08/11/2025
After 4 years of learning, I have finally completed all the mahi for Level 5 Rongoā diploma. My class is here at Lake Karapiro to present our final projects, engage in some healthy debate about Rongoā legislations, and celebrate together with all of the other students tonight!
Is Rongoā like naturopathic medicine? Yes and no. There’s a lot of overlap, but it’s been really cool to add to my medical, and in this case, Perimenopause (Te Ruahinetanga) knowledge from a different lens.
I’m not hanging my shingle as a practitioner of Rongoā anytime soon. I’ll need more experience if I ever decide to go fully down that path, but I understand it more. And I understand the language and the practices to be able to work with people even more holistically.
If you’ve ever seen me as a patient, you may recognize your experience in the framework in the first photo. I finally created a visual for it. 🌈
The Te Ruahinetanga Zine will soon be available as a download for those of you in far-flung places😉
