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Pure Joy Naturopathy

I help women in midlife ease menopause symptoms and reconnect with their sense of self.

As a naturopath and Ikigai Healing Guide, I blend natural medicine, Japanese wisdom, and gentle mind–body practices to support health, confidence, and renewal. I’m a trained Naturopath passionate about guiding women through life’s natural transitions—especially perimenopause and menopause. My approach blends naturopathy, Eastern medicine, NLP, Reiki, and mindfulness. Inspired by my Japanese roots and the philosophy of Ikigai, I help individuals reconnect with meaningful moments that bring joy and purpose to life. I welcome anyone seeking to restore balance, ease stress, support digestion, and embrace natural healing.

05/03/2026

Perimenopause is often when stress becomes harder to hold.

Not because women are less resilient, but because the body is working differently.

As hormonal patterns shift, the nervous system carries more of the load:
regulating sleep, mood, energy, and metabolic balance.

Supporting the stress response in perimenopause is not about doing more.

It’s about creating enough space for the body to recalibrate.

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04/03/2026

🍵 Kissako 喫茶去 – “Come, have tea.” 🍵

Last week I had the privilege of practising tea ceremony with my teacher.

The hanging scroll read Kissako, a gentle reminder to welcome others without ego, without hierarchy, simply as human beings sharing a bowl of tea.

We practised Ryūrei (table-style tea ceremony), which carries the same spirit of respect and harmony, but in a slightly different form from traditional tatami seating.

Each movement invites:
• Humility
• Presence
• Appreciation of the utensils
• Equality among guests

Tea ceremony is not only about tea.
It is about how we meet one another.

I am deeply grateful for this continued learning. 🌿

03/03/2026

Happy Hinamatsuri 🎎🌸

In Japan, this day celebrates girls’ health and happiness. I love that it reminds us that women deserve support and nourishment at every stage of life, not just in childhood.

As a naturopath working with women through menopause, I see how important it is to honour our bodies as they change.

Today I marked the occasion with a vibrant beetroot salad (made in 6 seconds with my recently purchased secondhand Thermomix TM5!) alongside homemade crumbed chicken and fish, colourful, nutrient-dense food to support hormonal balance and overall wellbeing.

I also used my beautiful Hinamatsuri pottery from a Japanese artist here in Cairns celebrating culture, femininity, and community.

Here’s to supporting women through every life stage 🌸

02/03/2026

MARKET WEEKEND 🌿✨

I’ll be at:

📍 Gordonvale Market – March 7
📍 El Arish Market – March 8
⏰ 7am–12pm

Come chat naturopathy, natural wellness & holistic health 💚

Pop it in your calendar and come say hi!

01/03/2026

✨ Sunday meal prep, done with intention ✨

I spent the afternoon preparing nourishing meals for the week ahead — and this is one of the plates I created.

On today’s menu:
🍅 Slow-cooked tomato curry
🍗 Chicken meatballs
🥕 Roasted sweet potato & vegetables
🥬 Kale chips
🌽 Fresh corn, cucumber & black bean salsa
🌮 Corn chips for a little crunch

Colour, protein, fibre, flavor, and balance.

Preparing food in advance is more than convenience.
It’s self-care.
It’s discipline.
It’s creating calm in a busy week.

When meals are ready, decision fatigue disappears, and nourishing your body becomes effortless.

What’s your favourite make-ahead meal? 🌿

26/02/2026

When it comes to cardiovascular disease, women are often less visible in the system.

Research shows that women are:
• under-researched
• under-diagnosed
• under-treated
• less likely to receive guideline-based interventions

As a result, women with heart disease often experience worse outcomes.

One striking example:
Women with no traditional risk factors have been shown to have a higher risk of dying after a heart attack than men with recognised risk factors. This reflects not weakness, but how differently women’s cardiovascular disease can present and be recognised.

Traditional risk factors still matter; blood pressure, blood sugar balance, lipids, inflammation, stress, and abdominal fat, but they don’t tell the whole story.

Cardiovascular health is also shaped by social and environmental factors:
income security, work conditions, access to care, food quality, stress load, and life experience across the lifespan.

This is especially relevant in menopause, when physiological changes intersect with long-standing stress and metabolic adaptation.

Awareness is not about fear.
It’s about earlier recognition, better listening, and more appropriate support for women’s bodies.

✨ What do you wish was better understood about women’s health?

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22/02/2026

There are times in midlife when life feels fractured.
What once held us steady no longer fits.

Dr Kamiya reminds us that without Ikigai, the gaze can darken, but it is often through cracks that light begins to enter.

✨ Where do you notice small openings appearing in your life right now?

19/02/2026

Menopause is often spoken about in terms of hormones alone.

But hormones don’t act in isolation.

The gut influences inflammation, blood sugar regulation, and oestrogen recycling.
The liver supports hormone clearance, metabolic balance, and cardiovascular health.

When these systems are under strain, menopausal symptoms can feel louder, not because something is “wrong”, but because the body is adapting.

Supporting digestion and liver function is often a quiet but powerful place to begin.

I’ve written more about this connection here if you’d like to explore it further

https://www.purejoynaturopathy.com.au/blog/beyond-hot-flushes-why-your-gut-liver-hold-the-key-to-a-healthy-menopause

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15/02/2026

A bushwalk with my puppy a few days ago, this leaf fell gently from a branch and landed in my hand.

Not old.
Not weathered.
Not rustic.

New.

And it reminded me that wabi-sabi isn’t only about age and decay. It’s about life stage.

This leaf had just emerged into the world. Soft. Tender. Not yet hardened by time. Still becoming.

Midlife can feel like that too.

We’re not who we were at 25.
We’re not yet who we are becoming.
Some parts of us are shedding.
Some parts are quietly unfurling.

Wabi-sabi is the practice of honouring the stage you’re in, "the ups, the downs, the in-between" and finding beauty in the moment-to-moment becoming.

In naturopathy, I see this often: the body shifting, hormones recalibrating, identity evolving. There is nothing “wrong” with this season. It is simply a new leaf stage.

And there is hope here.
There is beauty here.
There is life here.

Gratitude for this moment 🌿

12/02/2026

Menopause marks more than a hormonal shift; it’s also an important phase for cardiovascular health.

Before the age of 60, 30–50% of women develop hypertension, often without clear or classic symptoms.

Women’s heart health can be harder to assess because cardiovascular changes often occur in smaller vessels rather than in large-artery blockages. As a result, standard tests may not always capture early changes.

Women may notice symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, nausea, or discomfort in the jaw, back, or abdomen, signs that are sometimes overlooked or minimised.

Awareness matters.
Menopause is not only a hormonal transition, but it is also a vascular one.

💚 How do you currently support your heart health during midlife?

10/02/2026

A few weeks ago I turned fifty.

I wrote something about what it feels like to stand in between who we were and who we’re becoming.

If you’d like to read or listen, it’s here:

In the Space Between Seasons

https://www.purejoynaturopathy.com.au/blog/in-the-space-between-seasons-midlife-ikigai-a-quiet-turning-at-50

08/02/2026

Find your IKIGAI

Midlife is often spoken about in terms of hormones and symptoms.
But beneath that, many women experience something quiete, a questioning of meaning.

In Dr Kamiya’s work, menopause is not only physical.
It can be the moment when Ikigai, our sense of purpose, asks to be re-listened to.

✨ What feels less meaningful than it used to, and what still gently matters?

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9 Travolta Close
Cairns, QLD
4868

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm

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https://www.purejoynaturopathy.com.au/

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Pure Joy Naturopathy seeks for “Passion”

I am a qualified naturopath who has a special interest in women's health, weight management, metabolic disturbances, menopause and andropause. I teache chair yoga for improving mobility, flexibility, nervous system disorders and optimal ageing. I also enjoy treating clients with Ayurvedic Reiki massage to ease their anxiety and improve their sleep.

My naturopathic tool is to use Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. BIA is a great tool that can monitor the cellular level of health, as well as body composition – fat mass, muscle mass and fluid status to encourage clients to reach their healthy body composition instead of just concentrating on numbers on the scale.

I am also passionate about educating clients to be aware of ubiquitous chemical exposure in our society. I continue educating myself to gain knowledge on the impact of harmful substances so that people can encourage themselves to make better choices for their health.

My treatment plan may include; lifestyle and nutritional advice, herbal medicine, energetic medicines and relaxation massage if needed. There are also referral options available to tailor a comprehensive treatment plan for each individual who needs additional support in a particular area.