Natalie Brown is a sound healing practitioner based in Iowa City. In this episode she will talk about th death of her father when she was only 7 months old, growing up with her single mother, learning the violin at 4 years old, attending university for violin, joining a band, living and studying in Scotland, meeting her wife, living and studying in India, and starting work with The Sound Healing Academy.

Natlaie also has a podcast called Sounds Heal. Check it out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

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