Functional Bodyworks

03/10/2023

The team at Functional Bodyworks are beyond excited to be holding space at this years' Kapiti Health and Wellness Expo 2023, at Paraparaumu Memorial Hall this weekend! This is the place to come to know about everything health and wellness on the coast.

Yoga, nutrition, bodywork, guidance, everything you could need to slip out of winter into a new spring you.

Deb and Natalie will be there with 10% vouchers, why not try a complimentary shoulder/upper back relax and have a chat about how massage can enhance your health and wellness regime!

Come and check out the event ! Can't wait to see you there!🎉

02/10/2023

Check out the amazing exhibitors at this year's Kapiti Health & Wellness Expo!

01/10/2023

The team at Functional Bodyworks are beyond excited to be holding space at this years' Kapiti Health & Wellness Expo, at Paraparaumu Memorial Hall this weekend! This is the place to come to know about everything health and wellness on the coast.

Yoga, nutrition, bodywork, guidance, everything you could need to slip out of winter into a new spring you.

Deb will be there with 10% vouchers, why not try a complimentary shoulder/upper back relax and have a chat about how massage can enhance your health and wellness regime!

Check out the event here and add to your calendar:

https://fb.me/e/3vN88GEW0

Can't wait to see you there!

11/08/2023

Kia ora! Functional Bodyworks would love to introduce Deb Lyons, our Relaxation & Reiki Massage Therapist.

From Deb: "I believe that the mind and body are all connected, one can’t function at full potential without the other being in balance, I see my role is helping people to come back into balance. I look after my body mind and spirit with "daily practice”, even if its 10 minutes or 1 hour.

Massage can be the first step to help you achieve balance. I focus on therapeutic relaxation massage and reiki. Therapeutic relaxation massage provides the stimulus the body needs to heal after a busy week, or when weary or recovering from stress and illness. By tapping into the universal life force, chi, prana, Reiki is a beautiful gentle relaxing treatment for your body and mind. I love helping people, let me help you feel better"

If you would like to book in with Deb, just click the link here: https://functional-bodyworks.au3.cliniko.com/bookings

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our new clinic space at 8C Ihakara St, Paraparaumu.

10/08/2023

Kia ora Functional Bodyworks whanau, WE HAVE MOVED!

Our team would like to warmly welcome you to our new premises, located within Kapiti Hot Yoga, home of the original 26+2 hot yoga series at 8C Ihakara St, Paraparaumu.

Just head down the driveway to the left of Kapiti Drycleaners, there is plenty of convenient off-street parking and we are close to the Coastlands Shopping Complex.

We are open for bookings, so head along to our website and book in with one of the team - https://www.functionalbodyworks.co.nz/book.html

Barb, Trev and the team can't wait to welcome you to our new place!

17/08/2021

To all our clients.
We will be closed until Friday night as level 4 lockdown requirements.
Our therapists will be in contact over the next few days to reschedule any effected appointments.
Keep safe and stay warm.
To all who still have to work, a big thank you from the Functional Bodyworks team.

08/08/2021

A gentle reminder if you have had your first or second vaccine. Please if you are feeling any side effects cancel your session with us (no cancellation charge will apply). Also please do not come within 48hrs of receiving your jab as this is the most likely time frame for side effects to present. https://www.abmp.com/updates/blog-posts/covid-vaccine-and-massage-when-it-safe-offer-massage

Now that the COVID vaccines have begun to be distributed, we have a new question to ponder: When is it appropriate to offer massage therapy to clients who are going through this process? Ruth Werner, author of A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology, gives us her thoughts.

19/07/2021

Bridie has added a brand new dimension to our clinic at Functional Bodyworks.

Bridie is now offering personalised yoga & movement sessions- 75 mins $95

This is what Bridie says,

Our bodies are always changing.

Support and increase your tissues capacity to manage and move through the challenges of daily life with personalised movement sessions and take-home practices. These sessions integrate exercise & modern yoga to encourage and support your wellbeing. Perfect if you have injuries, questions or want guidance in your performance/practice. No matter what your goal, these session will assist you in feeling embodied and connected.

You can book online with Bridie using our book now button

11/07/2021

Have you ever wondered how a Craniosacral therapist works?
Kate is an amazing therapist and the poster explains a little bit of how they work.
Kates sessions are 60min long and cost $80
To book with Kate please go to our book now button.
We look forward to seeing you.

25/05/2021

We have some great news for Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy....

Kate has decided to increase her hours to meet demand. Kate's Tuesday bookings are so in demand that extra appointment times were needed. Due to this Kate will now be at Functional Bodyworks on Friday mornings as well.
Kate is an amazing therapist and is highly recommended by all her clients.
You can book online with Kate to experience one of her awesome treatments by clicking on our book now button.

10/05/2021

16/01/2021

Hard to believe its three years ago since Barb Baigent and myself had completed our beautiful clinic space and it was ready to open. We had spent six months of building and renovating the space with help from many people before this day. Since our opening Functional Bodyworks has grown and filled our clinic rooms with a very talented and special group of therapists. Massage therapist Meg Andersen has been with us from the beginning, thanks Meg for your commitment to your clients and our clinic. Resonates vibrational therapist Debby Emeny , Cranio Sacral therapist Kate Graham , Massage therapist and yoga teacher Bridie Munro, Osteopath Susann Rubitzsch and Psychotherapist Susan Blyth. We all share the same passion for our clinic and clients and each bring a client centered approach for your optimal health.

06/11/2020

Functional Bodyworks is pleased to welcome and introduce our newest team member Bridie Munro.
Bridie is a fully trained massage therapist and yoga teacher. Bridie combines her amazing knowledge in both fields into her sessions which can be on the floor or on the massage table or a combination of both. Bridie is very creative in her approach and loves to work with her clients to to empower them and help them feel great about the bodies they are in. To find out more about Bridie visit our webpage. Functionalbodyworks.co.nz
Welcome to the team Bridie.

04/10/2020

So great to have Mark Gray's first MET workshop of the year running from our clinic space last weekend. Very hands on workshop and learned heaps. Thank you Mark

06/09/2020

Another awesome week working with our treasured rugby boys.....what a fantastic game!!!

25/08/2020

Hi All,

UP COMING MNZ & PD WORKSHOP ($10 cover charg)

OPEN TO ALL MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPISTS

FUNCTIONAL BODYWORKS,
THRUSDAY 10TH SEPT,
6PM UNTIL 8.30PM

Functional Bodyworks is pleased to be hosting a Q&A session with Hamish Carson. Hamish represented NZ at the last Olympic games in 1500m track running and is in training for the next Olympics. He has had regular Massage both here and internationally and is incredibly interesting to talk with around his experiences.

Next up we have Mark Gray who will be guiding us through some ideas around Cultivating the therapeutic relationship between client/patient and therapist using the Hakomi method.

This is an introduction to the Hakomi method’s approach for developing our capacity for self-awareness within the therapeutic relationship. The aim is to give some insight into the fact that unless we study ourselves we don’t really know what part we are playing in how our clients respond to us or indeed the implicit beliefs that influence how we automatically respond to them. Hakomi uses what is called assisted self-discovery, it recognises that self-study done alone only works to a limited degree, it’s difficult to truely see yourself through the lens of yourself! Studying ourselves with the help of others is essential.