Our safe space

Safety and connection are essential elements of therapeutic work. Trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk stated, “Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health.” (2014). Neuroscientist Stephen Porges summarised: “Cues of safety are the treatment.” (2016), and author and body worker Steve Haines said, “…all pain, anxiety, and depression is rooted in feelings of not being safe.” (2021). According to these and other authors and therapists, the perception of safety is indispensable for our well-being.

The importance of safety in therapy is why we have emphasised creating a safe space, which you find in the back of our 1970th Fasham Johnson house in Hurstbridge, a lovely community located 28km northeast of Melbourne’s CBD (AUS). Before European settlement, the region was home to the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, who we acknowledge and value as the traditional custodians of the land on which we offer bodywork appointments.

The studio is only 20 minutes from Hurstbridge Village and the train station. Often, you only hear the birds when you are out there. Feel welcome to use the bathroom before or after your treatment, have fresh lemon water, and enjoy walking through our healing garden in front of our property.

Bookings are available from Wednesday – Saturday.

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If Hurstbridge is not your home and you must drive, we recommend not jumping into the car after the treatment but going for a walk at Ferguson’s Paddock. If you feel like having lunch or going for a stroll, please visit Hurstbridge Village, where you will find several exciting cafés, restaurants, and shops. The Allwood house has a beautiful garden where you can enjoy reading a book or having a picnic.

Screenshot 2023-08-03 at 7.25.54 am Hurstbridge is a green and relaxing suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 28 km northeast of the CBD. It is located within the Shire of Nillumbik and on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Owners of this land and feel grateful and privileged to live and work here.