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 Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her sharing is based on her extensive clinical practice caring for thousands of Women and Mother. 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 Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her sharing is based on her extensive clinical practice caring for thousands of Women and Mother. 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 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.
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.
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.
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 soil so you can bloom from the inside out.
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
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.
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 how we need ample blood to nourish the whole mind, body & spirit.
Naomi Jansson, Acupuncturist
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 BreastCare 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, Founder of The Herborium
At The Herborium, we believe in the power of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to help you flourish in today’s modern world. In a fast-paced society that often values busyness and convenience, it's no surprise that health concerns like stress, anxiety, anaemia, women's health issues and autoimmune conditions are on the rise. Our mission is to make ancient wisdom of Chinese herbs simple and accessible. We want to show you the incredible gift of plants and the secrets to longevity, while encouraging you to explore the profound connection between your body, mind, and spirit.
As first-generation Australians, my husband and I have a deep love for beach days, great coffee (an almond flat white, please!), and the vibrancy of a multicultural lifestyle. Recently, we welcomed our little "baby herb" into the world, and we’re more committed than ever to passing on the rich traditions of our Chinese heritage—where family, food, and wellness are inseparable—to our children and future generations.
We created The Herborium to share these traditions and help you naturally nourish your body.
Kimberly Ashton, Founder of Qi Food Therapy
Kimberly is a 5 Element educator, wellness coach & author, with a focus on Energetic Nutrition & TCM food therapy.
She has an entrepreneurial soul, spent over 17 years living in Shanghai, and co-founded China’s first Health food store and teaching kitchen classroom. She co- authored a TCM Smoothie book with her mentor Dr Zhang Yifang in English, and authored the book Everyday Chinese Superfoods, which was published in Mandarin in 2016.
Kimberly is also an energy healing practitioner, combining Womb Hara/Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage & Intuitive Energy Healing.
She lives & breathes the 5 Elements and is grateful to be able to share their wisdom in application to the emotional, energetic & spiritual aspects of women's health in modern times.
