Emma Rowland-Elsen, choral conductor, inclusion consultant and sound-voice therapist, explains how group singing impacts our nervous systems and emotional wellbeing, and how to design genuinely inclusive, trauma-informed spaces for singers. Origin story You have a deeply rooted musical background. Could you tell us a bit about your personal journey and what pivotal moments shifted your focus so decisively towards the intersection of mental health, inclusion, and choral singin

Dr Gemma Perry - researcher, practitioner and trainer - explains how chanting and sound-based meditative interventions can impact on emotional and cognitive wellbeing, and how you can build this into your practice. Origin story Your personal journey with chanting inspired your academic path, so could you tell us a bit about yourself, and what pivotal moment shifted your focus to the specific power of the voice through mantra and rhythmic vocalisation? My introduction to chan

We chatted with Dr Stephen Clift - Professor Emeritus at the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health at Canterbury Christ Church University, Professorial Fellow at the Royal Society for Public Health, and Chair of the Singing for Health Research Programme - about what's coming up in singing for health research Stephen, coming out of the Singing for Health Research Project , you've been doing quite a lot to ensure that the findings, the insights, the learnings from