What is it about?
This article presents sound as a form of “subtle energy” as it is experienced in human expressions such as singing and speaking, all of which are based on the breath. It provides historical examples of this perspective and places them within the broader contexts of Yoga and the German Life Reform movement. The article focuses in particular on the work of the singer and vocal therapist Benno Max Leser-Lasario, the Rosicrucian Alois Mailänder, and the occultist Peryt Shou.
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Why is it important?
Just like this whale, we engage with breath, sound, and voice in our everyday lives. This article deepens the understanding of these media both within the history of practices and our day-to-day experience.
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I have been personally engaged with (the history of) breath and voice practices for many years. I explore them both in my own life and in my research. Delve deeper into the expertise of voice and breath with me in this article.
Magdalena Kraler
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This page is a summary of: Subtle Energies of Sound: Leser-Lasario’s Vowel Breathing and Mantra Chanting, November 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004736221_015.
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