Gertrude Street Yoga Teachers - Gertrude Street Yoga

Nancy Campos

Nancy is a life-long student and practitioner of the healing arts. She offers Yoga Nidra, Reiki, and Tarot consultations. Her belief that the body-mind-spirit contains the wisdom to balance and heal itself informs all her work.

Nancy came of age in the late 1960’s and early 70’s in California. Being outside at the ocean or hiking in the mountains always provided profound experiences for her and allowed for greater connection between her personal inner world and the greater, all encompassing energy that surrounds everything that exists, visible and invisible.

Over the years, she has studied psychology, body mechanics, deep tissue massage, shiatsu massage, yoga, astrology, tarot, herbology, and Steiner Education.

These days Nancy mostly works with people on an energetic level although she always loved the more physical massage work, and is forever grateful for all that she has learned about the wonders of the human form. The greatest gift she has received and nurtured over the years is the awareness of the body-mind-spirit connection and the huge part Breath plays in uniting them. Her joy is helping others to find balance, integration and peace within their own body-mind-spirit.

Degrees & Areas of Study
Certified Amrit Method Yoga Nidra practitioner
Reiki Master (studied with Allison Eaton)
200 hour Yoga Teacher Training
Shiatsu massage certificate
Massage Therapy certificate
Studied Tarot (with Angeles Arrien)
Certified Steiner School Teacher
Completed Masters Level coursework in Body Psychology at University for Humanistic Studies in California (worked under the mentorship of Ed Maupin)
Bachelor of Arts Degree University of California

Treatments

Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is a sleep based guided meditation which allows the body to deeply restore itself and balance excess stress. Using body, breath and awareness techniques the client is able to move from thinking and doing, to feeling and being.

It is said that 45 minutes of Yoga Nidra is as restorative as several hours of sleep.

Sessions are received lying down on a yoga mat, using whatever props will contribute to making the client warm and comfortable. Blankets, bolsters, and eye masks are made available and will contribute to the client’s comfort and stillness during the session. There is no physical touch given during a Yoga Nidra session. The energy and voice of the facilitator guides the client to enter profoundly deep states of consciousness.

Nancy facilitates private Yoga Nidra sessions for 1-3 people.

60min - $90

Reiki
Reiki assists the body’s natural ability to balance and restore itself at the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Reiki is a Japanese word meaning “universal life force energy.” This traditional “laying on of the hands” healing art technique has been practiced throughout history; it was rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui Sensei of Japan in the 1920’s.

Reiki sessions are received on a massage table with clothes on. Reiki is a gentle hands-on and hands-above the body relaxation technique that promotes stress-reduction, health and healing. The practitioner acts as the vehicle through which Reiki flows. Reiki, the energy itself, is the healer.

60min - $90

Tarot
The Tarot is a visual map of consciousness and a symbolic system that offers insight into the professional contribution, personal motives, and spiritual development of each individual. As a map of consciousness, the Tarot represents a facet of the total life experience incorporating the “practical-everyday world” with the spiritual growth and evolution of each person.
— A. Arrien

Nancy has used and studied Tarot for many years and approaches the cards as symbols from a psychological, mythological, and cross-cultural perspective. Just as psychological and spiritual information is revealed to us in dreams or contemplative states, the Tarot functions as an outer mirror of external experiences and internal psychological states as well. The Tarot deck that Nancy uses was illustrated by Lady Freida Harris, and it reveals the universal principles that are experienced cross culturally, not only from a Western perspective.

The foundation of Nancy’s work with Tarot is the belief that the symbols found on each Tarot card function as a way that the mind and heart can be opened to the wonder of what is going on with the individual, internally and externally at that moment in time.

Nancy offers several different types of Tarot consultations, and it is necessary to have a short phone call with her to discuss which best suits one’s needs and interests.

60min - $90

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Carol Lewis

Carol became a qualified aromatherapist after completing the Diploma in Health Science (Aromatherapy) in 2000.

Since that time she has continued to follow her passion for holistic therapies through further studies in Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki, Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage and meditation. Drawing on training, knowledge and experience allows her to tailor treatments specifically for a persons needs and give them the tools to live a more balanced and connected life.

As well as having her own practice, she has also been working in aged care facilities using aromatherapy to assist in wellbeing and providing 1-1 nurturing massage, as well as relaxation and sensory group sessions. She also guide weekly meditation classes to this community. Carol has also created (and continues to create) a range of aromatherapy products to promote and enhance wellbeing.

Carol has experienced her own pain and suffering but through the suffering she has known great healing, compassion and love. This is what continues to inspire her to work with others and help them through their own journeys, whatever that may be.

Training and Education
Cert IV in aromatherapy - 1999-2000 - Melbourne College of Natural Medicine
Cert IV in remedial therapies - 2000-2002 - Melbourne College of Natural Medicine
Diploma of Health Science - 2000-2002 - Melbourne College of Natural Medicine
Reiki 1 and 2 - 2006 - Deidre Heppell
Reiki ART and Master - 2011 - Louisa Riley at Sacred Lotus Healing
Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage - 2015 - Ili Ili Stones
Myofascial release - 2016 - Endeavour College, Melbourne
50 hour Meditation Teacher Training - 2016 - The Dream Haus, Berlin and Australian Yoga Academy
200 hour Mindful Meditation Certificate - current - The Dream Haus, Berlin and Australian Yoga Academy

Treatments
As unique as you are, so is every treatment given, depending on what your needs are and how you would like to feel on the day. Each treatment begins with a short consultation.

Relax and Balance Massage
When the body is taken into a state of deep relaxation it allows it to release and let go so healing can occur. Using a combination of massage techniques and reflexology this treatment will help with pain relief, reduce symptoms of stress and calm the mind. It may relax or energise the body depending on your needs. A blend or individual essential oil may also be used as part of the treatment.

60 mins - $80
90 mins - $110

Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage
Using the wisdom of the four elements, earth, fire, air and water, this massage is used to soothe, heal and restore. The heat from the stones penetrate deep into the body, removing any blockages so the energy can flow freely, blood flow is increased and and pain is reduced. The rhythmical strokes take you into a deeper state of relaxation, softening and releasing tension in muscles and tissues. Finally ending with an auric cleanse and a blessing is given. This is a powerful and cleansing massage.

60 mins - $95
90 mins - $125

Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese healing therapy that uses the laying on of hands to channel the universal life force energy, encouraging the body and mind to use its own natural healing capabilities. It is a gentle yet powerful healing treatment that can be received by all ages and all stages of life. The word reiki comes from the Japanese words Rei (universal life) and Ki (energy)

60 mins - $90
90 mins - $120

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To book a session please contact Carol directly by calling or texting: 0402 124 696.

About Carly
Carly is a ZenThai Shiatsu Therapist and Remedial Massage Therapist. She is passionate about combining her experience in both the Western and Eastern modalities, to help each client develop a positive relationship with their unique bodies and move towards their natural state of balance and freedom.

Carly has always had a fascination with the complexity of the human body and mind. Whilst initially being drawn to the Western Sciences, she was left with curiosity and unsatisfied questions. What’s the initial cause of disease states? What leads to this imbalance? How can we be our most vital, rather that just avoiding illness?

Her personal journey with a severe back injury allowed her explore first hand the potency of combining both traditional and modern practices. Her treatments offer a seamless dance between structural awareness and a deep respect of the innate wisdom of the body.

Carly believes that like nature we are constantly in flux. What is right for us now, may not be right tomorrow, next season, next decade. Too often we are expecting the same outcomes for different bodies, rather than celebrating our incredible uniqueness, with different needs in every moment.

A big tool box of modalities allows her to meet her client's individual needs, which she offers alongside a solid foundation, of deep listening, kindness, creativity and joy.

Degrees and Areas of Study
Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) at University of Melbourne
Diploma of Remedial Massage
ZenThai Shiatsu Therapist Training
ZenThai Flow Teacher Training
Yoga Teacher Training at Radiant Light Yoga
Masters of Applied Science (Acupuncture) - currently studying

Treatments
Remedial Massage
Carly's Remedial Massage treatments are oil/balm massage treatments performed on a table. She specialises in pain management, focusing on deep fascial work and trigger point therapy. Carly believes that the fascial system can hold memory of past injury, emotional disturbance and poor postural patterns. By bringing freedom to this web of connective tissue, she offers the body a 'clean slate' to put down new patterns. This can be supported with movement training and lifestyle advice to to help her clients avoid falling back into old habits.

All her treatments bring in the principles of ZenThai Shiatsu, and may integrate acupressure points, cupping and moxibustion where suitable.

Zenthai Shiatsu
ZenThai Shiatsu is a fusion of Zen Shiatsu, Thai Massage and Osteopathic Techniques. It is a truly holistic practice, merging traditional eastern therapies with modern practices to promote deep relaxation and restoration.

Performed fully clothed, on a comfortable mat on the floor, ZenThai engages the whole body through a vast combination of techniques including stretching, rhythmic rocking, fascial unwinding,

60min: $95
90min: $135

*All of Carly's treatments are able to be claimed by relevant Health Insurance Providers.

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