Learn the physical, mental, emotional + spiritual aspects of the human voice as we journey through the upper part of the chakra system to discover where our own voices may be stuck, blocked, weakened by past trauma, or lack of sufficient development. Focusing on these upper chakras can open up new worlds and new ways of perceiving that will highly benefit your life.

This is your opportunity to dive in + experience the power of your authentic voice.  

Join Maryn Azoff and Patrick Surdam at Ravencrest Botanicals Retreat Center, a beautiful small-scale medicinal herb farm + retreat center, tucked away in the forested hills of upstate NY. This center is 325-acres of beautiful herb gardens, creeks, ponds, woodlands and meadows that invite you to explore, learn, and connect to your deepest source of inspiriation.

During our time together we will be focusing on how we can use the power of our voice to alter our state of consciousness. Our focus here is on the vision we hold for our lives and the world. We are the creators of this reality and accessing these higher fequencies can set forth a change in our lived experience.  

Prerequisit for this retreat:

If you have attended a ‘Root to Heart’ retreat, worked through the 16-week online course, "The Fundamentals of Vocal Transformation", or have covered the embodiment chakras as a private student of Maryn or Patrick’s, you are eligible to attend a ‘Heart to Crown’ retreat. The root to heart prerequisite is important because to fully and safely open these higher frequencies, one must be grounded and have the foundations set.

‍Hear From A Past Retreat Attendee:

This retreat not only met but far exceeded any expectation I could have imagined. Upon arrival to departure I felt tremendously supported, held and cared for from the entire team, faculty and land. Maryn’s vocal transformation method offered an experience and tools that not only helped me get in touch with, but understand and live confidently through my most authentic voice. Through this process I was able to heal, challenge and transcend so many personal obstacles and truly reawaken a spirited expression of myself in both speaking and singing. It was a magical, soul nourishing and lighthearted experience especially while learning, exploring and healing some of the most vulnerable parts of myself. To this day, I am using the exercises I learned and enjoying a more intimate and confident experience with my voice and those I share it with. This retreat was most definitely a mile marker in my life experience. I would recommend it to anyone who yearns to transform and step out into the world a more empowered person! 

-Tim S.

Learn more about the HEART to CROWN retreat:

Once the lower chakras (root to heart) have been stabilized, we then move deeper into understanding how the mind functions. Together we will go into a process of releasing the mental programming that is no longer serving us, so we can discover + align with the unique heart-centered vision of the life you wish to create.

By accessing the crown energy and directing it down into the heart chakra, we will learn how to open up to + trust more deeply in ourselves. For us to do this we must also understand the essential role the throat + third eye chakras play in allowing us to clearly express what we wish to experience in our lives.

‍We will focus on exercises to open:

The 5th chakra, throat, or Vishuddha, Sanskrit for ‘purification’

• This chakra is our energy center of manifestation. Purifying speech means to align it with our highest SELF and to achieve that we must align the heart with the crown.

The 6th chakra, the third eye, or Ajna, which means ‘perceive’ or ‘command

• This chakra has the capacity to create worlds, however when we are caught in an ego based concept of self and reality, we are limited in what we can create.  Practicing techniques to open this chakra can grant you access to joy, abundance and creativity without bounds.

The 7th chakra, the crown, or Sahasrara, which means 'thousand petaled crown'

• This chakra is our access to the Akashic - the limitless potential available to all of us when move beyond ego into our highest self. Accessing this is difficult without relinquishing our story. To fully access this frequency we will be practicing meditations.