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Ami Kunimura

Ami

Kunimura

Ami Kunimura

Adjunct Faculty

Department
Mind-Body Medicine
Institution
Saybrook University
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Biography

Ami Kunimura, Ph.D., MT-BC, is the founder of The Self-Care Institute and is a board-certified music therapist. Ami provides support for individuals and organizations with burnout prevention, burnout recovery, stress management, and sustainable self-care.

Ami is a facilitator in Saybrook University's Mind-Body-Spirit Integration Seminar and has also taught as a lecturer at UCLA and adjunct graduate faculty at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Ami holds a Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine from Saybrook University, a M.A. in Music Therapy from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and a B.A. in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University.

Ami (pronounced Ah-me) was born and raised in Hawaii and splits her time between Southern California and The Big Island of Hawaii.

Publications
Journal

Kunimura, A. (2022). The Intersections of Race, Burnout, and Self-Care in Social Justice and Music Therapy. Music Therapy Perspectives, 40 (2), p. 182-191.