Stephanie Marango - Your Body and the Stars: The Zodiac As Your Wellness Guide

Rebecca Gordon is one of the best astrologers Ive ever met. Shes authentic, funny, and extremely talented! I recommend her work and Your Body and the Stars to everyone!

Gabby Bernstein , New York Times bestselling author of Miracles Now

I love how Dr. Stephanie and Rebecca take your body and soul to another dimension with merging the physical, metaphysical, and mind with in-depth exploration of relating ourselves to every zodiac sign. Your Body and the Stars deeply educated me on opening my eyes on how much I needed to use elements of the other signs to make me whole. Brilliant!

Elisabeth Halfpapp , executive vice president of Mind-body Programming, cofounder of exhale, cocreator of Core Fusion barre, and coauthor of Barre Fitness

This is a beautiful book by Dr. Stephanie and Rebecca Gordon. I have been fascinated with astrology and health for nearly fifty years and what these women have put together is informative and helpful for anyone interested in astrology and body relationships, and how you can use them for greater well-being. I highly recommend Your Body and the Stars .

Elson M. Haas, MD , integrative family physician (elsonhaasmd.com) and author of Staying Healthy with the Seasons and Staying Healthy with Nutrition

Carl Sagan said, We are made of star-stuff, and in their groundbreaking new book, Your Body and the Stars , astrologer Rebecca Gordon and holistic physician Dr. Stephanie back up this powerful cosmic concept with an integrative wellness guide that shows you, through practical tools and a cosmically artful health program, how to maximize your overall well-being. Through understanding the relationship between the signs and your physical body, Rebecca and Dr. Stephanie take you on a journey of self-discovery that will bring you into harmony with the stars and the physical world and show you how to live in optimal wellness.

Ronnie Grishman , editor-in-chief, Dell Horoscope magazine

Bravo, Dr. Stephanie and Rebecca! I am now fascinated to know that my physical body, and all that I ask it to do, is so profoundly influenced by my metaphysical connection to the universe. The wisdom that I have taken from these pages has deepened my appreciation of my body and my understanding of the Mind-Body concept, which is so prevalent in our fitness programs at exhale. Thanks for such a great read. This will now be one of my reference books!

Fred DeVito , executive vice president and cofounder of exhale, cocreator of Core Fusion barre, and coauthor of Barre Fitness

A s a believer in both science and spirituality, I know that energy takes myriad forms. In fact, I see science and spirituality as often saying similar things, just in different ways. But the science books and I diverge: I dont limit myself exclusively to themto accepting as possible only what our current technologies can perceive. Just as ultraviolet rays and microorganisms existed well before we developed the proper tools to see them, I believe that there is still so much more out there than meets our modern eyes and minds. Who am I to limit natures abilitiesor our means of understanding them?

This is the mind-set with which I greeted Rebeccas astrology presentation during a conference on the evolution of consciousness in 2012. Previously, I had never thought much about astrology. Sure, I knew my sun (birth) sign (Sagittarius) and had flipped through some horoscopes, but beyond basic pop culture it had not substantially entered my purview. So I was surprised that her talk had such an impact on me. But it did! And I believe it did because Rebecca explained the stars in the same vein that I understandin my work as a holistic physicianthe human body: as practical magic.

In my definition, practical magic is the ability to take unseen forces in our worldlike thoughts, emotions, sensations, intuitions, and beyondand embody them; it is giving the formless form. Like how a thought in your headsuch as, I want to buy a house one day translates into something tangiblean actual brick-and-mortar dwelling that you and the rest of your material belongings occupy; or how unresolved emotional stress with your boss at work becomes tension in the muscles of your neck. In my mind, thats a kind of magic.

And its practical because it pertains to your everyday life. Your thoughts, feelings, and impressions are ultimately expressed in what you choose to eat, how you choose to spend your time, with whom you choose to spend it, etc. You are the magician who gets to choose both the formless and its form! Sometimes, your choices on the outside reflect your true nature on the inside, but thats not always the case. You might not always feel congruent or balanced in how you are livingwhich creates a sense of dis-ease. Your fullest expression of health is nothing less than your fullest expression of self.

Which leads us to back to Rebecca and her ability to read your birth chart to glean the cosmos within. Whether her client is a stay-at-home mom or a corporate professional, Rebecca reminds everyone of what makes them unique, from the pattern of their fingerprints to the blueprint of their soul. Reading their stars to align them with their greater wisdom, she motivates them to move outside of their comfort zones, to live the most expansive versions of their lives.

For example, she might guide a client who is a Taurus to broaden his self-expression, which will not only help him align with his true nature but also help resolve tension in his neck. I, similarly, would empower a patient who has chronic neck tension with a greater understanding of her body and its connection to her mind, emotions, and spirit; how her intangible thoughts, feelings, and stories around self-expression (which is represented both physically and metaphysically by the neck) may result in tangible muscle tension and stress. And then I would teach her practical toolsmovement, breath, nutrition, meditation, and moreto address it.

So while Rebecca and I might outwardly seem like an unorthodox pair (or the beginning of a joke about a doctor and an astrologer walking into a bar...), we both approach our personal and professional lives with the ingrained belief that everything is within, that your body contains a universe of wisdom that may serve as a key to your well-beingif you let it.

Of course, we werent aware of this conceptual overlap until we met, which didnt happen that evening at the conference. Yes, that first night I saw her, I just knew that we were going to meet one day and have a profound relationship. But it needed to happen at the right time. And so I just sat and smiled during her talk, woke up the next day inspired to outline this book... and then waited about six months until it turned out that the office space I was renting in a healing center was directly next to hers. Talk about our stars aligning!

And the rest is, well, this book. A book about your body and the stars. A fresh perspective that allows you to awaken and rise to new possibilities, beyond the constraints of who you currently imagine you are or should be... along with practical tools to help you live the fullest, richest, most well life possible. Isnt it time for you to reclaim your full self? To be your own expert on you? If so, if you feel that for as happy and healthy as you are, there is still moreand you want to take hands-on responsibility for itthen we invite you to explore this next chapter of your story. A story of heaven and earth, spirit and matter, and you, the individual who resides in between.

Dr. Stephanie