Ep 108 The Radical Pursuit of Simplicity in Healthcare with Ihotu Ali

Well Connected Twin Cities Podcast

Interview with Ihotu Ali about her vision for the future in healthcare that includes a blend of eastern and western medicines.
Ihotu Jennifer Ali, MPH (pronounced “ee-ho-too”) is Founder and Director of the (o-SHOON) Oshun Center for Intercultural Healing located at the Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis. As Clinic Director, Ihotu practices and teaches a blend of modern and ancient healing: medicine, massage, womb care and birth support in a biopsychosocial health care model. She combines western biomedicine with Chinese, Maya, and African Indigenous healing techniques into a trauma-informed practice addressing chronic physical and emotional pain around childbirth, family and community.
Ihotu brings over 10 years of experience as a doula, maternal health researcher, and former United Nations consultant in emergency obstetric care. She is also a doctoral student in chiropractic medicine, member of the MN Maternal Mortality Review Committee, and Research Editor with Evidence Based Birth.
Ihotu was raised by a multiracial family and travels often to visit family in rural Minnesota, New York City, and Nigeria (where her grandfather practiced traditional medicine as Ichama (E-chamma) Village Chief), and enjoys time with her extended family, caring for elders and children, relaxing in saunas, and walking at lakes.
You can follow her work and teaching on Instagram @IhotuAli, @OshunCenter, or at www.ihotuali.com or www.oshuncenter.com.

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