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Coaching

Cilica delved into classical singing at the age of 18 and continues to study the voice since. Her vocal interests lead to the study of Western classical and opera singing while also performing and researching chants from Yoga, Buddhist and Christian traditions, electronic and acoustic tonalities of Western and Eastern vocal techniques, sound healing, extensive breathing techniques, and the effects of mantras on our well-being. In 2007 she began learning  Carnatic Vocal Music, southern classical Indian voice to expand her personal knowledge and teaching.

In addition her advanced knowledge of the voice for singing her knowledge expands into studying anatomy, public speaking academically and the art of breathing techniques from the basics, simple to the advanced improving posture, vocal strength and stamina, aided with yoga techniques.

With several certificates in yoga she began to incorporated meditation and several styles of Hatha yoga into her Singing and Public Speaking Vocal Trainings with great results.

Vocal Therapy came later when she realized she had a gift for helping clients with extreme anxieties, fear, anger and other emotional related challenges.  Those with lisps and stutters are helped, often eradicated. Cilica’s clients come away strong, confident and renewed.

Style of Coaching

Cilica can teach anywhere, with a piano, without a piano or musical equipment.  You have a voice you take it wherever you are, she takes her talent to teach wherever she is too.  Your sessions will be full of fun, humour as Cilica puts you at ease with uncommon methods, traditional and none traditional techniques.

Her teaching style is quite different in that you do not have to learn scales or exercise to be great.  Though they may be included if you like or she feels they are best for you.  Everone is different and everyone is taught differently.

Songs and exercises are a great way to learn to sing, though not the only way – there are many other techniques and ways to create a Confident Voice.

Cilica doesn’t distinguish between private and public, professional and amateur in a general sense – most people do their best, some get paid while other do not – this doesn’t mean the unpaid are less achieved than the professionals – its only means one get paid the other not.

• Many times its having the gumption to go public that makes the difference in your abilities.
• Often the fabulous may not try as much as the novice who is training because they are more determined.
• Sometimes the talented do less because it comes easy, and the less talented do better because they have determination.

Cilica’s Gift

As an intuitive, understanding instructor Cilica assesses singers and speakers abilities and areas in need of improvement by how they carry themselves physically before asking each to speak or sing. This is an extra tool she uses to understand challenges, and areas to excel for individual, and group excellence. Cilica treats each student as an individual drawing out their best.

Her gift is more than just intuitive and a sense of humour – at an early age Cilica became a healer and knew ‘things’ about people; what could make them happy, sad, how to live better and more in depth.  At times her ability flows into the client’s personal or business lives — as these do influence who they are.  Nothing is separate.  Cilica’s often knows exactly how to bring the best out of you because she knows what you need to improve vocally, and sometimes in life.   With this ability she chooses only to work with clients that want to be their best, to be excellent.

Training Background

Cilica earned a B.A in contemporary music composition & voice from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. Her training for public speaking and communications skills were cultivated for five years with the ‘International Training in Communications’ organisation. Earning certificates in Hatha Yoga, Chakra Yoga, and Yoga Anatomy opened a deeper understanding into her personal singing while freeing herself physically & spiritually.

BA – Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition, Studied Indian Carnatic Music, Buddhist/Christian Chants, Sound Studies
ITC – Five years training in Public Speaking
BSY– British School of Yoga Certified, Yoga Anatomy
SSYC – 500 hr Yoga Teacher Certificate & Working on 1000 hr Yoga Studies.

Yearly Training Intensives

The Confident Voice intensives are an amalgamation of Cilica’s experiences, training, performance, gifts and love of the voice. Sharing her knowledge generously, Cilica’s gift is freeing, guide and balancing the vocal energies encouraging great vocalists, singers, presenters, public speakers in both private and public lives to shine.

It is a rare opportunity to be apart of Cilica’s Singing or Communications Intensives as there are only 25 participants to gain from her experience and talents.

Clients

Cilica works with those who are dedicated to becoming their best, gaining insights into who they are, and respect that their coaching sessions are specific to their needs.   She works to bring out the best in all her clients, finding ways to heighten what gifts they already have, finding new gifts, exploiting their talents in a positive environment.  You do not have to be the best, just give your best.

Continued Coaching . . .

With 25 years experience, Cilica continues to teach voice, music, vocal therapy, yoga / yoga therapy while travelling widely. She alternates between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Slough, Berkshire UK having students in each country and teaches through the internet.  Please see the Calendar for schedule and available dates.

She is also a director and senior yoga instructor with Six Senses Yoga College.  Cilica’s private yoga therapy web site is tall blades of grass.