Abby Bowyer

~ Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist ~ based around Gympie and northern Sunshine Coast 

ph :: 0448 958 504
e :: abbybowyer2809@gmail.com

Abby has always been drawn to movement-based and hands-on therapies. An explorer of creative expression through the hands and the heart, her background in dance and theatre fuelled her curiosity; for how the human body moves; and how we express ourselves within the world. 

Through studying various massage therapies and meeting inspiring mentors along the way, Zenthai Shiatsu fell ease-fully into her awareness and to her heart. Abby fell in love with the space Zenthai offers to connect on a deeper level and to witness and support the body’s innate ability to heal.

Forever a student she is always looking to dive deeper into bodywork, and how we as human beings can connect to the people and world around us through movement, through massage and through loving touch.

WHERE CAN I FIND ABBY?

You can find Abby around the Gympie and North Sunshine Coast areas. She currently offers massage and movement classes within various retreat spaces, and can often be found practicing within different clinics and yoga studios. Phone or email to make an appointment.

ABBY SAYS…

“Movement has always felt like my first ‘language’. A language that can express all that is felt within us and outside of us. When words are unable to convey what is alive, movement can communicate that which cannot be spoken.

Bodywork is such a wonderful supporter in this conversation; as it becomes a dance between the giver and receiver, communicating through movement and through touch.

I will always remember the first time I came across Zenthai Shiatsu. After hearing whispers and heartfelt tales, my curiosity was alive and I felt the pull to discover more. It truly was a ‘pull’; a gravitational pull, causing me to slow, to stop and witness this beautiful dance that was happening right before my eyes. It was an incredible collective of movement, presence, intention and focus within the treatment tent at Woodford Folk Festival. This language felt familiar, almost like coming home, and offered the space to have deeper conversations with others and with myself.

For me, Zenthai offers many gifts; through its threads and through its approaches to supporting the body’s own innate ability to heal and evolve. It offers opportunities for acts of courage; to dive into the courage it takes to break old patterns and create a new dance and rhythm within ourselves. Taking a moment of time within the momentum of life to pause, observe and find new space and possibilities within your whole being.

Zenthai is a practice and a constant source of teachings and discovery. I have deep respect for its ever evolving nature and its heart centred approach to living, wellness and cultivating relationship and vitality.”

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING…

“In meeting Abby Bowyer it is immediately apparent that words like; gentle, kind, compassionate, caring, engaging come to mind. All the benevolent qualities right there looking at you. 

This becomes even more evident when Abby engages with you in conversation with a friendly warm smile & absolutely beams through in her work as a ZenThai Shiatsu practitioner. 

A ZenThai Shiatsu session is not easy to describe though incredible to experience. Personally I felt understood & cared for and felt Abby was beautifully in tune with working with what I needed each session.  Always feeling more balanced, more spacious & deeply relaxed after each session. Like I’d received the most giant uplifting hug. 

Abby’s love & connection to others & her passion for sharing her craft fuses together to create an incredible healing experience. 

So grateful for you Abby.”

– Trudi Hellmuth- Owner/Yoga Teacher at My Yoga Studio

“I have had Bodywork with Abby over several years and every time is a new and nourishing experience. Her gentle strength allows me to go deep and her nurturing energy creates a safe space for me to breathe in awareness, open and release all that is no longer needed. It is always an honour to dance with Abby either on the Zenthai mat or on the Ka Huna table”

– Jacque Smith-Bodyworker and Facilitator