The 5 Elements & Menopause
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CONNECTING TO YOUR ENERGETIC, EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL LAYERS.
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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.Â
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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.
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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.
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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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the option to continue monthly by donation/ tiered contribution options
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co-creating with an international community of 5 Element soul sisters!
Times for monthly classes will depend on the facilitator and teacher, all sessions will be recorded and available as replays as long as you are a member of the community.
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. Â
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 massageÂ
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
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 - Qigong for Women's Health with Nicole Lee
NOURISH - Wholesome carbs & blood sugar regulation with Kimberly Ashton, Qi Food Therapy
REFLECT -Â Â Reflection and Journaling
Guest Teachers
Ashley Abbs
Ashley Abbs is an artist, author, acupuncturist and teacher of Five Element wisdom devoted to helping others reconnect with beauty, belonging, and the intelligence of their own inner rhythm. Rooted in Chinese Medicine, her work explores identity, transition, and the profound shifts that unfold across the seasons of a woman’s life.
She is the author of 5 Element Alchemy, a reflective guide to understanding the Five Elements as a living framework for self-trust, embodiment, and meaningful change. Through her writing, often shaped as love letters to the soul, reflections on nature, and seasonal insights; Ashley invites a slowing down and a return to what feels true.
Her soft pastel artwork captures tranquil landscapes and florals that mirror the steadiness and spaciousness we long to feel within ourselves. Across all her work, Ashley weaves together healing and artistry to create spaces of reflection, calm, and remembrance. Gently reminding us that nothing is broken, and that we don’t need to unravel in order to begin again.
Jody Vassallo
Jody Vassallo is an Ayurvedic health coach, counsellor, yoga teacher and author. For the past twenty five years she has been teaching Ki Yoga, a dynamic five element based yoga that stimulates the meridians.
Jody is the author of The Yogic Kitchen & Beautiful Food two Ayurvedic cookbooks that are designed to make Ayurveda more user friendly.
Jody lives in Central Tilba on the Far South Coast of NSW, Australia, where she works as an Ayurvedic Heath Coach and Counsellor and runs regular Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Ayurveda Workshops and Wellness Retreats.
Kimberly Ashton
Kimberly is a 5 Elements wellness coach, chef, energy healer, author & educator focusing on intuitive eating, food therapy and food energetics. With an entrepreneurial spirit she spent over 16 years in Greater China, 8 of which she co-owned China’s first health food store, cafe & teaching kitchen, inspiring clients to restore their well-being through 5 element nutrition.Â
 Kimberly believes in the power of reconnecting with the elements and natural world, and realigning our individual & collective relationship to food, emotional & energetic health. Â
Class outline - Blood building foods & meal planning
Join us for a webinar to learn about functional foods to build blood & Qi, also what lifestyle habits and foods deplete our blood, and the role of energy management & food therapy in menopause. You will be inspired to cook and try new foods and experience the difference following this class!
You are invited to be a part of this BRAND NEW online community and co-creation.
We would love to have you join us!
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Options are based below on a sliding scale subscription/contribution basis.
Feel free to chose ONE that works best for you.
