Rachel Murphy Shiatsu

08/09/2025

A beautiful review received last week from a beautiful client 🥰

08/09/2025

A great description of meridians, thanks Shiatsu Bodywork Academy 🙏

08/09/2025

Meet Jen… I have been seeing Jen nearly every week for Shiatsu for the past two years. She holds a particularly special place in my heart, I started seeing her not long after she had a stroke and went from an active, vibrant woman to being bed ridden and unable to walk. You can imagine the emotional journey that’s taken her on, and what one needs to come to terms with and let go of when that becomes your reality.

We both love our sessions, I go to Jen to treat her in her bed and help to relieve the tension in her limbs impacted by her stroke, moving the joints that she can’t. But our sessions go far beyond that. It feels like I’m there to connect with her on a soul level, to tend to the parts of her that are beyond the body. And in turn I get to receive her friendship and trust (and her face that lights up when I arrive).

Today I asked what her body needed and she said “I just feel inner peace when you’re here” 🥹 What a special lady, I’m so grateful to be in her world 🌸🌿🌷

02/09/2025

What’s on this week with Souls Unite:

Looking for more community and connection? We’ve got two beautiful sessions coming up, plus a little catch-up before Thursday’s gathering:

☕ Coffee catch-up – Thursday 10:30am (before Souls Unite)
Come connect and share a cuppa before we step into circle, there’s no need yo attend Souls unite to join the fam hangs before!!

🌿 Souls Unite with Trudi Calder Pilates – Thursday, Sept 4
YOU are MORE than your BODY.
Explore movement, breath, sound & stillness as pathways to presence, vitality, and authentic expression.
I’ve experienced Trudi’s magic through her Pilates classes first hand, she has so much wisdom to share!

🌀 Souls Unite with Kenrick Smith – Sunday, Sept 7 (Father’s Day)
No Bad Parts: An introduction to Internal Family Systems.
Learn how the many parts of you work together, and connect with your calm, courageous, creative self.

I’ll be going this Thursday, hopefully I might see some of you there?

02/09/2025

🌿Come join me for my next day retreat. Take time out to explore the upwards wood energy of Spring and help move stuck energy through a nourishing but invigorating and uplifting day.🌿

✨What to expect✨
🌱 Qi Gong
🌱 Group discussion and activities, exploring the themes of clarity, vision, anger, decision-making and creativity.
🌱 Meditation / Visualisation / Journaling
🌱 A nourishing, delicious lunch
🌱 Hands-on Shiatsu and key pressure points

This is a nourishing day of connecting with ourselves and our bodies while learning about this ancient traditional Chinese medicine theory. It’s also an opportunity to give / receive Shiatsu (no prior experience required).

✨When✨
Sunday 14th September
9.00am – 4.00pm

✨Where✨
In the calm space of my home in Mount Maunganui.

✨Exchange✨
$149pp
Only 6 spaces available.

DM me if you are interested 💚

25/08/2025

🌿 Wood Element Day Retreat 🌿
After this time of rest, recovery and reflection, it’s time to feel into that Spring energy within ourselves, to move forward with plans, shift any stuck-ness, move our bodies with renewed energy, gain clarity and look ahead.
Come join me to awaken Spring within you in a small group setting.


✨What to expect✨
🌱 Qi Gong
🌱 Group discussion and activities, exploring the themes of clarity, vision, anger, decision-making and creativity.
🌱 Meditation / Visualisation / Journaling
🌱 A nourishing, delicious lunch
🌱 Hands-on Shiatsu and key pressure points

This is a nourishing day of connecting with ourselves and our bodies while learning about this ancient traditional Chinese medicine theory. It’s also an opportunity to give / receive Shiatsu (no prior experience required).

✨When✨
Sunday 14th September
9.00am – 4.00pm

✨Where✨
In the calm space of my home in Mount Maunganui.

✨Exchange✨
$149pp
Only 6 spaces available.

24/08/2025

I’m feeling so inspired after our Barefoot Shiatsu retreat a week ago. It’s just incredible the pressure and safety that can be felt through the use of a Shiatsu practitioner’s feet! I’ll definitely be bringing more of these techniques and this calming energy into my treatments 👣 ✨

24/08/2025

Such a beautiful and helpful article about our intuition and how to listen to it through all the noise. I love all the wisdom you share Connop

Finding the inner knowing hidden beneath the noise

09/08/2025

Ooof, this hit me on such a deep soul level, I need to listen to it over and over again. I feel the truth in it so deeply in my bones.

My beautiful, wise Shiatsu mentor Keith Phillips shared this with me. If you are feeling overwhelmed and disheartened about all the big things happening in the world, I URGE you to please listen to this, it’s only 5 mins long. A piece written by Clarissa Pinkola Este, read by Robert Beaty 💖

This prose piece, read by Robert Beatty, is an inspiration during these challenging times. As callousness, violence and hatred of "the other" manifests in t...

23/07/2025

Thank you for putting this into words in such a beautiful way Shiatsu Bodywork Academy ❤️🙏

Shiatsu isn’t just about pressure points or muscle tension — it’s about feeding your whole being. Just like a warm meal or a deep conversation with someone who truly listens, Shiatsu offers sustenance for the body and soul. ✨
There’s a kind of touch in Shiatsu that goes beyond the surface. It meets you where words can’t reach — in places you didn’t know needed attention. Clients often say, “You touched exactly where I needed without me saying a word.” That’s the quiet magic of presence and skill, developed through years of training and deep listening.
In a world where touch is often missing, Shiatsu offers something rare: a safe, intentional, and deeply nourishing experience. It’s like being held by nature itself — grounding, honest, and healing.
Come as you are. Leave feeling whole. 🌿

26/05/2025

Wow, the most incredible testimonial from one of my gorgeous regular clients (and now my good friend) Angela ✨🩷 ✨ Ange is also an incredible healer herself, which is why it is such an honor she trusts me with her body and healing process.

I always look forward to our sessions Ange, I get so much out of them myself!! 🤗

24/02/2025

This Earth Element retreat by Shiatsu Bodywork Academy up in Pakiri will be so beautiful. If you’re up Auckland way and have a free weekend, even better. I highly recommend going if you can 💛

LATE SUMMER SHIATSU RETREAT
This grounding Retreat invites you to celebrate the abundance of life with the earth’s energy and gratitude. Imagine yourself at a two-day Residential Retreat - connecting with like-minded souls, learning hands-on Shiatsu, experiencing Hara (belly) massage, and sublime nourishment.
LOCATION: Pakiri, Auckland.
DATE: Friday, February 28th arrival from 3pm - Sunday, March 2nd, 4pm.