When Your Body Needs More: Supporting Perimenopause and Menopause with Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture By Dr Nicola Loizou Perimenopause and menopause are natural transitions, but for many women, they bring a cascade of symptoms that can feel overwhelming and unpredictable. While hot flushes, mood swings, weight gain and night sweats are well-known, you might be [...]
How Chinese Medicine Supports Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum Health with Dr Nicola Loizou For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used to support women's reproductive health and optimise fertility. This holistic approach can also provide profound support during pregnancy and after childbirth when the rhythms of life are finding their new grooves. [...]
The Particular Agony of the Premature Baby by Anna Papadakis, Body-Centred Therapist I have been a body-centered therapist for fifteen years and was a birth worker for twelve. In that time, I have attended births, taught about birth, trained doulas, and spent decades listening deeply to people’s bodies and stories. Again and again, I have [...]
Women’s Mental Health: A 2024 Perspective Research by the Liptember Foundation in 2024 highlights how Australian women’s mental health is shaped by various factors. Personal circumstances play a role, but physical health, financial stress, work challenges, relationships, and societal expectations are equally influential. These pressures shift and evolve over the course of a woman’s life. [...]
The Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation Hey there, new mums to be! We know that postnatal wellbeing can sometimes take a backseat when you're caught up in the whirlwind of motherhood. But guess what? There's a secret weapon that can help you balance it all - placenta encapsulation! Yep, you heard that right. There are so [...]
Understand what endometriosis is, signs to look out for, how to get diagnosed, treatment comparisons, Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Endometriosis management. I recently started treating a woman with sub-fertility, who has been trying to conceive for 4 years unsuccessfully. Only at age 38 was she finally diagnosed with Endometriosis. She’s part of a [...]
Chinese Medicine: Pre-conception and Fertility When seeking assistance in fertility, modern medicine often takes centre stage. However, amidst the array of contemporary methods, there's profound knowledge to be found in ancient practices. Chinese Medicine, with its rich tapestry of herbs and acupuncture, offers a holistic approach to fertility. Chinese Medicine theory has revered pregnancy as [...]
Prenatal Yoga: benefits of starting early It's common for women to start attending Prenatal Yoga from around 30 weeks pregnant. It's never too late to start moving, but I definitely encourage women to start earlier if possible - here's why... HABIT FORMING On average, it takes 66 days for a new behavior to become automatic. (Lally et al, [...]
Here at Kundalini House, we’ve asked our Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Naturopaths what they ate to replenish their energy and nourish their resources during pregnancy and after birthing. Here’s their recommendations: Eat warming, cooked foods rather than cold salads and raw foods Ask your family to arrange a ‘meal train’ so your loved ones can [...]
A Guided Breath Practice to Create Calm and Aid Sleep With Melisa Chabierski This practice is good for all, but especially fabulous for postnatal women who can not rest, relax, or sleep when their baby is asleep. Rhythmic Extension Breath Breath practice that begins with equal in and out flows of the breath, [...]