Amikaeyla, founder of the International Cultural Arts and Healing Sciences Institute, is an educator, author and award-winning singer/performer who has served as a Cultural Arts Ambassador for the State Department working on inter-cultural literacy and restorative justice programs with political refugees, war survivors, and at-risk populations worldwide. She has also studied the healing effects of music with many traditional healers and cultural artists and was invited by HH the Dalai Lama to sing at the commemorative Golden Buddha performance in India.