Tania Grasseschi holistic medicine

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Tania Grasseschi

As a Chinese medicine practitioner, I believe that understanding your body can change the way you care for your health.

Being stressed all the time may be common, but it isn't something we should simply accept. The same is true of debilitating period pain or a difficult transition through menopause.

Chinese medicine takes a holistic approach to health, recognising the connections between body, mind, emotions, lifestyle and the natural world. Through acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Qigong and practical health education, I help people understand these connections and become more active participants in their own wellbeing.

My aim is not simply to help you feel better today, but to give you knowledge and practices you can carry with you throughout life.

My story

Before becoming a Chinese medicine practitioner, I worked as an electrical engineer. I helped commission the first aircraft to use satellite communications and, in 1991, was one of three Australians selected to attend the International Space University in France, where we designed an international mission to Mars for NASA.

It was an exciting career, but also a highly stressful one. As one of the few women working in engineering at the time, I felt I had to work twice as hard to prove myself. A knotted stomach and locked shoulders became part of daily life. I had also experienced intense period pain since my teenage years and lived with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

At the height of my stress, my mum suggested I see an acupuncturist. The experience was a revelation. I began sleeping better and felt improvements in my energy, mental clarity and menstrual symptoms. Discovering food as medicine also changed the way I understood and managed my health.

Chinese medicine appealed to the systems engineer in me. It looks for patterns and connections, considering how different parts of the body—and our emotions, lifestyle and environment—influence one another.

After becoming a mother, I decided to follow this new passion and returned to university to study Chinese medicine. I have now been practicing since 2004.

From treatment to lifelong self-care

I have always been drawn to the rhythms of the natural world—the changing seasons and the movement between activity and rest, growth and letting go. They remind us that we are not separate from nature and that our needs change throughout the day, the seasons and the different stages of life.

This understanding is at the heart of my work. Whether through clinical treatment, Qigong, seasonal workshops or education, I help people reconnect with their bodies and translate traditional wisdom into practical everyday choices.

I spent six years lecturing in Chinese medicine at Endeavour College of Natural Health. Today, alongside my clinical practice, I continue to share this knowledge through Qigong classes, workshops, talks, ebooks and community education.

My hope is that this work contributes to individuals and communities feeling more knowledgeable, confident and inspired to take an active role in their health and live in greater harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Experience and recognition

I have founded two award-winning clinics. Ambrosia Health Centre in Clovelly received Randwick City Business Excellence Awards in 2007 and 2009 before I sold it in 2013.

In 2021, I established Lemon Balm Clinic in Katoomba, which received the Western Sydney Award for Business Excellence—Start-Up Superstar in 2022 and the Blue Mountains Local Business Award for Outstanding Health Improvement Services in 2024.

I was also honoured to receive the Women With Altitude Wellness Warrior Award in 2024 in recognition of my contribution to holistic health and wellbeing.

Women with Altitude is a community of 2500 like minded business women based in 12 chapters around NSW and ACT who are inclusive, friendly and make the time to lift each other up. If you are a woman in business, I highly recommend joining this amazing group of supportive women.

I would love to work with you

If you would like to explore how Chinese medicine may support your health and wellbeing, please contact me on 0412 152 928. I am happy to have a chat about what you are experiencing and whether my approach may be right for you.

My Qualifications

Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition (Deakin)
Bachelor of Health Science (Traditional Chinese Medicine) – UTS
Reiki 3a – Advanced practitioner
Certificate Traditional Chinese Medicine Paediatrics
Diploma Wholefood Counselling
Diploma Shiatsu
Senior First Aid Certificate
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)