ICAHSI
International Cultural Arts & Healing Sciences Institute
Bridging ancient wisdom with cutting-edge neuroscience for collective healing and transformation worldwide.
About ICAHSI
ICAHSI, in collaboration and partnerships with government, health, and non-profit environmental and social justice organizations, has created Music-Spirit Health Conferences for at-risk populations of women and girls of color and conducted Hope and Healing retreats for women affected with cancer.
The institute has held concerts and in-home services for terminally ill patients in hospitals and transition homes, bringing together artists and healers of all forms and from all specialties to promote healing and wellness through the arts and activism.
ICAHSI has led many corporations through communications training as well as served on boards with organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services, and the National Surgeon General’s Health Advisory Council.
Global Cultural Ambassador Work
Amikaeyla serves as a Cultural Ambassador to many countries, including Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Qatar and Uruguay to work with at-risk youth and children through ICAHSI.
She has also traveled to the Middle East to work with Iraqi and Palestinian refugee children, hoping to aid in alleviating pain and trauma caused by war.
Awards & Recognition
Amikaeyla’s groundbreaking work has led her to be the proud recipient of the U.N. Global Woman Award, the Voss Foundation Emerging Women Leaders Award, Outstanding Service in Social Justice and Advocacy, and the International Hero for Peace and Forgiveness award.
ICAHSI Workshop Offerings
Music As Medicine
What if the burnout, division, and exhaustion plaguing social movements isn’t a failure of strategy—but a missing piece of biological infrastructure?
This workshop reveals how sound, voice, and shared resonance function as foundational technologies for collective healing and systemic transformation. Drawing on polyvagal theory, neuroscience, and fieldwork in conflict zones worldwide, Amikaeyla demonstrates how singing together literally synchronizes our hearts, rewires traumatized brains, and builds the biological capacity to hold complexity across difference.
What You’ll Experience:
- Feel the science in your body through measurable shifts in your nervous system
- Witness transformation in real-time using interactive technology
- Learn trauma-informed tools used in conflict zones worldwide
- Co-create sonic infrastructure through collective voice
Sonic Transformation
An immersive experience in discovering and activating your authentic voice as a tool for personal healing and collective transformation. This workshop combines vocal practices, sound healing, and embodied movement to unlock the transformative power of your unique sonic signature.
What You’ll Experience:
- Discover your authentic voice and unique sonic expression
- Experience sound as a healing modality for trauma and stress
- Learn vocal techniques from diverse cultural traditions
- Create community through collective singing and resonance
Bring ICAHSI Programming to Your Organization
Whether you’re organizing a conference, leading a social movement, building organizational resilience, or working with at-risk populations, ICAHSI provides transformative programming grounded in both ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science.