About Me
My health + wellness journey after a 6-car collision transformed my life.
Professional Bio
Stephanie Marango, MD, RYT is a bioenergetic physician recognized for her distinctive ability to integrate multiple perspectives on the body. A graduate of Stanford University, Dr. Stephanie received her MD with distinction from Mount Sinai. As a guest lecturer, teacher, writer and speaker, Dr. Stephanie travels the country proponing a multi-faceted approach to the body at a variety of health and wellness centers (e.g. from Columbia University to Kripalu). Her expertise is cited thru media like Women’s Health, Fitness, Shape Magazine, SiriusXM, WABC radio, WTNH TV. She has authored peer-reviewed research, the popular book Your Body and The Stars, and the Netter’s Moving AnatoME textbook. Recently, Dr. Stephanie founded Coherent Health, a B2B platform that enabled health and wellness professionals to integrate. Currently, she spends most of her hours in private practice, writing her next book (this one’s got a quantum lens!), collaborating on stealth projects…and dancing.
My Story
And I am grateful that I lived. So, I used it as an opportunity, the proverbial ‘gift in the wound’.
But first, I had to get off the couch…
Modern medicine’s emergency response, imaging, and pain killers served an important purpose. But after a month, it didn’t get me walking, let alone dancing. So, I took matters into my own hands. I started exploring physical therapy… chiropractic… myofascial bodywork… acupuncture…
My Why…
My explorations took me to medical school and, as an older student, I came with the desire to integrate care. I didn’t know what that meant at the time, but I knew how I began healing from the collision. I knew that health and wellness took a village. It took many modalities.
Still does!
Different modalities continue to serve me whether after a near-death childbirth, 3 more cars colliding (yup), ongoing osteoarthritis…or, just being a human with regular wear-and-tear. Trying one modality opens me to the next.
How do I know which to try? I listen to my body. I trust its wisdom. And the more I listen, the more I learn.
Listening to your body is akin to tapping into your gut sense, sixth sense, intuition…whatever you want to call it. You know when you got enough sleep. You know your runner’s high. You know when you feel well. Health and wellbeing is ultimately a sense.
Your sense.
To that extent, I’m here to help you let your body be your guide. There are so many ways to see yourself, so many ways to approach your health and wellbeing. I want to help you decide for yourself.
Starting with your body. Because it’s convenient. And your responsibility.
My Approach
My professional and personal experience with the body has resulted in a distinctive view of it. At the meta level:
- You have a physical reality (e.g. your body, cells, tissues).
- You have an energetic reality (e.g. your fields and forces).
- They are intimately connected—different ways of viewing the same thing.
For whole health, we need to address all of you. It really is that simple.
Work With Me
You know that you have different parts that connect in different ways. A body, thoughts, feelings, more… My polymath perspective helps you better understand the network that makes you you. And then do something – actually, many aligned and intentional things – about it.
That said, it can be hard to know where to begin.
Fortunately, there’s no right or wrong.
There’s just your journey, and you’ve got a lifetime to live it.
To the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support it. In my own way, I’ve been where you are. So, I know that your body is your guide. And if the journey of health is possible for me it is for you, too.
Speaking
Topics
Everybody’s got a body. Which makes the body a topic that speaks to everyone.
(And the reason you’re able to speak, in the first place 😉)
My personalized approach leaves the audience with an inspired, ‘Hmmm. Wow. Really?’, as well as practices to do at home. Gotta walk your talk.
The wisdom of your body
An integrative approach to the body
Bioenergetics
Wildcard – Let’s have fun creating something together!
AS SEEN IN
Good For Your Body
Read
THE BODY
ELECTRIC
Your nerves conduct electricity, as does every cell in your body. This book, by surgeon Robert Becker, MD, presents a fascinating perspective on your body and its potential (pun intended).
Enjoy
JOINT
CIRCLES
Gentle joint circles are a great way to wake-up your mobility at the start or end of your day. Start with slow circles of our head (each way!), then shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, toes. It’s 2-minutes that will shift your day.
Take
A GLOBAL BREATH
A deep breath is your birthright. It’s how you feed your cells (oxygen) and maintain your life force (prana). Yet, many of us are not doing it ‘right.’ Enjoy this technique (and old school video) that reminds your ribcage how to breathe better.
Create
YOUR CARE
TEAM
Start with your PCP, yoga instructor, holistic coach, or bodyworker…tell them to sign-up on Coherent Health so they can get together and coordinate care. NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.