Closing Ceremony with Rev. Denise Yeargin and Dr. Judy Blackwelder

Music, Meditation, and Magic!

Dr. Judy Blackwelder and Rev. Denise Yeargin will lead a Closing Ceremony which will include Music, Meditation, and Magic.  This is Dr. B and Rev. D’s secret sauce which draws those sharing time with them a space of true love, joy and peace leading to a grateful heart.

During the closing ceremony we will create magic in the room by singing together, spending time in the silence together and sharing the gifts we have received during the week. Everyone who attends the closing will receive copies of some of Dr. Judy’s music to share with your beloved communities.

Dr. Judy Blackwelder

Dr. Judy Blackwelder was born and grew up in rural West Tennessee where her musical roots were largely anchored in gospel, bluegrass and blues.   Inspired by her high school band director, she very quickly knew that working with young people engaged in music ensembles was her passion.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree, having performed her senior recital on classical guitar, and began a 39 year teaching career in the public schools.

Judy’s high school band and choral ensembles excelled and Judy subsequently earned a Masters Degree and PhD in music education, while teaching marching, concert, and jazz band, music theory, class piano, and concert choir and show choir.  Additionally, she served as a clinician and adjudicator for various regional events.

Judy started attending a unity church in 1998, where she met her life partner, Rev. Denise Yeargin, and their legacy of building a widely acclaimed music program in a new thought church began.   Under their direction and leadership, Voices of Unity, along with some renowned Nashville musicians, produced three CD’s and were one of the featured performing groups at the 2011 International Unity Conference, also making an appearance at the Southeast Regional Conference and at various spiritual and civic events throughout the Nashville area.  Along with Rev. Denise, Dr. Judy is currently in service to Unity of Nashville, providing music that supports the message each week and enhances the spiritual experience of all involved.

Dr. Judy believes that for many people, music opens the heart as nothing else can, and that a singing congregation raises the vibration, engagement and consciousness of all spiritual communities.   Her original music is sung in many churches throughout the Unity movement each week.

Rev. Denise Yeargin

Rev. Denise Yeargin began her New Thought Journey on the back pew of First Church Unity a.k.a. Unity of Nashville.  Rev. D (as her friends and congregants usually call her) says that “Unity not only saved her life, but the teachings also made her life incredibly abundant with blessings that are too many to count.”  Therefore, she has been committed to spreading the “Good News” for years in any way she has been able to.  Other than being the Senior Minister of Unity Center for Positive Living a.k.a Unity of Music City, Denise worked in the community serving on many non-profit boards, teaching leadership and assisting them in restructuring to better serve those they choose to serve.  Along the way she worked with Pastor Enoch Fuzz in creating the organization ONENASHVILLE which is still in existence today.  This organization brings together all faiths, all races, all peoples for the common goal of creating a city that brings us together in oneness.  Denise, along with her Life Partner Dr. Judy Blackwelder, began the creation of Nashville Chooses Peace – a weekend event that also drew hundreds of people from across Nashville and surrounding counties to celebrate oneness through Art, Music, Healing, Spirituality and other Magic.

A native Nashvillian, Denise has used her time, talents and treasures to assist many organizations to come together in the name of Peace.    Her undergraduate degree is in Music and Drama from David Lipscomb University, after which she taught Music and Drama at Ezell Harding Christian School in Antioch, TN.  Receiving a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Trevecca Nazarene College in 1985, Denise taught at Trevecca assisting many to become certified to work with students in the Metro Nashville Public Schools.   She worked in the 80’s and 90’s as a Counselor/Psychologist at Tennessee School for the Blind in Donelson, TN.   During her time there she received an EdS Degree from MTSU which focused on Behavior Development, Testing and Analysis.  Denise has also worked for Metro Nashville Public Schools as a School Counselor and Testing Coordinator.

Denise has been published by Unity, Dream a World, as well as a contributing editor for Wake Up and Live The Life You Love in Spirit.  She is presently writing a book with her life partner Judy Blackwelder entitled How Do You Get To Happy From Here?  Denise’s greatest love is teaching Universal Principles and working with individuals who are ready to birth something new.  Calling herself a Spiritual Midwife, Denise says she is  “Assisting in the birth of THE NEW EARTH.”