Christie van Zyl.
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Dr Christie van Zyl, is an Indigenous Wellness Practitioner, multi-media artist, and social entrepreneur. She is currently piloting the Indigenous Healthcare Advisory Service at the University of Cape Town's Student Wellness Service. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Healing Science, Facilitation and Psychology at the Mhlabuhlangene School of African Medicine. Christie is a registered Traditional Health Practitioner with 8 years of indigenous wellness practice, including two different forms of spiritual initiation. She is currently pursuing qualitative research on the effects of psychospiritual stress on mental health in the Higher Education setting. Christie aims to foster pathways for imagining the indigenization of wellness and curriculum offerings in higher education institutions in the Western Cape.
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