Mind-Body Coaching & Bodywork
What is mind-body coaching & bodywork?
Mind-body coaching & bodywork offers a bottom-up approach to holistic therapy.
blends Western psychology, ancient bodywork practices, NLP, tantric philosophy, shamanism and body psychotherapy, skilfully woven through the intuitive touch of the practitioner in response to the expressions of the body from moment to moment.
it offers the deepest dive into exploring bodywork and is often the easiest access point for people to drop out of the thinking mind and into the body. Going inwards in this way opens the door to reconnecting with aspects of the self - such as emotions, memories, core beliefs - which allows a more whole/integrated sense of self when these aspects are felt/seen/heard/expressed. They also contain the keys/wisdom for the growth and change we seek to create what we need and desire in life.
Alternatively, the mind-body therapy is more talk-based, which offers the opportunity to unpack relational issues and create a plan moving forward, while also drawing on principles of body psychotherapy and can include some table work. I always bring some body-based exercises into the session which are designed to strengthen the awareness and connection to the body and inner wisdom/knowing.
Bodywork can support a reconnection with emotions that have built up in the body and allow a container for emotions, sensations and thoughts to bubble up to the surface to be expressed and heard. Bodywork won't rid any emotions in the body but rather allows the emotion to be metabolised and integrated into our system by welcoming these emotions to be felt and revealing the personal needs, truths and wisdom underlying these emotions to move forward in your life making the most aligned and healthy choices available to you.
Often a deeply healing aspect of bodywork is to have this pain witnessed and held by a fellow human too - it can allow us to be held in our vulnerability and not be alone in our pain. This aspect might be particularly helpful for you during a period of overwhelm and a concern of becoming destabilised - it's already a feat you've come this far in your journey achieving this by yourself - we are a social species though and wired for connection and we all deserve and need support to walk through the ups and downs of life.
Who is this for?
This session is for those wanting to deepen their self-awareness,
What does the session involve?
Talk based understanding of current challenges.
Body based practices.
Table work - fully clothed or include aspects of oil massage
teal - inner child
What are the benefits?
Each session is unique and guided by the intentions and goals of the client, discussed prior to the session. Benefits may include:
Deeply resting the mind and accessing further layers of restorative relaxation and stillness
Cultivating inner energy and vitality
Being more in touch and connected with your whole body and being
Unwinding physical tension and releasing emotional holding patterns and energetic blockages
Opening to new experiences of surrender and receiving heart-based touch
Accessing deeper and/or subtler layers of bliss, pleasure and aliveness within your body
Expanded self awareness and deeper inner alignment
Identify blindspots, resistance and challenges to hold these parts gently and non-judgmentally and find the next step forward
Reconnect with your dreams, desires and inner fire, that childlike innocence and joy, grace and gratitude for your unique journey, and a love for life and being alive
Integrative Bodywork
What is integrative bodywork?
“We think somewhere between 60,000 to 70,000 thoughts in one day.. 90 percent of those thoughts are exactly the same ones we had the day before.” ~ Joe Dispenza
The mind-body connection describes how our mind and body are not two separate entities; rather, they are intimately entwined. Our biology, chemistry and social factors impact our mood and emotions, and so do our thoughts and beliefs. If you have had racing thoughts keeping you awake at night or the flutter of anxiety in your stomach, you’ve experienced the mind-body connection. When thoughts are repeated enough, they become unconscious thinking patterns that subliminally drive our choices, behaviour, experiences and emotions in life, creating a looping effect where life appears unchanging and out of our control.
Integrative bodywork blends mind-body coaching with body-centred techniques, such as massage, movement, breath, and energy practices, to promote healing and vitality. It supports people to understand and experience the way our thoughts, emotions, sensations and behaviours are interrelated and affect our physical and emotional health.
Devotional Yin bodywork blends a range of modalities and is tailored to the intentions and needs of the client. For example, if a client is needing an emotional release, the session would work with tension and holding patterns in the body, through massage, breathing patterns and guided dialogue. This can support a reconnection with the underlying emotions, sensations and thoughts to be metabolised and integrated back into our system with a greater sense of wholeness. By welcoming these aspects to be felt and heard, we reveal the personal needs, truths and wisdom underlying these emotions to move forward in life making the most aligned and healthy choices available to us.
Integrative Bodywork and Stress
These repetitive thought patterns often activate people into a fight-or-flight stress response, where the body and mind feel constantly wired and tense. As a result, it becomes difficult to access the much needed repair and restoration benefits of relaxation (i.e., the parasympathetic system which aids in rest, digest, heal and detoxify processes). No healing or regeneration takes place during nervous system responses like fight, flight or freeze. We can only heal when our relaxation response is activated. Chronic stress and lowered immunity are thus common outcomes of prolonged imbalances in the mind and body.
Integrative bodywork can support people to relearn how to notice and identify what state their nervous system is in at any given moment. It also addresses a common barrier to activating the parasympathetic system, which is that we often try to launch straight into, and force, relaxation without initially discharging the built up energy and tension. Integrative bodywork applies a range of techniques to create the conditions to regulate the nervous system and open into relaxation.
Who is this for?
Integrative bodywork can support those who:
Feel mentally exhausted from a racing mind, repetitive thoughts, and chronic worrying
Experience tension and holding patterns in the body (e.g., raised shoulders, clenched jaw, headaches or stomach upsets)
Are looking to learn how to shift into relaxation in nourishing ways (rather than using coping mechanisms like screen time, eating or substances)
Find it difficult to effortlessly relax in a massage to receive the repair and restoration benefits
Experience emotional imbalances such as fear, anxiety, stress, and overwhelm
Find it challenging to shift out of the mind/thoughts and into the body/sensations
Want to learn how to gradually restore balance to their nervous system functioning
What is involved?
Using a holistic approach, the client is facilitated into guided self-awareness and and body-centred practices to create a tailored process and the conditions in the mind and body to open to deeper relaxation. A typical session includes orientating and opening to relaxation via an exploration of your unique challenges and goals and beginning to 'drop into' the body; the release and discharge of nervous system tension and energy via body-centred techniques such as guided breathing, movement and emotional release practices; massage, which accounts for a large portion of the session; and accessing greater stillness and restoration through techniques such as guided meditation and reiki.
What are the benefits?
Each session is unique and guided by the intentions and goals of the client, discussed prior to the session. Benefits may include:
Unwinding physical tension and holding patterns in the body
Improved functioning of the vagus nerve and restoring balance to the nervous system
Enhanced immune, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic & digestive function
Emotional release and regulation
Deeply resting the mind and accessing further layers of relaxation
Enhanced embodiment, i.e., being more in touch and connected to your own body
Expanded self awareness & deeper inner alignment
Identify blindspots, resistance and challenges that are preventing healthy change
Tools and techniques to increase empowerment and internal resources for regulating the nervous system and processing and integrating inner shifts
Integrative Bodywork
Reconnect with your body in a safe and gentle way through receiving compassionate and present touch that allows the body to effortlessly heal and restore.
Integrative bodywork blends gentle somatic release techniques, energy work and massage, to promote healing and vitality.
The mind-body connection describes how our mind and body are not two separate entities; rather, they are intimately entwined. If you have had racing thoughts keeping you awake at night or the flutter of anxiety in your stomach, you’ve experienced the mind-body connection. These sessions support people to understand and experience the way our thoughts, emotions, sensations and behaviours are interrelated and affect our physical and emotional health.
Who is this for?
Integrative bodywork can support those who experience chronic stress, anxiety or nervous system dysregulation. It offers a way to calm the mind and bring the whole system back into harmony and ease. It is an opportunity to slow down, connect in with your body and repair via
What is involved?
Each session is unique and guided by the intentions and goals of the client, discussed prior to the session. Using a holistic approach, the client is facilitated into guided self-awareness and and body-centred practices to create a tailored process and the conditions in the mind and body to open to deeper relaxation. A typical session works with tension and holding patterns in the body, through massage, breathing patterns and guided dialogue. This can support a reconnection with the underlying emotions, sensations and thoughts to be metabolised and integrated back into our system with a greater sense of wholeness. By welcoming these aspects to be felt and heard, we reveal the personal needs, truths and wisdom underlying these emotions to move forward in life making the most aligned and healthy choices available to us.
What are the benefits?
Benefits may include:
Unwinding physical tension and holding patterns in the body
Improved functioning of the vagus nerve and restoring balance to the nervous system
Enhanced immune, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic & digestive function
Emotional release and regulation
Deeply resting the mind and accessing further layers of relaxation
Enhanced embodiment, i.e., being more in touch and connected to your own body
Expanded self awareness & deeper inner alignment
Tantric Energetics
Explore the wonders and magic of the body and subtle energy system with Tantric Energetics. Deepen your attunement to the potent stream of Eros within all of us, allowing the flow of this energy to nourish your life.
Tantric energetics is an add on to the Yin Bodywork sessions.
is a For others it may be a more active session, with guided breath, sound and movement practices to explore the energetic body, states of bliss and pleasure and opening to fresh inspiration.
This does not include lingam/yoni/sacred spot massage. All bodies welcome. Must be 18 years+.
Who is this for?
Anyone who is curious or wishes to explore their Eros energy, deepen their connection to their body and awaken their sensuality - enhancing sensitivity, awareness and allowance of receiving through our senses.
What is involved?
15 min pre discussion - providing context and breathing patterns and meditation. Important so you don't have to think during or stop and receive lengthy guidance. Creating the scaffolding to "fall into" the session and deeper surrender. Gives the mind some further context and understanding of what is happening to encourage it to 'let go' more effortlessly.
Sensory objects - drop into senses.
Massage - relax relax relax. Passive. Enjoy
Possible release - stomach - freeing up blocks for greater access to your full energy potential. Like a creek bed with rocks and debris creating pooled water and restrictions of flow, releasing these blocks in the body allows for more energy to flow. Can bring up emotional.
Active breath work. Front side of body. Guided but minimal dialogue/not engaging the mind.
Stillness, restoration, integration.
How do I book?
These sessions are built into the yin bodywork sessions (select tantric energetics as an ‘Add On’ in the online booking system – please note, only available for 2hr or 2.5hr bookings).
What are the benefits?
What are the benefits?
Benefits may include:
De-stressing, soothing the nervous system and returning to centre
Deeply resting the mind and accessing further layers of relaxation and stillness
Increased vitality and enhanced quality of sleep
Improved immune, respiratory & digestive systems
Being more in touch with your whole body and being
Accessing deeper and/or subtler layers of surrender, bliss, pleasure and aliveness within your body
Expanded self awareness and deeper inner alignment
Unwinding physical tension and releasing emotional, mental and energetic holding patterns and blockages
Reconnecting with your inner truth and what makes you feel truly alive
Emotional Release Bodywork
$190 ~ 90mins
$240 ~ 2hrs
$290 ~ 2.5hrs
Yin Bodywork
$160 ~ 75mins
$190 ~ 90mins
$260 ~ 2hrs
$320 ~ 2.5hrs
Attunement Therapy
$250 ~ 2hrs
$360 ~ 3hrs
$480 ~ 2hrs (Package of 2)
$680 ~ 3hrs (Package of 2)
Hawaiian Massage
$90 ~ 60mins (First Visit Offer)
$110 ~ 60mins
4 Hands Hawaiian Massage
$280 - 75 minutes
(sessions available in Richardson or Harrison. Email to inquire)
Complementary Call
Not sure what you're looking for or wanting further information? Book a 10 minute call to clarify whether you may benefit from a session.
Emotional Release Bodywork & Attunement Therapy
I work on a sliding scale outlined below for Emotional Release Bodywork and Attunement Therapy. Whichever option you choose can always be amended as you need pending your circumstances. Please see an example of the sliding scale below for a 90min session. Other session length ranges appear below this example.
90min low range
As a guide, $140 as a basic honouring of my time and cost of oils/utilities/linen. For those experiencing financial hardship and/or from lower socio-economic backgrounds and/or with extra care responsibilities.
90min mid range
Anything from $150-190 as an additional appreciation of the work for those with more comfortable financial situations and/or from middle range socio-economic backgrounds and/or no other care responsibilities. This also acts as an opportunity to offer partial support to another.
90min high range
Anything from $200-240 as a celebration of my time and energy and as an act of restitution and gifting for others in need. For those with comfortable financial situations and/or from higher socio-economic backgrounds.
90min session
Low range ~ $140
Mid range ~ $150-200
High range ~ $210-240
2hr session
Low range ~ $190
Mid range ~ $200-260
High range ~ $270-320
2.5hr session
Low range ~ $240
Mid range ~ $250-310
High range ~ $320-370
3hr session
Low range ~ $290
Mid range ~ $300-360
High range ~ $370-420
These holistic styles of massage and bodywork view the person in their wholeness and activate the body’s natural healing intelligence to promote healing and vitality. Sessions support people to reconnect with their body in a safe and loving way through compassionate and present touch to rebalance the nervous system and cultivate greater inner alignment. Sessions can also be immersive, sensory-rich experiences to awaken you to your inner aliveness and take your body on a journey into deep relaxation and bliss.
Hawaiian Relaxation Massage
Experience a therapeutic, temple-style Hawaiian massage, which incorporates Lomi Lomi, Kahuna and Swedish massage techniques. These sessions transport you into deep relaxation, leaving you feeling revitalised and refreshed.
Incorporating meridian line flushes to detox the body along with deep and light tissue techniques applied in a rhythmical dance around the table, this massage focuses on nourishment and restoration. The style stretches the fascia, which creates space between muscles and joints, allowing fascial restrictions to release and enhancing movement and overall health. It also draws on fluid motions likened to that of an ocean, flowing up and down the length of the body using the forearms, elbows and hands, to ease the body into rest and peacefulness.
Who is this for?
Those seeking a relaxing, detoxifying and energising massage to relieve tension in the body and restore the entire being.
What is involved?
This is a whole body, oil-based massage. Traditionally fully unclothed with secure modesty draping to allow continuous flow between the legs, glutes and back.
What are the benefits?
Benefits may include:
Deep rest, relaxation & peace - or a much needed snooze!
Cleansing and detoxifying the body
Relieving muscle soreness, physical tension and pain in the body
Enhanced quality of sleep
Improved lymphatic, circulatory, immune, respiratory & digestive systems
Removing lactic acid build up and breaking down calcium deposits
Instilling a sense of wellbeing and vitality in the body, mind and spirit
2:1 Hawaiian Massage
Looking for a unique pampering experience or a gift for a loved one? Come and be swept away into another world as you are gently cocooned and enlivened by double the Aloha love!
A 2:1 Hawaiian Relaxation Massage is a 4-hand massage provided by two practitioners. Incorporating the styles of Kahuna and Lomi Lomi massage, this is a luxurious and indulgent gift to receive and experience.
Kahuna massage is a therapeutic, temple style massage technique based on the teachings and practices of the ancient Hawaiian Kahunas. The practitioner comes from a place of Aloha, offering loving intent and focus through their touch, using the forearms, elbows and hands. Heartworks Lomi Lomi is the Yin or feminine form of Hawaiian massage that uses the hands as instruments of the heart to take you to a deep quiet place inside yourself. Combined, this massage is holistic in nature as it works on the mind, body and soul as an integrated whole instead of separate parts.
Want to know more?
Our 2:1 offerings are provided by a mix of male and female practitioners, giving you the opportunity to select a pairing that suits you. Sessions are offered on limited days each month. $280 for 75 minutes. Please contact me via email to inquire about availability.
"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop"
Ovid
Yin Bodywork
Immerse in a sensory rich experience that offers you the opportunity to slow down, let go and receive nurturing, gentle and restorative touch.
Designed to take your body on a journey into deep relaxation and bliss, Yin bodywork provides a container to practice receiving more deeply and reconnecting with your body and inner aliveness. It is a flowing and nurturing form of massage-like therapy that deeply relaxes the body, allows the mind to enter a restorative, altered state of consciousness and offers a transmission of yin qualities: compassionate, fluid, devotional, with deep reverence for the body and being. Sessions blend eastern massage styles (Tantric, Kahuna, Lomi Lomi, Swedish) with principles of relational touch and tantric philosophy to activate the body’s natural healing process. It is an opportunity to receive heart-based touch for the purpose of self-care and greater inner alignment.
Who is this for?
This style of bodywork meets your body with the care it needs. It can support those who experience chronic stress, busyness, anxiety, worry and nervous system imbalances, offering a way to calm the mind and bring the whole system back into harmony and ease. These sessions are helpful during life transitions or to support with the integration process of inner work or recent shifts or changes in your life. They can also be supportive for those wanting to receive or explore their relationship with the feminine/yin aspect and surrender into deeper layers of bliss, pleasure and aliveness.
What does the session involve?
Sessions utilise scents, sensory objects with various fabrics, textures and temperatures and music to awaken the indriyas (senses), along with flowing and rhythmical massage techniques that wrap over and under the body, gentle pauses and holds and slow, whole-body integrative strokes. This is a whole body, oil-based massage. Traditionally fully unclothed with secure modesty draping to allow continuous flow between the legs, glutes and back.
What are the benefits?
Benefits may include:
De-stressing, soothing the nervous system and returning to centre
Deeply resting the mind and accessing further layers of relaxation and stillness
Increased vitality and enhanced quality of sleep
Improved immune, respiratory & digestive systems
Feeling more connected with your body and being
Accessing deeper and/or subtler layers of surrender, bliss and aliveness within your body
Expanded self awareness and deeper inner alignment
Receiving nurturing, heart-based touch
Hawaiian Relaxation Massage
Experience a therapeutic, temple-style Hawaiian massage, which incorporates Lomi Lomi, Kahuna and Swedish massage techniques. Allow yourself the opportunity to slow down, let go and receive nurturing, gentle and restorative touch.
These sessions use deep and light tissue techniques using the forearms, elbows and hands, along with passive stretches and tracing the meridian lines to detox the body. The fluid motions of this style are likened to that of an ocean, flowing up and down the length of the body in a rhythmical dance around the table, to ease the body into rest and peacefulness. The style stretches the fascia, which creates space between muscles and joints, allowing fascial restrictions to release and enhancing movement and overall health. Holistic in nature, Hawaiian massage is a dynamic re-patterning process on mind, body and spirit, encouraging greater inner harmony and connection to the body.
Who is this for?
Those seeking a unique self-care massage to relieve tension in the body and restore the entire being
Those who experience chronic stress, busyness, anxiety, worry and nervous system imbalances, offering a way to calm the mind and bring the whole system back into harmony and ease
Supportive during life transitions, integration following inner work or recent shifts, challenges or changes in your life
What is involved?
This is a whole body, oil-based massage. Traditionally fully unclothed with secure modesty draping to allow continuous flow between the legs, glutes and back (NB. underwear can be worn or disposable underwear can be provided for your comfort).
What are the benefits?
Benefits may include:
Deeply resting the mind and accessing further layers of relaxation and stillness - or a much needed snooze!
De-stressing, soothing the nervous system and returning to centre
Cleansing and detoxifying the body
Relieving muscle soreness, physical tension and pain in the body
Increased vitality and enhanced quality of sleep
Improved lymphatic, circulatory, immune, respiratory & digestive systems
Feeling more connected with your body and being
Emotional release, integration and expanded self awareness
Instilling a sense of wellbeing and vitality in the body, mind and spirit
Treatment Options
Everybody holds the key to their own healing, but sometimes the body needs a little help. That’s where my services come in. As an experienced Holistic Therapist, I work with you to restore your balance and find your center.
Relaxation Training
Individualized Nutritional Guidance
Initial Consultation
Yin Bodywork
Experience Yin Bodywork, which incorporates Lomi Lomi and Kahuna massage with principles of relational touch, tantra and emotional release. Allow yourself the opportunity to slow down, let go and receive nurturing, gentle and restorative touch.
Designed to take your body on a journey into deep relaxation, Yin Bodywork provides a container to receive and reconnect with your body and inner aliveness. The fluid motions and rhythmic nature are likened to that of an ocean, flowing up and down the length of the body, encouraging the mind to enter a restorative, altered state of consciousness. This style offers a transmission of yin qualities: compassionate, fluid, devotional, with deep reverence for the body and being. It is an opportunity to receive heart-based touch and open to a dynamic re-patterning process on mind, body and spirit.
Who is this for?
Those seeking a unique, soulful massage to restore the entire being.
Those who experience chronic stress, busyness, anxiety, worry and nervous system imbalances, offering a way to calm the mind, let go of tension and bring the whole system back into harmony and ease.
Supportive during life transitions, integration following inner work or recent shifts, or changes in your life.
Supportive for those who wish to surrender outdated emotional and mental patterns to live congruently from your heart with greater vitality, presence and purpose.
What is involved?
Each session meets your body with the care it needs. This may include the use of deep or light tissue massage, rhythmical massage that wraps over and under the body, gentle pauses and holds, slow whole-body integrative strokes, passive stretches, meridian line work, energy work, emotional release and integration or activation of the senses through scents, sound or sensory objects.
This is a whole body, oil-based massage. Traditionally fully unclothed with secure modesty draping to allow continuous flow between the legs, glutes and back (NB. underwear can be worn or disposable underwear can be provided for your comfort).
What are the benefits?
Benefits may include:
De-stressing, soothing the nervous system and returning to centre
Accessing deeper layers of relaxation and stillness
Cleansing and detoxifying the body
Relieving muscle soreness, physical tension and pain in the body
Increased vitality and enhanced quality of sleep
Improved lymphatic, circulatory, immune, respiratory & digestive systems
Feeling more connected with your body and being
Releasing energetic or emotional holdings
Expanded self awareness and deeper inner alignment
Service Offerings
Tantric Bodywork
Connect more Deeply with your Body & Open your Heart for Fresh Inspiration, Embodiment & Bliss
Hawaiian Massage
$130 ~ 60mins
$190 ~ 90mins
4 Hands Hawaiian Massage
$280 - 75 minutes
(sessions available in Richardson or Harrison. Email to inquire)
Complementary Call
Not sure what you're looking for or wanting further information? Book a 10 minute call to clarify whether you may benefit from a session.
Somatic Therapy
$190 ~ 90mins
$290 ~ 2.5hrs
Yin Bodywork
$350 ~ 90mins - do like Bliss bondassage offering - sensory/energetic - headphones, cold, naked, lingam?, form that asks for spank/objects, strawberries, less therapeutic focus more playground to explore sensuality in a gentle way?
$360 ~ 2.5hrs
OR Mitchell no genital touch 90mins $240
Shamanic offering
Tantric Bodywork
$400 ~ 2hrs
$550 ~ 3hrs
women
$350 ~ 2hrs
$450 ~ 3hrs
Yin Massage
Immerse in a sensory rich experience that offers you the opportunity to slow down, let go and receive nurturing, gentle and restorative touch.
- a gentle entry point into tantric bodywork. non-genital. sensory. bondassage.
Designed to take your body on a journey into deep relaxation and bliss, Yin bodywork provides a container to practice receiving more deeply and reconnecting with your body and inner aliveness. It is a flowing and nurturing form of massage-like therapy that deeply relaxes the body, allows the mind to enter a restorative, altered state of consciousness and offers a transmission of yin qualities: compassionate, fluid, devotional, with deep reverence for the body and being. Sessions blend eastern massage styles (Tantric An Mo, Kahuna, Lomi Lomi, Swedish) with principles of relational touch and tantric philosophy to activate the body’s natural healing process. It is an opportunity to receive heart-based touch for the purpose of self-care and greater inner alignment.
Who is this for?
This style of bodywork meets your body with the care it needs. It can support those who experience chronic stress, busyness, anxiety, worry and nervous system imbalances, offering a way to calm the mind and bring the whole system back into harmony and ease. These sessions are helpful during life transitions or to support with the integration process of inner work or recent shifts or changes in your life. They can also be supportive for those wanting to receive or explore their relationship with the feminine/yin aspect and surrender into deeper layers of bliss, pleasure and aliveness.
What does the session involve?
Sessions utilise scents, sensory objects with various fabrics, textures and temperatures and music to awaken the indriyas (senses), along with flowing and rhythmical massage techniques that wrap over and under the body, gentle pauses and holds and slow, whole-body integrative strokes. This is a whole body, oil-based massage. Traditionally fully unclothed with secure modesty draping to allow continuous flow between the legs, glutes and back.
What are the benefits?
Benefits may include:
De-stressing, soothing the nervous system and returning to centre
Deeply resting the mind and accessing further layers of relaxation and stillness
Increased vitality and enhanced quality of sleep
Improved immune, respiratory & digestive systems
Feeling more connected with your body and being
Accessing deeper and/or subtler layers of surrender, bliss and aliveness within your body
Expanded self awareness and deeper inner alignment
Receiving nurturing, heart-based touch