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RESTORING THE BLOOD CHAMBER 

 

Developing your practice to honour, enrich and replenish Blood 

 

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A Dedicated Space for Nourishing & Blood Building 

We are opening a supportive, fully held container designed for Women, practitioners and students who want to deepen their understanding. This isn’t just a lecture series; it’s an immersive blend of traditional wisdom, clinical education and active resourcing.

 

In collaboration with Gentle Traditions, this Immersion is led by Dr Naomi Jansson who has over 25 years experience in Women's Health, Clinical and Traditional Medicine; with an Obstetrics and Gynaecology focus.  Her sharing is based on her extensive clinical practice caring for thousands of Women and Mothers. She will be joined by special guests Kimberly Ashton (Food Therapy) and Wendy Wen (Herbal Medicine & Yang Sheng).

A Dedicated Space for Nourishing & Blood Building 

We are opening a supportive, fully held container designed for Women, practitioners and students who want to deepen their understanding. This isn’t just a lecture series; it’s an immersive blend of traditional wisdom, clinical education and active resourcing.

 

This Immersion is led by Dr Naomi Jansson, with over 25 years experience in Women's Health, Clinical and Traditional Medicine; with an Obstetrics and Gynaecology focus.  Her sharing is based on her extensive clinical practice caring for thousands of Women and Mothers. She will be joined by special guests Kimberly Ashton (Food Therapy) and Wendy Wen (Herbal Medicine & Yang Sheng).   

In Eastern medicine and TCM blood is more than a simple red fluid, it is a vital substance and fundamental to Women’s Health.

Nourishment of the Blood is more than a carrier fluid. It is a vital, yin-natured essence that physically nourishes the organs, tissues, and skin, while also anchoring the Mind/Shen and supporting mental-emotional well-being. Up until now the role of blood has not been recognized nor taught in supporting women’s wellness, and the misunderstanding of the Liver’s capacity for volume and quality of blood in generating true health neglected.

In Eastern medicine and TCM blood is more than a simple red fluid, it is a vital substance and fundamental to Women’s Health.

Nourishment of the Blood is more than just a physical fluid. It is a vital, Yin-natured essence that physically nourishes the organs, tissues, and skin, while also anchoring the mind/Shen and supporting mental-emotional well-being. Up until now the role of blood has not been recognized nor taught in supporting Women’s wellness, and the misunderstanding of the Liver’s capacity for volume and quality of blood in generating true health neglected.

Our Restoring the Blood Chamber is for Women who lack energy, vitality, who are navigating perimenopause and menopause, experience insomnia, fatigue, irregular menstruation or amenorrhea, infertility, anxiety and depression, dry hair, skin and nails, poor concentration and memory.

We will explore the foundational pillar of our vitality, the anchor for our Spirit (Shen), and the deep reservoir of moisture that keeps our bodies from running dry.

Our Restoring the Blood Chamber is for Women who lack energy, vitality, who are navigating perimenopause and menopause, experience insomnia, fatigue, irregular menstruation or amenorrhea, infertility, anxiety and depression, dry hair, skin and nails, poor concentration and memory.

We will explore the foundational pillar of our vitality, the anchor for our Spirit (Shen), and the deep reservoir of moisture that keeps our bodies from running dry.

When our Blood is abundant, our hair is lustrous, our skin is radiant, our muscles are strong, and our minds are calm. However, in our modern world, it is incredibly easy to run on empty, and many of us are and depleted. Stress, overwork, skipping meals, and the demands of modern life can deplete this vital reserve, leading to silent symptoms like chronic fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, irregular menstruation and disrupted sleep.

When our Blood is abundant, our hair is lustrous, our skin is radiant, our muscles are strong, and our minds are calm. However, in our modern world, it is incredibly easy to run on empty, and many of us are and depleted. Stress, overwork, skipping meals, and the demands of modern life can deplete this vital reserve, leading to silent symptoms like chronic fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, irregular menstruation and disrupted sleep.
Over the course of this program, we will explore the TCM perspective of Blood - how it is generated by our Spleen and Stomach, stored by the Liver and governed by the Heart. You will discover how to replenish your vital reserves using dietary therapy, traditional herbal wisdom, and lifestyle adjustments tailored to your unique constitution.
Together, we will move away from the culture of 'pushing through' and learn the art of true nourishment - restoring your body's deep reserves so you can restore from the inside. 

Over the course of this program, we will explore the TCM perspective of Blood - how it is generated by our Spleen and Stomach, stored by the Liver, and governed by the Heart. You will discover how to replenish your vital reserves using dietary therapy, traditional herbal wisdom, and lifestyle adjustments tailored to your constitution.

 

Together, we will move away from the culture of 'pushing through' and learn the art of true nourishment - restoring your body's deep reserves so you can restore from the inside. 

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Do you want to learn about the foundations of nourishment from a perspective grounded in ancient medicine & wisdom?

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In this course we bring together our expert teachers to share the foundations and the application of 5 Element theory based on ancient teachings into modern life.

 

FOUNDATIONS OF 5 ELEMENT NUTRITION MODULES:

 

Module 1: Foundational Principles of Five Element Nutrition

Module 2: Traditions of Food & Healing

Module 3: Chinese Nutrition Theory & Energetics of Food

Module 4: Food Groups & Functional Properties

Module 5: Balance Through the Seasons

This course is for you if:

✓ You want to learn about nourishment to optimize health for yourself.

✓ You want to learn about food energetics and Asian traditions of food as medicine.

✓ You are a working professional in the field of nutrition, diet, health care, Chinese medicine or bodywork and want to learn more about food and nutrition from the perspective of East Asian medicine 

✓ You seek more balance and harmony in your everyday life and are interested in how food can help.

✓ You are interested in knowing more about the underlying principles that apply to food and nutrition that are in the modalities & practices that utilize 5 element wisdom such as Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Tuina massage, Shiatsu massage, Reflexology, Energy healing, Yin yoga, and Qigong.

✓ You are a chef, retreat chef or cook and would like to learn about 5 Element Nutrition, food therapy, medicinal cooking, functional foods and food energetics to add depth to your menu planning, meals & creations. 

✓ You want an in-depth course taught by experts and professionals well respected in the field of nutrition, Chinese medicine, health care and cooking.

Long before our reductionist view of food & the body, a world of isolated ingredients, vitamins & minerals, and separation from the energetics of food, humans understood a holistic nature-based approach to nutrition.

The foundations of ancient traditions of food and medicine were an integral part of traditional food culture. The components of eating for health, cooking methods and food preparation with local foods, herbs and plants were key. Five Element Theory emerged from the foundations of Chinese medicine as a way of understanding change. Change through the seasons, change in our body’s functioning.

In this course we bring together experts to teach foundations and the application of 5 Element Nutrition based on ancient teachings into modern life.

Our body can self regulate & knows how to heal.

 

5 Element Nutrition is nutritional wisdom aligned with mother nature, natural law, cycles and energy. It is not a prescription for what to eat, more an encouragement to learn, feel, intuit and resonate with where you are in terms of your health, energy levels and stage in life. There is no need to feel stressed or obsessed with rules, diets, labels or boxes, 5 Element nutrition is about energy and giving your body, mind & spirit what it needs to thrive.

It offers information, tools & principles that can be applied to all food cultures and kitchens around the world, for life.

Course Overview

This introductory level course includes:

✓ 5 modules of self-paced video classes with core teachers Ellen Goldsmith & Mindi K. Counts

✓ approximately 15 hours of on-demand video classes

✓ downloadable PDF copies of slides/teaching materials 

✓ 1 year access to all content in the learning portal

✓ discounted tuition if you decide to continue on and join the full three month 5 Element  Nutrition course at a later date

* The full 5 Element nutrition course is offered annually in March-June or September- December.

** This Foundations course is the first 5 modules of our 3-month full 5 Element Nutrition program

Price: USD$299

FOUNDATIONS OF
5 ELEMENT NUTRITION MODULES:

A nourishing & blood building online program for women

 

We will also explore the importance of not only “detox” of the Liver or how to clear Qi stagnation, but cultivating ample blood to nourish the whole mind, body & spirit.

Your guides:

Naomi Jansson, Chinese Medicine Doctor
Dr Naomi Jansson is a second-generation Chinese Medicine Doctor and Educator; an integrative Clinical Nurse Consultant for Women’s Health and Complex Clinical Care with over 25 years of experience. She provides clinical care in multiple clinical settings including Private Clinics, Integrative Centers and Hospitals as a clinical lead and Perinatal Service Manager, in all these roles duley working as an advocate and educator for Traditional Medicine,Women Centred models and Cultural care, she serves as an advisor on the STEM Committee at RMIT and on the Board of Matrescence Birth Centre. She Founded and serves as the Clinical Director of The Well Supported Mothers Collective providing Professional Education and Resources in Women's Health, Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Raised in a Traditional Medicine household, Naomi inherited an early and embodied relationship with classical medicine. This foundation led her to formal study and lifelong apprenticeship across multiple East Asian medical systems, including Chinese Medicine (Zhongyi), Japanese Medicine (HariKyu), Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa), and Indian Medicine (Ayurveda). Additionally Naomi has cultivated a deep relationship to Intercultural and Folk Medicines for Women's health from Indigenous Australian, South America, Europe, Middle East, Ireland/Cetlic and Russia including studying with teachers, shamans and midwives in Pelvic Steaming, Closing The Bones Ritual, Rebozo/Faja/abdominal and pelvic Binding, Traditional Techniques for Womb and Breast Care including Breastfeeding Support, Movement for Birth, Folk Herbalism, Teas and Foods for Recovery and more; with a special focus on Postpartum Recovery of all pregnancy and birth types and experiences.
Wendy Wen, The Herborium  
Wendy is the founder of The Herborium, a modern wellness brand reintroducing the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine through practical, everyday rituals. Raised in a family of both Eastern and Western healthcare practitioners, she developed an appreciation for the strengths of each system and the value of integrating them.
Every herbal formulation at The Herborium is developed by her father, a third-generation Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner who continues to practise in Melbourne, combining generations of clinical knowledge with modern Australian standards.
Originally trained as a physiotherapist, Wendy shifted her focus from clinical practice to helping women build lifelong health through prevention. After becoming a mother herself, she saw firsthand how much traditional postpartum wisdom had been lost in modern healthcare, inspiring a special focus on supporting women through the fourth trimester with practical, evidence-informed approaches based on Traditional Chinese Medicine principles. Her work is centred on Yang Sheng, the philosophy of nourishing life, and translating centuries of Traditional Chinese Medicine into practical strategies women can confidently apply across every stage of life.
Through The Herborium, Wendy is challenging the fast-paced approach to modern health by making Chinese herbs and postpartum care more accessible, relevant and achievable for today's families.
Kimberly Ashton, Founder of Qi Food Therapy
Kimberly is a 5-Element educator, author, and wellness coach specialising in Energetic Nutrition and TCM food therapy. A pioneering entrepreneur, she spent 17 years in Shanghai, where she co-founded China’s first health food store and teaching kitchen—sparking and contributing to the region's modern health food and slow food movements. Her media footprint included hosting a regular wholefoods cooking and wellness segment on ICS Shanghai TV. As an author, Kimberly penned Everyday Chinese Superfoods (published in Mandarin) and co-authored a TCM Smoothie book (in English) with her mentor, Dr Zhang Yifang.
Also a dedicated energy healing practitioner, she integrates Womb Hara, Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage, and Intuitive Energy Healing into her client practice. Kimberly lives and breathes the 5 Elements, passionately applying this ancient wisdom to support the emotional, energetic, and spiritual facets of modern women’s health.

Join us for an educational online chamber to enjoy and immerse in conversations about the nature & role of blood, how to nourish the blood, use functional foods, soups, teas, herbs, cooking & true self care.

Join us for an educational online chamber to enjoy and immerse in conversations about the nature & role of blood, how to nourish the blood, use functional foods, soups, teas, herbs, cooking & true self care.

Restoring the Blood Chamber is:

• Female focused
• A women's online community
• Practical knowledge
• Educational insights
• Connecting to wisdom traditions
• Deeply nutritive

Here is how we gather:

  • The Online Chamber: Foundations class and resources covering the physiology of blood from a Western clinical and Eastern philosophical perspective.

  • The Live Classroom: Interactive, real-time sessions where we dive deep into the foundations of Blood building and it’s relationship to Menstrual, Reproductive and Menopausal health. Come ready to discuss, absorb, and integrate.

  • The Resource Sanctuary: An accessible, curated resource guide full of recommendations, and reference tools to ground your learning long after the live sessions end.

Here is how we gather:

  • The Online Chamber: Foundations class and resources covering the physiology of blood from a Western clinical and Eastern philosophical perspective.

  • The Live Classroom: Interactive, real-time sessions where we dive deep into the foundations of Blood building and it’s relationship to Menstrual, Reproductive and Menopausal health. Come ready to discuss, absorb, and integrate.

  • The Resource Sanctuary: An accessible, curated resource guide full of recommendations, and reference tools to ground your learning long after the live sessions end.

  • Clinical Education & Case Assessment: Practical, real-world application. We will break down case examples, explore programs and daily rituals, and teach you how to read the body signs for Blood deficiency.

  • Support & Community:A safe space to ask questions, share insights, and receive direct recommendations as you refine your dedication to the enrichment of blood. 

  • Clinical Education & Case Assessment: Practical, real-world application. We will break down case examples, explore programs and daily rituals, and teach you how to read the body signs for Blood deficiency.

  • Support & Community: A safe space to ask questions, share insights, and receive direct recommendations as you refine your dedication to the enrichment of blood. 

What you need to know...

 

This series was offered in August 2026 with with 1 year access to the learning chamber & material.

 

REGISTRATION FOR THE LIVE IMMERSION HAS CLOSED, HOWEVER THE REPLAYS/

SELF PACED OPTION IS OPEN TO JOIN AT ANY TIME, SEE BELOW.

 

What you need to know...

We begin August 15th, 2026 and you have 1 year access to the learning chamber & material.

The Immersion Chamber includes:

 

Three x 3 hour classes including:

- Western medicine - clinical assessment

- Eastern medicine - assessment

- Food Therapy & Blood Nourishment

- Chinese Herbs & Yang Sheng

- Ritual & Shen - self-assessments and creating a home practice

- Self-assessment on blood deficiency (optimizing & educational)

 

Live Immersion classes & Q&A dates:  

New dates will be launching for 2027 soon!

Please join our newsletter to be first to know.

The Chamber includes:

 

Three x 3 hour LIVE classes including:

- Western medicine - clinical assessment
- Eastern medicine - assessment

- Food Therapy & Blood Nourishment

- Chinese Herbs & Yang Sheng

- Ritual & Shen - self-assessments and creating a home practice

- Self-assessment on blood deficiency (optimizing & educational)

 

 

Additions also include:

- Add on option for purchasing herbs, soups & tonic ingredients (*for Australian based students)

- Optional add on clinical consultation with Dr Naomi Jansson

- Optional add on consultations with Kimberly Ashton or Wendy Wen

- Access to the next round of the Blood Chamber for students in the live Immersion group. (this is a beta-first round group of The Blood Chamber)

 

REGISTRATION FOR THE LIVE IMMERSION HAS CLOSED, HOWEVER THE REPLAYS/SELF PACED OPTION IS OPEN TO JOIN AT ANY TIME BELOW.

 Additions also include:

- Add on option for purchasing herbs, soups & tonic ingredients (*for Australian based students)

- Optional add on clinical consultation with Dr Naomi Jansson

- Optional add on consultations with Kimberly Ashton or Wendy Wen

- Access to the next round of the Blood Chamber for students in the live Immersion group. (this is a beta-first round group of The Blood Chamber)

 

Live classes & Q&A dates: 

Saturday 15th August at 9:00am-12noon AEST (Sydney time)

Saturday 29th August at 9:00am-12noon AEST 

Saturday 12th September at 9:00am-12noon AEST 

 

(** replays will be available within 24 hours for live Immersion participants and from Sept 15th for self-practice/study & replay only participants)

The Blood Chamber immersion felt like a reclamation of forgotten feminine wisdom. The course material shared by the incredible wise Women teachers struck an ideal balance between science and ancient philosophy, and I truly appreciated the live classes and deep conversational Q+A's (it's definitely worth joining for the live classes). My favourite aspect was the level of reverence given to exploring the red thread and all it encompasses e.g. the womb continuum, the female spirit and ancestral wisdom. Lastly, to be surrounded by such wise teachers and like minded Women who are also seeking nourished blood was medicine in and of itself. When Women gather, magic and healing happens. I look forward to utilising the potency of what I learned with the Women I support through my work, with friends and sisters, and of course, with my ever evolving self.

- Emily

The Blood Chamber was a beautiful entry point to learning about women's health throughout the different cycles and phases and how we can best support ourselves with whatever stage we are at right now. I liked hearing the traditional wisdom and how I might be able to apply it to my life's circumstances. The teachers were all extremely knowledgeable and I enjoyed learning from each of them.

- Carolyn

The Blood Chamber helped me be the helper in my home for my daughters as they enter puberty, while at the same time empowering me to nourish myself.

- Melissa

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. This is such an important topic, that is completely underrated especially in the West. It felt truly empowering for women and such an essential piece of wisdom for these times we're living in. Thank you.

- Tinne

Restoring the Blood Chamber - self practice program (replays only)

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