As part of the “Bridging Creativity & Care” Series, this webinar highlights the powerful role of music in supporting health and well-being across clinical and community settings. Through presentations and experiential activities, we’ll explore shared values, key distinctions, and opportunities for collaboration across sectors. Whether you're a musician, healthcare provider, educator, or simply curious about music’s role in health, this session will offer valuable perspectives on how music supports mental, emotional, and social well-being at all levels of care.

Speakers

Stacie Aamon Yeldell is a board member of Vox Femina, founder of Amöntra, and the best-selling author of Choose Yourself: A 12-Week Journey to Becoming the God of Your Own Heart. An award-winning vocalist, speaker, and music psychotherapist, she has two decades of experience in mental health treatment. Stacie has worked with organizations like The Grammy Foundation, LA Opera, Google Arts & Culture, Netflix, and YoungArts. She is on faculty at the Arts & Healing Initiative and California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and is a contributing author to Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness. A sought-after speaker, she has presented at Women in Music, the National Arts Policy Roundtable, and the Sound Health Summit. Featured in the documentary Proven, CBS News, and Music and Mind Live, Stacie holds a Master’s in Music Therapy from NYU and certifications in Sound Healing and Vocal Psychotherapy.

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Based in Modesto, California, David Rogers has dedicated over 30 years to playing drums across the United States. After experiencing a series of life-changing and deeply transformational events, David was inspired to expand his musical journey by becoming a trained drum circle facilitator.

Driven by a passion to share the power of rhythm with others, he founded Drum Love, the Central Valley’s premier drum circle facilitation organization. Through Drum Love, David brings rhythm-based programs to businesses, schools, clinics, festivals, wellness centers, and community groups throughout the region.

His engaging events are designed to build connection, inspire creativity, and support individual and group wellness. With an inclusive and uplifting approach, David has led drum circles for a wide range of participants—from corporate teams and students to health and recovery communities.

Whether for team-building, celebration, or healing, David Rogers helps people reconnect through the universal language of rhythm.Based in Modesto, California, David Rogers has dedicated over 30 years to playing drums across the United States. After experiencing a series of life-changing and deeply transformational events, David was inspired to expand his musical journey by becoming a trained drum circle facilitator.

Driven by a passion to share the power of rhythm with others, he founded Drum Love, the Central Valley’s premier drum circle facilitation organization. Through Drum Love, David brings rhythm-based programs to businesses, schools, clinics, festivals, wellness centers, and community groups throughout the region.

His engaging events are designed to build connection, inspire creativity, and support individual and group wellness. With an inclusive and uplifting approach, David has led drum circles for a wide range of participants—from corporate teams and students to health and recovery communities.

Whether for team-building, celebration, or healing, David Rogers helps people reconnect through the universal language of rhythm.

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