Tui Parker ND
My insight to natural therapy was introduced to me by both of my grandmothers and my mother, through healthy diet, naturopathic treatments and rongoã. As a child I was drawn to naturopathy after experiencing significant health improvements through my mother taking me to a naturopath for treatment, after having tried other unsuccessful approaches for regaining my own health. She always had fresh organic vegetables from her own garden and used them to make wonderful wholesome meals and preserves, along with using other nutritional ingredients. Living with her throughout various times of my life gave me insight into growing your own fruit with tree and vegetables with gardening. Since then I have always had a passion to grow my own food and spent 6 years of my life working with propogating plants in nurseries and planting them out with landscaping jobs. And more recently with planting out literally hundreds of plants and fruit orchard trees on my property in Kaikoura. My mother’s mother was Tohunga Rongoa Maori (A master of Maori medicine, a herbalist) and her mother was and her mother was and so on. As a young child from the age of 6 through to 11 she would travel with me to the far North of New Zealand to gather Wairakau Rongoã Mãori (Traditional Mãori Medicines), from the forests to make natural medicinal preparations for encouraging good health. Also as a child from the age of 5 through to 11 my Aunt taught me the gift of massage. She use to show me the way of which one should massage and she would then let me practise. So Massage (Mirimiri and romiromi) has been a form of therapy that I have done since a very young age. When I massage it speaks to me and guides me to where attention is needed with each individual patient. Those moments of knowledge are great toango (treasures) to me. They lead me to partake in various Rongoã Mãori Wãnanga (Mãori medicinal workshops) throughout the country (including papers and certificates with Waikato University), to enhance and hold on to the knowledge shared from my elders. My Iwi (tribes) are Ngati Porou, Ngati Uepohatu me Te Whanau A Apanui, no te Tai Rawhiti. All of my experiences in benefiting from better health and also from having seen it in others gave me great confidence in natural medicines and natural modalities. They helped me feel like I too wanted to assist others in their health. So I decided to take my education further by commencing a Diploma in Naturopathy with The Naturopathic College of New Zealand (NCNZ) in 2002, which was gained in 2006. Through my experience as a naturopath and therapist of various modalities, I have developed great skills and gained priceless experience and knowledge. These have given me great interest to raise awareness of the benefits of naturopathy/natural therapies to help educate the community with natural health modalities. I am dedicated to helping individuals achieve an optimal state of health by being readily available to all. To do this I have established a current clinic in Wellington and online to the world to offer consultations, treatments and advise to the public. In the past I’v had experience in running my own health clinic in Kaikoura for two years, where I offered relaxation massage and reflexology and a year on Willis St in Wellington treating with most of the naturopathic skills that I practice with today. I intend to re-establish another clinic to practise in within Kaikoura again in the near future. My intention is to help improve your quality of life and help prevent further health ailments by providing the best possible advice, resources, and therapy for the best possible care and attention to your needs as a client. Thank you for taking time to read this online information about Tui Parker with Ora natural therapy.
