Our therapists
Mandy Huppert
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Diploma in Ka Huna Massage
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists
- Certificate in Stretch Therapy
Mandy has seven years experience as a remedial massage therapist in Sydney and Hobart. She is the Owner of the Sandy Bay Massage Centre and offers Remedial, Deep Tissue, Sports, Cupping, Ka Huna (Hawaiian Temple Style) Hot Stone Massage, Pregnancy and Manual Lymphatic Drainage.
She is also a tutor at the Island Health College where she teaches business subjects to Certificate and Diploma level students.
Each treatment with me is different and is tailored to meet your needs. I listen to what the client tells me and my hands listen to the client's body. My goal is to support your body's own natural healing processes; to help guide you back to a state of wellness and balance.
Deborah Fulton
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society
- Certificate in Stretch Therapy
Deborah has over fifteen years experience as a massage therapist in South Australia, NSW and Tasmania. Deborah offers Remedial, Deep Tissue and Sports Massage, Aromatherapy, Pregnancy Massage, Cupping and Lomi Lomi (Hawaiian Massage).
Touch is a most effective form of healing. Massage brings about beneficial physical and psychological changes and restores balance, is refreshing, regenerating and revitalising to the body as a whole.
Sandra Gadsby
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists
Sandra has two years experience as a remedial massage therapist, since graduating from the Island Health College in 2004. She offers Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Sports, Cupping and Pregnancy Massage.
I enjoy working with a variety of clients from sports people, retirees and young people. I have a belief in the power of massage and touch and its ability to help bring the body back in to balance.
Johanna McDonald
- Diploma in Sports Therapies
- Cert. IV Remedial Massage
- Cert. IIII Reflexology
- Reiki Master
- Member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society
Johanna has more than four years experience as a massage therapist working in Sydney. She worked for two years as a contractor for several five star hotels and spent the last two years working with Physiotherapists before moving to Hobart.
Lilly Armstrong
- Diploma in Shiatsu Therapy
- Reiki Tummo (Level 1 through to 'Spiritual Retreat')
- Member of the Shiatsu Therapy Association of Australia
Lilly comes from a background of alternative therapies and yoga, having her first experience in a Hobart ashram before she could walk. She has dedicated the last ten years to Shiatsu Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and yoga, qualifying from the Tasmanian College of Shiatsu in 2004.
I love to assist people in getting back to their natural state of health and harmony by nurturing the body, mind and spirit. Through listening, touch and lifestyle recommendations, vitality and joyfulness can be restored.
Lisa Dowers
- Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine)
- Diploma of Shiatsu
- Certificate IV in Massage
- Member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society
- Member of the Shiatsu Therapy Association of Australia
Lisa has several years experience working as a remedial massage therapist and shiatsu practitioner in Australia and abroad. Pursuing her passion for Chinese Medicine, she is completing post graduate studies in acupuncture at RMIT.
We all manifest our imbalances in a unique way; therefore, the individual needs to be treated in a manner that respects this discrete expression.
Alice Davis
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society
Inspired from a young age by her mother, a skilled and dedicated yoga practitioner, physiotherapist and reiki practitioner, Alice's passion and skill for healing with hands has flourished. She offers a range of remedial massage techniques, specialising in trigger point, muscle energy technique (MET), deep tissue and pregnancy massage.
At the heart of me is an instinctive and joyous passion to facilitate the movement of energy - physically, emotionally and spiritually. It is my joy and honour to work in this way with my clients, and I feel that this release is particularly important for pregnancy/birth preparation.
Sally Cunliffe
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society
Sally has several years experience as a remedial massage therapist, offering a range of techniques. She specialises in trigger point therapy, muscle energy technique (MET), deep tissue and pregnancy massage.
Paula Heald
- Certificate IV in Massage
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Qualified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI)
- Member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists
- Member of Infant Massage Australia INC
Paula has been performing Therapeutic Massage since 2003 and adopts different approaches depending on which best meet the client's needs. She is passionate about her belief in the benefits of therapeutic massage for everyone, from the very young to the elderly. She teaches Massage at the Island Health College and is a qualified Infant Massage Instructor.
I see a treatment as a holistic approach to caring for your body AND your emotional wellbeing. It re-energises tired muscles, heals the mind and is food for the soul.
Spencer Wood
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Certificate in Reiki 1 and Reiki 2Diploma of Shiatsu
- Certificate Reiki Tummo - Level 1 and 2
- Qualified Professional Engineer
- Qualified Real Estate Consultant
- Member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists
Spencer has spent many years assisting and caring for people of all ages. He specialises in relaxation and remedial massage, deep tissue, trigger point and muscle energy techniques. He incorporates a range of techniques to best suit each client's needs.
I am very passionate about taking care of our precious human body. I take pride in achieving excellent results.
Heather Satchwill
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Diploma in Reflexology
- Member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists (AAMT)
- Member of the Reflexology Association of Australian (RAoR)
Heather has been practising remedial massage and reflexology treatments after graduating from the Island Health College in 2005. She offers relaxation, deep tissue, (MET) muscle energy technique and pregnancy massage.
She also offers Reflexology Treatments of the feet.
Heather is a practising enrolled Nurse with 30 years experience, working in general nursing and presently in Community Mental Health.
I believe it is an honour and a privilege to treat a client with these wonderful modalities - Touch/Massage/Reflexology, to assist in their own healing.
Heather Christian
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Associate Diploma in Microbiology
- Member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists
Heather is a remedial massage therapist and trained locally at the Island Health College. Heather offers Remedial, Deep Tissue, and Sports and Relaxation Massage. Heather's interest in massage stems from a background in science, a respect of the human body and years of helping people.
Massage is my way of helping keep active people active.
Emma Smith
- Diploma in Remedial Massage
- Member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists
Emma has four years experience as a remedial massage therapist, since graduating from the Australian College of Massage in 2005. She worked for a year at the Waldheim Alpine Spa at Cradle Mountain and has been practicing in the Hobart area since 2006. She offers Relaxation, Deep Tissue and Sports Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Hahana Hot Stones Therapy.
I see our precious bodies as a whole, beautiful big picture. It is by restoring equilibrium to the whole that even the small pieces fall back into place. I believe it is essential to work with the body, rather than ON it. I am always looking for better, more efficient ways of helping rediscover balance.