biodynamic osteopath
Ballarat and Daylesford
offerings
With passion and 20+ years experience,
I’m here to help you.
Offering treatment for all ages and stages of life; from newborns to the elderly.
My goal is to help you Unearth your Blueprint for Health and live an Inspired life.
I believe that Health is our natural state and work with you to encourage a return to ease in your body.
I understand that each person is a unique expression of life with different daily demands in their environment.
I listen and assess any painful areas to understand how they are relating in the wholeness of your body.
This often means working with other areas of your body as well as the painful site. In this way it’s not about ‘correcting’ isolated/painful parts but rather ‘connecting’ them to an integrated whole.
I work with your body through invitation not dictation. The hands-on treatment offers gentle input for your nervous system to make changes in function and ease of being. Force is not necessary or used.
I offer lifestyle suggestions, stress management and postural/movement advice for ongoing integration of treatments.
I believe an inspired life is one where you are moved to action; with ease of expression and fulfilment of desires, naturally spreading the joy of your individuality.
Some common reasons people visit an Osteopath are:
leg pain
arthritis
osteoporosis
hip, knee or foot pain
scoliosis
shoulder or elbow pain
post surgery rehab
neck pain
back pain
postural issues
headaches and migraines
sciatica
balance/walking problems
sleep issues
This is not an exhaustive list, so please get in touch with any questions, 0408443113, and I will be happy to discuss.
meet melissa
I really feel that Osteopathy found me. A chance conversation with an osteopathic student in 1996 lit the flame to the path I continue to follow today. Like meeting an old friend, I felt instantly and warmly embraced by the holistic nature of Osteopathy.
With a philosophy honouring the triad of body, mind and spirit as a single unit of function, and emphasis on our inherent systems of self-regulation and healing, I felt inspired to study and learn, to dig and dream, so I could be of service through Osteopathy.
Osteopathy is my life, and I mean that in a healthy way! It’s not a job to me but a way of life; understanding my connection with the natural world and remembering to rest often, keeps me nourished and inspired.
It’s a privilege to help people through Osteopathy. When people ask me how long I’ve been an Osteopath my answer is ‘it feels like forever.’ It’s feels so natural to me, I simply can’t remember a time before.
My love of animals also led me to complete further study in Small Animal Osteopathy. I offer treatments for your furry friends from a special room in the Ballarat clinic, and do home visits in the Daylesford and Hepburn region.
Check out the canine tab for more info.
inspire
From Latin ‘inspirare’: to influence, move, or guide (as to speech or action) through divine or supernatural agency or power.
Modern use: having an emotion or a feeling that prompts one to create or to cause something to happen.