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Menopause and Voice Workshop – St Hilda’s College
Menopause and Voice Workshop – St Hilda’s College
Fri 20 Feb, 18:30 - 20:30
St Hilda's College, University of Oxford, Oxford
Menopause and Voice is an in-person, small-group workshop exploring how the everyday speaking voice can change during perimenopause and menopause, and how these changes can be understood and supported in daily professional and social life.
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Voice changes during menopause are real and manageable.
They often develop gradually and may be experienced as vocal fatigue, reduced stamina, increased effort when speaking, or a sense that the voice feels less reliable across the day. In work and social settings, these subtle shifts can quietly influence clarity, presence and confidence. This Oxford workshop is offered as an extended two-hour session, allowing time for deeper listening, regulation and integration. The work is experience-led and non-clinical, grounded in body awareness and real-life communication, and does not involve diagnosis or performance-based voice training. Participants are guided to:
* notice patterns of vocal effort, tension and fatigue
* understand how voice, breath and bodily awareness interact during hormonal change
* explore practical ways to support ease, stamina and sustainability in everyday voice use The session is delivered in a small-group format to support attentiveness, reflection and individual experience.
No previous voice or singing experience is required. Who this workshop may be particularly supportive for
This workshop may be especially relevant for women who:
* use their voice regularly in work or leadership roles
* notice that speaking requires more effort than before
* experience vocal fatigue, loss of stamina or reduced vocal clarity
* find themselves compensating, pushing through, or holding back in conversations If you recognise yourself in these experiences and have been adapting quietly, this workshop offers an opportunity to pause, listen and respond with awareness and practical support. For those who are unsure whether this workshop may be relevant, a “Voice Awareness Checklist” is available on the Menopause and Voice page of the Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London website.
This checklist is shared for awareness only and is not diagnostic. Practical Information
* In-person, small-group workshop
* Extended two-hour format
* Comfortable clothing recommended
* If you would like to take part in floor-based practices, you are welcome to bring your own yoga mat About the Facilitator
Sibel Tuzun is a singer, songwriter, trauma-informed voice professional and educator with over three decades of experience across performance, voice training and holistic voice work. She is the founder of Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London and delivers voice and wellbeing programmes internationally, working with individuals, organisations and cultural institutions in diverse settings.
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They often develop gradually and may be experienced as vocal fatigue, reduced stamina, increased effort when speaking, or a sense that the voice feels less reliable across the day. In work and social settings, these subtle shifts can quietly influence clarity, presence and confidence. This Oxford workshop is offered as an extended two-hour session, allowing time for deeper listening, regulation and integration. The work is experience-led and non-clinical, grounded in body awareness and real-life communication, and does not involve diagnosis or performance-based voice training. Participants are guided to:
* notice patterns of vocal effort, tension and fatigue
* understand how voice, breath and bodily awareness interact during hormonal change
* explore practical ways to support ease, stamina and sustainability in everyday voice use The session is delivered in a small-group format to support attentiveness, reflection and individual experience.
No previous voice or singing experience is required. Who this workshop may be particularly supportive for
This workshop may be especially relevant for women who:
* use their voice regularly in work or leadership roles
* notice that speaking requires more effort than before
* experience vocal fatigue, loss of stamina or reduced vocal clarity
* find themselves compensating, pushing through, or holding back in conversations If you recognise yourself in these experiences and have been adapting quietly, this workshop offers an opportunity to pause, listen and respond with awareness and practical support. For those who are unsure whether this workshop may be relevant, a “Voice Awareness Checklist” is available on the Menopause and Voice page of the Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London website.
This checklist is shared for awareness only and is not diagnostic. Practical Information
* In-person, small-group workshop
* Extended two-hour format
* Comfortable clothing recommended
* If you would like to take part in floor-based practices, you are welcome to bring your own yoga mat About the Facilitator
Sibel Tuzun is a singer, songwriter, trauma-informed voice professional and educator with over three decades of experience across performance, voice training and holistic voice work. She is the founder of Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London and delivers voice and wellbeing programmes internationally, working with individuals, organisations and cultural institutions in diverse settings.
£75 – £85
Address
St Hilda's College, University of Oxford Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DY, GB
