Episode 15: Show Notes
What if the key to healing isn’t just physical, but rooted in ancient wisdom, elemental balance, and even mathematics? Today we’re joined by Stephanie Mwangaza Brown, a licensed acupuncturist and Reiki master. With a background in mathematics and a passion for traditional Chinese medicine, Stephanie brings a unique perspective to holistic healing, bridging logic and intuition, science and spirit. In this episode, Stephanie shares what first drew her to the Five Element approach and how she weaves acupuncture, Reiki, colorpuncture, and botanical therapies to help her clients achieve physical, emotional, and energetic balance. She also discusses her book, The Five Elements for Life, and shares how understanding these elements can guide us toward deeper wellness. If you want to reconnect to the rhythms of nature and wisdom of the body, then this episode is for you!
Key Points From This Episode:
• Welcoming Stephanie Mwangaza Brown to the show.
• What drew Stephanie into traditional Chinese medicine and The Five Elements for Life.
• How her mathematics degree influences her approach to holistic healing.
• Stephanie explains how the different modalities she uses come together in her practice.
• What inspired her to write her book, The Five Elements for Life: Mathematics for the Soul.
• How the five elements relate to our bodies and wellness.
• What colorpuncture is and how it works as a healing modality.
• Stephanie explains how her products, Aya Herbals, complement her healing practice.
• How she thinks Western medicine and traditional healing can better complement each other.
• Practices from her Five Element approach that people can incorporate daily for balance.
• Stephanie shares her experience of working with cancer patients and how it supports them.
• The botanicals treatment and how it fits into Stephanie’s therapy.
• The importance of self-care for women (beyond the superficial).
Quotes:
“The whole universe is very mathematical.” — Stephanie Mwangaza Brown [0:03:44]
“You can completely diagnose someone – [with] any condition using the five elements and then write a prescription that will help that person to improve [and] heal using the five elements.” — Stephanie Mwangaza Brown [0:12:06]
“The best way to convince a skeptic about the efficacy of what you’re doing is to do it!” — Stephanie Mwangaza Brown [0:19:54]
“Being able to be in someone’s healing process is a great honor.” — Stephanie Mwangaza Brown [0:30:31]
“Acupuncture, to me, is very much about person-to-person – connection.” — Stephanie Mwangaza Brown [0:33:54]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Stephanie Mwangaza Brown on LinkedIn
Stephanie Mwangaza Brown on Instagram
Love Letters 2 Our Bodies is sponsored by Moyo Institute, Inc and the Lloyd Symington Foundation
Gwendolyn Mitchell on LinkedIn
MOYO Institute, Inc
instagram.com/moyoinstitute
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