Community Workshops
Maddie offers workshops designed to deepen your connection to body, breath, and touch.
Each gathering blends Zenthai Shiatsu principles with embodied awareness, giving participants practical tools to share with loved ones or integrate into their own self-care.
Workshops are open to all - whether you are new to bodywork or a practitioner wanting to refine your skills.
Tending The Threshold
Touch-based support for pregnant bodies; an intimate workshop
A 3-hour deep dive into techniques rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Zenthai Shiatsu
Learn how to safety support bodies through all stages of pregnancy and into early stages of labourAn offering in reverence to those at the threshold.
This 3-hour immersion is a practical introduction to bodywork techniques, acupressure points and moxibustion grounded in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Zenthai Shiatsu therapies
This is a space for;
~ pregnant folks & birth partners/friends wanting to learn safe techniques to support pregnancy
~ practitioners ready to expand their knowledge in perinatal care
~ birth workers wanting to deepen their skill set and knowledge
~ for anyone curious and wanting to care for other through pregnancy.
Join Acupuncturist Maddy Lou & Zenthai therapist Maddie Stephenson on Saturday 28th March @ Wheel of Life Studio, Brunswick Heads.
Nourishing Bodywork for the Winter Season
A seasonal workshop designed to support your body and mind during the colder months. Guided by Zenthai Shiatsu therapist and facilitator Maddie Stephenson, you’ll learn bodywork gestures and therapeutic tools that support resilience and vitality in winter.
You will learn how to:
Relieve stress and tension through supportive bodywork
Support digestive and nervous system health, adrenal balance, and fatigue recovery
Cultivate awareness through safe and loving touch
Receive everyday advice for physical and immune system wellbeing during winter
The Art of Loving Touch with Maddie & Sanna
This collaborative workshop with therapist Sanna Coudoux focuses on the healing potential of conscious, intentional touch. Participants will explore therapeutic practices that release tension and deepen connection with self and others.
You will learn how to:
Share intentionally crafted bodywork gestures with loved ones
Release common areas of pain, tension, and stress
Explore communication and presence through mindful touch