Wellspring Blog

Tia Miers loved science, biology and the human body. So, she chose to study nursing when she finished high school. But the degree didn’t fill her creative soul, and she sought a gentler approach to wellbeing.

For many, the arrival of spring marks the end of a long, cold winter and the promise of warmer days. In Chinese medicine, the change in seasons is an important transition which brings about new ways of eating and living to stay in tune with nature.

Far from her hometown of Osaka in Japan, physiotherapist Hikari Mizunami is refining her skills at Endeavour in Sydney. Hikari shares why she travelled to Australia to study and what it’s like to be an international student.

This rosemary and olive tapenade is an ideal savoury spread – using simple ingredients, easy to assemble, and lasts in the fridge for about a week.

A part-time job in a health food store during high school sparked Riannon Page’s interest in naturopathy and its potential to change lives. The more she investigated, the more she wanted to know.

In her hometown of Goondiwindi, Maddy Bento walks down the street and knows many people she passes. So, moving to Brisbane alone to study nutrition was a culture shock. Halfway through her degree, she decided to make a switch.

A spriggy-evergreen herb with a distinctive aroma, rich history of use in cooking, medicine, and cultural folklore? We’re talking about rosemary, of course!

Amidst the clamour of multicultural Melbourne, Nicholas Beasley started to feel the world crowding in on him. To distance himself from the noise without leaving the city, he turned to Eastern philosophies – a journey that led him to Endeavour.

The history of cupping

Cupping is an ancient practice that dates back to early Chinese, Middle Eastern and Egyptian times. You know Hippocrates, the father of medicine? He advocated for cupping as a treatment for specific physical conditions including gy…

When Endeavour academic Lesley O’Connor was in her early twenties, she moved to London. Cooking meals for herself for the first time, Lesley got very interested in what she was eating. So much so that when she returned home to Australia, she went straig…

“I really regret getting that deep tissue massage” – said no one, ever. Massage can help to reduce pain, muscle soreness, tension, improve blood circulation, increase relaxation, and most importantly, they just feel really good.

Stinging nettle is one of the most misunderstood members of the medicinal plant community, typically sprayed with pesticide or forcefully yanked out of the ground – but once you get past the stinging hairs, this prickly plant holds some pretty interesti…