community care
Sonatura Community Care
A nonprofit initiative of Sonatura
Live music is a bridge.
But not everyone can access it.
Sonatura Community Care exists to bring immersive, adaptive live music facilitation into wellness spaces and healing contexts where cost would otherwise be a barrier.
We partner with:
• Treatment centers
• Mental health & trauma recovery programs
• Licensed psychedelic-assisted therapy clinics
• LGBTQ+ recovery and resilience spaces
• Yoga studios and collectives with a strong community outreach ethos (see highlights from a recent offering)
• Community wellness events
• Underserved individual journeyers seeking support
In addition to in-person offerings, Sonatura Community Care includes SonIT (Sonatura on Insight Timer) — a free, weekly interactive musical journey open to all online. Through these live, fully improvised sessions, participants worldwide gather for collective reflection, emotional exploration, and community connection through musical storytelling.
Through the Community Cares initiative, Sonatura will ensure free or subsidized live music facilitation and integration services are available and offered for years to come—helping to make this powerful modality more accessible to those who need it most.
Why It Matters
Music in therapeutic and expanded state work is not just supportive—research shows it can be predictive of outcomes. Yet most settings rely on pre-recorded playlists or cannot afford personalized live support.
Sonatura Community Care seeks to change this by:
✅ Offering live music sessions where none would otherwise be present
✅ Supporting organizations that serve vulnerable or marginalized populations
✅ Providing individual scholarships for journeyers who would benefit from this work but cannot afford private facilitation
Our Commitment
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We collaborate ethically and transparently with each setting we serve.
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We prioritize trauma-informed practice and cultural humility.
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We do not replace or seek to replace Indigenous practices—we offer an alternative, modern complement to expand what is possible for today’s journeyers.
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We always center the needs and dignity of those we serve.
Our Cultural Reciprocity Commitment
As part of our ethical framework, Sonatura directs 10% of all unrestricted donations and 5% of all eligible awarded grants to our Cultural Reciprocity Fund — a designated fund that gives back to Indigenous and ancestral communities whose traditions have helped shape the modern healing landscape.
This fund is a living expression of our belief that healing, when rooted in relationship and accountability, benefits not just the individual — but the larger web of cultures, stories, and stewardship that make that healing possible.
Together, we can help live music become a bridge—not a privilege.
Some photos on this site were taken on the ancestral lands of the Serrano, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, and Mojave peoples — the original stewards of what is now called Joshua Tree. Sonatura honors their ongoing relationship with this land.