Practitioner Profile | Kimberly Ashton, Wellness Coach & Energy Healer

Kimberly Ashton is a 5 Elements wellness coach, energy healer, Yin Yoga teacher, author and educator. She specialises in intuitive eating, food therapy and food energetics. With an entrepreneurial spirit, she spent more than 16 years in Greater China, including 8 years co owning China’s first health food store, cafe and teaching kitchen. Her work during this time inspired thousands of clients to restore their well being through Chinese Medicine food therapy and food energetics.

Since returning to Australia, Kimberly has founded Qi Food Therapy, an online education platform offering her signature 5 Element Nutrition Foundations and Immersion courses. These courses are accredited with professional associations across the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the Australian Institute of Kinesiologists.

Kimberly believes deeply in reconnecting with the elements and the natural world. Her approach supports individuals in realigning their relationship with food, emotional wellness and energetic health.

Background and Expertise

Kimberly’s work draws from a rich blend of Eastern and Western teachings. Her background includes:

• Founder of Qi Food Therapy, coaching programs and ebooks
• Chinese Medicine Food Therapy teacher
• Holistic Health and Wellness Coach
• Emotional Anatomy consultant
• Yin Yoga and Hatha Yoga teacher with Tao Yoga and Qi Gong training
• Food educator and cooking teacher
• Natural food store entrepreneur
• Energy healing practitioner including Spinal Energetics, Sound Healing, Shamanic Healing, Hands for Healing and Womb Hara massage
• Published author of Healthy Smoothies and Chinese Superfoods
• 16 years of corporate event management experience across Hong Kong, China, Asia and Australia

Qualifications and Training

• Holistic Health Coach, Institute of Integrative Nutrition
• Spinal Energetics practitioner
• One Tribe Shamanic healing training levels 1 to 4
• Womb Hara Massage practitioner
• Hands for Healing training
• Emotional Anatomy training
• Macrobiotics Food Therapy and counselling studies
• Food for Life Instructor
• Yin Yoga teacher training and mindfulness immersion
• Hatha Yoga 200 hour training
• Sound healing and vibrational therapy training
• AcuEnergetics bodywork training
• Bachelor of Business and International Studies, University of Technology Sydney

Learn with Kimberly

Kimberly offers two pathways for anyone wanting to understand 5 Element Nutrition and food energetics more deeply. Her Foundations course is self paced and covers the first five modules of the system. Her Immersion course runs live each March and September and includes three months of guided learning and practice.

You can explore both courses through the links below if you feel called to deepen your knowledge in this area.

Foundations of 5 Element Nutrition course
http://www.qifoodtherapy.com/a/2148154598/vkbQj2sr

5 Element Nutrition course March 2026
http://www.qifoodtherapy.com/a/2148208624/vkbQj2sr

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