The Authentic Voice Method with Monica Dogra

Created by acclaimed artist and performer Monica Dogra, the Authentic Voice Method (AVM) is a powerful approach to transforming how we show up, speak, and express ourselves.

At its core, AVM works from a simple truth: what blocks our voice is not a lack of skill, but can be what the body holds onto. Stage fright, self-doubt, and the fear of being seen live in the breath, throat, posture, and personal narratives we carry about who we are allowed to be.

Blending personal narrative, method acting, song and text analysis, and somatic techniques, AVM uses live performance as the catalyst for transformation. Participants are invited to bring a short piece of work, and update it in real time, uncovering and shifting the deeper story beneath the words.

The result is a more truthful performance with expression that feels grounded, emotionally resonant, and personal.

Even for those who are not performers, the experience is deeply impactful. Witnessing others move through their edges often creates powerful shifts offering clarity, release, and a deeper connection to one’s own voice.

This session is for anyone who has felt the gap between who they are in private and how they show up when being seen, and are ready to express with more honesty, power, and presence.

This is a participatory workshop grounded in mutual support.

You can expect:
- An introduction to the Authentic Voice Method and its core principles
- Guided grounding and somatic awareness to connect to the body and voice
- To work on a short piece of your choosing (song, poem, or text)
- Receive live, one-on-one guidance using questions, performance direction, and somatic techniques
- Witness real-time transformation
- Group reflections
- Closing integration and tools to carry this work into everyday life.

The method draws from somatic psychology, narrative therapy, and performance practices such as method acting. It is grounded in the understanding that emotional patterns and limiting beliefs are held in the body as much as in the mind.

By engaging voice, breath, and storytelling simultaneously, the practice allows for real-time shifts in how the nervous system responds to being seen. Fear is redirected and harnessed as energy for expression.

Monica Dogra is a multi-disciplinary artist, most known for her contributions in art, well-being, and activism through the mediums of film (Netflix), television (Disney+, AmazonPrime, CBS), live performance, music, public speaking, and podcasts. She is a graduate from NYU with a degree in Vocal Performance and has studied Vedanta and Samkya philosophy for the past 10 years, initiating in Kriya with the Giri Lineage of monks.

Since then, she started India’s first spiritually focused podcast called “Reverence”, exploring personal narratives of the divine. She was a judge for 3 seasons on India’s version of The Voice, called “THE STAGE”. Her contemplative concert series, Nākaloka, has now toured all over the world, in places such as “spirituality week” in NYC’s Tibet House, The RoundHouse (UK), The Conscious Festival (Singapore), the inauguration of Ethos, (Baja California), The College of Extraordinairy Experiences (Poland), The Source (Marrakech) and many other spaces including churches, company off sites, and immersive experiences.