The Art of Touch |

Zenthai Shiatsu

INVESTMENT

$90 single workshop

$170 for both

JOIN

Sonia Brown

TIME

10:30am - 1:00pm

2:00pm - 4:30pm

DATE

Saturday Oct 31st

Yoga Shala & Wellness |

Darby Street

Sonia Brown is a Senior Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist, teacher and facilitator based in Newcastle, NSW. With more than 15 years immersed in Zenthai and a lifelong background in movement, teaching and embodied learning, she brings together touch, movement, presence and self-enquiry in a way that is both grounded and playful.

Sonia is passionate about creating rich, embodied experiences that help people reconnect with their bodies, discover greater freedom and move through life with more presence, vitality and ease.

She has facilitated Zenthai trainings and intensives in Newcastle and surrounds since 2018, and has been facilitating the Zenthai Therapist Programme since 2021. She also offers Zenthai treatments, Zenthai Flow Yoga, workshops and events, and enjoys mentoring others on their Zenthai journey.

Sonia has been part of Lovefest since its early days and is the Newcastle local lead for the five-day Lovefest event, 22–26 January 2027.

At the heart of Sonia's work is a love of listening, refining the quality of touch, movement and presence, while creating spaces where people can learn, explore, connect and simply be themselves.


Dive into Zenthai Shiatsu, a movement based therapy bringing the integration of Zen Shiatsu, Traditional Thai Massage and osteopathic technique together with mindfulness at its core. The modality is a powerful form of bodywork, with many people being amazed at the profound impact felt in their body/mind as the rivers of qi are opened, a state of total letting go encompasses, a becoming of fluidity takes place of the contraction and holding that we may not even be aware of that we carry.

Happy Heart

2:00pm - 4:30pm

Learn a dynamic sequence that creates an opening around the upper back and thoracic, softening through patterns of protection  and connecting on a deeper layer.

Happy Hippy

Happy Hippy - Learn a dynamic sequence that creates freedom around our lower back and hips. Sometimes stagnation pools here, preventing us from moving through life with ease, holding back instead of taking action.

10:30am -1:00pm

Come exactly as you are.

  • Please bring a towel to lay over one of our beautiful yoga mats

  • Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothes

  • Allow time for parking and check for all day parking

  • Plenty of great spots downstairs for lunch or pack your own