australian institute of holistic medicine

Message from
Dr Sarath Jayawardana

Having practised as a medical practitioner for over 10 years, I realise how little I then knew about the power of Natural Medicine and it’s principles.  I am thankful to my professors, teachers, colleagues and mentors who made me aware of the full potential and power of Natural Medicine and who helped me to acquire the required knowledge, skills and then empowered me to share that knowledge with many hundreds of others in my new career as an educator during past 13 years.

The more I applied the fundamentals of Natural Medicine, it convinced me how powerful and effective it is.  The more I see the evidence in the clinic, it gives me courage and enthusiasm to offer this service to others who want to learn and practise. I can honestly talk about the benefits of these principles from my heart.

The fundamentals of Natural Medicine are not new; they have been in existence for thousands of years.  These fundamentals, when applied, will improve your health as well as improving all other areas in your life, such as wealth and happiness.  It is amazing to see how your body responds (functions) when it is given the right ingredients and messages such as love, respect and due care. The body’s response depends on what you put into it.

I am truly passionate about these fundamentals and I have seen that they do miracles in people’s lives.  With more than thirty qualified and dedicated teaching staff I am excited and eager to share the knowledge and skills that will trigger your innate ability to heal, maintain good health and bring you every thing you want in your life, particularly good health which every one of us truly deserves.

We believe in a well-rounded approach to health and so we emphasis both western medical sciences and the art of natural healing in our course curriculum.

If you, like us have a passion for healing and want to embark on a rewarding life journey, to help yourself and others, I personally invite you to come and join us.

Dr Sarath Jayawardana
 
D.MS, D.Ac, M.Ac.F(Cey), PhD, DSc, Grad Dip Ed, Dip. Nutrition, Dip TAS
Director/Dean of Studies/Co founder
After being trained as a Medical Practitioner Sarath practised Western Medicine over 10 years. After migrating to Australia his life totally changed. He was instrumental in establishing the AIHM with an other Medical Practitioner and a group of dedicated Natural therapists. Currently his life is dedicated to practice and teaching of Natural Medicine.  Completed number of post graduate qualifications in the field of Acupuncture, Nutrition, Education and Education administration. He is passionately living and teaching the philosophy of life and Natural Medicine at the institute in addition to his role as the Dean of Studies.

Message from
Dr Andrew Ong

In the healing arts, health care is rapidly complementing orthodox medicine and gaining greater acceptance – not only with the layperson, but also with western medical doctors and the scientific world.  This is largely attributed to Natural Therapies being at the exciting crossroads of seeking and becoming more evidence based.  The world of medicine too, has come full circle and it is now evident that healing takes time and requires the human touch and emotional contact from the physician and healer alike.

The Australian Institute of Holistic Medicine recognises the importance of treating the whole person and not just the disease and therefore espouses a holistic approach towards the management of the illness and the person.

The holistic health industry continues to define, standardise and promote research into the causes and mechanisms of disease, healing and the maintenance of health.  AIHM encourages its students and practitioners to empower the patient to create and direct the process of change by becoming more creative and motivated to help themselves and take more responsibility for their own health.

By becoming more open, inquisitive, assertive and constructively critical, patients become better informed and demand competence, excellence and results from practitioners.

To this end, more and more doctors and natural therapists are participating in a healing partnership with their patients, to the benefit of all, in creating a more health population.

Good health is a natural state of being for every person.  This philosophy engenders the aims, objectives and goals of the Australian Institute of Holistic Medicine.  Therefore practitioners, students and patients are constantly encouraged not only to prescribe but also to subscribe to these principles to their fullest.

Confucius said, “When the student is ready, a teacher will appear”.  I trust that you are ready.  May I take this opportunity to wish you the very best in health and learning.

Dr Andrew Ong
 
MBBS, FRACGP, BA (Psy), F.A.M.A.S
Director/Co founder

Faculties:

Acupuncture

Dr Andrew Ong
MBBS, FRACGP, BA (Psychol), PhD, F.A.M.A.S

Gian Wong
B.Sc; Grad Dip Clinical Acup; Dip Ed, Adv Cert Acup. (Aus/China), JP
Trained in Australia and China in Acupuncture and Biological Science, Gian Currently working as a lecturer in Acupuncture, Acupressure and Biochemistry at the AIHM.

Yan Li
B.Med; MSc; Post Grad Dip (Health Science); Post Grad Dip (Primary Health Care)
Trained in China and Australia and practiced in China both in Western and Chinese Medicine.  Currently practices as a private TCM practitioner and is a lecturer and clinical training supervisor at the AIHM in the Acupuncture department.

Hai Yun Li
Masters (Physio); B.Med; Cert III in Comm. Services.
Trained in China and Australia , Hai Yun is working as a Physiotherapist and a lecturer at the Institute in Acupuncture department.

Andrash Bodonyi
M.Sc; Dip.Nat.Med. Grad.Dip.Acup.

Ayurveda

Roopa Rao
B.A.M.S (India); Cert IV Assessment and Workplace Training
Trained in India and practiced as an Ayurvedic Physician in India and Singapore.  Currently practicing as a private Ayurvedic practitioner and is head of the Ayurveda department and the clinical training supervisor at the AIHM.

Naturopathy

Refer also to the lecturers listed under the Western Herbal Medicine, Nutrition, Massage and Homoeopathy faculties as those elements are included in Naturopathy.

Iridology
 
Elspeth Taimre
BSc; N.D; Dip HM; Dip Irid; Cert. Reflexology; Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training

Trained in the UK and has a well established and successful private practice as a Naturopath and Iridologist.  Has had articles published in several local and international magazines and has been a keynote speaker on topics relating to how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and live to ensure optimal health. Lecturer at the AIHM in Nutrition and course co-ordinator for Iridology.

Homoeopathy

Monica Dunne
Masters Degree (Homoeopathy); Reiki Master
Trained in South Africa and worked as a private homoeopathic practitioner while continuing to research key areas of Homoeopathy.  Also was a clinical and research consultant in the USA.  She has had several published articles and has delivered presentations in the USA and South Africa on topics concerning Homoeopathy.  Currently undertaking further studies and is the senior Homoeopathic lecturer and clinical training supervisor at the AIHM.

Adil Vakil
BSc; MSc;LGHM
Adil is a very senior Homoeopath with long standing teaching and practice experience. He was trained in India in the art of homoeopathy. He is passionately teaching Homoeopathy for AIHM students.

Massage

Elena Clark
Dip Aromatherapy; Ass. Dip Health Science (Massage); Cert Massage; Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training.
Elena has a busy private practise as a Remedial Massage therapist.  She is the Senior lecturer in Massage therapy at the AIHM lecturing in Swedish massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Postural Massage and Trigger Point Therapy.

Ann Marie Flatman

Dip. Remedial Massage
Currently runs a busy private practice as a Remedial Massage therapist. She is the AIHM Student Clinic supervisor in massage department and lectures in Clinical Procedures for massage students.

Jill Harrison

Elena Cabrera
Trained at Melbourne Alexander Teacher Training School, WA School of Massage and Perth College of Beauty Therapy.  Currently has private practice as body work therapist and lectures Alexander Technique at the AIHM and TAFE (Mt Lawley) as part of the Diploma of Remedial Massage.

Subhadro Luhn

Kathleen Caulfield
Dip. Remedial Therapies; Dip Reflexology; Kinesiology Instructor Cert.; Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training
Owns and operates a training organisation  and lectures Reflexology and Kinesiology (Touch for Health) at the AIHM as part of the Diploma of Remedial Massage.

Western Herbal Medicine:
 
Louise Plant
B.Sc.(Naturopathy); Hon Dip BM, ND, RT, Cert Herb Hort.; Accredited by NHAA; Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training; WA Chairperson for National Herbalists Association.
 
Senior Herbal Medicine lecturer and course co-ordinator for the AIHM, Louise also operates the WA Herb growers Network and runs a very successful business.

Frank Morellini:
BSc.(UWA), ND, Dip. Nat. Med.; Grad Dip. Acup; Mem ANTA; Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training
Operates a private practice as a Naturopath and Bodywork specialist.  Lecturer at the AIHM in Nutrition and Herbal Medicine.

Paul Dorizzi:
Adv.Dip.App.Sc. (Naturopathy); Cert IV Holistic Counselling; Cert III Comm. Services
Currently working as a Naturopath, a youth counsellor and as a lecturer at the AIHM in Herbal Medicine.

Samantha Warner
Dip Applied Science (Naturopathy); Cert IV Massage; Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training;   currently operates a private Natural Therapies practice and lectures in Herbal Medicine at the AIHM.

Medical & Other human Sciences:

Dr Sarath Jayawardana
D.MS, D.Ac, M.Ac.F(Cey), PhD, DSc, Grad Dip Ed, Dip. Nutrition, Dip

Dr Veronica Miller
BSc; PhD
Has been teaching at number of Universities in Australia. At the AIHM she lectures in Pathology and Biochemistry.

Delys Edwards
B.Sc Microbiology & Pharmacology (UWA); Dip Ed (UWA); Cert IV Assessment and Workplace Training.
Delys has worked both in Australia and overseas in her specialised fields of Microbiology research and Pharmacology.  Currently undertaking further studies in Natural Therapies and lectures at the AIHM in both Pharmacology and Microbiology.

Lesley Pearn
MA Hons (Psychology); Cert. Education (Oxford, UK); Dip. Flower Essences
Trained in Scotland and England.  Currently working in the education system in WA as a school psychologist and lecturing in Behavioural Science at the AIHM.

Tina Gratton
Masters in Psychology (Counselling); Grad. Dip Psychology (Organisational); B.Sc.(Psych). Tina lectures in Behavioural Science at the AIHM.  She is a registered psychologist with The Psychologist Board of WA since 1995.

Christopher Gray
Diploma Production Engineering; Diploma Financial Services – Finance/Mortgage Broking; Cert IV Small Business Management; Cert IV Financial Services - Accounting; Graduate Curtin University Small Business Growth Program.
 
Chris has worked around the world in various aspects of business management and is currently the Business Development Manager at the South East Metro Business Enterprise Centre.  He lectures Management Skills at the AIHM to final year students, focusing on how to establish a successful business in their chosen field.

Leanne Casserly
BA (Curtin); Adv,  Dip.Nat; Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training.
Currently has her own private practice as a Naturopath, works as a Naturopathic trainer and is lecturer in Nutrition at the AIHM.

Julie Berrisford
M.HSc (Human Nutrition); B.App Sc (Biology); Grad Dip Ed; Cert Natural Therapies. Julies coordinates the distance education units of Nutrition.

Dr Igor Trabizian
MBBS, Igor is the author of number of nutritional publications. A well respected GP, specialising in Nutrition and toxicology. He runs regular workshops and seminar for health professionals in the field of Nutrition. At the AIHM he teaches Nutrition

Leona Lenyk: ND, Med
Leona has been working as a Naturopath in private practice for number of years. She conducts seminars for number of organisation in the filed of healthy living .At AIHM she teaches Nutrition.

Dr Bennie Smit – Energy healing
PhD; Grad Dip HM; Dip Acup
Trained in both China and Australia. Bennie teaches Tai Chi and Energy healing at the institute.

Dr Theja Hetterachi – Vedic Astrology
PhD; Life Member of the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS); Member of the Australian Council of Vedic Astrology (ACVA); Member of the International Institute of Predictive Astrology, (IIPA, USA); Member of the Planetary Gemologists Association Global. Teaches Vedic Astrology at the institute.

Shelly Hart - Flower essences
Dip in Flower essences
Shelley teaches flower essences at the Institute.

Joanne Lang - Aromatherapy
Dip.Aromatherapy; Dip.Massage; Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training; Member IFA
Owns and operates the Eclipse Living Essence Aromatherapy Centre and teaches Aromatherapy at the Institute.

Bavali Hill - Meditation
B.Soc.Wk (UNSW), Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training. Bavali teaches Meditation at the institute.

Lynette Sellwood – Bowen Therapy
Dip.Remedial Massage; Cert IV in Bowen Therapy; Cert IV in Training & Workplace Assessment
Trained in NSW & VIC she operates a private practice as a bodywork therapist and as a registered member of the Bowen Association of Australia lectures the Bowen Technique at the Institute.

Kathleen Caulfield
Dip. Remedial Therapies; Dip Reflexology; Kinesiology Instructor Cert.; Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training
Owns and operates the Caulfield College of Reflexology and lectures Reflexology and Kinesiology (Touch for Health) at the Institute

Clinical Supervisors
 
Madelaine Bishop – Senior Naturopathy Clinic Supervisor
N.D; Dip Nat Med; Grad Dip Clinical Acup; Post Grad Cert Herbal Medicine; Natural Fertility Management Counsellor; Cert IV in Training & Workplace Assessment Trained at AIHM.  Madelaine operates a successful private naturopathic business in addition to being contracted at various times by the WA Health Department as a lecturer for GP’s undertaking studies in the Graduate Diploma of Women’s Health; the Australian Physiotherapists Association, Dieticians Association of Australia, Royal Perth Hospital and Local Government Councils (City of Canning, City of Bayswater) to present seminars on Natural Therapies.  As the Senior Naturopathy Clinic Supervisor she has also been heavily involved with the improvement and development of the student clinical training standards.

Monica Dunne – Senior Homoeopathic Clinic Supervisor
Masters Degree (Homoeopathy); Reiki Master

Roopa Rao – Senior Ayurvedic Clinic Supervisor
B.A.M.S (India); Cert IV Assessment and Workplace Training

Sharon De Pledge – Naturopathy supervisor
Adv.Dip Nat Med.; Dip. HM
Currently operates private practice as a Naturopath and is a clinical training supervisor in the AIHM Student clinic.

Natalie Elliott – Naturopathy supervisor
Adv.Dip.Nat.
After her graduation in 2003 commenced work at the Perth Integrated Health Clinic and is their Natural Medicine Team Leader.  Currently undertaking further studies towards a degree in Complementary Therapies and is a clinical training supervisor at the AIHM Student clinic.

Stepanka Dumas – Naturopathy supervisor
Adv.Dip.Nat; Cert IV in Massage.  Established private practice following graduation and working as a clinical training supervisor a the AIHM Student clinic

Yan Li – TCM Acupuncture clinic supervisor
B.Med (TCM, China); MSc; Post Grad Dip (Health Science); Post Grad Dip (Primary Health Care)
Trained in China and Australia and practiced in China both in Western and Chinese Medicine.  Currently practices as a private TCM practitioner and is a lecturer and clinical training supervisor at the AIHM in the Acupuncture department.

Andrash Bodonyi - TCM Acupuncture clinic supervisor
M.Sc; Dip.Nat.Med; Grad.Dip.Acup.
Currently has a private practice specialising in natural pain management using Acupuncture and other natural therapies.  Clinic supervisor in the AIHM Student TCM Acupuncture clinic.

Anne-Marie Flatman – Massage clinic supervisor
Dip. Remedial Massage

Administration:

Kim Ng – Senior Administration Secretary

Deborah Duffey - Registrar

Luckmalie Jayawardana – Clinic Manager