“Expression is the antidote to depression. Music and the arts have a proven way of bypassing the mind chatter and negative self-talk to reach the very essence of who we are, which is the light that we’re all supposed to be.”
-Mayu Langford, Music Therapist, Singer/Songwriter, Japanese Dancer
Photo credit ©Elyse Butler
My name, Mayu, means “True Dream” in Japanese (given to me by my fellow dreamer father). My Japanese dance stage name was Yume-ori, which means “Dreamweaver.” Naturally, I’ve been a dreamer all my life, following in every moment what pulls me most. This feeling of being pulled, however, was often not according to my own instructions but others’ agendas that I let myself get sucked into. After many years of meandering, I realize that everything happens for a reason… and all each one of us has to do is let our purity shine through, without needing to “do” or “be” anything other than who we are.
Lemongrass feat. Mayu
Songs from Solo Album “Shallow Eyes”
Mayu’s Discography
Finding Your True Voice Workshop
Our voices are deeply connected to our self-worth, our purpose, our relationships to others, and our whole sense of self.
This workshop will help you relax and find your voice, both literally and figuratively, through unique vocal and breathing exercises, and release congested energy that can get easily trapped in and around our vocal cords. Don't worry, you don't have to be a singer to do these exercises! They are designed to help us strengthen and stabilize our vocalizations, as well as our ability to have our own voice to stand up for ourselves and our deeper purpose in our lives.
Taught by Mayu Langford, Board-Certified Music Therapist and Holistic Practitioner, who studied with some of the world's leading vocal performance teachers and singers at Berklee College of Music as a vocalist and recording artist. Mayu is featured in over 30 singles and albums worldwide in addition to working with hundreds of clients using music therapy tools for emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual healing and development.
This workshop is offered on a donation-basis. Although not required, if you feel it was valuable to you, please consider donating any amount that you can. Thank you!
Mayu Langford, MT-BC, HHP, CBP, has been a Board-Certified Music Therapist and Holistic Health Practitioner since 2006, as well as a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner and aromatherapist.
She received her professional training under the pioneers of the music therapy field at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. She has provided music therapy at schools, hospitals, shelters, and nursing homes, including day rehabilitation programs for adults with mental health and developmental challenges, eating disorder and emergency units at a psychiatric hospital, as well as domestic violence and homeless shelters.
Mayu uses her gentle yet directive clinical approach combined with her musicianship she has acquired as a multi-instrumentalist/vocalist and singer/songwriter, having been featured on over 30 singles, albums, and vinyls worldwide.
While receiving American education, Mayu was born and raised in Japan, into a family of traditional Japanese dancers, martial artists, educators, and business owners. Mayu has been on stage since the age of 4.
A former owner of a popular natural parenting store on Oahu, Mayu has been manufacturing and retailing natural herbal products for over a decade. She has extensive experience working with newborns and infants as well as children of all ages and children with special needs.
She now owns an organic farm, Paradise Healing Farms, with her husband and makes their popular Coconut Mamaki Balm and other mamaki items. She also teaches Japanese dance to a collective of Japanese women living on Kaua'i.