Introduction to Vocal Sound Healing Academy
Three-Level Certificate Training: Weekly Online Classes; 5-day Live Training Retreat
V.S.H.A. Training Program Duration Per Level: Late October through Mid-May
V.S.H.A. Certificate: Awarded Upon Successful Completion of Requirements per Level
Who is a Good Candidate for the Vocal Sound Healing Academy?
This Training Program Can be Chosen by Anyone, for the Purposes of Cultivating either a Primary Practice as a Vocal Sound Healer or a Complementary Discipline for One’s Current Healing Practice, or, for the purpose of Internal Enhancement & Growth Exclusively, without the intention to create a healing practice.
What Makes the Vocal Sound Healing Academy & its Graduates Stand Out?
The Vocal Sound Healing Academy’s Practitioner Tri-Level Training Program offers a Unique Approach, Weaving Passive & Active Healing Vocal Expression via Song & Pure Vocal Sounds, with Jungian Psychology Techniques, and Multi-Dimensional Spiritual Elements, so that all Graduates are Equipped to Confidently & Effectively Respond in a Myriad of Healing Situations for the Highest Good of All.
V.S.H.A. Founder & Instructor: Dr. Gwendolyn McClure, Ph.D.
Instructor Qualifications: Vocal Sound Healer since 1990, offering Live & Remote Private Sessions & Groups; Wilderness Retreats, Vision Quests; Multi-College Instruction in this Field (2000-2017); Domestic & International Workshops; & International Sacred Sites Tours.
Training: Year-Round Weekly Voice Instruction with a Juilliard Graduate (1974-1979). Massage Therapist Practitioner since 1987 (Santa Barbara School of Massage). M.A. in Counseling Psychology–Depth Psychology Emphasis (Pacifica Graduate Institute, 1990); Practicing Psychotherapist Intern, 1987-1995. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology–Jungian Emphasis (Pacifica Graduate Institute, 1998); Published Doctoral Dissertation on the topic of Vocal Sound Healing (E-Copy Available Upon Request & required reading in Level I) entitled: “A Cross Cultural Interdisciplinary Study of the Healing Power of Singing & Vocal Sounding” (Dissertation Abstracts International, 1998). Apprenticeship with Apache Medicine Man 1998-2007. (See “About” Section of Vocal Sound Healer website for more Training details)
Inaugural Announcement: Vocal Sound Healing Academy 2023 Launch Blogpost: Offering many Academy Details.