Lemon Balm Clinic Katoomba

03/12/2025

I am very excited to be joining the Lemon Balm Clinic in Katoomba!

I’m very excited to share that starting January 2026, I’ll be joining the Lemon Balm Clinic in Katoomba one day per week — every Tuesday. 🍋✨
It’s a beautiful space on Lurline Street with a wonderful group of practitioners. After working on my own for so long, I’ve been craving connection with like-minded professionals, and Lemon Balm felt like the perfect home. 💛
I’ll still be seeing clients at my rooms on Rupert Street and in Lane Cove, but you can now also find me at Lemon Balm Clinic every Tuesday.
Come see me!
📖 Book online: https://katherinehoward.au2.cliniko.com/bookings

02/12/2025

This Christmas, consider giving a little care to those who can’t ask for it.

As we move into the festive season, many of us start thinking about how we’ll share our Christmas budget — gifts for loved ones, treats for the table, small acts of kindness that make the season meaningful.

This year, we’re inviting you to include WIRES Blue Mountains in that circle of giving.

Our local wildlife faces so many challenges — heatwaves, storms, habitat loss, vehicle accidents — and WIRES volunteers are often the first to step in. They rescue, rehabilitate, and release thousands of native animals every year, giving vulnerable wildlife a second chance.

If you’d like to make wildlife part of your Christmas generosity, you can donate through our fundraiser page:
👉 https://fundraiseforwildlife.wires.org.au/fundraisers/taniagrasseschi/oriental-wisdom-wires-fundraiser

Whether it’s $5 or $50, your contribution helps fund rescue equipment, emergency response, veterinary care, and rehabilitation for animals who desperately need it.

Thank you for helping us support WIRES Blue Mountains — a small act of giving that can make a big difference.

With gratitude,
💚 The Lemon Balm Clinic Team

I'm fundraising for WIRES so sick, injured and orphaned Australian native wildlife can be given a second chance of life in the wild.

27/11/2025

Women in business in the Upper Blue Mountains are invited to join the final Women With Altitude monthly meeting of the year in Wentworth Falls.

This month, Fran Cane and Tania Grasseschi will be facilitating an intuitive vision board workshop to support you in shaping your direction, energy and focus for 2026.

This isn’t about creating a board of material goals or achievements. It’s about taking time to pause and reflect, connecting with your inner guidance, and choosing the experience you want to step into for the year ahead.

Together you’ll explore:
• who you are becoming
• the themes that are calling you forward
• the qualities you want to bring into your life and work

Then you’ll bring these insights to life by creating a vision board that captures your intention for the coming year.

If you are seeking more balance, inspiration, connection, creativity, or clarity in your business or life, this session will help you start 2026 with purpose.

Women with Altitude is a supportive community of women in business where connection, collaboration and learning are at the heart of what they do. If you’ve been thinking of joining them, this is a wonderful meeting to attend.

To join them and secure your spot, please register through Women With Altitude. https://www.womenwithaltitude.com.au/events/list-view #!event/2025/12/4/vision-into-2026-8211-create-your-next-chapter

It will be great to see you there.

19/11/2025

When life feels heavy or overwhelming, even the simplest tasks can feel like a struggle. In Chinese medicine, we understand that stress, worry, and emotional tension directly affect the flow of our energy — impacting digestion, sleep, immunity, and overall resilience.

Tania has written a new blog exploring how ancient Buddhist wisdom has shaped the foundations of Chinese medicine, and how these timeless principles can offer calm, clarity, and balance in our modern lives.

It shares 8 gentle daily practices you can use to steady your mind, soften your body, and reconnect with yourself — especially during stressful times. These practices don’t require big changes; just small, consistent acts of kindness toward yourself.

You can read the full article here: https://www.orientalwisdom.com.au/2025/11/19/ancient-insights-for-everyday-calm/

If you find it helpful, feel free to share it with someone who might need a little extra ease and support right now.

15/11/2025

World Acupuncture Day – A Moment to Honour an Ancient Healing Tradition

Today is World Acupuncture Day, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to reflect on this remarkable medicine and the intention behind the day itself.

World Acupuncture Day marks the anniversary of acupuncture being recognised by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The purpose of the day is to celebrate the depth of Chinese medicine, acknowledge the growing body of evidence supporting acupuncture’s effectiveness, and recognise the many people around the world who benefit from this gentle yet profound healing art.

For me, acupuncture is far more than a profession — it has been my calling for over 20 years. I left my engineering career in 2004 to dedicate myself fully to Chinese medicine, and I’ve never looked back. Over the decades, I’ve supported thousands of people with issues ranging from stress, sleep concerns, digestion, hormonal health, and lingering illness to deeper emotional imbalances. This work continues to inspire me every day.

I’ve been honoured to receive recognition along the way, including awards for both my practice and the clinics I’ve founded, but what matters most is witnessing how this medicine supports people to feel more grounded, more comfortable in their bodies, and more connected to their own innate capacity for healing.

Acupuncture offers a holistic way of tending to body, mind, and spirit. It works with the body’s natural intelligence, helping to restore balance, ease discomfort, calm the nervous system, and support overall vitality.

If you’ve been thinking about acupuncture — or if someone you know could benefit from gentle, supportive care — I’m available here in Katoomba and would be honoured to work with you.

If you’d like to book or learn more, you can visit my website (Oriental Wisdom) or get in touch.

11/11/2025

I (Tania) would like to share this informative conversation by my teacher, Simon Blow, on Qigong and its role in supporting people through cancer treatment and recovery.

This discussion explores how gentle movement, breath, and mindful intention can help activate the body’s natural healing energy. It touches on emotional support, immune function, and simple practices that can help people find a sense of calm and connection during challenging times.

If you’re curious to experience Qigong for yourself, I run classes in Blackheath on Friday afternoons at 4pm. It’s a wonderful opportunity to explore this gentle practice and discover how movement can bring ease, grounding, and presence.

Feel free to get in touch if you’d like more information or to join us.

About this Episode:In this inspiring conversation, we explore the powerful connection between Qigong, cancer recovery, and integrative oncology. Discover how...

31/10/2025

A new presence graces the clinic…

During Tania's time in Shanghai, she visited the serene Jade Buddha Temple — a place filled with quiet devotion and exquisite artistry. While there, she found a beautiful scroll of Quan Yin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, which now hangs in the reception area of the clinic.

In this scroll, Quan Yin stands gracefully on clouds, holding a lotus flower — a symbol of purity and spiritual awakening — with three more lotuses blooming at her feet. The lotus rises from the mud unstained, reminding us that even through life’s challenges, we can cultivate grace, wisdom, and compassion.

We love that people waiting for their appointments can gaze on her and feel a sense of calm and gentle presence. For us, she embodies compassion in action, helping to restore balance and ease suffering through gentle care.

Next time you’re in the clinic, take a moment to sit with her presence.

30/10/2025

Recent research is uncovering links between how we feel and the tension in our fascia, the connective tissue that wraps our muscles and organs. In short, emotions like stress, anxiety, and joy might show up as fascia tightness, shaping movement and comfort. This evolving science highlights the mind-body connection tangibly and reminds us to nurture both emotional and physical well-being. 🍃
If you are noticing persistent tension, a holistic approach that includes gentle fascia-focused therapy could be worth exploring.
I am Marga, and I'm here to help.
Book your appointment via my website, or 📞 on 0438710281

28/10/2025

Tania is back in clinic!

After an inspiring trip to China visiting the Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum, the Shanghai Qigong Research Institute, and spending time immersed in Qigong practice, Tania has returned refreshed and full of new insights to share.

With the weather in the mountains swinging between warm days and chilly days (like today), now is the perfect time to support your body in adapting to these seasonal shifts. Acupuncture can help strengthen your immune system, balance your energy, and keep your body resilient through change.

If you’ve been feeling tired, run down, or just not quite yourself, a treatment can help you find your balance again.

Bookings are now open – visit lemonbalmclinic.com.au
or call the clinic to make your appointment.

13/10/2025

This spring in the mountains is absolutely gorgeous but hayfever can be exhausting. Massage can help with sinus drainage to ease congestion, manual lymphatic drainage techniques for immune support or aromatherapy. Contact Elyssa for enquiries or to book your massage appointment on 0468 848 858 🌺

25/09/2025

Have you noticed how your energy shifts with the seasons?

Spring often sparks new ideas, summer burns bright but busy, autumn invites reflection, and winter asks us to slow down.

Our lives move through these cycles — and so do our bodies and minds. When we ignore those natural rhythms, we can feel scattered, tired, or stuck. But when we align with them, we find focus, flow, and resilience.

That’s the inspiration behind Tania's Seasonal Self-Care eBooks — practical guidance from Chinese medicine to help you care for yourself in harmony with the seasons.

And while they’re written with each season in mind, the practices are relevant all year round.

You can explore the full series here: https://www.orientalwisdom.com.au/shop/

12/09/2025

Recently, a client asked me why I was completing a Bowen procedure on her ankle, feet and toes when she had backpain! 🙃 😂
I hope this picture clarifies things somewhat, in that it shows one of the main myofascial (muscle and fascia, i.e. connective tissue) tracts in the body, the Superficial Back Line, or SBL. This tract connects the entire back surface, from the bottom of the foot, to the brow.
Each Bowen move, though gentle and done at a superficial level of fascia, has referred reactions to other areas along this tract, including to the internal organs through stimulation of the skin, muscles and nerves.
So in this case, doing Bowen moves on the feet helped to resolve tight hamstrings which were associated with the clients' lower back pain.
If you are considering trying Bowen Therapy, give Marga a call on 0438710281, or make an appointment at www.bluegumbowentherapy.com