Hi, I'm Leanne.
Registered Holistic Nutritionist™
Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner
YACEP® + E-RYT®500 (Yoga Instructor + Continuing Education Practitioner)
Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner
YACEP® + E-RYT®500 (Yoga Instructor + Continuing Education Practitioner)
My interest in health and wellness started really young. I had been active all my life, playing every sport I could get my hands on - at least anything that was available through public school and was free to join! I'm lucky that I've always loved being active and within enjoying this lifestyle I started picking up and obsession for nutrition. As a teenage though, I did become a little lost. Reading gossip and diet magazines gave me an incorrect way of looking at my body and food choices. I developed a pretty bad eating disorder, one in which I think still shadows my thoughts even 11 years post recovery. I started putting the work into myself that I realized I couldn't blame anyone and just had to work on my relationship with my body and food. I began to study Nutritional Sciences in University, only to find that this didn't light me up the way I expected. Canada's food guide seemed out-dated at the time, and the information just didn't match my instincts.
I moved to Vancouver, where I studied Holistic Nutrition. This felt a little more right to me. This course helped me in my eating disorder recovery - rather than thinking about foods I should avoid, it started teaching me more of the foods I should include. That switch changed a lot. I worked really hard throughout my early 20s to find more balance in my relationship with my body and food. I find this hard because so many of us women have strange rules and beliefs around food. I believe strongly that if you are eating real, whole foods - just listen to your body (and learn to notice when that is actually the ego).
After I studied Holistic Nutrition, I began studying Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and herbology). A big link that I started noticing in my own experience was the relationship to our nervous system and stress. Acupuncture helped me to better understand the importance of the nervous system. Today I treat a lot of stress induced imbalances: from digestive issues, hormone imbalances and sleep issues. I use a combination of my nutrition and TCM knowledge to better serve each unique individual that comes into my practice.
Currently, I teach yoga often in Brisbane. In the last 10 years, I have studied and practiced many different styles and lineages of the practice: Strala, Vinyasa, Bikram, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Dharma, Yin and many different courses around philosophy, meditation and pranayama. I teach regular YTT in Brisbane and enjoy teaching the philosophy.
After completing all my studies in yoga, nutrition and TCM, I moved to Brisbane to start my career. This city is fresh and the people are totally open-minded to it all. I'm lucky to teach with so many great studios like Stretch Yoga and Elements Studio - I also practice TCM at my home clinic in Annerley.
I think something that is important with me to share is that this has been big, nearly 15 year journey for me. I think sharing is so important in the healing process. This was never a fad for me. Understanding physical wellness to ensure mental stability has always been my aim. I want to help others find their own confidence in their physical self - not to obsess over it, but to be able to feel mentally capable in their lives. And then most importantly, to spread that internal support out to others. If I can help a few people feel confident enough to become those leaders to others - then I am satisfied with this life.
We are all uniquely different. We need someone who can work with us to help us find our own unique path. If you are looking for a little more balance in your life - hit me up - I would honestly feel really damn privileged.
EDUCATION + QUALIFICATIONS
2012 - Registered Holistic Nutritionist (CSNN Vancouver)
2015 - 200h RYT - Vinyasa + Yin (Karma Vancouver)
2015 - Strala Intensive Yoga Training (Seattle)
2016 - TCM Practitioner (ICTCM Vancouver)
2018 - 500h RYT (Dharma Yoga New York)
2019 - Trauma Informed Teaching (Brisbane)
2020 - 50h Tantra + History (Creature Yoga Byron Bay)
2020 - 20h Functional Yin (Paul Grilley Online)
2020 - 50h Advanced Sequencing (BodyMindLife Byron Bay)
2021 - 30h Yoga, Social Justice + Spirit (Yoga for HumanKind Online)
2021 - 50h Advanced Energetics (BodyMindLife Sydney)
2021 - 50h Devi Philosophy (Creature Yoga Byron Bay)
I moved to Vancouver, where I studied Holistic Nutrition. This felt a little more right to me. This course helped me in my eating disorder recovery - rather than thinking about foods I should avoid, it started teaching me more of the foods I should include. That switch changed a lot. I worked really hard throughout my early 20s to find more balance in my relationship with my body and food. I find this hard because so many of us women have strange rules and beliefs around food. I believe strongly that if you are eating real, whole foods - just listen to your body (and learn to notice when that is actually the ego).
After I studied Holistic Nutrition, I began studying Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and herbology). A big link that I started noticing in my own experience was the relationship to our nervous system and stress. Acupuncture helped me to better understand the importance of the nervous system. Today I treat a lot of stress induced imbalances: from digestive issues, hormone imbalances and sleep issues. I use a combination of my nutrition and TCM knowledge to better serve each unique individual that comes into my practice.
Currently, I teach yoga often in Brisbane. In the last 10 years, I have studied and practiced many different styles and lineages of the practice: Strala, Vinyasa, Bikram, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Dharma, Yin and many different courses around philosophy, meditation and pranayama. I teach regular YTT in Brisbane and enjoy teaching the philosophy.
After completing all my studies in yoga, nutrition and TCM, I moved to Brisbane to start my career. This city is fresh and the people are totally open-minded to it all. I'm lucky to teach with so many great studios like Stretch Yoga and Elements Studio - I also practice TCM at my home clinic in Annerley.
I think something that is important with me to share is that this has been big, nearly 15 year journey for me. I think sharing is so important in the healing process. This was never a fad for me. Understanding physical wellness to ensure mental stability has always been my aim. I want to help others find their own confidence in their physical self - not to obsess over it, but to be able to feel mentally capable in their lives. And then most importantly, to spread that internal support out to others. If I can help a few people feel confident enough to become those leaders to others - then I am satisfied with this life.
We are all uniquely different. We need someone who can work with us to help us find our own unique path. If you are looking for a little more balance in your life - hit me up - I would honestly feel really damn privileged.
EDUCATION + QUALIFICATIONS
2012 - Registered Holistic Nutritionist (CSNN Vancouver)
2015 - 200h RYT - Vinyasa + Yin (Karma Vancouver)
2015 - Strala Intensive Yoga Training (Seattle)
2016 - TCM Practitioner (ICTCM Vancouver)
2018 - 500h RYT (Dharma Yoga New York)
2019 - Trauma Informed Teaching (Brisbane)
2020 - 50h Tantra + History (Creature Yoga Byron Bay)
2020 - 20h Functional Yin (Paul Grilley Online)
2020 - 50h Advanced Sequencing (BodyMindLife Byron Bay)
2021 - 30h Yoga, Social Justice + Spirit (Yoga for HumanKind Online)
2021 - 50h Advanced Energetics (BodyMindLife Sydney)
2021 - 50h Devi Philosophy (Creature Yoga Byron Bay)
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