January 2026 Wellness Day Schedule

10am–11am Therapeutic Poetry with Stephanie

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11am–12pm Museum Movers with Corinne

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12:30–1:30pm Meditation with Lisa

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2–3:30pm Community Impact: Conversations with Kids in Crisis

2–4pm Heavy Healing documentary film followed by Q&A with filmmakers

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Stephanie Rice

Manager of Public Programs at the Bruce Museum

Stephanie received her Bachelors in Arts from SUNY Purchase in 2004 and soon after she began her career working at The Museum of the City of New York. Having the desire to work in the creative arts field, she then received her Masters in Recreation Education from Lehman College in 2014. In 2022 she received a certification in Applied Expressive Arts in Counseling from Adelphi School of Social Work. Before working at the Bruce she had a career in older adult recreational therapies, having spent almost 15 years managing Therapists who provided therapeutic tools to seniors of all cognitive abilities. Stephanie is happy to be back in the museum world and working at the Bruce Museum where she just had her year anniversary.

Corinne Flax

Manager of School and Community Partnerships at the Bruce Museum

After receiving an M.A. from Bank Street in Museum Education in 2008 Corinne Flax has pursued a career in museum education at a variety of institutions, joining the Bruce Museum in 2015 as Manager of School and Community Partnerships. Corinne develops curriculum and community partnerships while focusing on creating intersections between art and science. In 2022, Corinne achieved a 200 Hour Yoga Teaching Certification and her Youth and Teen Yoga Teaching Certification. She leads monthly family yoga programs at the Bruce as well as weekly adult programs at an independent studio in New York City.

Kids in Crisis

The Digital Gap: Navigating Social Media with Kids at Every Age

The Kids In Crisis TeenTalk team, who work in schools in Fairfield County, supporting hundreds of students in our community, will share powerful, real-world insights on how adults can help guide children through the digital world. The talk will offer adults tools and tips to keep up, stay safe, and coach their kids online.

Lisa Cito

Vibrant Glo Wellness

LISA CITO of Vibrant Glo Wellness. As an Experienced Registered Certified Yoga Teacher, Certified Perfect Health Teacher in Ayurveda, a Certified Holistic Health Coach and published author of the “Oxygen Yoga Book” series, and meditations such as forgive and Heal to name a few. Using Yoga postures, aroma therapy, nutrition, color and a myriad of guided meditations with many different breathing techniques to help balance the energy systems in the body, mind and spirit and the Chakra centers. She had a private one-on-one yoga studio in Greenwich, Ct for 20 years. Lisa was the yoga teacher at the Westchester and Greenwich Country Clubs from 1998 through 2012 and 20014. Through the years, Lisa has instructed in many professional facilities such as MBIA and Swiss Re in Armonk New York. She started the Yoga program at Bally’s Total fitness in the mid 1990’s in Westchester County New York and Instructed classes in the New York Sports clubs and Cub Fit as well. Lisa is currently teaching at wellness centers in Westchester county and Ridgefield Ct. She has held wellness classes in Bedford Hills, NY, Croton Falls, NY and has offered unique jumping Air yoga classes in Mt. Kisco, NY. Salt rom yoga and meditation in Katonah, NY to name a few. She offers private sessions, small and large classes and many unique wellness workshops that involve meditation, art, yoga ayurveda and much more. Lisa’s retreats also assist in the fullness of health and wellness. Her goal is to inspire and assist in the journey to self-discovery and over all wellbeing.

Heavy Healing Filmmakers

Heavy Healing is a full-length documentary film which shines a light on musicians, fans and industry types who rely on often maligned music genres such as heavy metal, hardcore punk and underground hip-hop to recover from illness, medical conditions and mental health challenges. Represented in Heavy Healing are those battling various types of cancer, cerebral palsy, HIV/AIDS, liver disease, diabetes, urethral stricture, anxiety, depression and then some. Featured are members of Agnostic Front, Bowling for Soup, Killswitch Engage, EyeHateGod, Sick of It All, Murphy’s Law, 24-7 Spyz, Jesse Malin and several others.

Seth Abrams has worked in a variety of positions within the music industry ranging from street promotion, marketing, A&R and tour management. A sudden Aortic Dissection (Aneurysm), followed by a left side paralyzing stroke at the age of 34 planted the initial seed for Heavy Healing. During the spring of 2019, Seth also suffered seizures, and a short-term memory erasing brain infection. Throughout his recovery, he has relied on heavy recorded and live music to aid him in his recovery.

Howie Abrams has a long history working with heavy music, having held A&R, product management and music publishing positions at companies such as In-Effect Records, Roadrunner Records, Jive Records/Zomba Music and Warner Chappell. In 2013, Abrams turned his attention to books, and has since had ten of them published, including the biographies of H.R. from Bad Brains, Vinnie Stigma from Agnostic Front and Sick of It All’s Koller brothers, as well as The ABCs of Metallica. In one capacity or another, he has worked with artists such as Shelter, Vision of Disorder, Nuclear Assault, Sepultura, Type O Negative, Misfits and many more.

Jammi York is a New York City based freelance photographer and videographer of two-plus decades. He has captured everything from live music, celebrity portraits and fashion imagery, to protests in Nicaragua, as well as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Jammi’s work has been featured in entertainment and news publications around the world.