Ep. 140 - Journey Into The Body With Somatic Singer Marisa Michelson

Somatic singer and teacher Marisa Michelson shares information on the powerful work of connecting to the body through song and uninhibited self-expression. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode of The Indie Spiritualist, Chris and Marisa have a conversation about: Vocal ‘de-armoring’: working with voice, the body, and the psyche to release blocks Bringing somatic relationship and embodiment into the classical music world How Marisa discovered that singing could bring her into transcendent bliss Navigating information overload in our fast-paced, tech-driven age A roadmap to reconnect with the body and relearn the language of direct experience Letting spontaneity flow through the liberating practice of somatic singing A jaw-focused practice for releasing tension and unlocking full expression Trust and vulnerability to open up our bodies, hearts, and minds Simple somatic practices to weave into day-to-day life About Marisa Michelson: In addition to being a sought-after somatic singing teacher, Marisa is an award-winning composer of music-theatre, experimental musicals, oratorios and choral works, and was the founding director of the psychedelic singing ensemble Constellation Chor | an immersion in voice, movement, and spirit. Marisa has written four full-length musicals, two of which were produced off-Broadway by Prospect Theater Company. Her most personal composition project to date was her Desire|Divinity Project, a three part music-theater piece exploring the connection between sexuality and spirituality through an exegesis of the Song of Songs and a musicalization of Sappho’s poetry fragments. She currently travels around singing with the vocal quartet, Agrol Agra, which performs Hungarian folk songs and Bartok arrangements of said folk songs. Marisa is beyond grateful to live and work and teach on acres of land in Upstate New York (Ancram/unceded Mohican land). Marisa gives her gratitude to the trees, red-winged blackbirds, deer, hares, water and wind, dirt, bees, and non-human life for the profound support. Connect with Marisa on her website . “It’s been such a gift for me to work with processes, particular exercises, and practices that are developing my understanding of how energies are moving through my body, how muscles are moving in coordination with each other, and how emotions are coordinating with the physical body, the nervous system, the energy body. Getting to go deeper into this is like learning a language that can then allow us to have more and more clarity in our own direct experience.” – Marisa Michelson See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Ep. 140 - Journey Into The Body With Somatic Singer Marisa Michelson is an episode from Chris Grosso The Indie Spiritualist by Be Here Now Network.

This episode is 01:07:46 long.

This episode was published on Sep 29, 2025.

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