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INTRODUCTION
“Whoa. What the. Who puts bright blue on a website?”
"Hello friend :) Welcome to our website. That colour is turquoise, actually, and it's more of a blue-green than bright blue. It’s here at the start of our website cos it's our favourite colour! (aka obsession 😅). About 10 years ago, we received a powerful transmission on peace from the Tat Kuang Xi Falls of Laos, and it's been the energetic orientation of our heartmind ever since."
That's us meditating at the top of Tat Kuang Xi Falls :)
and here's those beautiful turquoise waters...
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Turquoise: soul colour.
Inner peace, serenity,
calm, joy, love. Ah… bliss.
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(PSA: that’s a Haiku y’all. #575)
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BODY
Welcome again to our website :) Our intention is that reading through here won’t take the average reader any more than 10 minutes. Probably more like 20 if you’re making a booking, with the questionnaire and all.
We realise that might be a tall ask for a modern audience, but bear with us! Take a deep breath, and read on. Thanks in advance for your attentive eyeballs.
We’ve recorded an audio of the site’s content for accessibility too. ⬇️
Also... here's a video of us being silly by a pool. (lol 😅 Thx to our Bro's gf Christina for recording this.) ⬇️
sage RG-ZL 🌿
~ Healer & Gift Economist ~
The purpose of this website is for people to book healing sessions with us whilst we live and study in Naarm/Melbourne, pursuing a Bachelors degree in Arts Psychotherapy at The Ikon Institute until the end of 2027.
Over the last 9 years or so, we've been on a big soul-searching journey, and have picked up lots of alternative education in the fields of massage, meditation, yoga, life coaching and more, and we'd love to share some of this knowledge with you!
we hope you'll find something enticing in our offers below.
With Love,
~ sage.
Our Offerings
~ ancient & modern technologies to get you Healed & Thriving ~
Eros Bodywork
Inspired by Tantra and Balinese Massage
we could just call this a massage, but Eros is really what it's all about.
Eros is the spiritual-energetic current which vitalises and animates all of life, and the human body needs It to thrive. (Thanatos, its opposite, which brings all death, destruction, and decay is also equally important.)
Sessions will start with your own breath, sound and movement, getting your body back into contact the Erotic Current you were born already knowing how to feel.
To your already-alive system, we will add loving touch* – typically deep tissue and oily with clothes off, but clothes on is fine too – which is also an essential human ingredient for Erotic Thriving. Our modern culture tends to be deeply deprived of Eros and Touch, and these sessions are designed to correct that imbalance.
*If you don't want physical touch, energetic touch is also possible, and can still be beautifully healing. #reikivibes
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Sessions delivered out of our sanctuary home in Thornbury, or at your place / another private venue for additional cost.
Mindfulness Coaching
Inspired by the Buddha Dharma
2500 years ago a guy named Siddhartha Gautama left his princely abode to go and understand the root cause of suffering, and how to be free of it. He did so, and thusly became The Buddha, meaning Enlightened One. Great for us, he also left clear instructions on how to do what he did. Spoiler alert: the way you do it is through your mind; practicing meditation.
Mindfulness is the modern western equivalent of The Buddha's teachings. Freed from its cultural context – no robes or lotus position required – anyone with a mind can benefit from mindfulness. A teacher said that one day, people will understand mindfulness the same way we understand brushing your teeth: an essential part of daily hygiene.
While the benefits of mindfulness practice are virtually endless, our personal favourites are:
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a relaxed heartmind;
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nervous system regulation;
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expansion of the window of tolerance;
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increased ability to function under pressure;
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enhanced perceptiveness to Life's Beauty.
Generally everyone experiences different benefits though!
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Mindfulness Coaching sessions are delivered online. In-person sessions can also be arranged :)
Private Yoga Guru Vibez™
Inspired by Yoga Lineages: Bikram, Hatha, Vinyasa, Tantra, and Yin.
our Dad took us to Bikram Yoga when we were 14. Since then, we've spent thousands of hours training in different lineages, with countless different teachers. Over these last 13 years of practice (we're 27 now) we have learnt a lot about what yoga means both on and off the mat.
Yoga is much more than a movement practice. It may be interesting to you that the movement part of yoga is known as asana, meaning postures, and it's only 1 of the 8 limbs of Yoga which Patanjali taught. (Patanjali is like the OG Daddy of Yoga.) That said, we do have a really strong asana practice, so if all you're looking for is an upgrade to the physical side of your practice, you're in good hands.
In private sessions, we’ll start by meeting you where you’re at in your yoga journey (total beginners welcome). From there, we’ll draw on whichever parts of yoga are most useful to you in that moment.
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Some weeks: physical postures and alignment.
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Other weeks: emotional or psychological support.
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And sometimes: diving into yoga philosophy or Ayurveda (yoga’s sister science).
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Sessions delivered out of our sanctuary home in Thornbury, or at your place / another private venue for additional cost.
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CONCLUSION
On Gift Economics
The Spirit of the Gift, and Pricing.
In our humble opinion, the modern economy built around profit and productivity sucks. Sure, we’ve got cool gadgets and space travel now, but we’d have much rather grown up in a world where indigenous healing wisdom, seasonal festivals, and extended kinship/family systems were still the norm instead of being dismissed as “free-loving hippy stuff.” Kids could be so much happier, ya know?
Growing up in a Chinese-Indonesian family, we've been surrounded by relatives obsessed with money. In chasing riches, so much else has gone down the drain – health, happiness, relationships, creativity, etc. So our life has been about figuring out what it means to be truly wealthy: rich in life, not just in finances.
A few years ago we read Charles Eisenstein’s Sacred Economics, and it gave us hope. It showed us another way of doing economics was possible: the Gift Economy.
The Spirit of the Gift is what we bring to our work. we’re fortunate to live in Australia where, as a student, we’re supported enough to cover our basic needs. This means we can share our services with you without financial desperation.
we invite you to contribute in a way that feels true and sustainable for you. we do have a suggested price range (see table below), but ultimately, you’re welcome to give what feels just.
we don’t heal for profit. we heal because it’s what God tells us to do. And fulfilling that purpose is priceless.
