Sydney Alternative Health Directory
Sydney Alternative Health
Sydney’s complementary health scene brings together multidisciplinary practices, movement classes, meditation programs and specialist shops. You might begin with acupuncture or massage in the city, join Tai Chi in an eastern-suburbs park, explore Ayurvedic services on the North Shore or browse herbal and compounded products in a local dispensary.
The listings below span Sydney CBD and nearby suburbs, with options for appointments, regular classes and product-focused visits. Each has a different format, so you can explore at your own pace and contact providers directly for current arrangements.
🌿 Multidisciplinary and complementary clinics
CBD Health Sydney
This Sydney CBD clinic brings several complementary services together, including acupuncture, Chinese medicine, osteopathy, cranial osteopathy, remedial massage, nutrition and dry needling therapy. Its service mix suits readers comparing different appointment formats in one central practice, and the clinic serves the CBD and nearby inner-city suburbs.
Suite 305, Level 3, 195 Macquarie Street, Sydney. ☎ 02 9299 1311
Darling Health
Darling Health in Leichhardt focuses on women’s and family complementary health, with naturopathy, functional nutrition, acupuncture and psychology. The naturopathy service describes dietary, herbal, nutritional and stress-management approaches. Acupuncture appointments may include electro-acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping and gua sha, depending on the service provided.
133 Catherine Street, Leichhardt NSW 2040. ☎ 02 9555 8806
Yatan Ayurvedic Centre
Yatan’s Gordon centre offers Ayurvedic consultations, herbal medicine dispensing, Ayurvedic massage, Panchakarma treatments, diet and lifestyle guidance, and personalised yoga and meditation sessions. The premises include consultation and treatment rooms, a yoga therapy room and a herbal dispensary, bringing appointments and related services together in one setting.
Suite 28, 924 Pacific Highway, Gordon NSW 2072. ☎ 1300 552 260
Selph Health Studios
At its Rosebery studio, Selph lists Reiki alongside healing massage, acupuncture, remedial massage, nutrition, yoga, Pilates and meditation. The Reiki page identifies Stephen and Nicole as the practitioners and states that sessions take place while clients remain fully clothed. The wider studio offering gives visitors several complementary appointments and group-style wellbeing activities to consider.
2H Hayes Road, Rosebery, NSW 2018, Australia. ☎ 02 8313 8983
Healing Touch Wellbeing Centre
Abe Pollak’s Bondi Junction practice offers remedial and relaxation massage, Shiatsu, Bowen therapy, reflexology, lymphatic drainage and emotional freedom technique. It also lists pre- and post-natal massage, making the service menu relevant to different stages and interests. The practice identifies Abe as the practitioner.
Level 2, 106 Ebley Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022. ☎ 0412 428 765
🧘 Movement and meditation programs
Tai Chi Sydney
Tai Chi Sydney runs Tai Chi and Qigong classes, courses and workshops in the eastern suburbs. Sessions are held at Centennial Park and Grant Reserve in Coogee, with beginner, intermediate and advanced participation formats listed. Corporate or group bookings are also available through the programme, offering a different way to organise a session beyond regular classes.
Centennial Park and Grant Reserve, Coogee. ☎ 0415 689 638 for class enquiries.
Meditate in Sydney
This Kadampa meditation programme offers weekly General Program and Simply Meditate classes across several Sydney locations, including Surry Hills, Balmain, Epping, Manly, Marrickville, Mona Vale and Neutral Bay. The Surry Hills programme includes shorter Simply Meditate sessions as well as longer general classes led by the resident teacher, giving participants different time commitments to explore.
Surry Hills and other Sydney locations. ☎ 0425 346 173
🪷 Specialist natural medicine shops and dispensaries
Newton's Compounding Pharmacy
On York Street in the Sydney CBD, Newton’s stocks herbs and extracts, homeopathic preparations, flower remedies, pure oils and compounded products. The shop also lists bookable consultations in naturopathy, nutrition, homeopathy, iridology and flower essences. Its combination of retail products, compounding and listed consultation services makes it a practical stop for readers exploring specialist natural medicine goods.
45 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000. ☎ 02 9267 7889
The Medicine Man
The Medicine Man’s Rushcutters Bay dispensary stocks teas, Ayurvedic formulas, natural skin, hair and body-care products, health tonics, books and gifts. The organisation also lists a separate clinic in Darlinghurst with appointment bookings, while this contact is for the dispensary and clinic. It offers a product-led way to browse Ayurvedic and related wellbeing items in person.
Shop 1, 40 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay, NSW 2011. ☎ 0405 650 588
Folium Health North Strathfield
Folium Health’s North Strathfield location is listed as a dispensary-only site. It provides prescription dispensing, specialist compounding and pharmacist support, with the organisation describing assistance around natural medicine dispensing. The location is distinct from Folium Health’s Rose Bay site, which separately offers wellness services, so this listing is focused on the North Strathfield dispensary.
Shop 3a/11a George St, North Strathfield, NSW 2137, Australia. ☎ 02 9166 5719 for dispensary support.
True Green Health Newtown
True Green Health’s Newtown dispensary provides prescription dispensing, pharmacist support, order collection, product guidance and delivery support. Retail categories include teas, herbals, protein and superfood products. Prescription services are for eligible patients with valid prescriptions, while the shop’s broader product range can be explored in person at its King Street location.
245 King Street, Newtown NSW 2042. ☎ 1300 617 440
Whether you are interested in a regular class, a single appointment or a specialist shop, Sydney’s local offerings make it possible to compare different formats and approaches. Take time to read each provider’s current information and contact them directly about the service you are considering.
Local complementary-health practitioners, community programmes and specialist retailers are welcome to add or update their directory listing, helping Sydney readers discover more of the services available close to home.
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