I’m Lea Zarnowski and I’m a doctor of Chinese Medicine.
I’m here to help, guide, and sometimes push you to become the healthiest and happiest version of you. Not only will we figure out what’s going on in your body, but we’ll also dig deep and puzzle out how and why you got here.
Initially, we’ll work on getting you back on track to your optimal health, while also working on changes and tools that you can implement into your life to make sure you don’t end up back where you started. One of my main aims is to have you feeling better, more informed and empowered about your health walking out of the treatment than when you walked in.
Every symptom has a reason; it’s the body telling us what’s going on, and my job is firstly to decipher this, and then not only to bring the body back into balance but help you understand what’s led your body to be out of balance and therefore express the symptoms you’re experiencing.
As for my education, I’m a registered Chinese Medicine practitioner with AHPRA, and have completed a Bachelor of Health Science specialising in Chinese Medicine.
I’m extremely grateful to the practitioner’s that have mentored me throughout my studies, and continue to do so. I began at Enerchi Medical Clinic as a patient in my teens, and when I decided to take up studying I began to be mentored by (and eventually work as an assistant, then practitioner for) Doug Davies. I also spent time being mentored by Steven Clavey, who sparked my interest in gynaecology and women’s health, which has now become a true passion.
Chrysalis. n. (kris-uh-lis): A process of development; a sheltered stage or state of being or growth. The journey between the cocoon state of the caterpillar to the transformation into a butterfly.
A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult. It can also be described as a stage of development, when something (or someone) is still protected. A sheltered state or stage of being or growth. A transitional state.
So what does this have to do with Chinese Medicine? As a Chinese Medicine practitioner, I don’t believe that it’s me that ‘fixes’ my patient. The body wants to heal, and it's my job to support my patient’s on that journey – to act as their Chrysalis, their protection and support; their cocoon on their journey to being their best, healthiest, version of themselves.