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Heather Douglas Lyle

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Singing, Speech and Breathing Teacher / Throat Chakra Healer / Author / The Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga Method, Fitzmaurice Voicework
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March’s FREE OFFERING is a LIVE Zoom Class with The Heather Lyle - Vocal Yoga MethodⓇ.

“The Benefits of Fitzmaurice VoiceworkⓇ for Singing”

Open to everyone with a desire to have an integrated experience of body, breath and voice. No experience necessary!

Monthly offerings are free with donations to the Fitzmaurice Voice Institute gladly appreciated.

Registration and other information can be found on our website! Link in bio. taken in Online by @vocalyoga

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Restorative yoga and sounding Fridays at 6:00 PM 12470 Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90066 #vocalyoga #soundhealing #voiceyoga by @vocalyoga

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My very popular contemporary singing techniques class is starting once again for fall. The class starts September 17th from 6:45 to 8:45 at the Santa Monica College performing arts complex. Where the Broad Theater is. Come join us to learn the fundamentals of singing and have a lot of fun. Each time I teach the class it is somewhat different as I’d like to change it up so if you’ve taken my class before, try it again. There are so many things to grasp in the class. Capitalize, contemporary singing techniques.
September 17, 2026 6:45PM to 8:45PM
Santa Monica College Performing Arts complex.
Room 103
11th and Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica.
Free parking To Register: https://commed.smc.edu/connect/ClassInfo/
#heatherlylevocalyogamethod #singing #vocalyoga #fitzmauricevoicework #vocology taken in Santa Monica, California by @vocalyoga

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My mother working as a writer starting in the 1940’s was a huge trailblazer. First female PR person with NBC in New York, first female Hollywood press agent, and on and on. #now #womensrights #gloriasteinem #womemempowerment by @vocalyoga

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Fitzmaurice Voicework and The Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga Method for Singing Workshop with Heather Lyle. Your whole body sings! ✨. Join me for an embodied exploration of breath, body and voice with me, Heather Lyle.
No experience needed, just a desire to feel more free and connected when you sing. 🎵ONLINE 📆October 3, 2026
⏱️10:30am to 1:00pm PST. 💰$49.00
🤩DM me for a discount code and there are scholarships available ✨#fitzmauricevoicework #heatherlylevocalyogamethod #vocalyoga #singing @fitzmauricevoicework by @vocalyoga

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The uvula hangs from the soft palate. Notice how flexible the soft palate is. It lifts and closes the nasal passages during speech and singing. It is the opening into the nasal passages and when the uvula and the soft palate are down, the voice is nasal and when the uvula is up and the soft palate is closed, the voice sounds clear and open. Right now make a nasal sound. You will experience a closed sensation in the back of your throat. Now smell an imaginary rose. Smelling lifts the soft palate and closes off the nasal cavity. Historically, there have been numerous ways taught to close the soft palate. One was imagining smelling a rose, a second was to pretend you’re going to sneeze and stop before you sneeze, another was to begin to yawn but stop before you actually yawn and another was to lift your cheeks as in the beginning of a smile, to create a pleasant expression on your face. Try all of these. The one I don’t suggest is the beginning of a yawn. I had a teacher call me whose student kept yawning during a musical theatre production. I asked her if she taught him the beginning of the yawn to lift his soft palate and she said that she had. So she had him stop doing that and he stopped yawning. It’s very hard to stop a yawn. Put in the comments the way you lift your soft palate when singing. #heatherlylevocalyogamethod #singing #vocalyoga #fitzmauricevoicework #vocology by @vocalyoga

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Your voice lives in your whole body!✨
Join us for an Online Class with Heather Lyle. Fitzmaurice Voicework® for Singing— an embodied exploration of breath, body, and voice rooted in both Fitzmaurice Voicework and Vocal Yoga.
No experience needed! Just a desire to feel more free and connected when you sing.
🎶 ONLINE
🗓 October 3, 2026
🕙 10:30 PM – 1:00 PM Pacific
💵 $49
Open to everyone. Come as you are.
Scholarships & Discounts Available!
Link in bio to save your spot. ✨
#FitzmauriceVoicework #VocalYoga #SingingWorkshop #singingtraining #voicelessons taken in Online by @vocalyoga

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Singers, the jaw should not shake when singing. Don’t shake the jaw to create runs. Don’t move the jaw to make vibrato. These are all signs of poor technique and overloading of the jaw with tension. The jaw should be relaxed while singing or speaking. In The Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga Method you learn excellent exercises to relax the jaw. Jaw tension goes directly into the vocal instrument. #heatherlylevocalyogamethod #singing #fitzmauricevoicework #voiceyoga #vocology by @vocalyoga

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So great to see drummer Matt Starr, a wonderful musician, friend and human being, playing with Sarah McLaughlan at the Greek Theatre. #summernights☀️ #greektheatre #sarahmclaughlan #mattstarrmusic #heatherlylevocalyogamethod by @vocalyoga

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Here is your opportunity to have an integrated experience of Body, Breathe and Voice. I’m using this particular song “Feeling Good” because we’re actually singing it in my singing class right now and when you open up your body and breath, then your voice can freely express and it feels sooo good. Fitzmaurice Voicework is one of the leading voice works in acting conservatory programs today. Heather Lyle has been a certified Fitzmaurice Voicework teacher for 20 years and she created her Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga Method to companion with Fitzmaurice Voicework. This class is open to anyone with a voice who is interested in increasing their capacity for expression, communication and freedom. ENROLL ONLINE AT commed.smc.edu. #heatherlylevocalyogamethod #speech #voiceyoga #singing #breathing by @vocalyoga

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This is super important information for singers. We all love lip drills as a warm-up exercise but if it’s not done properly, it’s not really useful. #heatherlylevocalyogamethod #singing #voicetraining #vocology #vocalyoga by @vocalyoga

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Follow Jennie Gold @jenniegoldmusic a teacher of the Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga Method. She’s also an amazing musician so there will be wonderful songs to hear. And this technique really works. #heatherlylevocalyogamethod #vocalyoga #voiceyoga #soundhealing by @vocalyoga

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