What does freedom mean in the Leading Voice Method?

In the Leading Voice Method we see freedom as an inner process. Freedom is knowing yourself, trusting yourself and living in line with what is true for you. It does not mean you have to change who you are, but that you can let go of what stops you from being who you already are.

You do not need a new personality, a new exterior or a perfect version of yourself. You need to come home to yourself – to your body, your emotions and your voice. That is where freedom lies.

Freedom is not becoming someone else,
but coming closer to who you already are.

Andrea Rydin

How we are held back

Many things can make us lose touch with ourselves. Some of the most common are:

Fear

Fear of not being good enough, of making mistakes or of what others will think.

Old patterns

Ingrained reactions that once protected you, but may now hold you back.

Other people’s expectations

Demands from family, society and working life that make us adapt and set our own needs aside.

Inner limitations

Thoughts about what we can do, dare to do and are worth, which limit the choices we give ourselves.

The way back to yourself

Through the Leading Voice Method you receive support to explore what holds you back, and to strengthen what helps you stand in yourself. We work with four steps, adapted to what you need:

Listen

Listen to the body, the voice, the emotions and what is true.

Tune

Give words, sound and expression to what lives within you.

Release

Let go of what holds you back.

Ground

Bring what you learn into the body and everyday life.

You are not alone in feeling this

Many of us have, in periods, felt that we live more according to other people’s expectations than our own wishes. We adapt and strive to be good, strong and considerate, but perhaps lose a little of our connection with ourselves along the way. That does not mean there is anything wrong with you.

When you begin to listen inward, you can become more aware of what is yours, and what you have taken on for other people’s sake. From there you can practise expressing what you mean, sensing your own boundaries and giving more room to what matters to you.

That is where freedom lives – not in becoming someone else, but in being more yourself.