About me

My name is Karen Miles, and I was born with a condition called moebius syndrome.  The condition is characterised by the underdevelopment of the 6th and 7th cranial nerves responsible for facial expression and eye movement.  I learnt very early on, that although I was unable to use my face in the conventional way, I was able to use my voice, both in terms of my singing voice and speaking voice.  When I was singing, there was no moebius. Singing became my passion.  I started having singing lessons at 14, and then I eventually  I studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music, obtaining my professional certificate and LRAM.  

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My journey into sound healing

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I’m incredibly privileged that from a very young age, I knew that I had the capacity to move people with my voice.  In addition to church services and concerts, when I was young, my school and church choirs regularly sang at our local old people’s home, and we sang carols around the wards of our local hospital.  I had wanted to train to be a music therapist; I could see the effect that music had on people, but unfortunately my piano skills weren’t good enough.  One Christmas, either just before, or during Covid, my husband bought me a Himalayan singing bowl.  I instantly fell in love with the sound, and the calming effect it had on my nervous system, and started my journey into sound healing