The Unbound Voice

3 Day Non-Residential Vocal Immersion

 

3rd - 5th May 2025, Bristol

 

Explore the magical quality of sound, by journeying from your primal depths to a state of sublime union, experiencing yourself as a vessel for the unlimited power of the unbound voice.

 
 

Artwork by Erin MacAirt

 
 
 
 

Join us in Bristol to explore the limitless capacity of your voice, where you will experience total freedom of expression, intimate knowledge of your internal alchemy and an unbound connection to the source of all inspiration

 
 
 
 

“Bethan has a unique understanding and reverence for the human voice. She holds a unique and empowering space for people from all walks of life to explore and find authentic sound from within - weaving elements of deep body work with the ancient magick of improvisation.”

Sian O’Gorman - Creative Director of NYX

 
 
 
 

The Immersion Includes

 

▲ Exploring Your Internal Landscape Through Sound ▲

▲ Transmuting Energy Within the Body ▲

▲ Releasing Creative Blocks ▲

▲ Unlocking the Art of Improvisation ▲

▲ Deep Listening and Responding to Our Surroundings ▲

▲ Expanding Your Palette of Sound and Expression ▲

▲ Working with the Elements ▲

▲ Sonic Ceremonies to Honour the Ancestors ▲

▲ Creating Community and Experiencing Group Mind Through Song and Dance ▲

 
 
 

Investment

Abundant Price: £360

General Price: £290

  • There are a few spaces available for lower income, please send an email here to request.

  • Paying for an abundant space will enable more people to come for the lower income price.

We will start at 11am and end at 6pm each day. Meals and accommodation are not included.

Location: Desperate Men, Epstein Buildings, Mivart Street, Bristol BS5 6JL

 
 
 

“Bethan’s voice work is rich in depth, clearly woven from years of study and practice. Her deftly balanced teaching often brings in play and lightness, yet she also has the rare ability to guide participants deep into the unconscious realms safely. Places where transformation and magic can occur.

If you are interested in exploring the untapped power of your voice, I highly recommend doing so in her extremely capable hands.”

Jody White - Drummer, Writer, Healer

 
 
 
 
 
 

The Unbound Voice is for anybody who feels the call to…

✨ Write, record and perform their own music

✨ Connect deeply to the source of all inspiration

✨ Use their creativity as a catalyst for change both internally and externally

✨ Incorporate voice into their teaching, healing or facilitation work

✨ Remember the old ways and how voice was used in ritual and ceremony

You will leave this immersion with...

✨ Courage to freely express yourself 

✨ Ability to improvise with confidence 

✨ Power to alchemise your internal landscape

✨ Inspiration to experiment with voice and sound

✨ A deeper connection with the web of life

✨ A community of like minded sonic explorers

 
 
 
 

“Bethan brings a deep and intuitive holding to her work, with a mastery of voice and sound that invites even the most shy amongst us to feel safe to express ourselves. Her approach is playful, authentic and inclusive, as she deftly weaves her magic alongside embodied practices that invite genuine healing and transformation.

Isla Maclead - Ceremonialist & Ritual Guide

 
 
 
 
 

Meet Your Facilitator - Bethan Lloyd

 

Hello, I’m Bethan and I’ll be guiding you in these sessions. I have spent many years researching voice and how it is used across the globe in ritual, ceremony and magic. I started singing and performing when I was 6 years old, in Wales, where voice is still honoured as an integral part of our culture. My interest in spirituality was always deeply interwoven with vocal expression, I spent many hours singing up trees and rolling around in mud trying to uncover the secrets of the Universe! This interest led me to Theology and Religious studies at Cambridge University where I learned all that I could from an academic perspective, but ultimately, my real studies were experiential and embodied. After university I travelled the world, and came to focus my attention on the ancient wisdoms of India and Brazil. In both lands I learnt about the void, deep listening, trance states and Animacy. I lived with indigenous Tribes and in Ashrams deeply immersing myself in both cultures. 

A very deep remembering started in me however when I returned to my homeland of Wales and spent many months in silence. This re-sensitised me to the needs and the longings of this land, which is still singing, and has never forgotten its own indigenous wisdoms. Voice was one of the central modes of entering trance and connecting to forces beyond our everyday experience. By stepping into a ceremony with sound and voice, we are remembering the old ways and allowing the memory to fill us with a deep knowing land and place and ancestry. 

As well as teaching voice, I work as a professional musician and performer. I have four solo releases and have performed at festivals and shows across the globe. I collaborate with a number of artists on various musical projects and work as a vocal composer for film, TV and multi-disciplinary performances.  

 
 
 
 

“Bethan unveils buried treasure like no-one else I know. She teaches with immense love, strength and self-confidence… dares you to delve deeply… to bear your sorrows… and then stand up again afterwards.”

Ric Hollingberry - Musician

 
 
 
 

Further Testimonials

 

"I met Bethan while on a quest to broaden and deepen my spiritual and conscious awareness, my particular focus being to explore and connect with the indigenous spiritual roots of these islands (of Britain).

I wasn't a singer when I met Bethan, at least I thought not. But through exploring the depth of inner work that can be unlocked through the voice my experience has been transformed. Bethan will take you deep, to meet those parts of yourself aching to be heard. She will do it with great wisdom, much compassion and gentle challenge.

Bethan works with deep ancestral connections, encouraging the fount of inspiration that lies within each of us. She connects us to nature's boundless energy, where transformation and growth are not only possible but inevitable. Her own tradition is that of the mountains of Cymru and the deep-rooted richness of that ancient, living Culture is a treasure laced through her work.

Maybe you'll come to Bethan with a clear idea of your own gifts and a vision to realise. Maybe you'll come hearing the call of your own yearning to meet inspiration, but have yet to see its shape. Either way, through the depth, love and safe holding of her teaching, you may like me find spiritual riches unfolding as your heart's pathway to inspiration emerges through the mists of your mind."

Philippa Mcmahon, Guide & Healer

 

“I am beyond grateful for the teaching Bethan has shared with me. It’s really transformed the way I think about my voice, making sound and creating art. In Bethan’s sessions I feel I’ve been able to channel the unconscious and unharness creativity from deep within myself. Her method of teaching makes you feel comfortable, allowing you to explore the full range of your voice and sound. I really value how connected Bethan’s teaching is to our ancestors, the land and nature. It has been so special learning to deep listen to nature and open myself up to the songs and magic that are out there waiting for us. This work is so important, I feel I don’t have the words to express how valuable it is. I have learnt skills I will use in every area and take with me throughout my life.”

Shireen, Visual Artist & Musician

 

“Working with Bethan during the production of my latest film about intuitive magic and the body was a splendor. I want to keep co-creating with her and diving deep into the explorative vocal body. Since my work has been so external I was so impressed watching and seeing Bethan facilitate a group of femmes during our choreographic process. It truly helped the performers dive deep into a sense of self and occupy the performative body. Her attention to hold the space and the room, her acute knowledge of vocal wisdom and unlocking humans was incredible. Bethan is a wonder and her ability to facilitate is unique and needs to be spread throughout more bodies to help one find a deeper sense of self.”

Lauren Pringle - Movement & Film Director

 

"Bethan Lloyd has a mischievous knack for getting you to do things you didn't know you could do, especially when it comes to the sounding voice. Full-throated yodels, delicate harmonies, pounding hearts, subtle vibrations, stomping giants, ethereal choirs... All are within her range. But you'd better be careful. She might transform you into a new kind of being. You may even find a freedom you never knew was possible. In the play of singing sound.”

Eric Maddern - Writer, Founder of Cae Mabon

 

 
 

The Unbound Voice will leave you feeling more alive and integrated with your environment, allowing you to enter into the fullest expression of your being. You will experience a sense of empowerment and a deep knowledge of your internal landscape. You will know the capacity of the voice as being more than just a tool for speaking and singing, but as a magical instrument for accessing deeper unseen realms. From there you will gain confidence to write, perform and share your unique gift of sound with the world.