Matilda Burford

~ Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist ~ Sunshine Coast based treatments, festivals, retreats and events.

ph: 0431 210 620
e: kindnessstudio@gmail.com
web: www.thekindnessstudio.com.au

fb: Noosa Bodywork – The Kindness Studio

Matilda is a highly sensitive therapist with profound natural awareness. She offers her pure authenticity and presence.

Matilda communicates effortlessly with the body. Meeting the physical with conscious, precise therapy; and the emotional and energetic space with depth and clarity. She listens without assumption, tuning in to the unique rhythm and flow of each individual. The space she holds is safe and non-judgmental, one where you are seen, heard and supported in your healing journey.

Where can I find Matilda?

Matilda meets clients from a number of clinic locations on the Sunshine Coast. Her home clinic in Eumundi is a particularly beautiful space ideal for deep nourishment and ongoing therapeutic support.

Matilda often works at retreats and events and is able to organise teams of experienced Zenthai therapists. You can also find her at local markets and festivals for more casual treatments. Check her website, email or call Matilda for up to date clinic locations, hours and information on bodywork stalls and events.

Matilda says…

“I am deeply honored to be weaving Zenthai Shiatsu into my life’s dance. The journey has been so simple. Fluid. Free. For me, treatments are a practice of deep listening and loving kindness. Of doing less, stepping out of the way so that the universe may communicate directly with the being before me. Within a safe and supported space, the body has an extraordinary ability to heal. Time and time again, in both giving and receiving Zenthai Shiatsu, I am humbled by the power we activate through simple loving presence.

The Zenthai community that Gwyn Williams founded is a true cradle for the soul. The healing intention and conscious togetherness that has been cultivated for many years is powerful. When you work with any one of us, we are tapping into this, which is in turn drawing on greater universal oneness. Blessings folk, may we forever dance…”

What Others are Saying

Matilda has a natural healing gift that flows so effortlessly through every fiber of her being. It was a profoundly deep and transformative experience physically, emotionally and spiritually. I am so honored to have received a Zen Thai Shiatsu treatment from Matilda. The Zen Thai way is so effective at working at the deep tissue and connective fascia level and brings the whole body into a state of profound balance and harmony. Although to have a practitioner such as Matilda guiding the journey with her healing touch is an experience that will change your life.

Craig Hubbard – Yoga Teacher & Founder of Shambhala Farm

“When the student is ready the teacher appears”…
Matilda has a calm and wise presence, able to prescribe a treatment with the precision of an engineer and the sensitivity of an artist. The result of this for me was nothing short of miraculous. When I rose from the mat the gripping shoulder pain that had plagued me for years was resolved. Matilda began our session by establishing trust. With the utmost respect she asked questions of my body with her hands, assessing the responses to determine my limits for pace, pressure and flexion. Matilda was able to harness my body heat, somehow directing its flow to lead me to parts of my body that I had isolated through pain. Reconnecting with these areas was a healing process that challenged me on many levels and saw the rise and ebb of many emotions. Matilda was aware of this, skillfully and intuitively adjusting her bodymoves to ease my passage. Thank you Matilda. I could not have asked for a more attentive and passionate therapist to introduce me to Zenthai Shiatsu. The experience has been life changing. You have reminded me of the joy of movement, the value of collaborative healing, and the importance of flow to the spirit.

Lisa Simington – Dog whisperer & Laboratory Technician

Matilda’s presence and energy throughout each session is incredibly focused, relaxed and comforting. Each session being varied from the last with a flow that targets physical and emotional blockages. She has greatly improved comfort in a severe back injury I obtained snowboarding by releasing and strengthening the affected area. Her work has balanced my emotions through some pretty tough times recently. It is really quite hard to express the wording to how these treatments have healed me both physically and emotionally and I find Matilda’s awareness and knowledge are exceptional. I would recommend anyone to avail of a treatment from her.

Daniel O’Morchoe – Outdoor Adventure Guide

Merryn Penington

~ Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist ~ Zenthai Flow Teacher ~ Program Facilitator

~ Sunshine Coast ~ available for Therapy, Trainings, Retreats and Festivals

mob :: 0450 244 338
e :: merrynzenthai@gmail.com
fb :: Merryn Jane
fb :: Zenthai Flow – Merryn Jane

The essence of healing is connection and loving embrace. Merryn offers support that is heartfelt, authentic and deeply insightful. Open to the conversations of the body, mind and heart, Merryn’s can sense the subtle messages, allowing for freedom and liberation.

Merryn draws upon inspiration from the energetics held within the bodies structure, the expressions of life stories and how nature is reflected within the tissue and landscapes of the body. Treatments offered by Merryn are transformative, as she has the ability to meet her clients in a safe space where real change can happen. The nature of her treatments are attentive to the patterns of fixation, tendencies of holding and creating space. The quality of touch offered is powerful and feels like fierce love in action.

Where can I find Merryn?

Merryn practices from our Mt. Ninderry Healing Centre at the home of Zenthai Shiatsu on the Sunshine Coast. Treatments are available here by appointment and are covered with private health fund rebates (remedial approach). Regular Zenthai Flow movement classes are also offered at the centre with Merryn.

Merryn travels country wide offering workshops and courses on retreat, in studio and at festivals.

Merryn teaches alongside Gwyn and Sally on the Therapist Programs on the Sunshine Coast and Melbourne and also offers specialist industry trainings.

Merryn says…

“Humbled to have found the love of my life, I am deeply passionate and forever inquisitive about the potency of healing accessible through this practice. In awe of the human experience, it captivates me to see how everyone responds to their lifes’ celebrations and traumas differently.

Gathering experience from life, formal study and an embodied healing journey, I have found that healing touch embraces tenderness and strength, stillness and movement; liberating presence, unity and harmony. We all are here to be seen and share our unique gifts in this life of contribution, and it is my intention for others to witness and embody themselves in light and joy.

I have spent the last 20 years in private practice, offering bodywork, movement and lifestyle support. The Last 13 years, I have been sharing the essence of healing and health through teaching both formal qualifications and specialist workshops to the bodywork industry, yoga and movement communities.

I am overjoyed and humbled to offer these teachings to clients and students. The innovative approach that lights me up is both sacred and playful, acknowledging the wisdom and innocence within all of us.”

What others are saying:

“In the last four years Merryn has helped me with a number of muscular, skeletal, hormonal and digestive issues by administering a number of different therapy techniques. Merryn isn’t just a Zen Thai Shiatsu and Remedial Therapist – she is an amazing spiritual healer who provides a wholistic solution to a broad range of conditions, in fact I don’t think that there is anything she can’t do. She truly cares about people and is highly intuitive which is demonstrated by the fact that she will often look at me when I walk in and tell me what I need without me having to say anything. Her approach incorporates us sharing my intentions for the treatment, a thorough health and body assessment, profoundly effective bodywork, valuable insight and recommendations. This is all provided with nurturing touch, lots of therapy tools and in a calm, safe and peaceful place. Thank you Merryn, you are a wealth of information and you are always there for me on all levels.”

Jeanette Annett – Professional Athlete

“Merryn continues to help me on a holistic level, a soulful healer with a wealth of knowledge. The effective hands on therapy remedies my pain, whilst Merryn’s insightful guidance balances my mind and lifestyle. Merryn has truly touched and changed my life. I am eternally grateful.”

Tim Sully – Electrician

Monique de Goey

~ Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist and Facilitator ~ Pregnancy Zenthai ~ Bellywork ~ Zenthai Flow Facilitator ~ Movement Play Facilitator ~ treatments, trainings, workshops, classes, retreats, festivals

ph :: 0413 720 884
e :: reconnect.zenthai@gmail.com
fb :: https://www.facebook.com/reconnectholisticbodywork

Monique is an experienced multi-disciplinary bodywork therapist and movement play advocate. She brings to her bodywork practice an.awareness of the impact of loving touch, her passion for easeful movement and breath, and her deep respect for the many and varied ways we humans experience life.

Her passion and specialties in bodywork lie with Zenthai Shiatsu, Pregnancy Zenthai, Internal Organ Bodywork, Craniosacral Balancing and Lomi Lomi.
These therapies cater for a broad range of conditions and support free flow of blood and chi, structural and energetic freedom and nourishment, and encourage a deep felt sense of oneself. Free and easeful movement and breath is maintained, or regained. There may be a releasing of old patterns resulting in a greater acceptance and understanding of oneself manifesting as a quiet inner happiness.

Monique is equally passionate about, and an avid proponent of, regular movement and play to ensure longevity in mobility, agility, strength, dynamic balance, stability and mental acuity.
She is taken with the notion that we live in a body that is designed to move, finding the movement in stillness and the stillness in movement. Our bodies, and our minds, thrive when we move and extend and reach and pull and push and twist and turn, when we exert, and when we rest and feel and listen. When we do this with our body, our mind also becomes freer, expansive and exploratory.

She brings together years of working in physical street theatre, the sharing of playful movement and dance classes with children and adults with various abilities, yoga, mat pilates, and ongoing explorations with various grounded natural movement practices, and her interest in maintaining an easeful nasal breath, to her movement based classes.

Monique has a particular interest in feet and joint health, nervous system reset and easeful nasal breathing patterns.

WHERE CAN I FIND MONIQUE?

Currently Monique offers treatments by appointment, from a home based clinic in Brisbane.
Get in touch to make a booking or for more information via phone or email.

Monique hires venues usually in West End, to run her workshops whilst the Belly training is held at the Mt Ninderry Healing Centre.

Monique can be found treating and/or facilitating at festivals and retreats. To keep up with where she is and what is on offer check out : https://www.facebook.com/reconnectholisticbodywork

MONIQUE SAYS…

“I love the practice of Zenthai as it combines a flow of fluid movement and stillness, restoring balance and harmony. For me, the potency of this work comes via the access to deep relaxation and the body’s inherent healing abilities, via the connection between the receiver and the giver, and via a presence and openness to what is and what is possible. This is intuitive work underpinned by a sound and tangible knowledge.

I wish for all people to be comfortable in their own skin, to have an ease in movement, to trust their own inner knowing, their intuition, and to understand the mind-body connection. My intention is to share a love of being and moving, to encourage an exploration of one-self and to support people to experience the fullness of life with greater equanimity.

My interest lies in cultivating a relationship to co-create a wellbeing plan that utilises my skills and understandings, whilst engaging you, in the management of your health and wellbeing. It’s a consultative and feedback process. This encourages participation rather than a passive receptivity, though this is also valid. It is empowering. Self awareness grows and understanding of the body’s messages is better understood. Thus together, we address the underlying cause of symptoms. In this way, the purpose of your visit is addressed.

After supporting on the Zenthai training program for a number of years, I now facilitate post graduate trainings that are primarily aimed at Zenthai Therapists and also open to experienced practitioners of other modalities.
I offer annual workshops relating to Neck therapy and a 5 day training focusing on Bodywork for the Internal Organs of the Belly.

My interest in healthy agile feet underpins a playful workshop focusing on the Feet and Ankles. This workshop is open to anyone keen to improve the mobility, agility, strength, dynamic balance and stability in their feet and ankles”

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

“Monique is based in Brisbane, her sessions are amazing. I’m lucky to have connected with her years ago and have been able to see her when I need some deep nurturing care for my body and mind.
Of my highest recommendation as a practitioner, healer and kind heart, Mon is a blessing to us. Drop in to meet her for a session if you’re feeling run-down, disconnected, injured, or for any human ache, and allow yourself to be de-tangled.”
~ Taia – surfer, gardener, eco-activist

“I was experiencing a phase of extreme fatigue and weakness due to a long-term fatigue problem when I first saw Monique. Her treatment, and subsequent treatments, gave me an enhanced feeling of strength and well-being. I was also having great difficulty walking due to a bad knee at the time of my first treatment. Afterwards, I was very surprised to be able to walk confidently again.”
~ Denise – student

“Participating in the belly workshop I came to feel that the belly really is the centre of the universe… the various means to communicate with another through the sacred realms of their belly, and to support the integration of that process with the whole body, seems to me as potent and necessary skills as a bodyworker… I’m really grateful for having participated in the last workshop and highly recommend others take the opportunity to attend this next offering… your and your client’s bellies will thank you for it.”
~ Jaime Lee Hind – Zenthai therapist, KaHuna therapist, Aquatic bodyworker, Contact Improvisation dancer

Patrick Sterlin

~ Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist ~ treatments in Sydney and Byron Bay Shire

mob :: 0422 540 686
e :: patrick.sterlin@gmail.com
fb :: https://www.facebook.com/patricksterlinzenthaishiatsu/
w :: www.patricksterlin.com/zenthai

Patrick found in Zenthai Shiatsu a language to express his deep care and love for humanity. He believes a harmonious internal environment and relaxed nervous system are essential foundations for a radiant life and thrives on supporting others in being their greatest gifts to the world. He gently assesses the limits and blockages in the body and patiently invites it to open up and release.

Where can I find Patrick?

Patrick offers mobile treatments throughout the Byron Shire and can receive you in his rainforest clinic in Upper Wilsons Creek. You can also find him at the local markets in Mullumbimby, Byron Bay, Bangalow, and the Channon. He also travels regularly to Sydney, offering ongoing support to his clients.

Patrick says…

“Zenthai has been a true revelation for me. The presence and teachings of Gwyn Williams are a true inspiration on every level of my life. I am constantly amazed by the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and how it has helped me in rectifying long-lasting imbalances in myself and so many others through bodywork, diet and lifestyle adjustments. Zenthai Shiatsu truly is a holistic healing system that facilitates to live a fuller, freer life. I am profoundly honoured to be sharing it. May you be happy and free…”

What others are saying:

“I highly recommend Patrick and his therapeutic offerings. He is highly regarded throughout the Zenthai Shiatsu community for his deep, sensitive and transformative sessions. I personally am deeply honoured for this beautiful soul to be sharing this art with such integrity”

– Gwyn Williams, founder of Zenthai Shiatsu

“Patrick’s massage was awesome. I felt a full range of trapped emotions in my body dissolve. After the massage, I felt amazing, calm, centred and so much lighter. Patrick is truly connected to that unseen force that flows through us all.”

– Francesco Fiorenza

“Patrick is very masterful and the best masseur I’ve come across. He works with my unstable and hyper-mobile frame with exquisite sensitivity. I feel more open and grounded after a session. It helps me reconnect to all of me. I was sceptical, but he is certainly worth seeing and very reasonable!”

– Sandra Marshall

Sarah Bramley

~ Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist ~ Brisbane based treatments

mob :: 0418 583 820
e :: sacredearthrhythms@gmail.com
fb :: Sacred Earth Rythyms Massage and Ancient Healing Therapies

Sarah has a lifetime of experience in deep shamanic practises. Her wealth of knowledge and inspiration stem from many ancient temple arts, including meditative therapies, tantric healing, body de-armouring, shamanic dance practises, kinesiology and ancient head meridian therapies. Her roots and experience are deeply founded in family values and connection, discovering and nurturing all aspects of the self and bringing together the energies of the sacred mother earth and the divine.

Where can I find Sarah?

Sarah is available at Sacred Earth Rhythms Healing Temple, 22 Kentville St, Mitchelton, and also at International Holistic Centre of Natural Medicine, 124 Copperfield St Geebung. Available by appointment only, please call on 0418 583 820 or email the address above.

Sarah says…

“During my search for bringing a deeper sense of wholeness to my offering I came across zen Thai. I was instantly mesmerized by the ebb and flow of movement and stillness.

My eyes had witnessed a seamless and edgeless wholeness which I was hypnotically captivated by. And so began my studies of Zen Thai in 2011.

My treatments are founded in this rich sense of wholeness, bringing balance back to the physical and energetic bodies.

Each moment a sacred offering sparked by a fusion of heaven and earth. Let us dance together as one on this precious journey home.”

What others are saying:

“I had no idea what to expect when I first visited Sarah. I was in emotional and physical pain. After the first treatment I was to a large extent pain free and after some recommended dietry adjustments I have had none of my old physical complaints. I also learnt so much from her about family, love and connections. I am so grateful that I came across this woman. She has helped me bring about much needed change in so many areas of my life.”

Brett

“After being in a car accident 18 mths ago I have most of my left side of my body with pins, plates and metal rods. I was in deep deep depression and excrutiating pain. I could not walk properly and the doctors had told me I would need at least 2 more operations to fix my leg. After having weekly and fortnightly sessions with Sarah I am amazed to say that my recovery has taken a complete turn around. I now no longer need the extra surgery. The doctors and my physio were blown away by what healing had occured in 6 weeks. I can almost walk normally again, my pain level has gone from a 10 to about a 2, and more importantly I feel like a completely different man. I often look back in relief that the nightmare I was living is just a memory. My life changed forever when I met “Magic Hands.” I am so grateful for our meeting.”

Joshua Bond

“I can’t explain it but everytime I have a session with Sarah life seems to feel lighter and brighter. Things happen with greater ease. It is my favorite past time to have a Zen Thai Massage with this remarkable woman. No words I can write do any justice to the experience that unfolds when I lie on the mat. I smile just thinking about it. I have learnt about energy and food and balance. What a gift! So much more than just a massage.”

Lynette

Sonia Brown

~ Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist and Facilitator ~ Newcastle Based treatments and trainings.

mob :: 0423 309 733
e :: soniazenthai@gmail.com
fb :: facebook.com/SoniaZenthaiShiatsu
insta :: @openskyzenthai
w :: www.openskyzenthai.com

Sonia is a Senior Zenthai therapist and teacher passionate about health, movement and personal growth. Her Zenthai journey began 12 years ago, throughout which she discovered a profound level of healing, as well as developing a deeper connection with Self and the collective consciousness. With 10+ years of therapist experience – during which she worked with thousands of students and clients – Sonia runs the 9-month Therapist Training in Newcastle on beautiful Awabakal Country.

As a community-minded individual, Sonia has been cultivating a community of Zenthai therapists, students and practitioners in the Newcastle area over many years. As a therapist, Her treatments flow with both dynamic and subtle movements that support the healing of ailments in the body and promote the switching off of the nervous system. She often uses flying therapeutics in her sessions for the impactful depth this mode allows.

Sonia has an extensive background in teaching and facilitating. She is also a qualified yoga teacher and has completed studies in many areas, including Ayurveda, Meditation, Chinese medicine, and the manual mechanics of bodywork.

When she’s not immersed in Zenthai, Sonia can be found enjoying nature, learning something new, or practicing contact improvisation.

Her soul message is, “Love all, accept everything, and be who you want to be”.

WHERE CAN I FIND SONIA?

Treatments are available from her clinic in Islington, Newcastle. Conveniently located in a very central location close to Hamilton Train Station.

She also visits Sydney regularly.
To Book: SMS 0423309733
Email soniazenthai@gmail.com

SONIA SAYS…

“Zenthai is potent work. I love this dance, exploring the perfect fit and bringing the most nourishing touch and movement to aid the flow of prana in the body, to bring freedom, happiness and vitality. The wisdom in the way in which we offer Zenthai is the wisdom we can bring into our day to day lives.”

The way you do one thing, is the way you do everything.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING…

“Thank you sooo much Sonia for the incredible Zenthai session the other day! It was a magical, healing experience. My standards of massages will never be the same… I came away feeling completely re-energised and whole. It felt very nourishing and it was EXACTLY what I needed. I had never experienced Zenthai before this and I don’t think anything comes close to how nourishing and healing it felt. I can’t wait to come back and experience it again! It was an experience I would recommend to everyone… Definitely worth it! Thanks again Sonia! :)”
– Jacob Clapson (Natural Movement Coach)

“I have lived with severe chronic pain for almost 20yrs. Have trialed many different therapies with no or minimal results. After 1 visit with Sonia I walked in with my pain at its peak, 10/10 and left sooo relaxed and pain reduced to 2/10. It was the most beautiful therapy I’ve ever experienced and I’m looking forward to returning and spreading the word so others can experience this amazing healing power.. Thank you Sonia, you are truely gifted and I feel blessed to have crossed paths with you. Namaste”
– Rangi Anna Maata (Healthcare Worker)

“Thankyou Sonia for another great ZenThai Session. My body went beyond relaxation, It felt easier to breathe, I felt I had escaped my body, I was free with no limitations. I could feel the intention. The stretching with care, and the intuitive, nurturing touch gave my body the ok to let go, my mobility increased and my muscles relaxed. So much better than I was expecting, my body just melted. This is the greatest thing I could do with my time. It is up there with my trip to Hawaii.”
– Paul Mahony (Business Owner)

Takkesh Mizoguchi-Thorne

~ ZenThai Shiatsu Therapist ~ Southern Gold Coast and Tallebudgera based treatments

mob: 0435 026 873
e: takkeshmizoguchithorne@gmail.com
fb: Zen Thai Waves

Takkesh has this innate gift of therapeutic touch, whilst having fluidity and strong focus within his Zen Thai sessions. His practice is fuelled with free flowing energy as this rhythmical dance takes clients on a deep relaxing journey. His precision allows for powerfully effective therapy, opening the body and heart centre. The body sanctuary Takkesh creates allows for you to feel safe and secure, allowing the whole body to relax and let go.

Takkesh offers flying therapeutics, a form of acro yoga as an addition to his Zen Thai practice. His therapeutic treatments are directed towards balancing and aligning the muscular system, calming the nervous system, assisting with digestive agni and the breath of life.

Where can I find Takkesh?

You can find Takkesh at this beach front clinic at Kirra on the Gold Coast. Takkesh also offers Zenthai treatments from his hinterland retreat in Tallebudgera Valley. Services offered include Zenthai and Yoga practice and Takkesh is available for treatments, classes, retreats and festivals worldwide.

Takkesh says…

“Ocean waves and nature’s rhythms have been a constant inspiration throughout my life. Nature’s experiences have embodied this sense of potent presence and making sure that every move has focus and precision. I direct my attention towards these aspects during my Zenthai treatments. This rhythmical dance flows with the body to unravel any holding patterns, and still without force or expectation. I am passionate, inspired and driven by surfing, yoga and capoeira. Living the beach life and travelling to festivals in a bus, mum introduced me to Gwyn and Zenthai from an early age. I recall how powerful it has always been to visit the mountain and receive an offering of Gywn’s therapy sessions. All of these experiences have solidified the Zenthai principle threads for effective therapy. Zenthai feels like a natural progression in experiencing and offering this extension of nature’s rhythms. My purpose now is to Inspire. I find such gratitude in walking an integral and humble path and hope for others to be inspired by what I have to share. Zenthai helps to access these parts of ourselves, whilst a strong yoga practice keeps us aligned. Yoga is a portal that I utilise to inspire other and to heal myself. Yoga, surf, chill, zenthai, repeat.”

What others are saying:

“After years of therapeutic massage and countless therapist finding Takkesh was a true blessing, not just for me but for my partner as well. The work he does is thorough and effective and you can tell that he has extensive experience and is very passionate about his work. He is always so professional and sensitive to our personal needs. We highly recommend Takkesh to anyone looking for Zen Thai Therapy massage work.”

Miriam & Jake

“My Zen Thai sessions with Takkesh are truly transformational. My hip is the most comfortable it has been in months after the treatment. The range of movement and lack of restriction was immediately noticeable and it still feels that way. I even surfed for over 5 hours today and it feels great.”

Katie – Radiographer & Surfer