Maryn was my wife’s teacher on a retreat earlier this year to Costa Rica. The theme of the retreat? Voice activation.
Stephanie came to me one day and asked “Would you be cool if I went to Costa Rica for a week?”
Without hesitation, I agreed and off she went.
She developed laryngitis upon arrival in Costa Rica. Ohh….this was going to be good for her. And not just because of the music and ceremonies: moving energy through her chakras was greatly needed now that we have completed our family.
When she returned, she was lit up, and she insisted that we work through Maryn’s 9-month program together, whereby we would be chanting 108 times every day, for 40 days per each of the 7 primary chakras. We are currently on the fourth chakra (heart), and some resistance is coming up for me. But the first three chakras weren’t a walk in the park either.
What is going on here? Why the resistance? And why dedicate 30 min per day for 280 days?
The chakras are wheels or reservoirs of energy that became popular when the Vedic and Buddhist teachings from the East infiltrated the West. From a Western medical perspective, each chakra also corresponds to nervus plexi located in a chain from the perineum (root) to the cosmos (crown). This chain figuratively grounds us into Mother Earth and constitutes an antennae that connects us to the universal “one” of the cosmos.
This is powerful medicine, but I wouldn’t have believed it had I not practiced it myself.
As I learned about the chakras and felt through my resistance, particularly in the first through fourth chakras, I began to unpack my relationships to my mother, my father, my self, and my connection to others. And this piqued my interest further…
In the Born Free Method community, we host calls with our community every other week, and often we have guest speakers, like Stu Fischbein, Lindsey Cantu, Lily Nichols, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack…you get the point. Big hitters.
Well, I asked Maryn to come speak to a separate group within Born Free Method: the dads.
How can you show up as a supportive partner if you don’t have a grounded sense of safety and security in your self (1st chakra)? How can you show up as a compassionate, emotionally available father if you have been conditioned to suppress your feelings (2nd chakra)? How can you even hope to maintain a semblance of intimacy prior to conception but certainly after the birth of your child (also 2nd chakra)?
This is why Maryn’s work is so critical…And the tools to “fix” these “issues” are free and very accessible. The tools are your breath and your voice.
This interview is thus a live call in which the Born Free Dads, some of whom are veterans fathers some of whom are future fathers, got a private audience with Maryn.
Given the myriad of applications for Vocal Transformation and chakra balancing for future and present fathers and mothers alike, Maryn and I are also organizing a cohort of couples and parents who want to go deep into this work. The program consists of 9 months of chanting accompanied by a beautiful online program and regular meetings with Maryn, along with direct access to me. There are 15 spots, and I recommend that you and your partner commit together, as it will have a long lasting impact on your relationship(s) (speaking from personal experience).
Please email me if interested in learning more: nathan@bornfreemethod.com
Notes from this episode can be found on Substack
Listen to Maryn and her partner Patrick perform “Dead Man” (incredible vocals)
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