Lilly Brice on Māori Practices of Holistic Health and Well-Being

Today on the podcast we have a conversation with, Courageous Wellness listener, Lilly Brice. Lilly recently graduated from Bucknell University as a sociology and anthropology major. A kentucky native,  always drawn to cultural medicine, holistic health, and nutrition -- she spent 5 transformative months in New Zealand, conducting research on Māori culture, interviewing indigenous healers, and traveling to a healing Expo in the South Island. She wrote her honors thesis on Māori notions of holistic health and well-being -- which she shares with us today!  Drawing on contemporary anthropological approaches used by scholars of well-being and medical anthropology, Lilly, explores how indigenous healers in New Zealand blend “traditional” and “modern” elements to establish a creative and inclusive system. We discuss herbal treatments, ritual chanting, and ceremonies that encapsulate Māori cultural values and the impact of biomedicine and New-Age wellness approaches on indigenous healing. We are grateful to Lilly for sharing her own experience with the Courageous Wellness community today!  Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday! You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch. This episode is brought to you by Ned! You can receive 15% off our favorite Ned CBD products . They even offer an entirely female created line for periods called Natural cycles. Go to helloned.com and enter the code CWPODCAST at checkout!  We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/and use the code: courageous at checkout!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices