The 5 Elements & Menopause
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CONNECTING TO YOUR ENERGETIC, EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL LAYERS.
In Chinese Medicine Menopause is considered our Second Spring, a season of renewal where your energy shifts inward, inviting deeper self-care and a new sense of vitality.
During this transition, the flow of energy (Qi) that once moved downwards — from Heart to Womb — to nurture children, careers, projects and businesses, and the needs of others, begins to rise upwards — from Womb to Heart. This is the energetics of the Bao Mai channel.
It is a return to self and your true essence.
This reversal opens space for reconnecting with your mind, body, and spirit, and for nurturing the aspects of yourself that may have been set aside in earlier chapters of life.
It is a time of renewal, balance, and self-discovery.
Our brand new online community offers a fresh, empowering perspective on menopause. Seeing it not as an ending, but as a beginning, a new phase & empowering time.
Join us for an exploration into the nutritional, energetic, emotional & spiritual dimensions of perimenopause and menopause. Through a Chinese Medicine, 5 Element and holistic wellness lens we will explore the underlying shifts, beyond the physical body and symptoms, and the opportunity that this phase of life offers.
Our online community will journey through the pillars of Expand, Nourish and Reflect:
EXPAND your mind, consciousness, learning & lifestyle practices through an elemental lens.
NOURISH from the inside with food, cooking energetics & functional foods to balance & support the menopausal transition.
REFLECT through journalling, meditation, tea ceremonies, womb healing, and exploring the energetic & spiritual dimensions.
and much more!
Joining the community includes:
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3 monthly classes (one each for Expand, Nourish & Reflect)
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classes and sessions to include webinars, transmissions, online cooking gatherings, meditations, Qigong & Yoga classes for menopause, womb wisdom and shamanic journeys
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sharing resources & reading lists
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nourishing tools & practices
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our free Qi Food Therapy "Blood Nourishment" PDF ebook
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access to all classes recorded from January -June 2026, a total of 18 classes
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co-creating with an international community of 5 Element soul sisters!
Enjoy all the classes with one year access and then beyond June 2026 we are evolving this community space, stay tuned!
Emotionally, the Womb (Bao) is associated with grief & joy. Unprocessed emotions & trauma can inhibit the flow of Qi & blood to the Womb whereas joy & contentment enhances the flow. A healthy Bao is linked to emotional well-being & a sense of security. During perimenopause the Bao Mai plays a fundamental role in hormonal health, emotional and energetic well-being.
Launching in January 2026 we will be introducing Chinese Medicine food therapy, functional foods, the 5 Elements, an emotional, metaphysical, energetic, and spiritual approach to supporting the Menopausal transition.
Uncover the alchemical capacities of this important time & space in a woman's life cycle and how you can bring clarity & support in navigating the shift of energy.
Themes in the community will include:
5 Element nutrition & functional foods
Cultivating liver, kidney and heart health
The Bao Mai channel & it's energetic role
Tending to the womb space & heart connection
The spiritual & shamanic dimensions of menopause
Recommended resources & comprehensive book list
Nourishing tools & practices
Free Qi Food Therapy "Blood Nourishment" ebook
Discounts on intuitive healing sessions & womb hara massage
Access to online cooking demos, videos, recipes, meditations and shamanic journeys, as the community grows
Food Therapy for Balance & Vitality
the right foods can be powerful allies during perimenopause. A TCM-guided approach focuses on:
Balancing yin & yang energies
Nourishing vital substances like Qi, blood & essence
Choosing foods & cooking methods that ease symptoms
Supporting overall harmony to embrace this new chapter with strength & clarity
Schedule of classes
JANUARY
EXPAND - The importance of Kidney Qi & Adrenals in perimenopause/menopause, with Dr. Lori Earley, DACM, LAc. Phoenix Rising Integrative Medicine.
NOURISH - Blood building meal planning with Kimberly Ashton, Qi Food Therapy.
REFLECT - Qigong for the Liver - working with the organ energetically & support during perimenopause/menopause, with Bridget McCormack, Heart Light Healing (Qigong, Craniosacral therapy, Myofascial Release, Inner Alchemy & Tarot).
FEBRUARY
EXPAND - Understanding your 5 Element Type for clarity and steadiness through the upheaval of perimenopause and menopause. Exploring the archetypal transitions of this stage and how to build personalized rituals that restore agency, alignment, and ease. Hosted by acupuncturist & author of 5 Element Alchemy - Ashley Abbs.
NOURISH - Blood nourishing foods - part two (liver & kidneys), with Kimberly Ashton, Qi Food Therapy
REFLECT - Meridian yoga/Ki Yoga with Jody Vassallo. Ayurvedic health coach, counsellor, yoga teacher and author. Host of the Changing Seasons podcast.
MARCH
EXPAND - Threads of Yang Sheng Fa- The Daoist Art of Nourishing Life, a webinar with Nicole Lee.
NOURISH - Wholesome Carbohydrates webinar- an important fuel in Menopause, with Kimberly Ashton
REFLECT - Journaling session: a community session reflecting on the 5 Elements and the energetics of Menopause, the pulse of feminine consciousness, your red thread, what your body is holding onto, womb healing & identity, how you are feeling about this next version of self.
APRIL
EXPAND - Accessing Your Systemic Field to Support Your Evolutionary Movement, with Amy Babish (weaving Family Constellations & the 5 Elements)
NOURISH - Holistic Nutrition for menopause- bridging Western nutrition & Chinese Medicine, with Maham Noor (RD & Clinical Nutritionist)
REFLECT - Shamanic Dimensions of Menopause (Matresence) with Dr Amanda Waaldyk
MAY
EXPAND - Eco Somatics & Elemental healing webinar with Kimberly Ashton
NOURISH - Intuitive Nourishment: Reclaiming Body Wisdom in Midlife with Lauren Hausheer, MS, RDN, LD
REFLECT - Gong Fu Cha Tea talk & meditation with Po-Tien Goh
JUNE
EXPAND - Finding Balance in the 5 Elements - a creative art exploration with Antje Howard
NOURISH - Liver Qi Stagnation: Emotional & Food Therapy with Kimberly Ashton
REFLECT - Bringing the Five Elements into your self-care practices to balance your energy with Blaine Wilkes
Featured guest teachers in June
Antje Howard
Antje Howard is an artist, creative guide, author, and teacher devoted to empowering people to reclaim their creativity and reconnect with their inner wisdom. Her work supports deep self-discovery and inner transformation through creative practices that invite presence, intuition, and embodied awareness. Through her own healing journey, Antje discovered the transformative power of art and the profound creative energy that can emerge even from life’s most challenging experiences.
Blaine Wilkes
Blaine Wilkes, co-owner & Chief Operating Officer at Energy Medicine Yoga, a global yoga & energy education company. A passionate yoga, 5 Element teacher and embodied self-care inspiration.
Kimberly Ashton
Kimberly Ashton is a 5 Element nutrition coach, educator, a serial entrepreneur in her perimenopausal chapter of life and embracing all the layers of transformation. Kimberly has been fascinated by the elements and is a double wood personality so knows Liver Qi stagnation intimately well! Your liver & gallbladder will be happy if you join us and eat to support them. This topic is so prevalent in women and menopausal women.
You are invited to be a part of this NEW online community and co-creation.
We would love to have you join us!
We are shifting from a monthly subscription to a 1 year access of all our recorded classes from January - June 2026.
Beyond this we are evolving the community, be in it and join us to hear about the new format!
Menopause community 1 year access
Join our community for 1 year access to the Menopause portal of classes & events.
