An experience-led approach based on applied vocal science, which fosters ease, presence, and sustainable voice use through informed voice training.
Organised under the Epigenetic Coaching platform, founded by one of the leading figures in epigenetics in Türkiye and internationally, Prof. Dr. Gulsen Meral, the Longevity & Epigenetics Event in London brings together researchers and practitioners from multiple disciplines to explore contemporary approaches to longevity and healthy ageing.
In a panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Berna Uslu Coskun, Sibel Tuzun will present:
“Epigenetic Effects of Holistic Voice Practices and Their Relationship with Longevity.”
This presentation examines the relationship between holistic voice practices and epigenetic mechanisms within a lifespan and longevity framework. Drawing on applied voice practice and interdisciplinary research, the talk explores how voice, breath and embodied awareness may contribute to physiological regulation, stress modulation and adaptive capacity over time.
Voice is approached as a multidimensional phenomenon, situated at the intersection of neurophysiological regulation, behavioural patterns and lived experience. By integrating scientific perspectives with practice-based insight, the presentation supports informed dialogue across academic research, clinical contexts and professional application.
The event offers an interdisciplinary forum for those working in epigenetics, longevity, health and wellbeing, as well as for participants seeking an evidence-informed understanding of how embodied practices may support quality of life across the lifespan.
Longevity & Epigenetics Event
Date: 30 January 2026
Venue: 20 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London
AGELESS VOICES returns to Twickenham under the umbrella of Age UK Richmond upon Thames, supporting adult voices through life transitions and vocal ageing.
Over the past five years, through Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London, I have worked across Twickenham and the wider Richmond area, offering adult voice training for people using their voice in everyday communication, professional settings, singing and personal expression.
This sustained work led to the creation of AGELESS VOICES, a programme I designed and delivered for Age UK Richmond upon Thames, shaped directly by the lived voice experiences and questions shared by adults in the local community.
AGELESS VOICES is a gentle, practical voice training programme for adults aged 55+, designed to support age-related voice changes and promote long-term vocal wellbeing.
The programme addresses common voice changes associated with ageing and offers clear, accessible tools to support everyday speaking voice, vocal comfort and clarity.
The work is educational rather than therapeutic, and no previous singing or voice training experience is required.
Following two fully subscribed groups last year, the programme returns in 2026 due to continued interest.
The voice, like the rest of the body, evolves over time. Changes often begin from midlife onwards but may go unnoticed until later years. Many people describe the experience as:
“I don’t sound like myself anymore.”
Because these changes tend to occur gradually, they are often less visible than other signs of ageing.
Common experiences include:
These experiences are common and shared. They are signals that the voice may benefit from informed, supportive training.
Thursday 26 February 2026
2:30 pm
Twickenham Wellbeing Centre
(Age UK Richmond upon Thames)
This free taster session offers an introduction to the approach and content of the 5-week course:
AGELESS VOICES – Level 1: Foundations for Healthy Vocal Skills
With thanks to Age UK Richmond upon Thames for hosting and supporting voice wellbeing within the local community.
Booking
The session is free of charge, but booking is essential. Places are limited.
Phone: 020 8744 1965
Email: wellbeing@ageukrichmond.org.uk
This session is educational in nature and does not replace medical advice. Persistent, sudden or concerning voice changes should be discussed with a GP or a Speech and Language Therapist.
At Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London, we work with voice as a functional, embodied process, shaped by breath coordination, posture, habitual patterns and lived experience.
Voice develops through breath awareness, bodily organisation and attentive practice.
It reflects how we communicate, express and relate in everyday life.
Guided by international singer and performer Sibel Tuzun, our programmes support the development of a voice that feels grounded, responsive and authentically aligned with the body. Through gentle, body-based voice work, participants build clarity, ease and confidence in speaking, singing and communication.
"I founded this Academy from a long-standing professional observation:
when the voice is supported by the body, expression becomes clearer and more sustainable."
Our work is open to adults from a wide range of backgrounds, including:
We work from the principle that voice is not a fixed trait, but a learnable, adaptable skill that evolves through awareness, guidance and supportive practice.
With time and appropriate tools, voices can become steadier, freer and easier to use.
We do not offer a one-size-fits-all method.
Instead, we support a functional relationship with your voice.
Every session is shaped around individual factors such as breath patterns, posture, habitual tension, coordination and personal experience.
Our work may include:
Through this approach, the voice is supported to function with greater efficiency, comfort and expressive range, without forcing or strain.
At the Academy, you’ll find:
Here, voice work becomes a practice of coordination, self-trust and embodied presence.
Our mission is to support a sustainable, lifelong relationship with the voice, recognising that the voice evolves with changing life stages, roles and contexts.
We support you to:
The voice changes over time.
Our work supports you in adapting to those changes with care and awareness.
We offer voice coaching across South West London and West London, with in-person sessions in Richmond, Twickenham and nearby areas, alongside online work worldwide.
Many people notice changes in their voice without realising how much can gently shift through breath awareness, resonance exploration, posture alignment and mindful, body-based voice practice.
At Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London, every voice is approached as unique and context-specific.
Each concern is not treated as something to “fix”, but as an opportunity to restore clarity, ease and functional confidence.
You may experience:
Through gentle, breath-led work, we support the coordination of breath and sound, helping the voice regain balance, capacity and long-term ease.
You might notice:
Through guided resonance awareness and functional vocal exploration, we support greater tonal variety, expression and vocal presence, without forcing or pushing the sound.
Common experiences include:
We work with gentle somatic awareness and release, allowing habitual holding patterns to soften so the voice can function more freely and efficiently.
You may be navigating:
Your voice should feel like it belongs to you.
We support transitions with care, sensitivity and structure, honouring both continuity and change.
You might experience:
By integrating breath-led grounding and nervous-system-aware practices, we support calm presence, expressive clarity and confident communication.
This may be relevant if you experience:
We support recovery through gentle strengthening, sustainable habits and breath-supported voice use, helping rebuild endurance and confidence over time.
Through mindful breath, resonance exploration, body awareness and compassionate guidance, the voice can become clearer, steadier and easier to use.
Explore our programmes to see how we can support you.
I work one-to-one, shaping each session around your voice, your breath, your body and your pace.
Sessions are approached gently and attentively, creating a calm and supportive space in which the voice can develop naturally, sustainably and without strain. Each session is fully personalised and adapts to what your voice needs in that moment.
Our work may include:
Together, these elements support a voice that feels clearer, steadier and more expressive, while remaining responsive to the body.
Private sessions can be particularly supportive if you are exploring:
Support for shifts in tone, stamina, breath and vocal stability associated with hormonal transition.
Feminisation or masculinisation work using breath, resonance, pitch, articulation and posture, offered within a respectful and affirming space.
For professional contexts, presentations, leadership roles or everyday communication.
For singers, actors and performers seeking presence, clarity and expressive range.
Including support for:
Focus areas include technique, interpretation, stage presence and confidence.
Sessions are available online or in person, in English or Turkish, offering a calm, private and fully personalised learning environment.
Through a holistic, experience-led and trauma-aware approach, I support the voice to feel:
Free rather than forced
Strong rather than strained
Grounded, confident and authentically expressed
The voice can become a place of ease, clarity and everyday wellbeing.
Enquire about one-to-one work
Sibel Tuzun is a London-based singer, songwriter, actress, producer and voice coach, with a career spanning over three decades across performance, recording and education.
Born in Istanbul, she has reached millions of listeners across Turkish-speaking countries through her albums, singles and live performances.
In 2006, she proudly represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens as both singer and songwriter, earning international recognition for her dynamic voice and stage presence.
Sibel’s musical journey began at the age of seven with the TRT Istanbul Children’s Choir, followed by the TRT Istanbul Youth Choir and formal studies in Opera and Concert Singing at Istanbul University State Conservatory.
She later expanded her professional development internationally through professional training at the Complete Vocal Institute (Copenhagen), study of Estill Voice principles (Levels 1 & 2), and Musical Theatre training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London.
Alongside her performing career, Sibel has long been dedicated to the embodied, emotional and well-being aspects of voice work. Her approach is informed by a wide range of contemporary voice and body-based practices, integrated within a holistic, experience-led framework, rather than taught as standalone systems.
She is also a certified Yoga Instructor (Turkish Yoga Federation) and has completed additional professional development including:
In 2020, she founded Sibel Tuzun Voice Academy London, a holistic platform offering voice, breath and body-based programmes for individuals, corporates, hotels, organisations and charities such as Age UK, supporting community well-being and inclusive access to voice work.
Through her academy and collaborations, Sibel brings together artistic experience, structured vocal knowledge and holistic practice, supporting people of all backgrounds to reconnect with their voice and cultivate greater clarity, confidence and emotional balance.
She is a member of the British Voice Association and is recognised as a Trauma-Informed Voice Professional by the Voice Study Centre.
