Manipura Body

Manipura Body Feel stiff, tight + older than you should? Manipura Body offers gentle somatic movement to help release tension, reduce stiffness and support easier movement.

Begin with the 3-Week Somatic Reset and feel the difference in your body. Taking ownership of our own lives and prioritising moments of quiet nourishment through soul nurturing treatments, invites a new level of spaciousness and balance into our lives. Susan passionately believes that as Women, we must understand that to be able to nurture the ones we love, its essential that we begin by nurturing

ourselves & it’s Susan’s hope that through her soul soothing treatments, this journey of self-care will begin. Drawing on her study of both Myotherapy & Beauty Therapy, Susan offers a holistic treatment approach combining preventative health & massage with spa quality pampering.

08/06/2026

Mid-back feeling stiff or stuck after sitting at the computer too long?

This week inside the Online Studio, we’re focusing on the mid-back — especially that tight, stuck feeling that can build after long days at the desk and follow you into the evening.

Each week, we focus on a different area of the body, so you don’t have to overthink what to do. Just log in, follow this week’s class, or choose something from the class library.

Classes are gentle, guided, and can be done on any device, anytime.

Most are between 10–35 minutes, so you can fit them into your day without needing a big routine.

You can start with the free 14-day trial.

Link in bio.

Have you ever had a massage, felt amazing afterwards, and then a few days later noticed the same tight shoulders, stiff ...
04/06/2026

Have you ever had a massage, felt amazing afterwards, and then a few days later noticed the
same tight shoulders, stiff back or tense hips creeping back in?
As a remedial massage therapist of almost 30 years, I’ve seen this again and again.
And it doesn’t always mean the massage didn’t work.
Often, the body is simply returning to a pattern it already knows.
The way we sit, brace, work, move and respond to stress can all teach the nervous system to
keep certain muscles switched on in the background.
This is why recurring muscle tension often needs more than pressure or stretching. It needs
awareness, gentle repetition, and a way to help the brain and muscles communicate more
clearly again.
That’s where somatic movement can be such a useful missing piece.
I’ve explained this more fully in my latest blog: Why Tight Muscles Keep Coming Back After
Massage.
Link in bio if you’d like to understand what might be happening underneath the tightness.

28/05/2026

To every woman running a small business, holding a million things together, and trying to keep going…

you don’t have to do it alone.

Drop your business below so we can find and support each other.

And if your body is tired, your mind is full, and you need a little space to switch off…

I’ll send you a free access code for the 3-Week Somatic Reset.

A little pocket of time to release tension, calm your nervous system, and regroup.

If your body still feels tight no matter what you do, it can get so frustrating.Especially when you feel like you’re alr...
26/05/2026

If your body still feels tight no matter what you do, it can get so frustrating.

Especially when you feel like you’re already doing the things that are meant to help.

You might stretch, move your body, book the massage, get treatment, try to stay active… and still find the same neck tension, tight shoulders, back stiffness, hip tightness or morning stiffness creeping back in.

This is the part most people miss.

Tight muscles aren’t always just muscles that need more stretching.

Sometimes they’re muscles your brain has learnt to keep switched on.

So even when you get relief for a while, your body can slowly drift back to the same old tension pattern because that’s what feels familiar.

This is where Somatic Movement works differently.

Instead of forcing tight muscles to relax, it uses slow, gentle movement and awareness to help your brain and muscles communicate more clearly again.

Your body starts to notice where it’s holding, soften the effort, and with repetition, begin learning a different way to hold, move and let go.

That’s why the changes can feel subtle at first.

But subtle doesn’t mean nothing is happening.

It often means your body finally has enough space to learn without being pushed, forced or rushed.

If your body feels stiff, tight or older than it should, the 3-Week Somatic Reset is a simple place to begin.

Linked in my bio.

15/05/2026

If this sounds familiar, this is exactly what we explore inside the 3-Week Somatic Reset.

Somatic movement helps your brain and muscles communicate more clearly again through slow, controlled movement and awareness.

Instead of forcing tight muscles to relax, you’re teaching your body how to recognise and let go of tension patterns it’s been holding onto.

Especially helpful if you’re dealing with tight neck and shoulders, back tension, hip tightness, stiffness when you wake up or a body that constantly feels tight no matter how much you stretch.

The 3-Week Somatic Reset is linked in my bio.

12/05/2026

One woman graduates.
Another woman begins.

Today we opened the letter introducing the newest woman we’ll sponsor through Women for Women International.

A reminder that small acts of support really do ripple outward.

Thank you for being part of Manipura Body — your support helps us support women beyond our own little community too.

12/05/2026

A lot of people assume stiffness is just something we have to accept as we get older.

And yes — our bodies do change with age.

But many people are also carrying years of built-up muscle tension without even realising it.

Stress.
Old injuries.
Always rushing.
Sitting more.
Moving less.
Pushing through.

Over time the brain and muscles can get stuck in patterns where certain muscles stay slightly switched on all the time.

And eventually that starts to feel normal.

That’s one of the reasons somatic movement can feel so different.

Instead of forcing the body to stretch more or work harder, it helps improve the communication between the brain and muscles so the body can finally start letting go of some of that long-held tension.

And often people are surprised by how much lighter and easier movement can feel afterwards.

10/05/2026

A lot of women are carrying far more tension than they realise.

Not because they’re doing something wrong…

but because they’ve spent years pushing through, getting on with things and holding everything together.

And often the body starts doing the same thing.

The jaw slowly tightens.
The shoulders creep upwards.
The stomach grips.
The hips and lower back start feeling stiff and heavy.

At first it can feel subtle.

Then one day you realise you never actually feel fully relaxed anymore.

One of the things I love about somatic movement is that it gives the body a chance to experience ease again.

Not through forcing or stretching…
but through slow movements that help the brain and muscles communicate more clearly so the body can finally start letting go of some of that long-held tension.

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52 Avocado Street
Elanora, QLD
4221

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