Why Sing?

 Why Sing? Did you know that singing in a group releases endorphins; oxytocin and serotonin and generally helps people to feel more connected.* These ‘happy hormones’ are a good part of why singing together in a group is so good for us. There is lots of evidence now available about the benefits of group singing for example linking singing to boosting our mental health and improving our immune system*. Researchers also now know that our hearts synchronise and our blood pressure lowers when we sing together in groups*. (*Voices Now Big Choral Census 2017) Starting on Sunday April 21st with a taster session we will be having a Sing to Relax session with Una McCann at Abhyasa. After that will be a five week block of sessions. Book in for both the taster and course here. What if I’m not a ‘good’ singer? The amazing thing about voices is that most of us can sing, even if many of us were told we weren’t good at it at one stage or another in our lives. Sadly, having worked in the singing world for many years, Una has met many people who’ve had the confidence knocked out of them. However, once we take the judgement out of it, we realise how good singing feels and like any set of muscles, we get stronger and more confident the more we use them. If singing feels so good and is so good for us, why miss out?