TRADITIONAL HEALING & NATIVE MEDICINE

EGAMI is "image" spelled backwards and represents moving away from the image projected to the world and showing up as one's authentic Self.

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Angie Brooks

Medicine Woman

My journey of discovering self love began long before I knew it was the path I’d take and remains at the forefront of my life. I was around 7 years old when I felt a powerful force coursing through my arms and hands down to my fingertips. Instinctively, I knew to put them on loved ones wherever they had pain and imagine it disappearing. It always would. The power became stronger as I got older. As it grew, I realized that I was also sensitive to the energies of people and spaces around me, later finding out that I am what people call an empath. In the early stages of recognizing myself as such, I sank into the depths of depression, consumed by the desire to absorb other people's pain so they could be free. This led to a marijuana addiction which masked what I needed to discover the most. I spent the majority of my twenties emotionally numb with a head full of mindless thoughts, all while helping people move through their toxic beliefs. I was a functioning addict disguised as a superhero who suffered in silence.

In addition, I was a fast food junkie despite my father having been raised on an organic farm before "organic" was a thing, and my mom being from Okinawa, one of the few Blue Zone regions noted for having the longest living and healthiest people. I was a first generation and true-to-heart American, food wise, at least. My overconsumption of fast killing fast food led to IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) eventually landing me in the hospital where I was misdiagnosed as having endometriosis. 

At a standstill after getting all the wrong answers from western medicine, I decided to explore the holistic approach to health through eastern medicine, which led me to acupuncture. This became my medicine of choice and, through my acupuncturist, I found Reiki. This is where my life changed. I was ecstatic about learning Reiki after finding out that I had been doing it as a child and that it originated in Japan. Reiki opened the door to realizing my purpose and has been a foundational tool that I use to assist my clients on their healing journeys.

I received my Level I & II Reiki certifications in 2011 and became a Usui Reiki Master in 2013. I spent the next few years using Reiki in my everyday life to heal and energize my mind, body, people, plants, animals, and spaces. In 2015, I traveled to the Peruvian Amazon Jungle to explore a plant medicine known as ayahuasca, which has been used by shamans (a.k.a. medicine men/women) to heal people for thousands of years. When I returned to the U.S., I discovered that the plant medicine strengthened my energy healing capabilities and I began to incorporate shamanic tools in my healing sessions. I received my Holy Fire II Karuna Reiki® Master certification in March of 2017 further enhancing my practice. After close to a decade of practicing Reiki, I became aware of Jikiden (“direct”) Reiki, the original teachings from Dr. Mikao Usui that was forced to go underground in Japan during WWII. The majority of people are familiar with Western forms of Reiki, which is how I was initially taught. Jikiden Reiki is now the only form that I practice. To learn more about Reiki and its history, please visit www.jikiden-reiki.com.

In 2018, I returned to the Amazon Jungle where I connected with and learned how to work with its sacred frog medicine, Kambo. My teacher, Victor Escobar, has been working with Kambo for close to 20 years, and I am grateful for receiving his teachings on this transformative Amazonian frog medicine. I travel to the jungle frequently to receive Kambo directly from the frogs in their natural environment, which protects the integrity and potency of the medicine that I share with my clients. I also organize retreats to the Peruvian Amazon for those seeking deeper healing.

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