Thomas Ebejer is the College Principal and main facilitator at the Diamond Valley campus. He has been a Shiatsu practitioner for twenty four years and has been teaching for 15 years. Thomas also teaches the acupuncture training which is offered in the ANTA acredited Advanced Diploma of Acupuncture. He is also involved with course development and recognises the importance of continuosly upgrading and improving study materials.
Thomas is passionate about Oriental Medicine and he believes that the safe and effective therapies are ideal for both people and animals.His other qualifications include a Bachelor of Science and a Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Yukari Desjardins was our wonderful facilitator in Food as Medicine. We are very sad to announce that Yukari passed away on the 29th of August 2009. She will be greatly missed by us and all who knew her. Yukari's passion for life was truly inspirational.She has influenced many peoples lives in a very positive way.
Cathy Singleton Counselling Facilitator. Cathy completed her studies at the Sydney Shiatsu College in 1994 and in the following year took up a position with the college as a shiatsu, Macrobiotics and Ethics teacher. Cathy then went on to train in counselling at the Australian College of Applied Psychology in Sydney.She now lives on the Sunshine coast. Cathy is thus able to offer the College's students sound and practical counselling skills relevant to Shiatsu and Acupuncture practices.
Julie Phillips has been described as a “walking encyclopaedia of food!” Understanding the wisdom contained within food has always fascinated her. Julie began formal studies in nutrition/food as medicine 18 years ago. Her studies have been wide and varied and in summary include the following:
- A Bachelor of Arts in Recreation Management (sports and human movement)
- Macrobiotics through the ‘Australian School of Macrobiotics’ and ‘The Kushi Institute’ USA
- Chinese medicine ‘Barefoot Doctor’ with the Traditional Healing Arts Centre
- Cetificate IV in Training Australian Institue of Management
- Whole Foods & Nutrition, Heartwood Institute USA – principle lecturer Paul Pitchford – author of ‘Healing with Whole Food’
- Touch for Health Kinesiology levels I to IV.
- Food as Medicine at the Australian College of Natural Medicine - High Distinction
- Diploma in Shiatsu and Oriental Medicine - Qld College of Oriental Medicine Certificate in Dynamic Healing (2 ½ years)
And a string of other studies to long to bore to you, needless to say, all her friends joke that they all met her on a course of some kind.
Julie also volunteers as the Brisbane chapter leader for the International Weston A. Price non-profit nutritional organisation, is the Qld board member for the non-profit group Nourishing Australia and the Brisbane co-ordinator for the non-profit Traditional Foods Network. She writes for several health and parenting magazines and is a guest lecturer and cook at the detox 4 life residential retreats.
