Her practice has grown and shifted over the years, at first paralleling her singing and teaching career, and gradually merging as she became more and more called to the creative healing arts. Jody’s participation in Bobby McFerrin’s Circlesinging retreat was a pivotal event in Jody’s own vocal journey. In 2019, Jody founded Soma Voce, offering classes and private sessions that incorporate vocal toning, improvisation, gentle movement, and breathwork to assist her clients in releasing stuck energy and connecting with their intuition and personal power. Owning and embracing her own empathic and highly sensitive nature has been her greatest gift as a teacher, facilitator, and artist. 

Jody completed her undergraduate education at New York University with a degree in Voice and Theatre and her Master of Arts from Teachers College at Columbia University in clinical psychology with a concentration in Spirituality Mind Body Practices. Her Master’s thesis, titled “A Singer’s Journey,” examines singing as a healing modality. Post-graduate study includes her certification in Vocology from the National Center for Voice and Speech at the University of Utah. Jody is a Level II Reiki practitioner, is certified in Somatic Voicework (The LoVetri Method), and completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2012 from Vastu. She has also completed levels 1-5 of David Elliot’s Healer training. Jody maintains a private voice and healing studio with virtual students throughout the US and in-person in Warwick, NY. Jody is a member of NATS, NYSTA, VASTA and PAVA.