Dr. Amanda Brees

Dr. Amanda Brees Born to a Lutheran family on a farm in Minnesota, Amanda discovered her passion for complementary therapies (CT) during her own healing process with Jesus.

Helping Christian mystics, MAHA moms & trauma survivors heal toxic love cycles through my simple four-step Yoga of Relationship method without spending years unpacking childhood wounds, playing the blame game, or betraying your faith. She began practicing Christian-adapted yoga and meditation in 2003. Amanda left the midwest immediately after high school, where she first began studying trauma as a chaplain's assistant in the Army. Her healing journey brought her around the world, and landed her in the spiritually diverse city of Mt. Shasta, CA after she came out to California for BSSM in 2011. She lived in Mount Shasta on and off until she moved home in 2021. She volunteered on staff at The Gathering Church and offered pastoral leadership regarding how to minister to the myriad of New Age spiritual seekers that visit in search of healing.

​Amanda launched her ministry in 2013 in Stillwater, MN as a small yoga, reiki, and massage practice named Stillwaters Healing. She also launched an herbal product line called Eden's Essence. Amanda Brees' ministries are dedicated to Christian creative and healing arts via natural products, services, and classes. She holds a BA in Biblical Studies & Theology from UNWSP, a MA in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University, graduate art-therapy and eco-spirituality certificates, and a myriad of alternative medicine certifications. Today, Amanda lives on 15-acres of the family farm she grew up on where she's expanding her small herbal product line focused on healing trauma. She recently graduated from Liberty University with a doctorate in Pastoral Counseling. She capstoned her personal and professional journey of Christian spirituality and healing by writing a dissertation via meta-synthesis with the aim of developing a working theory of Christian alternative medicine for complex and attachment trauma Her dissertation topic was, “The New Age of Christian Spirituality and Healing: A Meta-Synthesis Exploring the Efficacy of Complementary Therapies for Adult Survivors of Familial Trauma." Dr. Brees' research focus is: contemplative neurotheology, embodied meditation, and Christian healing and spirituality. Her private practice has been informed by her original research. She's a spiritual yoga teacher (and yoga therapist in training) whose specialty is developing a working theory of Christian yoga and meditation focused on returning to yoga's roots as a vehicle to embodied meditation and union with God that can positively impact both one's spirituality and mental health. This aligns with society's embrace of eastern healing modalities into behavior therapy. She's currently a 300hr and Yoga Therapy student at Soul of Yoga, and has offered private devotional yoga and healing work since becoming certified in 2014. You can book a session or take a training at her office space in downtown Plainview, MN.

10/20/2025
👉I'll never forget the first time I tried dating again after spending five years reconciling with my own battle journey ...
10/05/2025

👉I'll never forget the first time I tried dating again after spending five years reconciling with my own battle journey of codependency recovery.

My friend later told me that the date she set me up with had looked me up online. He was understandably confused. "She's a dating/relationship coach, but she's single?"

This dear friend chimed back seamlessly, "I think she means relationship TRAUMA."

Exactly. 🎤

This experience of re-emerging into the dating year after overcoming my struggle with serial monogamy taught me something vital: my calling was not to be another dating coach in a world swimming with dating advice.

My calling is (and always has been) to help Christian mystics, MAHA moms and trauma survivors heal their broken hearts in the wake of complex and family trauma (aka: heartbreak).

So, what do I believe that most coaches fail to address?

⚡Your relationship status simply doesn't matter.

You can do years of inner healing work and therapy, but still not have the courage to leave a toxic tango.

Or you can be hiding from love spending too many years single thinking something is inherently wrong with you.

That's where I come in.

Instead of fixating on outward manifestations of love as partners, we focus on dealing with our end of the toxic tango.

We turn the tendency to fix others (codependency) into the calling it was always meant to become (healing others).

💫 If that's not odd enough?

We also use a toolbox of Christian contemplative methods to catalyze root cause transformation...

So that you can finally come home to yourself and find (TRUE) soulmate love.

That may or may not have anything to do with a manifest partner.

Sound interesting?

Click the link in my bio to download my free roadmap!

Blessings!
Dr. Amanda

✨ Kriya Yoga isn’t about religion—it's about experiencing direct union with the Divine. ✨According to the teachings of Y...
03/24/2025

✨ Kriya Yoga isn’t about religion—it's about experiencing direct union with the Divine. ✨

According to the teachings of Yogananda and Self-Realization Fellowship, meditation is the doorway to profound spiritual awakening. Jesus and Krishna symbolize universal guides who illuminate the path, bridging East and West.

Yoga is a sacred, interfaith journey accessible to everyone. It's spiritual technology, as universal as prayer and fasting, facilitating a deep, personal connection with God—free from dogma yet deeply devotional.

This isn't about secularizing yoga but recognizing its essence as a spiritual union available through common grace. Just like having hands and feet, spiritual union is humanity's birthright.

Ready to deepen your connection with the Divine and step into your sacred journey?

→ DM me MASTERCLASS to get started! 🤍🕊🌹

Your relationship to God mirrors the blueprint of your earliest bonds—your attachment to caregivers. 🤍Attachment theory ...
03/24/2025

Your relationship to God mirrors the blueprint of your earliest bonds—your attachment to caregivers. 🤍

Attachment theory isn't just psychology—it's sacred science. It reveals how your original love template shapes your ability to connect deeply with others, yourself, and the Divine.

Yoga, meaning “union” with God, is the original relational science—an interface of meditation guiding you into enlightenment and alignment with the image of God.

Modern practitioners must humbly acknowledge yoga’s cultural roots in India, recognizing four paths leading to union:

🌹 Bhakti Yoga – the yoga of devotion.
📖 Jnana Yoga – the yoga of sacred knowledge.
🕊️ Karma Yoga – the yoga of selfless service.
🔥 Raja Yoga – the yoga of meditation and inner mastery.

This holistic view creates true intimacy—not just human connection, but divine communion. Healing your attachment wounds heals your relationship with God.

→ Follow for more educational insights on overcoming complex trauma and cultivating divine intimacy through yoga and relationship healing.

I Was Doing ALL The Things… So Why Wasn’t My Ministry Growing?!I was exhausted. I was hustling. I was doing everything—p...
03/12/2025

I Was Doing ALL The Things… So Why Wasn’t My Ministry Growing?!

I was exhausted. I was hustling. I was doing everything—posting, networking, praying, offering my services for way less than they were worth… and still? My holistic ministry was stuck at $1k months.

I thought maybe I just wasn’t “meant” to succeed. Maybe I wasn’t spiritual enough, maybe I wasn’t business-savvy enough, maybe I just wasn’t enough.

But in 45 days, I went from scraping by… to my first $25K month.
💥 Without selling my soul to hustle culture.
💥 Without sacrificing my health or my presence as a mother.
💥 Without working 24/7 or “waiting on God” with no action plan.

The shift?

I stopped treating my ministry like a passion project and started treating it like a divinely aligned mission.

✔️ I stopped trying to help everyone and got CLEAR on who I’m called to serve.
✔️ I raised my standards, my prices, and my belief in the work I do and got COACHING to grow where I was struggling
✔️ I started speaking to my audience like a LEADER, not like I was begging them to buy.
✔️ I put systems in place that let my business flow without working 12-hour days.

🔥 I healed my relationship with money, ministry, and success—and now my students are doing the same.

If you’re spinning your wheels, pouring your heart out, but still not seeing the breakthrough you KNOW is possible, let me show you how to create a thriving, sustainable holistic ministry.

👉 Drop ANOINTED in the comments, and I’ll send you the next steps.

It’s time for your calling to match your income, impact, and ease. Let’s do this. 🚀🔥

"I’m doing EVERYTHING right... so why am I still exhausted?"If you’ve ever asked yourself this, keep reading.Because you...
03/07/2025

"I’m doing EVERYTHING right... so why am I still exhausted?"

If you’ve ever asked yourself this, keep reading.

Because your body isn’t broken—it’s protecting you.

When your nervous system is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, it changes how your body absorbs nutrients, produces energy, and regulates emotions. The symptoms you’re struggling with aren’t random—they’re rooted in imbalances that can be fixed.

👉 Here are 5 hidden signs that your nervous system is stuck in survival mode:

1️⃣ You wake up tired no matter how much you sleep.
2️⃣ You crave sugar, salt, or caffeine constantly.
3️⃣ You get anxious over small things.
4️⃣ You feel wired but exhausted at night.
5️⃣ You have no energy for things you used to love.

🔥 Your healing isn’t about willpower—it’s about BALANCE.

When your minerals are depleted and your adrenals are taxed, your body doesn’t have the resources to thrive.

💡 This is why HTMA testing (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) is a game changer—it shows EXACTLY what your body needs to heal.

Inside Jumpstart, you’ll learn how to:

✅ Test your minerals & balance your nervous system naturally
✅ Stop energy crashes, burnout, and chronic fatigue
✅ Use food, minerals & lifestyle changes to heal from the inside out

You don’t have to live in survival mode.

🔥 Follow for more insights on holistic healing & nervous system regulation!



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"A sound mind makes for a robust body, but runaway emotions corrode the bones."* — Proverbs 14:30 (MSG)

📢 Your Nervous System Runs the Show – And It’s Time to Take Back ControlIf you’ve been feeling burnt out, exhausted, or ...
03/07/2025

📢 Your Nervous System Runs the Show – And It’s Time to Take Back Control

If you’ve been feeling burnt out, exhausted, or stuck in survival mode, your body is sending you a clear message: It’s time to heal.

Your adrenal health, thyroid function, and overall vitality aren’t just about diet and exercise—they’re about deep, cellular recalibration. And the best part? You don’t need pharmaceuticals to do it.

This is holistic psychiatry—without the psychiatry. It’s learning to regulate your nervous system naturally, the way God designed.

🔥 HTMA Testing & Bioavailable Minerals – Because your body needs the right raw materials to function optimally.
🔥 Healing Adrenals & Thyroid – No more bandaids. Just deep, restorative healing.
🔥 Home Health Spa Practices – Infrared sauna, vibration plates, early morning Ayurvedic rhythms, and mineral-rich nourishment to reset your body from the inside out.
🔥 A Lifestyle That Aligns With Your Design – Detoxing from stress, tech, and processed foods, and embracing rhythms that make your soul exhale.

If you’re serious about healing, Jumpstart is the foundational work you’ve been looking for. Because before you can call in soulmate love or grow your ministry, your body needs to be a safe place to live.

→ Drop an AMEN in the comments if you're on this journey too.



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"I'll refresh tired bodies, I'll restore tired souls." Jeremiah 31:25 MSG

Most people don’t realize they’ve been conditioned to settle for toxic love. 💔The 3 biggest lies keeping you stuck:1️⃣ I...
03/06/2025

Most people don’t realize they’ve been conditioned to settle for toxic love. 💔

The 3 biggest lies keeping you stuck:

1️⃣ If I love them harder, they’ll change.
2️⃣ If I just wait, they’ll choose me.
3️⃣ Maybe this is as good as it gets.

Sound familiar? The truth is, God’s design for love is sacred, healing, and intentional—not something that leaves you second-guessing your worth.

🔥 Want to break free and step into divine love? Comment SOULMATE below or DM me and I’ll send it!

👉🏼 Follow for more Christian mystic insights on love, healing, and God-ordained relationships.












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