to be offering more person-centred manual therapy into my sessions- touch is so powerful when worked through in close collaboration with the person. Feeling massively fortunate to have the opportunity to train with internationally renowned physiotherapist Walt Fritz and his biopyschosocial approach to pain, tension and functional difficulties in the head and neck. Taking bookings now for sessions at the Bodywork Centre in Hexham for the January-April term block. Email h.m.greenwood@pm.me or message on here to book. Happy season everyone! Holly Maya

15/11/2024

08/03/2024

On international women's day, I'll say this. There is still a whole lot of patriarchy woven into the resonance of our habitual voices. Today I'm celebrating those inspiring souls whom I have the honour of working with. Those who are stepping up in courage and vulnerability to find new ways, and my fellow voice practitioners who are moving and shaking all over the world.

To quote Kristin Linklater:

"Most people think that the quality of their voice is genetically and anatomically predetermined, but nature and culture are, in fact, the major determinants of vocal quality and vocal behaviour. The cultural rules women unconsciously obey are that their voices should be high and helpless or low and gentle. If women's voices are low and strong they break balls...The deeper ranges of the voice connect with the self at a fundamental level of power and many women avoid the feeling and expression of power because they do not want to dominate. Power has a bad history.
It is possible that if women's voices were free they could transform the reputation of power, from despotic to an articulation of powerful gentleness, powerful caring, powerful joy, powerful laughter and the powerful vulnerability that is the prerequisite for powerful compassion."

This was written 20 years ago but still rings so true. Always surprising how many women I meet (including myself sometimes) who struggle to access and use a strong resonant speaking voice from low in the body, as it feels somatically like so much at stake.

Still got one supported place for voicework on offer for folk holding marginalised identities / low wealth, and one full paying place, message to apply.

Thanks to AMT Coffee for the napkin rose, managers made 200 for women customers at Newcastle station

05/03/2024

Your voice! WOW - an incredible instrument of expression, of relationship, of art, and of healing. Even yummier when explored in a group when we can both express and receive from each other. Join us next Sunday - 20% discount with code YOGASONG, book via the site below.

Your voice is as unique as your fingerprint. How cool is that?! No two voices are the same or ever will be. Our voices are mighty powerful instruments; of relating, of art, of expressing ourselves, and also – if we learn to utilize them - of healing. And this amazing one-of-a-kind multitool reside...

27/02/2024

Happy news...I am releasing ONE supported space for 1:1 in person somatic speech and voice work.

https://www.wildchorustherapies.com/speech-and-voice

Supported spaces are for adults who hold marginalized identities and/or are low wealth.

You're invited to apply if you feel you could benefit from support to liberate and refine your speech, voice and self expression but experience financial barriers to accessing this.

Particularly encouraging applications from those wanting help with:

Accent softening (support to make a non-English accent easier to understand whilst retaining its character).

Using voice with impact in change making work / activism.

Six sessions on a pay-what-you-can basis starting from £20 per session, taking place in the luxurious Surya studio at the Yoga x Life studios , Ouseburn, Newcastle.

To apply send me a message by Tuesday 2nd March detailing why you'd like to work with me, why you are applying for a supported place, and how much you can pay. I select the space based on a scoring system and get back to you by Friday 5th March.

Love love love

16/02/2024

Delighted to be offering two Somatic Voice workshops this Spring at the luxurious Yoga x Life Studio. https://yogatherapies.co.uk/events/somatic-voice-and-yoga-workshop

12/02/2024

Exciting new work on the horizon - I am buzzing about this collaboration with theatre for change practitioner Stourac McCreery , combining speech and voice work with forum theatre and other creative practices to explore empowered, embodied communication and self expression. We're lucky enough to have some funding to be able to offer this FREE course at ReCoCo, Newcastle starting next month. Get in touch with any questions or to book a place.