ASSOCIATIONS JOHANNA BELONGS TO 
Australian Natural Therapists Association www.anta.com.au
National Herbalists Association Australia www.nhaa.org.au
OAMPS Insurance www.oamps.com.au
Aroma Web www.aromaweb.com
BABY WEARING – SLINGS WRAPS & OTHER DEVICES
Baby wearing options www.carryingaway.net
Hug-a-bub www.hugabub.com
The lana baby sling www.babaroo.com
Australian Breast Feeding Association www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Australian Lactation Consultants Association www.alca.asn.au
Breastfeeding.com www.breastfeeding.com
La Leche League www.lalecheleague.org
Mothering your nursing toddler www.myntoddler.com
Network of Australian Lactation Colleges www.lactation.org.au
Pro Mom 101 reasons to breast feed your child www.promom.org
How brilliant is this! Organic cooking classes for kids…www.littlekitchen.com.au
The Collingwood Children’s Farm brings city people closer to land, animals, and a farm- like community. It is a farm where people come together around animals, chores and activities. The Farmer’s Market is open every second Saturday of each month.
www.collingwoodchildrensfarm.com.au
Nutrition for Kids www.nutritionforkids.com
Infant Massage www.infantmassage.org.au
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE PRACTITIONER SEARCH
Natural Therapy Pages www.naturaltherapypages.com.au
Beyond Blue www.beyondblue.org.au
Sane Australia www.sane.org
Black Dog Institute – Depression and Bipolar Disorder www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Child and Youth Health Services www.cyh.com.au
DepNet www.depnet.com.au
Depression Net www.depressionet.com.au
Just-A-Minute Meditation www.just-a-minute.org.au
Overeaters Anonymous www.oaregion10.org
Reach Out www.reachout.com.au
Relationships Australia www.relationships.com.au
The work of Byron Katie www.thework.com
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CLEANING
Planet Ark www.planetark.com
Fatherhood Foundation www.fathersonline.org
Fathers.com www.fathers.com
The National Information Centre on fatherhood www.fathersdirect.com
The Melbourne Assisted Conception Centre www.assistedconception.com.au
Australia’s National Infertility Network www.access.org.au
Dr Marilyn Glenville: Natural Solutions to Infertility www.marilynglenville.com
Infertility Treatment Authority established by the Victorian Parliament for regulation of infertility research and services www.ita.org.au
Melbourne IVF www.mivf.com.au
Monash IVF www.monashivf.edu.au
The Fertility Society of Australia www.fsa.au.com
Wise Woman’s Business www.wisewomansbusiness.com
Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research www.cemcor.ubc.ca
Billings Ovulation Method www.billings-ovulation-method.org.au
Additive Alert www.additivealert.com.au
Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Foundation
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation exists to develop life-long healthier and happier eating habits in a new generation of Australians by engaging them in growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing delicious and healthy food at primary school.
www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au
Vigor Health and Fitness www.vigor.net.au
Ki Health www.kihealth.com.au
BCL Sports www.bcl.com.au/melbourne/sport/athletics.htm
Fitwise Physiotherapy www.fitwise.com.au
Ceres centre for education and research in environmental strategies www.ceres.org.au
Eco Shop www.ecoshop.com.au
Green Canary Shop www.greencanary.com
Green Harvest Organic Gardening Supplies www.greenharvest.com.au
Green Line Organic Home Delivery www.greenlinedelivery.com.au
Natural Painting Solutions www.naturalpainting.com.au
The Gaia Exchange www.gaia-exchange.sunmaia.net
Wellness Water www.wellnessaffiliate.com
Quest for Life (Petrea King) www.questforlife.com.au
Ian Gawler www.iangawlerfoundation.com.au
Sanctury Retreat (QLD) www.sactuaryretreat.com.au
Radiance Retreats – Yoga Wellness Retreats www.radianceretreats.com
Nature and Health
Wellbeing Magazine
Australian Natural Health
Byron Child www.byronchild.com
Mothering Magazine www.mothering.com
Natural Parenting Magazine www.naturalparenting.com.au
Melbourne
Farmer’s markets www.farmersmarkets.org.au
Queen Victoria Market www.qvm.com.au
South Melbourne Market www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/southmelbournemarket.html
Prahran Market www.prahranmarket.com.au
Ceres www.ceres.org.au
Farmers Markets
For a list of Melbourne’s wonderful farmers markets and one closest to you head to www.mfm.com.au
Natural Therapy Pages www.naturaltherapypages.com.au
Just–A–Minute Meditation www.just-a-minute.org.au
Quest for Life (Petrea King) www.questforlife.com.au
Ian Gawler www.iangawlerfoundation.com.au
Mindfulness Lectures www.lifestyleandculturelectures.org/lectures/mindfulness
Meditation & Depressionwww.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_health/Transcripts/s533479.htm
Mindfulness www.mindfulness.net.au
Andrology Australia: information on male reproductive health www.andrologyaustralia.org.au
Mens Health and Wellbeing www.menshealthandwellbeing.org.au
Mens Line www.menslineaus.org.au
The Australian Multiple Birth Association www.amba.org.au
Eenee Eco Napies www.eenee.com
Flock Art www.flock-art.com
My Planet Recycling www.myplanet.com.au
Natures Child Nappy tips & folds www.natureschild.com.au
Alternative Baby www.alternativebaby.net
Child and Youth Health Services www.cyh.com.au
Dr. Sarah J. Buckley www.sarahjbuckley.com
Infant Massage Australia www.infantmassage.org.au
Labour of love web magazine for conscious parenting www.labouroflove.org
Maternal Child Health Line www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au
Natural Parenting Melbourne www.naturalparentingmelbourne.com.au
Natures Child www.natureschild.com.au
Pinky McKay www.pinky-mychild.com
Pregnancy Birth and Beyond www.pregnancy.com.au
Tardive Dyskinesia Center www.tardivedyskinesia.com (Tardive Dyskinesia Center offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder caused by Reglan and other prescription medications.)
The Aware Parenting Institute www.awareparenting.com
The Natural Child Project www.naturalchild.org
Glycemic Index Diet www.glycemicindex.com
Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Lunch Matters lunchmatters.blogspot.com
Laptop Lunches www.laptoplunches.com
Lucy Burney Children’s Diets www.lucyburney.co.uk
Taste.com.au www.taste.com.au
Vegan Lunch Box Blog veganlunchbox.blogspot.com
The Food Coach www.thefoodcoach.com.au
Mercola www.mercola.com
The world’s healthiest foods www.whf.com
A2 milk www.a2corporation.com.au
Melbourne Osteopathic Clinic www.melbourneosteopathy.com.au
ARL www.arlaus.com.au
Path Lab www.pathlab.com.au
Daily Pilates www.dailypilates.com.au
Post and Antenatal Depression Association www.panda.org.au
The Beyondblue National Postnatal Depression Program www.beyondblue.org.au
Dr Jonas Method www.drjonasmethod.com
Foresight Association www.foresight-preconception.org.uk
Prospective Lesbian Parents www.home.vicnet.net.au
Wellness Water www.wellnessaffiliate.com
Resources, Networks and Forums
Belly Belly www.bellybelly.com.au
Bub Hub www.bubhub.com.au
Essential Baby www.essentialbaby.com.au
Joyous Birth – Australian Home Birth Network www.joyousbirth.info
Pregnancy
Sea Bands – morning sickness remedy www.morningsicknesshelp.com
Yoga during Pregnancy
Jenny Adams
Birth Preparation
Choices for Childbirth www.maternitycoalition.org.au
Di Diddle www.birtheducation.com.au
Home Birth Australia www.homebirthaustralia.org
Lael Stone and Jules Brooks www.aboutbirth.com.au
Lena Clerke www.wonderfulbirth.com
The Pink Kit www.birthingbetter.com
Pregnancy Birth and Beyond www.pregnancy.com.au
Rhea Dempsey Birthing Wisdom www.birthingwisdom.com.au
Birth Attendants
Birth Ready www.birthready.com.au
Di Diddle www.birtheducation.com.au
Doula and Birth Attendant Directory Australia www.douladirectory.joyousbirth.info
Doulas Australia www.doulasaustralia.com
Doulas of North America www.dona.org
Rhea Dempsey Birthing Wisdom www.birthingwisdom.com.au
Source of Support www.sourceofsupport.com.au
Midwifes in Private Practice
Annie Sprague www.anniesprague.com.au
Australian College of Midwives www.acmi.org.au
Home Birth Midwife: Sharon Licqurish and Kate Larvin www.homebirthmidwife.com.au
International College of Spiritual Midwifery www.womenofspirit.asn.au
Jan Ireland – 0417 379 175 jireland@bigpond.net.au
Joy Johnson www.aitex.com.au
Maternity Coalition www.maternitycoalition.org.au
Midwives Naturally: Jennie Teskey, Nicola Dutton, Clare Lane, Helen Brown www.midwivesnaturally.com.au
Robyn Thompson www.melbmidwifery.com.au
VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean)
Birth Rites – Healing after Caesarian www.birthrites.org
Caesarean Awareness Recovery Education Support www.cares-sa.org.au
VBAC.com www.vbac.com
General International Pregancy and Birth Links and Resources
Birth in 100 pictures www.nandu.hu
Birth Story Diaries – real, unedited information about pregnancy and birth www.birthdiaries.com
Birthways.net American Home Birth Site www.birthways.net
Childbirth Connection www.childbirthconnection.org
Creative Birth and Birth Choices www.withwoman.co.uk
Cord Clamping www.cordclamp.com
Easier birth through foetal positioning www.spinningbabies.com
Henci Goer – an expert on evidence-based maternity care www.hencigoer.com
Ina May Gaskin www.inamay.com
International Caesarean Awareness Network www.ican-online.org
Janet Balaskas – active birth www.activebirthcentre.com
Lamze Institute for Normal Birth www.lamze.org
Penny Simkin Child Birth Educator www.pennysimkin.com
Sterile Water Injections for Pain Relief in labour www.radmid.demon.co.uk
Water Birth Website www.waterbirthinfo.com
Water Birth International www.waterbirth.org
Harvard Nutrition www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource
Mercury Calculator www.gotmercury.org
Micronutrient Information Center lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter
Nutrigenomics nutrigenomics.ucdavis.edu
Nutrition Data www.nutritiondata.com
Cochrane Library – research which looks at the effectiveness of different health care treatments and interventions www.nicsl.com.au
Fertility and Sterility – Journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine www.asrm.org
Foresight Association www.foresight-preconception.org.uk
Pubmed database of medical research www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The General Medical Journal Website www.bmj.bmjjournals.com
The Journal of the American Medical Association www.jama.ama-assn.org
The Lancet www.thelancet.com
The Medical Journal of Australia www.mja.com.au
The New England Journal of Medicine www.content.nejm.org
The US National Library of Medicine www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cool Running www.coolrunning.com.au
AusRun www.ausrun.com.au
Melbourne Marathon www.melbournemarathon.com.au
Parent Link – Parenting on your own www.parentlink.act.gov.au
Parents Without Partners Victoria www.pwpvic.com
Single Parenting www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Single Parent Family Association www.users.bigpond.com
The Council of Single Mothers and their Children www.csmc.org.au
The Lone Fathers Association of Australia www.lonefathers.com.au
Smoke Enders www.smokenders.com.au
Quit Smoking Products www.quitsmokingproducts.com.au
Carbondale Macrobiotic Centre: www.macrobiotic.org
Creative food – Gluten Free www.creativefoodglutenfree.com
A great resource for anyone who eats a gluten free diet. Written by local Kate Gilbert, the website follows her latest book, Creative Food, Gluten Free – Everyday Meals and Entertaining.
The Blooming Grove Guide to Macrobiotic Resources and Informationwww.9starki.com/macro.htm
Kushi Institute www.kushiinstitute.com
George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation www.gomf.macrobiotic.net
Cyber Macro www.cybermacro.com
Vegetable Creations www.vegetablecreations.com for ordering hand-made organic vegetarian foods – Melbourne, Australia
Use Nature www.usenature.com
The Natural Health Guide www.thenaturalhealthguide.com.au
Macro Casa www.macrocasa.it
Natural Kitchen Strategies
Jacqi Deighan, a children’s food educator and founder of Natural Kitchen Strategies loves good food! She is a passionate advocate for improving the taste buds and eating habits of all Australians, particularly children. www.naturalkitchenstrategies.com.au
Oz Food Trainer – Sandra Dubs
Wholefood cooking and education with Sandra Dubs. Recipes, nutritional information and details of local melbourne classes. www.ozfoodtrainer.com
Slow Food Victoria
Slow Food Victoria’s website, with details of festival days and cooking demos. The Slow Food Movement promotes the importance of taste, quality, seasonality and the joy of eating produce from small, independent and sustainable producers. www.atasteofslow.com.au
Stephanie Willarton
Stephanie is a long time Ripe customer who’s talents include teaching, catering, and working as a personal chef. You’ll find some of Stephanie’s great recipes in our recipe section. www.ripeorganics.com.au
Sun Hyland – Wholefoods Chef and Teacher
Sun Hyland has presented many informative cooking classes at Ripe, and is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to Wholefoods and Healthy Eating. Many of the recipes included in our recipe section have been created by Sun.
Melbourne Triathlon Club www.melbournetriclub.com
A flyer on Homoeopathic immunisation or prophylaxis www.h-e-c.com.au
Global Vaccine Institute www.thinktwice.com
Raising a Vaccine Free Child www.vaccinefreechild.com
The Australian Childhood Immunisation register www1.hic.gov.au
The Australia Vaccination Network www.avn.org.au
The Immunisation Awareness Society www.ias.org.nz
The Immunise Australia Program www.immunise.health.gov.au
The Vaccination Debate www.vaccinationdebate.com
The Victorian Government Health Information www.health.vic.gov.au
Sprial Foods www.spiralfoods.com.au
Melbourne
Soul Foods: Soul Food Cafe. Ph: (03) 9419 2949, 273 Smith St, Fitzroy 3065
Friends of the Earth – Smith St Fitzroy
Macro Wholefoods www.macrowholefoods.com.au
Organic Wholefoods – 277 Smith St Fitzroy
Passionfoods – Eco-Living Store – South Melbourne www.passionfoods.com.au
Ripe The Organic Grocer www.ripeorganics.com.au
Continence Foundation of Australia www.continence.org.au
Dr Marilyn Glenville: Women’s General Health Problems www.marilynglenville.com
Endometriosis.org www.endometriosis.org
Prospective Lesbian Parents www.home.vicnet.net.au
The Jean Hailes Foundation www.jeanhailes.org.au
The Museum of Menstruation and Women’s Health www.mum.org
The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia www.posaa.asn.au
The Royal Woman’s Hospital Well Women’s Website www.rwh.org.au
Wire – Women’s Information and Referral Exchange www.wire.org.au
Women’s Health Victoria www.whv.org.au
Bikram Yoga Melbourne www.bikramyogamelbourne.com.au
Be Yoga – Northcote www.beyoga.net.au
Clifton Hill Iyengar Yoga Classes www.iyoga.com.au
DK Yoga Centre – Brighton East www.dkyogacentre.com
Find Yoga – Australia-wide yoga directory www.findyoga.com.au
Hawthorn – The Yoga Studio www.theyogastudio.com.au
Hawthorn Yoga www.hawthornyoga.com
Williamstown Yoga www.williamstownyoga.com.au
Yoga Path Newport www.yoga-path.com.au
Ashtanga Yoga Melbourne www.ashtangamelbourne.com.au
Yoga Association of Victoria www.yogavic.com
Find Yoga www.findyoga.com.au
