Voices of Healing

Reclaim yourself by reclaiming your voice

Voices of Healing

Reclaim your voice. Reclaim yourself. Reclaim each other.

Who We Are

Voices of Healing is a free, intergenerational online community for adults of all ages and backgrounds who are drawn to the healing power of the human voice.

The nightingale sings in the darkness, making beautiful and sacred the night. Your voice has the power to do the same.

No matter how long you have been silent — no matter what buried your voice or who told you it wasn’t worth hearing — your voice is still there. This community exists to help you find it, free it, and discover what becomes possible when voices rise together.

You do not need to be a singer. You do not need any experience. You only need to show up.

Our community is a safe place for:

A Pathway to Wholeness

When the mind has freedom, the body has dignity, and the soul has wisdom, we are integrated. The voice connects all three. Everything in Voices of Healing is designed to bring you back into balance — between light and dark, inner and outer, self and community.

calling all dreamers

Mary Jane
Knight

Your Guide Through the Excavation

SINGER. MUSIC ARTIST. VOCAL EMPOWERMENT GUIDE.

I’ve spent decades in the music world—two vocal degrees, 25+ years of teaching and performing—and I’ve discovered that the most important thing I can teach isn’t how to sound like someone else. It’s how to sound like yourself. Through breath, sound, chant and song, we meditate with our voices, learning to release what silences us, honor the dignity of our stories, and find freedom in expression. When voices rise together in honesty and compassion, they carry the power to heal, to connect, and to transform lives.

"Mary Jane Knight has a way of opening up authenticity..."

…possibility, and depth through being attuned with one’s voice and connected to self, others, and the ground of all being.

– Jan

"Mary Jane inspires us to use our voices as tools of empowerment."

She guides us toward the realization that through song, we can uplift ourselves and others. Our voices can be a force for change, healing and unity. Mary Jane is an angel on earth who uses her voice to connect us to each other and to our inner souls. She is an inspiration to all who have the honor of being in her presence, leaving a lasting imprint of peace and purpose.

– Amelia Kanellis, President of Riverside Theatre Board, community leader, arts advocate, educator

Monthly Voices of Healing Circle

Spend a morning with Mary Jane Knight and a community of heart-centered individuals as we journey inward—reclaiming our emotions, expression, and healing through the power of vocal meditation and song.

We meet the first Sunday of every month in person in Iowa City. There are no prerequisites to join; adults of all ages and abilities are welcome.

A fee of $25 per two-hour session supports our ongoing work. Scholarships and and sliding-scale fees are available. Contact me!

Use the code FIRST-FREE and attend your first session as my guest. If finances are tight, you can use the code more than once!

What You'll Find Here

Emotional Healing

Using sound and breath to release what has been stored in the body. This isn’t therapy disguised as singing. It’s using your own voice as the healing instrument it was always meant to be.

Stress Relief

if silent meditation has never worked for you, vocal meditation may be exactly what your nervous system needs. Humming, sounding, and chanting are among the most effective tools for calming anxiety and regulating the body.

More confidence

When you find your voice, everything else gets louder, bolder, and more authentically you. Confidence isn’t something you fake until you make it. It’s something you uncover when you stop apologizing for taking up space.

A Sense of Belonging

A place where being sensitive, creative, and spiritually curious isn’t just accepted. It’s celebrated.

Online Community Notification List

I will be launching the Voices of Healing Community in the near future. If you’d like to know when this new offering is available, please submit your details below, and I’ll reach out when the doors are open. In the meantime, I would love to friend you on Facebook and support your journey there.

thank you so much for reaching out!