Hello! I’m Leisha, a Registered Acupuncturist, Movement Therapist and Holistic Mind-Body practitioner who believes that with the right support and care, anyone is able to not only regain health and vitality, but thrive.
Through the use of acupuncture (both Traditional Chinese Medicine & Esoteric), gentle body work (tuina & craniosacral therapy), yoga, meditation and mindset work, I help your body, mind and soul fully relax as you are gently nudged into harmonious balance so that your body can do what it does best – heal itself.
You’ll leave feeling peaceful yet vibrant, empowered and with a strong connection to your centre, all the while being fully supported on your journey to wellness.
My Story
Do you ever meet those people who radiate joy and love? You can feel their energy when they walk into a room - like being wrapped in a big, warm hug. It’s like they’ve tapped into some life secret where things just seem so effortless for them and their life has a sense of flow and ease.
Well, that wasn’t me.
15 years ago, I was living my life on autopilot. Childhood trauma, crippling self-doubt and a lifetime of people-pleasing led to a series of self-destructive habits: binge drinking, constantly criticizing and berating myself, and overall not treating myself with the same respect I expected other people to. I was the definition of a perpetual victim.
Except I had no idea until one day a friend dragged me to a yoga class.
I left my first class feeling, well, different.
It was as if someone had just shut off my autopilot mode and I was able to connect to this deeper part of me that had been laying dormant my whole life.
My mind became really clear and I felt alive and awake but also at peace. This sort of inner-contentment.
I had never felt that way before.
The more I did yoga, the more I was able to tap into this feeling.
Yoga became like a gateway drug to all things wellness, personal development and spirituality.
Even though I started to like myself, the deeper I looked, the more problems I would find and I began this never-ending journey of trying to fix myself.
I became obsessed with self-help books. I tried every wellness hack out there. You name it, I’ve tried it. Superfoods, celery juice, supplements, I even drank a raw garlic smoothie once because some article said it was healthy. Yes, it was horrible, and yes I barfed.
My relationship with myself improved and I made some big lifestyle changes but somehow things still weren’t right.
I was doing all the “right things”: I stopped drinking, I cut out all my favourite foods, I was religious about my sleep hygiene and tried basically every wellness hack out there but I still suffered from poor sleep, painful periods, and anxiety. I was tired all the time, my digestion sucked and no matter what I tried, nothing would change and I couldn’t figure out why.
I thought I was doomed to feel this way forever.
Then I found acupuncture.
For the first time, I felt fully seen. I wasn’t just a collection of symptoms, or a robot who needed the perfect cookie cutter combo of supplements and routines to unlock ultimate healing. I was a whole person - mind, body and soul - and my treatment plan reflected me and my journey, in all my uniqueness.
And slowly my symptoms started to disappear: I stopped feeling so anxious and insecure, I had more energy and I didn’t have to take an edible every time I got my period just to manage the pain anymore.
I started to trust myself more and all of a sudden I had more bandwidth to do deeper work like healing my trauma, fostering deeper more meaningful relationships with my loved ones and building a life I’m excited about. I had space to focus on prioritizing joy and wellbeing, instead of just feeling “not sick”.
I’d be lying if I said that I was fully healed and my life was perfect - I still have symptoms here and there but they take up a fraction of the space they used to. The way I show up in my life is radically different. I’ve become someone I’m incredibly proud of, living a life that even a couple years ago seemed like a pipe dream.
My goal as an acupuncturist is to be the person I needed 15 years ago, so that my clients don’t have to waste years of their lives feeling stuck with their symptoms.
I’m here to remind you that there’s nothing wrong with you, and you’re not alone. You can and will heal. You deserve to feel energized, confident and excited as you live your dream life. You just need to decode your body’s messages. Thankfully, I have a map. Let me help you.