A Neurobiological Approach to Voice, Movement, and Emotion: with Mike Zhao
The Visceral Voice PodcastShow Notes
What if the challenges you are experiencing in your voice are not just physical?
In this conversation, I sit down with Mike Zhao to explore the deeper relationship between the brain, body, and voice. Mike brings a unique perspective, integrating biomechanics, clinical psychology, and neurobiology to understand how we move, respond, and express.
We talk about how emotional experiences live in the body, how the nervous system shapes movement and voice, and why focusing on technique alone often leaves singers feeling stuck. This conversation opens the door to a more complete understanding of voice work, one that includes not just structure, but state, perception, and lived experience.
If you have ever felt like you are doing everything “right” but something still is not clicking, this episode offers a different lens.
Mike Zhao has been a biomechanics specialist since 2016 and has developed an interdisciplinary clinical model that integrates contemporary psychoanalysis with advanced movement rehabilitation through the common language of neurobiology and systems theory. He is a credentialed clinician of the Postural Restoration Institute and holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University.
This episode is an invitation to expand how you think about the voice, not just as something you produce, but as something that reflects your entire system. Support the show
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NEW EPISODE 🎙️ Today on The Visceral Voice Podcast, I’m joined by the brilliant Craig Stasio, PT, MSPT for a conversation exploring his work and the way he looks at the relationships between the body, the cranium, the airway, and the mouth. Craig has a way of looking at the body that continually makes me think differently, and I am so excited for you to get to know him and his work through this conversation. And this is just the beginning! On Wednesday, September 2nd at 12 PM ET, Craig will join us as a guest presenter for Reading the Ribcage Through the Palate, where he’ll take us deeper into how he uses the palate as a window into the organization of the ribcage. This information is absolutely fascinating, and you do not want to miss this class. 🎧 Listen to the new episode today on your favorite podcast platform. Then join us September 2nd to learn from Craig live! Support the show