Springbrook Community Holistic Health

 

The Springbrook Community Holistic Health group was set up in mid 2019 to bring together  all the alternative healers on the mountain and to spread the message of natural health in the Springbrook Community.

Dear Springbrook Community

Springbrook Community Holistic Health Event this Sunday on 22^nd March from 9am, the Practitioners will be at the hall, but you don’t need to come to the hall to get all our Winter Wellness information, instead you can watch “Live Stream” on the [For the love of Springbrook page], also we will upload all the useful information and videos to this website, we will share the link after event finished.

Winter Wellness - Sunday March 22nd 9am-12pm

This is very important moment, we wish Springbrook community will all gather together to watch, all our practitioners from Springbrook who will share valuable health information for you to stay calm during the impact from COVID-19. 

All the practitioners in the Springbrook, they are not just your neighbors, they also have useful health knowledge to share with you, well-prepared is a key point to stay away from anxiety and panic. They will be the person when you isolated at home, once you find some symptoms, someone you can call for help to reduce your worries and strength your body


These Springbrook practitioners will Live Stream with us.

• Anastasia Theodore- Nutritionist
• Kay Laing- Naturopathy/medical herbalism
• Gus Macanally- Acupuncturist/ Qi Gong
• Helen Ferguson-Smith-YOGA teacher
• Gina Winter- Herbalist
• Kathleen A. Tysoe- Kinesiology
• Christina Monneron- Cuban dancer

If you are not able to join us, that is ok, we will put all detail on website this, also below are all the detail from our practitioners, they are someone you can reach for help.

Always remember we are here for you.
Wish you all stay healthy and happiness

Best regards

Springbrook Community Holistic Health Team 

Christina Monneron - Cuban Dancer

	Christina Monneron is a former medical scientist who discovered Afro-Cuban dance while living and working in Sweden. She is now a community leader in dance, with 20 years of experience in helping people unlock some of the keys to happiness and enjoyment, in unique and supportive ways, via ‘Music, Movement and Mindset’ programs via her business, RhythMMM. Throughout her programs, Christina creates a super fun and inclusive environment for the young and young at heart, where she encourages body movement with easy to follow steps suited to audience abilities, and to a variety of music from different eras and different cultures. Her main focus is on Cuban rhythms, from the earthy African tribal dances that came to Cuba, the sensuality of the Rumbas through to the elegant dances of the ballrooms of Havana and the ever-popular Salsa. “Embodying rhythm through dance is transformative; it is the key to joyful interactions not only with others, but also with self. Dance nurtures the soul and creates happy healthy communities.”
	Contact details PHONE NO: 0432509519 RhythMMM   WEBSITE SITE  https://rhythmmm.org/ E-MAIL: rhythmmm@protonmail.com   To see Christina's Winter Wellness activity, click here!   Gina Winter - Herbalist   Gina is a traditional herbalist at her own property called ‘Self Help Retreat‘. She is a certified herbalist who has been practicing herbal medicine in the Wise Woman Tradition for nearly thirty years. She grows many herbs on her farm at Springbrook. Her joy and passion is to reconnect people to forgotten skills by using these home grown herbs as both food and as medicine. CONTACT DETAILS PHONE NO: (07) 5533 5061 WEBSITE SITE https://selfhelpretreat.com.au/ E-MAIL: gina@selfhelpretreat.com.au  Click here to go to Gina's Winter Wellness talk. Helen Ferguson-Smith - Yoga Instructor   I have been an advocate for good health all my life. Just by being aware of how the human body works can bring a healthier, happier and more balanced self. My everyday career was in Executive Assistant roles in the stressful corporate world. As the years went by I realised this wasn’t for me.  Dance kept me balanced, and I have been involved with dance for most of my life - learning jazz, modern and classical ballet. I then learnt other styles of dance which lead to teaching. I have been teaching, choreographing and competing in dance for over 50 years of my life.  Dance is my passion. Dance improves the mind, gives the heart a wonderful workout, and those endorphins a huge burst. Through this art I learnt a lot about how the body works. This lead me to respect the body I live in. Through dance I started yoga as a means of looking after the body.  I have practiced yoga for nearly 20 years. With huge changes that occurred in my personal life yoga played an important part for me. I resonated strongly with what yoga did for me and I became a teacher. I could see what I had to offer - sharing this knowledge. Recently moving to Springbrook brought me to a place where I could truly share my knowledge of how we can improve our health through yoga. Enhancing this further through other mediums - being a vegetarian, looking at natural ways to care for your health, being knowledgeable on how the body works and how to take care of it and much, much more.  My journey has become a way of life, and educating others to take this journey is very fulfilling CONTACT DETAILS PHONE NO: 0417079160  Inna Peace Yoga on facebook  E-MAIL: helenfs22@yahoo.com.au To see Helen's Winter Wellness Talk click here Samantha Ashley - Bowen Therapist Samantha Ashley is a dedicated professional with a holistic view about health and well being and has been committed to exploring, researching and studying physical health, nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices for over 20 years.  Samantha is a qualified Bowtech Bowen Therapist and has also undertaken specialized training in Bowen procedures to assist diabetics and stroke patients. Samantha is also a qualified Health & Nutrition Coach, Prenatal, Postnatal, Remedial, Hot Stone and Relaxation Massage Therapist.  Samantha has found Bowen Therapy to be a remarkable therapy that delivers consistent results over a wide range of issues from back, neck, shoulder and knee pain to injury rehabilitation and stress relief and is suitable for all ages from children to the elderly and everyone in between. Samantha founded Green Valley Bowen Therapy in 2014 and runs a successful clinic in Miami on the central Gold Coast.  Samantha has also completed training in early 2019 and is now a qualified Bowtech Bowen Instructor. CONTACT DETAILS  PHONE NO: 0475840541 Green Valley Health and Wellness WEBSITE SITE https://greenvalleybowentherapy.com.au/ E-MAIL: greenvalleybowen@yahoo.com.au Susie Sharman - Whole Body Therapist   I have worked for many years on the Gold Coast and elsewhere as a Registered Nurse. This career has been a blessing in so many ways, especially in giving me the opportunity to connect with a diverse range of people, both in hospital and community settings. However, in more recent years, I have become aware that my passion now lies in using the therapy skills and wisdom I have acquired along the way to assist others to be all that they can be in this lifetime.  Although I had the “trappings of success” for many years, I knew deep down that I wasn’t happy. I experienced feelings of low self-worth, all manner of fears around security, problems with relationships........and the list goes on!  However, I am blessed to be a “seeker of truth” and for many years, embarked on a quest to find my True Self and to live a life of peace and contentment. In 2001, I was guided to The Journey Process, formulated by Brandon Bays. Later, I was drawn to Gestalt Therapy. Both these modalities fast-tracked my own personal growth and healing; So much so that I was inspired to become, firstly, a Journey Practitioner and then a Gestalt Therapist. Both styles of therapy assist people to access the root cause or core of their current life challenges. This often lies in past events and traumas.  I use a very gentle and respectful, guided approach to working with clients to assist them to raise awareness of what they do in the here and now that keeps them stuck in old, self-defeating patterns. These patterns often manifest in the physical body. I totally believe that you cannot separate the Mind, Body and Spirit when it comes to healing. “We all make mistakes, have struggles and regret things in our past. But, you are NOT your mistakes; you are NOT your struggles, and you are HERE, NOW, with the power to shape your day and your future.”  Book a therapy session with Susie - “Working together, I can assist you to uncover the Wholeness of who you REALLY are".     CONTACT DETAILS PHONE NO: 0499856283 Sharman's Therapy Centre WEBSITE SITE www.sharmanstherapy.com.au E-MAIL: sharmansue51@gmail.com Kathleen Tysoe - Energy Healing, Kinesology "I believe health and healing are in your hands, with affirming and constructive information and just a little help". Kathleen Tysoe has over 35 years’ experience in complementary healthcare and caring for people with special needs.  She has worked in Family Welfare, Disability Care, Mental Health and private practice, assisting clients with all aspects of health and wellbeing.  Her special interests are structural (bones and muscle) disabilities, cranial sacral and brain wave stimulation for learning disabilities and brain/mental illnesses, and identifying and resolving emotional and spiritual connections to disease to reduce their energetic load. Kathleen has specialised in INDIGO/SCIO/ QXCI Quantum Biofeedback since 2007, and kinesiology since 2008.  Her focus is on restoring her clients’ sense of wellbeing and quality of life.     CONTACT DETAIL  PHONE NO: 0412848396 Akasha Healing Haven WEBSITE SITE https://akashahealinghaven.com.au/ E-MAIL: akashahealing@outlook.com To see Kathleens Winter Wellness talk - click here     Kathleen Winter Wellness - Part Two Anastasia Theodore - Nutritionist  Anastasia Theodore is a qualified Naturopath and practiced in Brisbane, Quilpie and Emu Park before moving to Springbrook. Her passion is cooking wholesome, nutritious food that fuels your body and tastes delicious.   Anastasia is the current operator of Dancing Waters cafe which she established 12 years ago and continues to provide food made with love. All of her cakes are made with low sugar, locally sourced happy eggs -& organic spelt, kamut flour.  She believes that you need to respect your gut- meaning happy gut, happy body and happy mind. CONTACT DETAILS PHONE NO: 0427728278 Dancing Water Café WEBSITE SITE https://dancingwaterscafe.wordpress.com  E-MAIL: anastasiatheodore@me.com   Click here to go to Anastasia's Winter Wellness talk   Gus MacAnnally - Acupuncturist  Dr Gus MacAnally - TCM, Acupuncturist Gus obtained a bachelor’s degree in Health Science (Acupuncture) and has been in practice for over 20 years.  Acupuncture stimulates specific points on the body in order to regulate the flow of Qi (vital energy) to balance the functions of the body, mind and spirit and restore health. The ancient practise of Acupuncture has become a widely used treatment option in Australia and is used to treat a wide range of ailments including women’s health, fertility issues, digestive imbalances, stress and anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, pain management, chemotherapy induced and post-operative nausea and vomiting, dental pain, osteoarthritis, allergies and more.  Gus’s holistic approach with his patients is to relieve immediate symptoms and address the underlying causes of illness and promote physical health and emotional wellbeing using TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) specifically Acupuncture and Qi Gong.  Gus operates 2 clinics located on the Gold Coast in Mudgeeraba and Springbrook. Gus has taught Qi Gong Meditation courses in various locations around the world including Australia, Bali, Thailand, Vietnam and Tibet and offers exclusive 3 week courses throughout the duration of the year.  Gus and his wife Fiona have partnered together to offer holistic journeys to wellness by offering 1 day wellbeing workshops and live-in wellbeing retreats that are held both in Australia and overseas. For more information on events please email: info@12bracheswellbeing.com  Dr Gus MacAnally is a registered Acupuncturist with the Chinese Medical Board of Australia (CMBA), through the internationally recognised AACMA, which attracts claimable private health benefits.     CONTACT DETAILS PHONE NO: 0403 578 375 Gus MacAnally Acupuncture & Qi Gong Meditation WEBSITE SITE https://12brancheswellbeing.com/ E-MAIL: info@12bracheswellbeing.com      Click here to go to Gus' Winter Wellness demonstration Part One Click here to go to Part Two    Mrs Rebecca Jing- Chinese Medicine  Mrs.Jing graduated in Shanghai Traditional Medicine University and Registered as Acupuncturist & Chinese Medicine practitioner in Australia. She is a member of Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) with 15 years Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine practical experience in both China and Australia.  She is special high experience in diagnosing bodily functions through pulse points and the condition of the tongue. Usually after her discreet diagnose, the treatments often involve the combination of acupuncture and Chinese herbal tablet, mixture package which can clear the heat or damp, strengthens Qi and blood, and remedy the meridian channel obstructions problems with an impressive record of successful results.  Mrs. Jing understands well how different organs’ condition and its associated organs relate. She makes Chinese Medicine formulations individually, in conjunction with acupuncture to unblock the meridian channels in order achieve the expected successful results.  Qualifications   Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture of Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine University   More than 15 years practice experience    Registered Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner in Australia   Member of Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association(AACMA)   Member of Australian Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Society of Australia (CMASA)     CONTACT DETAILS PHONE NO: 0423423887 JING'S Acupuncture Health Clinic WEBSITE SITE https://www.jingsacupuncture.com.au/ E-MAIL: jingsacupuncture@gmail.com Kay Laing - Natropathy and Medical Herbalist Kay Laing- After leaving school, I trained as a Laboratory technician in an industrial lab. After many years and during the bringing up of my children I became very interested in Natural health and subsequently enrolled in a Naturopathic bachelor degree course. After 6 years of study I graduated from The Australian College of Natural Medicine as a Naturopath and medical herbalist in 1993. Since then I have worked as a Naturopath in health food stores, Pharmacies and in private practice. From there I moved to account management and a practitioner consultant role for many years with the largest herbal manufacturer in Australia. I retired early in 2019 and now help people maintain their health with herbal tonics or help with simple or acute cases such as viruses, colds and flu, arthritis, osteoporosis, fatigue. I keep a full herbal tonic dispensary at home and love nothing more than mixing up a  concoction to help someone recover from what ails them. I also grow much of my own fruit and vegetables and like to follow nature and eat what is in season, keep fit and get a healthy dose of sunshine. Principles of Naturopathy. 1) First do no harm 2) Use the healing power of nature 3) Identify and treat the causes not just the symptoms 4) Treat the whole person 5) Prevention. Using various modalities such as : herbal medicine, Nutritional medicine, Homeopathy, Diet, Lifestyle, exercise and massage. BUILDING RESILIENCE Building resilience is the ability to overcome, prevent or minimise the effects of adversity. It has been quite as stress full summer for most of us, with the constant drought and fear of fire. Bushfire smoke constantly in the air and Now the new threat of Corona virus, which not only is a worry as far as the actual infection but more importantly the mental health issues due to social isolation. Going into winter we need to build ourselves up, decrease our stress and improve our immune function. This can be achieved in various ways and will differ from person to person. Only you will know what areas of your life need an uplift. It may be diet, sleep, exercise, unhealthy habits, stress, building social connections. When any one of these is out of balance this impacts on the body’s ability to fight infection, heal injuries, fend off depression and anxiety. DIET : choose nourishing foods high in nutrients like magnesium, B vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids. ( if you need to know which foods to choose I have a chart) Avoid processed foods, fatty and fried foods, alcohol and caffeine. Add anti viral herbs to your cooking. Many common culinary herbs are antiviral including Oregano, Sage, Rosemary, ginger, garlic, lemon balm, fennel ,and elderberry. SLEEP: Turn off devices 2 hours before bed, go to bed at a regular time, keep cool ( ideal temp for sleeping is 15-18 degrees) avoid stimulants. If these are still not working you may need to try a good herbal tonic to get you into a routine. Consult an herbalist to find the best choice of herbs. These will depend on whether you have trouble falling asleep or with sleep maintenance. EXERCISE: there are so many options for exercise on the mountain there is really no excuse. Choose from Yoga, tennis, dance, bush walking. UNHEALTHY HABITS : wean yourself off alcohol, stimulants, unhealthy food. Keep a diary of how you feel each day and what you have eaten and drunk. You will be amazed how quickly you learn what your body does not like. STRESS: So many things contribute to stress these days. It is about learning to manage it using all the above strategies and finding what works for you. If your body needs more help then there are some terrific herbs to help get the body back in balance and adapt to the stress Chronic stress supresses the immune system leading to inflammation and constant colds and flu. There are a long list of herbs to use to help the body adapt to stress, repair and improve the immune function. The choice depends on the individual circumstances. So no one size fits all. An herbalist can make up a tonic with a combination of herbs to help the body get back into balance and give you a kick start on your journey to resilience. Herbs aside never under estimate a good quality Vitamin C if nothing else. It has a long list of health benefits including boosting immunity by helping white cells function better, lowering blood pressure, lowering uric acid levels, improve iron absorption ,it protects memory and reduces oxidative stress and inflammation of the brain. If anyone needs or wants an herbal tonic I keep a herbal dispensary of high quality herbal extracts here on the mountain. These herbs are grown in their native countries where they grow the best and have the best active components. They have been tested to be the highest quality and bought to Australia under refrigeration where they are made into a 1:2 extract using non GMO ethanol and water. This ensures that all the active ingredients are extracted from the herb and preserved. I don’t have a formal practice these days, however I am available for a quick consultation . CONTACT DETAILS PHONE NO: 0407137880 E-MAIL: klai7781@bigpond.net.au Click here to go to Kay's Winter Wellness talk.