Healing with Andrea

01/02/2026

Beautiful words from a beautiful woman also doing deeply impactful work in our local community and far far beyond.
Authentic, heart-led, and just so blimmin good! Thankyou Kelly ❤️

29/01/2026

Unseen, repetitive stress lives in the body.

Yesterday I went to my chiro - she is one of those truly magical practitioners who works in ways I’ve never experienced before (highly, highly recommend).

She asked me a question:
“Does this time of year represent a period of big stress for you?”
At first I paused. And then it landed.
For 25 years, this season meant back to school.
Stationery lists.
School bags.
New shoes. Uniforms.
Reshuffling work schedules to manage drop-offs and pickups.
Wondering what class they’d be in, what teacher they’d get, which kids would be around them.
Finding the money to cover everything everyone needed.
Lunches. Time-crunched mornings. New routines. Constant mental load.

I always knew I found it challenging.
What I didn’t realise… was how deeply my body had been holding it.

This is our first year with no kids at school.
And yet.....my body remembers.

That’s the thing about repetitive stress. It doesn’t need to be dramatic or traumatic to leave an imprint.
When the same pressure shows up year after year, the nervous system learns it as a pattern.

Muscles brace.
Breath shortens.
The body prepares — even when the situation no longer exists.

The stress was unseen, but it was cumulative.
And now it’s asking to be acknowledged, softened, released.
Our bodies are incredibly loyal. They remember what our minds move past.
Sometimes the work isn’t about pushing through or figuring it out, it’s about listening to what the body has been quietly carrying for us all along 🤍

What stresses are you quietly carrying?
How are they impacting you?

Sometimes we need a little help recognising these,
Send me a message if you are ready for some guidance through this
Andrea 💜

29/01/2026

So much of what we carry isn’t just in our minds, it’s held in our nervous system.

When life has been go-go-go for too long, the body learns to live in fight or flight.

Always alert. Always bracing. Always “coping.”

Tight muscles, shallow breath, digestive issues, anxiety, exhaustion, emotional overwhelm.....

These aren’t signs of weakness. They’re signs of a nervous system that hasn’t felt safe enough to rest.

Every offering I share has the intention of nervous system regulation at its core.

Massage/body work, lymphatic massage, breathwork, sound, energy work - they gently guide your body out of survival mode and into rest and digest.
This is where healing happens.
This is where your body can soften, release, repair and recalibrate.

Regulation isn’t about “doing more” or fixing yourself.
It’s about creating the conditions where your system remembers it is safe.
When the nervous system settles, everything changes
Your breath deepens, your mind quietens, your emotions move more freely, and your body can finally exhale.
This work isn’t a luxury.
It’s foundational.
Because a regulated nervous system is the gateway to true wellbeing

Andrea 💜

26/01/2026

Why Have a Lymphatic Massage?

Physically, lymphatic massage supports your body’s natural detox system, helping move toxins, excess fluid and inflammation. This can reduce puffiness, boost immunity, improve energy and support overall wellbeing.

Mentally and emotionally, the slow, gentle rhythm calms the nervous system, easing stress, overwhelm and mental fatigue. As the body relaxes, the mind softens and emotions can gently release without force.

Spiritually, lymphatic massage supports flow and balance. By clearing stagnation, it helps you feel lighter, more connected and aligned within yourself.

This is gentle work with powerful effects, creating safety in the body so healing can naturally unfold.

Simply message me to book your massage
Andrea 💜

20/01/2026

I look forward to this time every year when my lily's finally bloom, some even growing over the gate this year! 🤩

15/01/2026

2026 is a 1 year - the year of new beginnings!!
And well we definitely have that happening in our family 🥰

❤️ Bree is getting married in April
❤️ Arnya is moving to the Gold Coast in February to be closer to Bree, and easier/cheaper to access coming back to NZ
And our biggest news.....!!!
Ross and I are becoming grandparents
❤️ Piper is expecting a baby, due in August

14/01/2026

Emotional health....or emotional avoidance...

We’ve been taught to “just move on.”
Stay positive.
Be grateful.
Don’t dwell.
Get on with life.

And on the surface, it can look like happiness.
But what often sits underneath is emotional avoidance, not emotional health.

When experiences are minimised, emotions are pushed down, or pain is brushed aside as “done and dealt with,” the body doesn’t forget.
Your nervous system keeps score.

Every unexpressed emotion, every swallowed reaction, every moment you told yourself “I’m fine” when you weren’t… stays stored.
The cost?
Chronic stress.
Tight bodies.
Anxious minds.
Emotional numbness.
Eventually burnout, breakdowns, or illness that seems to come “out of nowhere.”

This isn’t about living in your funk or spiralling in the past. There is value in perspective, resilience, and choosing growth. Absolutely gratitude does wonders and creates beautiful things, but bypassing emotions in the name of positivity is not strength, it’s suppression.

True wellbeing comes from acknowledgement, not avoidance.
Feeling what needs to be felt.
Letting the nervous system complete what it couldn’t at the time.
Giving your body permission to process, not perform.

You don’t heal by pretending it didn’t hurt.
You heal by listening, allowing, and integrating, so you can move forward without carrying the weight of what was never released.

Sometimes the most courageous thing you can do is pause…
and feel.

A session with me begins this process
Message me to book now

13/01/2026

Ceremonial oils created with so much love and intention, under the Pohutukawa trees in Athenree outside mine and Tanya Kay house.
These beauties are now sitting in my garden under a kawakawa plant soaking up the goodness.

Imagine oils prepared with energy, vibration from earth, smudging, herbs, oils, prayers, infusing words, sound, light language 🤩

First batch is only about a week or two from being ready

10/01/2026

06/01/2026

Breathwork at the beach was pretty special this morning, nice intimate group, I love how impactful this work is
What a way to start the day 😍

Next one is this Saturday
Message me for more info