Anna Ritter - Women's Health & Emotional Healing

Anna Ritter - Women's Health & Emotional Healing Acupuncturist & emotional healer ❤️‍🔥
I get to the root of it: stuck feelings, unexplained symptoms.

Your emotions aren't in the way, they are the way

Appointments at Empress Acupuncture, Upper Ferntree Gully, Melbourne and online

11/08/2026

Fear has a physical signal… and so does calm.

Here’s what actually helps when anxiety has you wanting to bolt:

🖤Support the Kidneys

Lie flat on your back, lower back connecting with the ground supports Kidney energy.
Bend the knees and place feet flat on the ground to support the back in softening into the support.

🖤Ground Through the Soles of the Feet

Feet flat on the floor, breathe in from the earth, breathe out and let the stress dissipate.
The Kidney channel begins at the sole of the foot, a potent area to receive support.

🖤The Pause Practice

Before you react, give yourself one full beat of space.
Taking time retrains your nervous system for peace.

🖤Conscious Sitting

Sit tall, palms up in your lap, feel the earth under your feet, the weight of your hands. Focus on the soft, heaviness in the body. Breathe deeply and enjoy the stillness.

🖤Microcosmic Orbit Breath

Inhale tracing up the spine, exhale tracing down the front of the body.
Balances Yin and Yang and brings a meditative quality to the breath.

Save this for the next time your body says run.

Which one are you trying first?

This is exactly the work I do one-on-one 🖤

In person at EMPRESS | ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MEDICINE | MELBOURNE or online from anywhere. Link in bio.

08/08/2026

Here in Melbourne we are in the dead of Winter: Water Element territory

This element relates to the Kidney Energy, and the emotions tied to this season are fear and anxiety

When fear and anxiety show up, our instinct is to do something: busy ourselves, fix it, outrun the feeling...

Try the opposite: a stillness practice

The counterbalance to the Water Element fear is trust

Trusting yourself

Trusting your own inner wisdom

Rest and stillness aren’t a sign of weakness

They are a way you can strengthen your Water Element, a way to reconnect with your inner wisdom, an antidote to the heavy emotions Winter can stir up

Which season do you feel most in yourself right now, and which one throws you off balance?

Save this for the next time Winter has you in a spiral

And if you want support working with the season instead of against it

I’m at EMPRESS | ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MEDICINE | MELBOURNE Upper Ferntree Gully. In person or online, anywhere in the world.

Link in bio to book 🖤

When women land in my treatment room, they’ve often been struggling with their health for an extended period Having trie...
27/07/2026

When women land in my treatment room, they’ve often been struggling with their health for an extended period

Having tried lots of different ways to try and solve their health issue, to get back to feeling like themselves again

By the time they get to me, they’re tired

Maybe starting to doubt whether healing is even possible for them

Starting to wonder whether their goal is nothing more than a dream

But as we start to work on unpacking and uncovering all the details, identifying all the contributing factors, working towards a solution

We start to see change

And with it, a renewed sense of what may be possible

Bit by bit, we work together

Working towards healing, real healing

It is my deepest honour to be able to do this work, it is endlessly satisfying

If you want to get started working with me, you can find me at EMPRESS | ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MEDICINE | MELBOURNE or online from anywhere in the world 🌍

Empress Acupuncture | Upper Ferntree Gully

Serving the people of the Dandenong Ranges and Melbourne’s east

You can make your appointment easily, booking link and contact details can be found in our bio.

15/07/2026

We are seasonal creatures

We live by the seasons

As much as we might rail against it, trying to live in Winter as we do in Summer, pushing ourselves to do more and be more…

It just

Doesn’t

Work

Winter is deepest Yin, it is cold and contracting

It is the time to rest, recuperate, hibernate

It is the time to gather the resources around you, in preparation for the return of Yang and the sun

Sleep more, eat warm and rest deeply

By respecting the energy of Winter and the movement of the Elements,

By moving in harmony with it rather than fighting against it, you can nourish your body

So babe, rest 🖤

For support that goes beyond wellness trends and dives into the real magic of Chinese medicine, you can find me at EMPRESS | ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MEDICINE | MELBOURNE in Upper Ferntree Gully, Melbourne & online

Share with your bestie who needs to remember to slow down and nurture themselves & follow for more seasonal wisdom

15/07/2026

We are seasonal creatures

We live by the seasons

As much as we might rail against it, trying to live in Winter as we do in Summer, pushing ourselves to do more and be more…

It just

Doesn’t

Work

Winter is deepest Yin, it is cold and contracting

It is the time to rest, recuperate, hibernate

It is the time to gather the resources around you, in preparation for the return of Yang and the sun

Sleep more, eat warm and rest deeply

By respecting the energy of Winter and the movement of the Elements,

By moving in harmony with it rather than fighting against it, you can nourish your body

So babe, rest 🖤

If you want support that goes deeper than wellness trends, you can find me at EMPRESS | ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MEDICINE | MELBOURNE in Upper Ferntree Gully Melbourne & online

Share with your bestie who need to hear this, and follow for more seasonal wisdom that just makes sense 🤓

04/07/2026

In the heart of Winter,

We are deep within Water element territory.

The darkness and heaviness of this season can aggravate feelings of fear and anxiety,

It may feel more challenging to access your usual feelings of drive and willpower.

This is not a failing,

It is by design.

It is the call of Winter and the Water Element,

Calling us to come into alignment with nature.

Be still, reflective and go gently now.

This is moving with nature, rather than against it 🖤

Save for your next heavy Winter morning.

Share with somebody who’s been a little quieter than usual.

And follow for more 🖤

This is the work I do with women every week in clinic.

If you’d like support through Water season, you’ll find me at EMPRESS | ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE MEDICINE | MELBOURNE 🖤

Empress Acupuncture | Upper Ferntree Gully

Supporting the women of the Dandenong Ranges, Melbourne’s east and beyond ⚡️

31/03/2026

After 16 years in practice, you start to recognise patterns

The women who find their way to me have tried everything

Seen everyone

Followed all the advice… and still feel stuck

By the time they sit across from me, it’s not just their body that’s exhausted

They’ve stopped believing change is possible

They’ve lost trust in themselves

That’s where I come in

Not just to support what’s happening physically, but to help you remember that healing is still possible

To rebuild your belief

To help you find your way back to hope

If this sounds like you, you’re exactly who I work with ✨

I’m taking new patients now at my beautiful acupuncture clinic the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne,

Online consultations are available from anywhere in the world 🌍

Empress Acupuncture | Upper Ferntree Gully

Healing with Heart ❤️

Bookings can be made easily:

Online via the link in our profile

Email [email protected]

Call 03 8719 8303

Or DM to get started ❤️

Address

1246 Burwood Highway Service Road, Upper Ferntree Gully
Melbourne, VIC
3156

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2pm - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 2pm - 8pm

Telephone

+61435777953

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