Through songwriting in the genre of mystic folk, Amanda creates a journey that builds a bridge between body-mind-heart and soul both in her workshops and live performances. In a performance setting Amanda shares her original music to soothe the distorted sounds of the mind’s stories into a symphony of compassion and love. Amanda will take you on a soul cleansing journey illuminating awareness of the radiant, firey glow within every heart.

Sharing music through performance and workshop experiences are not Amanda's purpose, but tool. Her focus is devoted to creating safe spaces for community to gather, heal, feel their emotions and develop a strengthened sense of belonging. 

Working as the founder of Ripple Effect Wellness running an annual weekend-long retreat called Ripple Effect Wellness Retreat, offering workshops and to the community and at full time as a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA-P) for people in recovery for substance use and mental health.

See Workshops for more information on a few of the workshops offered by Ripple Effect Wellness.
 
MUSICAL BACKGROUND:
Since age 12 Amanda has been writing original music, spending all of grade school from 4th through 12th grade studying piano privately and oboe privately as well as in school band and orchestra. Extra-curricular orchestral groups were Southtowns Youth Orchestra, Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra, New York State Summer of Orchestral Studies in Saratoga Springs and American Music Abroad. Amanda graduated from SUNY Fredonia in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in applied music and has since been expanding her music career performing her original music and offering music-focused workshops.

All of Amanda's workshops, performances and motivational speaking are focused on self-healing and development of an elevated understanding that we are all worthy of embracing ourselves with love and nurture. To develop an intentional embodiment of compassion towards oneself and others is Amanda's passion, which she intentionally shares with others in every event she is a part of or creates.

Amanda is in the process of recording her new single "Inspire Your Heart Fire" at the studio of Adam Elfers from Adam Elfers & the Forest People and previous member of Nahko Bear & Medicine For The People. 

Amanda Bridges has performed at various festivals such as Pyro Eclipse and Pyro Music and Arts Festival, Moon Bloom Music & Wellness Retreat in Oneida, NY, Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival and Music Is Art Festival in Buffalo, NY, SOULVATION '23 Festival 2023 in Ohio, Willow Springs Fall UP Festival in IL and more. She is curating her first wellness retreat which will have holistic healing ceremonies, workshops and live music. Ripple Effect WEllness Retreat will be held the weekend of July 19-21, 2024 in Freedom, NY. Amanda has also performed at various festivals such as Lions Gate Family Gathering and Spirit Kindred Women's Gathering (Both in in Ithaca, NY), Mass N' Tha Grass (Altoona, PA) and much more!