Bring Ami into your room

I bring rooms into coherence — through voice, rhythm, story, and presence.

Keynotes, immersive experiences, and cultural facilitation for organizations, institutions, conferences, universities, and communities navigating change.

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What I bring

Three formats. One intention.

The shape changes with the room. The work doesn't.

Keynotes

40–60 minutes.

For conferences, opening sessions, summits

A talk that lands in the body, not just the mind. Audiences leave more regulated than they arrived — and the room remembers it.

Immersive experiences

Half-day to multi-day.

For retreats, leadership programs, cultural gatherings

Voice, breath, rhythm, and shared sound, scaffolded into something a room moves through together. The work that doesn't fade by Tuesday.

Cultural facilitation & ceremony

Custom.

For institutional moments, healing-centered programming, transitions

For the moments that need more than another speaker — when a room needs to be held through grief, change, repair, or remembrance.

Where this work belongs

If your room is one of these, we should talk.

  • Conferences and summits navigating polarization
  • Retreats and leadership programs that need a felt-sense pathway, not just another panel
  • Universities, schools, and institutions in moments of cultural transition
  • Cultural and interfaith gatherings
  • Healing-centered organizations and movement-building cohorts
  • Anywhere a room needs to feel something real, not just hear another talk

Past partners · past rooms

The work has traveled.

Recent rooms. Bioneers (March 2026), Holomovement Portugal (May–June 2026), Born to Drum (July 2026), and a long arc of festival, conference, and institutional rooms before that.

Geography. Programs delivered across six continents — including Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Uruguay. Often in rooms where translation, trauma, and political fracture were already in the air.

Recognition and partnership. Featured by NPR. Recognized with the Voss Foundation Emerging Women Leaders Award. Executive Director of the International Cultural Arts & Healing Sciences Institute. Board member of Women's Drummers International. Recent collaborator with Bobby McFerrin.

From past programmers

What it's like on the other side of the booking.

From a federal partner

Amikaeyla is an extremely engaging speaker and facilitator and packs a powerful punch. Her vibrant and grounding presence enhances any event she participates in. She is a first-class professional, knows excellence, and is a wonderful person.

— C. Eduardo Vargas · Deputy Director, USAID

From a conference programmer

I can't tell you how many people were singing her praises, including the entire Board of Directors. Everyone said she was the favorite speaker in our 20-year history — and that's no small feat because we have a lot of stellar people who speak at the conference.

— Lori Hops · Outreach Director, Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

From an institutional partner

I wanted to personally communicate how grateful I am for the role Amikaeyla played in making our Elevate Conference a success — and it truly was by all counts. It's because of her time, commitment, and expertise that we were able to conduct such a successful conference on this critical topic.

— Susan Schmidt · President, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

What to expect

From inquiry to engagement.

  1. Initial conversation.

    A 30-minute call to understand your room — who's in it, what's happening, what you hope audiences walk away with.

  2. Custom proposal.

    A format designed for the specific moment — not a template pulled off a shelf.

  3. Pre-event preparation.

    Working with your producer on logistics, audience context, and the transitions on either side of the work.

  4. Day of.

    I arrive early, integrate with the run-of-show, and bring the room into coherence.

Inquire about booking

Tell me about your room.

I read every inquiry personally. Expect a response within five business days.

Your inquiry is in.

Thank you for telling me about your room. I read every inquiry personally and will be in touch within five business days. If something is time-sensitive, write me directly at booking@amikaeyla.com.

— Ami

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