www.essentialbodywork.com.au The first really memorable massage I received was one that my mother gifted to me. Judy, a registered Nurse, had trained in Hawaiian Lomi Lomi and was an amazing woman who put all of her emotion and caring into everything that she did. The massage was profound – it changed the way my body, particularly my lower back, felt for months, and opened up my mind to something more powerful, and loving, than I had previously known. This introduction to Hawaiian bodywork was one of her legacies to me. When she passed away, it took me some time to remember that I wanted to learn this bodywork. But I remembered, and I did. I’ve been massaging for over ten years now, and Essential Bodywork is a culmination of my experience. I have recently given Hawaiian Lomi Lomi instruction to spa staff at The Andaman, Langkawi, in Malaysia (Sept, 2010). This spa was named Asia’s Leading Spa Resort by the World Travel Awards in 2010. I’ve also trained spa staff in a five star spa in Singapore, named Earth Sanctuary. I have been fortunate enough to study Thai Massage at ITM, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Hawaiian bodywork in Australia, with Mettes Institute, and in Hawaii, on the island of Kauai, with Fern Merle-Jones. I hold a Diploma of Remedial Massage, and am working on a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, which gives me accreditation as a Trainer in Australia. In 2003, I founded a successful shopfront massage business in Peregian Village, called Sea to Sky …