Name: Sound Wisdom Retreat with Chloë Goodchild
Start: 2026-05-24T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-28T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Hawkwood, Stroud

$Sound Wisdom Retreat with Chlo\u00eb Goodchild$

"Sound is the ground of consciousness. Silence brings the grace between words, utterance, poetry and song that liberates the Soul to sing freely once again within the singing field of its own Living Presence." – Chloë Goodchild
Medicine Voice: A Summer Residential Retreat
Come with us on a journey into the heart of your original DNA signature sound. Discover your voice as a super-power of loving presence. Learn new ways to hear, embody and express your truth, with confidence, courage and inner stability. Awaken a new depth of ‘sound awareness’ with listening skills & energy movement practices, sourced from a language of compassion and wisdom, older and deeper than the polarity of all conflict.
Your authentic voice is the muscle and messenger of your soul, your most intimate friend. In this in-depth residential retreat you will learn to listen and to express yourself effortlessly, naturally and spontaneously in ways you never imagined possible. Everyone is welcome, newcomers, traditional musicians, and committed practitioners alike!
At a Glance
*A unique retreat to integrate the sung, spoken and silent voice
*An intimate encounter with your meditative, musical, and mystical voice
*Self-enquiry through singing, chanting, sacred mantras and energy practices
*An all-inclusive, tranquil atmosphere in a beautiful landscape, with cosy accommodation and nourishing food
What You Will Gain
*A rigorous process of experiential self-enquiry through the healing power of vocal sound
*Self-awareness through sound-awareness, inspired by conscious core practices
*A self healing journey, inspired by deep rest in Nature, silence, listening and loving
*A direct encounter with the voice of your true self
The Naked Voice invites you into a multi-faceted experience of ‘musical homeopathy’ inspired by the sacred geometries & frequencies of human expression - spoken, sung, & silent. Chloe creates a unique all-inclusive listening field, sourced from silence, inspiring the simple music, medicine and mysticism of the human Soul. Self-discovery through sound & energy movement is supported by playful sound work, medicine songs, sacred mantras, sound codes & musical modes, revitalizing full-spectrum communication.
The aims of the Naked Voice practices are to unify the Three Energy Centres in the body - solar plexus, heart, and pineal (third eye). This simultaneously empowers the Three Emotional Centres - instinct (ego), intuition (soul) and insight (spirit). This unification of Energy & Emotion through sound, shifts attention from Personality Voice to the Soul Voice, and with that, leading the way to a direct experience of Sound Wisdom.
Chloe’s lifetime travels in sacred indigenous cultures worldwide – led to a transforming experience in India in the late 80s & gave birth to The Naked Voice in 1990. The Naked Voice practices are simple, accessible, supportive, playful, empowering, safe and sound. They also inspire a life-changing process of self-inquiry, and reflection sourced from the grace & gradual revelation of the vocal experience.
A self-inquiry might begin with a three-part question such as:
“How do you feel? How does that sound? What quality of silence does that leave behind?” Other questions such as, “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?”, “What is mine to express?” focus the mind on the present moment, dissolving self-consciousness & inhibiting, outworn personal narratives.
SOUND WISDOM - MEDICINE VOICE - The Vocal Practices
The Naked Voice teachings are rooted in the practice of non-judgemental listening. They include ancient and contemporary recitation, mantras, devotional chant, love songs, prayer, poetry (spoken song), sound energy movement, improvisation and spontaneous utterance, sonic modes, chakra sounds, the Seven Sounds of Love, Octave of Consciousness. The vocal practices take place in pairs, triads and the group as a whole. A direct experience of unconditional loving presence evolves as you learn to let go, release inhibition, shame and blame, instilling self-worth, forgiveness and gratitude. Your healing voice has the power to dissolve isolation, to transform conflict, to harmonise cultural difference, ignite compassion, and to restore coherence personally and collectively. Loving presence plays an essential role throughout the retreat.
As soul friendships strengthen throughout the retreat, you find yourself diving deeper into the inner music of your very own voice-medicine, from the songlines of your soul, your own sound wisdom. Your authentic voice is your most intimate friend. It is the mouthpiece of your soul’s deepest longing to return Home to the source of your true Self.
Everyone is welcome, new inquirers, traditional musicians from all genres and none, sound healers, healers, therapists, committed Naked Voice voice practitioners, facilitators and wisdom keepers.
Chloë Goodchild is an international singer, innovatory educator, author and founder of The Naked Voice, dedicated to the realisation of compassionate communication in all realms of human life. Deafness in childhood catalysed Chloë’s deep encounter with her inner self and began a lifetime’s experiential research into the voice as a catalyst for personal evolution and global transformation.
Her long experience of meditation will guide you into the dynamic language of silence. The practice of Shintaido is included, embodying the healing arts, movement and sound.
Both residential and non-residential rates are available. Residential options are fully inclusive with all meals provided. Non-residential options include suppers, lunches and all refreshments and exclude B&B.
Hawkwood is a stunning Grade II listed 19th Century country house, surrounded by 42 acres of sustainably managed woodland, farmland, and gardens. Set in the heart of the Cotswolds – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – it is a sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. With a diverse selection of nearly 150 courses, there’s plenty to choose from, including courses in transformative leadership, future thinking, inner life, music and the arts. Their programme of courses is led by experienced tutors and leaders in their fields.