Dr. Sadhana Nayak – Train your voice professionally using scientific and healthy vocal techniques by an Internationally Certified Laryngologist

Dr. Sadhana Nayak : Founder, ‘AAROHA -The Voice Clinic and Centre for Vocal Empowerment’

I am Dr. Sadhana Nayak, founder of India’s first voice clinic and centre. I am a laryngologist and vocal medicine specialist, voice coach, and communication and performance consultant.

As a voice coach and communication consultant, I specialize in voice training for business and corporate speakers, entrepreneurs, professionals, newscasters, television anchors, actors, and singers, empowering them to maximize the potential of their voice, to communicate, and perform with impact.

As a vocal medicine specialist, I provide voice therapy and treatment for vocal disorders and problems in professional and artistic voice users, viz. speakers, singers, actors, voice-over, and dubbing artists. I offer the same level of specialized care and expertise, not only to professionals and performers but to any individual who is seeking vocal training or treatment.

When I was training to be an E.N.T surgeon, I could never have imagined that I would someday combine my medical expertise with my love for the performing arts. After completing my M.S [Master of Surgery] in E. N.T, from Seth G.S Medical College & K.E.M Hospital in Mumbai, my training in Hindustani classical singing and my love of the performing arts, motivated me to specialize in ‘Laryngology & Care of the Professional Voice’ at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, U.S. A. My training with Dr. Sataloff, a leading laryngologist, and his team of acting and singing voice specialists at Thomas Jefferson University, equipped me with the specialized skills to deal with the complexities of working with singers, actors, and professional vocalists with vocal injuries and disorders.

I am further certified as a voice coach and teacher in New York. It helped me combine the artistic aspects of training the voice with scientific and healthy vocal techniques.

 

On my return to India, I founded 'AAROHA-The Voice Clinic and Centre for Vocal Empowerment’, India’s first voice clinic and centre.

I have been honoured with prestigious national and international fellowships, including the Fulbright and Commonwealth fellowships. I am the first specialist from India to be appointed to the editorial advisory board of ‘Voice and Speech Review', a scholarly journal of Voice in the U.S.A.

I have been invited as visiting faculty at drama, film & music departments, and educational institutions in India and the U.S.A. I have designed and implemented training programs for corporate organizations, television networks, theatre groups, and NGOs.

As a medical voice specialist, I developed expertise in the treatment of vocal problems and disorders. As a voice coach, I honed my skills for professional voice training. As someone who studied the art of singing, I developed a sensitive ear for subtle changes affecting a performer’s voice. I’ve successfully combined these skills to offer the best voice training, therapy, and treatment.

I believe that all creative processes and artistic endeavours are sustained by a foundation of scientific technique. An expressive and powerful voice, used for performance and communication, has to be a healthy and optimized voice. The premise of my work is to provide performers, professional vocalists, and individuals seeking vocal training and therapy with a strong foundation in vocal health and scientific vocal technique so that they can fully explore the power of their voice for effective communication and artistic expression.

 

 

‘AAROHA -The Voice Clinic and Centre for Vocal Empowerment’ and its services

As a voice coach and diction & accent trainer, I offer personalized 1:1 voice coaching and accent neutralization and globalization training for corporate & business speakers, professionals, newscasters, television anchors, actors, voice-over and dubbing artists, and singers to optimize the voice and accent for enhanced professional communication and artistic expression.

As a medical voice specialist, I provide treatment and therapy for voice disorders and problems.

I conduct customized group workshops for business and corporate organizations, educational institutions, television networks, drama, film & music departments, theatre groups, and others. I have conducted workshops for Times Television Network, CNBC TV 18, Star Sports, ET Now, CLSA India, Reliance Industries, and Theatre Professionals, among others.

 

Our personalized individual coaching and therapy programs include the following:

•  Professional Voice Coaching for business and corporate speakers, professionals, entrepreneurs, trainers, public speakers, TEDx speakers, newscasters, sports commentators, actors, singers, voice-over & dubbing artistes, radio, and television anchors.
• Leadership Vocal Presence Coaching to empower potential leaders to create their Personal Vocal Brand.
• Accent Neutralization or Globalization, Pronunciation and Speech Clarity and Refinement.
• Managing Public Speaking and Performance Anxiety.
• Voice Therapy for Voice Problems and Disorders.

 

 

Motivation behind AAROHA

When I qualified as an E.N.T surgeon, I could never have imagined that I would someday combine my medical expertise with my love for the performing arts. From as far back as I can remember, I loved music as well as biology and science. While pursuing my medical studies, I trained in Hindustani classical and Hindi film vocal music.

While I was studying E.N.T, our understanding of the professional and artistic voice was limited. Vocal performers, especially singers with voice problems, often continue to have vocal limitations following conventional treatment. By the time I had qualified as an E.N.T surgeon, advances in the field of technology helped us to understand the voice better and provide effective treatment for voice problems.

My love of the vocal arts and my background in music motivated me to specialize in "Laryngology & Care of the Professional Voice." I received a fellowship to train with Dr. Robert Sataloff, a laryngologist [voice specialist] and an opera singer, heading a world-renowned voice department at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, U.S.A. My training with Dr. Sataloff and his team of acting and singing voice specialists equipped me with the specialized skills for therapy and treatment of singers, actors, voice-over artistes, and other vocalists with voice problems and disorders.

I further trained as a certified voice coach with renowned voice teachers Catherine Fitzmaurice and Dr. Brian Gill in New York. It helped me combine the aesthetic and artistic aspects of the voice with scientific and healthy techniques.

As a clinician and surgeon, I developed a keen eye for pathology in the vocal folds. As someone who studied the art of singing, I developed a sensitive ear for subtle changes affecting vocal expression, range, and flexibility in a performer’s voice. I’ve successfully combined these skills to offer the best possible training and treatment for professionals and artistic voice users.

Looking back, I can see how all my diverse passions and professional training have come together in my work of enhancing, restoring, and treating the voice. And my approach to the voice continues to evolve as I work with patients and clients from different walks of life, seeking to access and explore their uniqueness and self-expression through the voice.

 

 

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To start with, doctors must develop and master all the necessary skills, expertise, and practical experience in their area of specialization. Patience and compassion for your patients, passion and commitment to your work, and the ability to love and enjoy your work are important qualities in a doctor. Keeping yourself updated with the latest developments in the field and continuing to hone your skills is important and essential, as the medical field is constantly evolving.

 

 

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Have a long-term goal and vision, be committed and persistent, update yourself with the latest developments in your field, and keep growing and evolving. Pursue your dreams and never give up. Success is always just around the corner.

 

 

Success over struggles in life, as a woman entrepreneur

The initial years were challenging because I was the first E.N.T surgeon in India to specialize in "Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice" and it was a rare specialization. But my love of the performing arts and music, and my vision to make this specialization available in India, motivated me to pursue it diligently. I spent many years creating an awareness of this new and unique field through lectures, workshops, and awareness programs. But I never gave up. If you are passionate about something and have a vision, pursue it and never give up. You can achieve anything.

Looking back, I can see how all my diverse passions and professional training have come together in my work of enhancing, restoring, and treating the voice. And my approach to the voice continues to evolve as I work with patients and clients from different walks of life, seeking to access and explore their uniqueness and self-expression through the voice. It has been a long journey. But every moment of this journey has been worth it.