Ancient Korean Wisdom for Modern Wellness with Michelle Jungmin Bang
Feel Good Podcast with Kimberly Snyder
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4.6 • 993 Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In this engaging conversation, Kimberly Snyder interviews Michelle Jungmin Bang, an eco entrepreneur and author of 'Sun and Ssukgat: The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness & Longevity. They explore the rich traditions of Korean wellness, the importance of self-care, and the balance between modern beauty standards and traditional practices. Michelle shares her insights on mindful eating, the significance of gratitude, and how she teaches her children about their cultural heritage. The discussion emphasizes the value of resilience through tradition in a fast-paced modern world. In this conversation, Michelle shares her insights on Korean wellness practices, emphasizing the importance of using whole plants for nutrition and the cultural significance of self-care. She discusses the concept of ‘Ssukgat' and its health benefits, the role of nutrition in building resilience, and how to incorporate Korean wisdom into everyday life. Michelle also highlights the importance of postpartum recovery in Korean culture and the need to preserve traditional knowledge in modern times. The conversation concludes with a focus on the healing properties of traditional ingredients like ginseng and the use of natural products in skincare.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Michelle Jungmin Bang and Her Work
03:01 Cultural Insights: The Korean Art of Self-Care
05:58 The Dichotomy of Traditional and Modern Beauty Standards
09:04 The Importance of Mindful Eating and Temple Food
12:04 Gratitude and Its Role in Self-Care Practices
15:03 Teaching Children About Wellness and Heritage
18:01 Resilience Through Tradition in Modern Times
24:12 The Significance of Ssukga in Wellness
27:03 Building Resilience Through Nutrition and Terrain
29:31 Incorporating Korean Wisdom in Everyday Life
34:36 Korean Wisdom for Mothers and Postpartum Recovery
39:09 Preserving Cultural Wisdom in Modern Times
41:07 The Healing Power of Traditional Ingredients
43:55 Natural Ingredients for Skincare and Wellness
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Feel Good podcast, which is all about heart-led living and wellness. |
| 0:07.8 | When we awaken the power of our hearts and let that guide us through our daily choices and decisions, through our four cornerstones, food, body, emotional well-being, and spiritual growth, we will experience the most incredible |
| 0:22.8 | results and create more vitality, health, strength, peace, abundance, and love in our lives. |
| 0:31.9 | I am your host, Kimberly Snyder, New York Times best-selling author, founder of Saluna, |
| 0:39.2 | creator of the research-based heart-aligned meditation, wellness expert, nutritionist, and international speaker. I am passionate |
| 0:46.1 | about supporting you on your unique heart and wellness journey. Let's get started. |
| 1:00.7 | Hi, everyone, and welcome back to our Monday interview show. I am so excited for our very special guest. Here with us today, her name is Michelle |
| 1:06.9 | Junming Bang, and she is an award-winning eco-entrepreneur, a Harvard Business School graduate. |
| 1:14.7 | She has been living in Asia part of the time for over 16 years where she continues to, to this day, |
| 1:21.8 | she splits time between Manhattan and Asia, one of my favorite places in the world. |
| 1:26.6 | And she has a new book out called Sun and Sugat, |
| 1:31.2 | the Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness, and Longevity. She is also a fellow mama of two. |
| 1:38.5 | Michelle, welcome to our feel-good show. Thank you so much for being here with us today. |
| 1:43.2 | Thank you so much for having me. I'm honored to be here. I love your work. Thank you so much for being here with us today. Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:44.8 | I'm honored to be here. I love your work. Thank you so much. And I had to say that when your |
| 1:50.0 | book came across my desk, I was really excited because I actually was able to spend time in Korea |
| 1:57.9 | some years ago. I was there for about three and a half weeks and it was really |
| 2:05.4 | impactful for me. I loved the depth of the culture. I loved visiting and learning about the history. |
| 2:13.6 | I loved, you know, there was so much around beauty, there was so much around wellness. |
| 2:18.9 | I mean, it really is. |
| 2:24.3 | There's so much depth that we can all learn from, I feel like, in Korean wellness. |
| 2:28.3 | So thank you for writing this book and bringing it to the forefront. |
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