2nd Annual Open House

Lara Ryan is a Sydney based Naturopath, Herbalist, and Somatic Therapist with over 30 years of experience in natural health. She brings her integrative, heart-centred approach to teaching and mentoring, bridges scientific knowledge with soul-aligned care.

 

Lara works with The Herbal Extract Company to support fellow practitioners with clinical insights and herbal wisdom and she is a valued faculty member at the Nan Tien Institute in Wollongong, NSW, where she lectures in nutrition within the Master of Mental Health program. Trauma.

 

As a teenager Lara was apprenticed to a gifted and sacred herbalist and has since added an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy, a Bachelor of Health Science in Complementary Medicine, and a Master’s degree in International Public Health to her credentials.

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Lara’s presence as a speaker is one of warmth, wisdom, and authenticity. She offers a rare blend of clinical rigour, traditional knowledge, and somatic awareness, making her a compelling and insightful voice in the fields of natural medicine, trauma healing, and compassionate healthcare.

Lisa is a practitioner of Feng Shui, Chinese Philosophy, and Chinese Astrology, and one of the creators of a Chinese Astrology Date Selection and Personalised Lifestyle Planning App called ChiChart.

She began studying with Grandmaster Raymond Lo in 2013 and continues to be inspired in her pursuit of this ancient knowledge with her mentor and hero, Dr. Lily Chung, who has dedicated her life to the study, practice and teaching of the I Ching, Bazi, and Flying Stars.

A mother of many, including five of her own, Lisa once lived on a remote 85-acre property in the Hunter Valley, studied Viticulture, set up a Graphic Design business and loved being on the land, growing, harvesting and cooking nourishing food. Now a Grandmother to many, she lives in Newcastle in a new iteration of her life.

Lisa’s journey with The Four Pillars of Destiny has enabled her to make sense of her relationships with people and the world around her. It has helped her to become more accepting, less judgmental and kinder to everyone, especially herself. She passionately believes that we are all energetic beings living in a constant state of change and that living in alignment with these energies can help everyone become healthier and happier human beings.