Miriam Latif

~ Zenthai Shiatsu therapist ~ traditional herbalist  ~ based at Blue Knob and Nimbin, Nth NSW

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Miriam bases her practice in the knowing that our bodies are nature itself – responsive,dynamic and ever-changing. Miriam offers an environment of deep listening, total acceptance and freedom – sensing, moment by moment, the nature of each body and its needs.

As a traditional herbalist, Miriam has a deep and specific understanding of patterns of imbalance and medicinal plants, and finds absolute joy in bringing this knowledge to her Zenthai practice.

WHERE CAN I FIND MIRIAM?

Miriam has a clinic in her home in Blue Knob, a beautiful hinterland town in Northern NSW, just south of Uki. She also works at the Nimbin Apothecary, where she combines Zenthai Shiatsu and traditional herbal medicine for an integrated approach to well-being.

MIRIAM SAYS…

“ At the conclusion of my ZenThai training, a mantra came to me: ‘still mind, soft heart, light spirit’.The practice of ZenThai Shiatsu is not limited to the mat, it bleeds out into life.

The principles that we weave into the dance become ones to live by. On the mat, we are asked to be fully present and embodied. We are required to drop in to a space of deep listening, and to get out of our own way. There is a reciprocity occurring, an exchange where both bodies are offering, and receiving – it’s profound, and brings me so much joy.

I am fascinated by nature, our bodies, and the rhythms that bind them. Every treatment is a gift, an opportunity to explore nature’s rhythms, to witness them in the body and to create space for Qi to flow.

My favourite way to define healing comes from a fellow called Matt Licata, he says “Healing is not a state where we become liberated from feeling, but freer to experience it more fully”.

This is the intention I keep in my heart, for me and my clients, both on the ZenThai mat, and off.”

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING…