Michelle Harris

Hi, I’m Michelle

I have a life-long interest in how the body works and am passionate about optimising health

My Background & Experience

Rich and extensive studies and experience

My life-long captivation with the human body is reflected in the diverse studies and work I’ve undertaken throughout my career. I started out as an Anaesthetic Technician working in hospital theatres, before pursuing fields that offered a more holistic approach to health care.

These included yoga, meditation, Hanna Somatics, Kinesiology and Thai yoga massage. It was as a yoga teacher that I noticed how physical pain could impact my students’ thoughts, energy levels, sleep patterns and overall feelings about themselves, and vice versa.

Movement is medicine

I have also witnessed how moving the body can reduce pain, improve breathing patterns, and calm nervous systems that are in overdrive.

This is why I firmly believe and advocate that movement is medicine.

Now, as an osteopath, I can draw upon these skills and all of my previous knowledge and experience to enable you to reclaim and maintain your health, movement and overall wellbeing.

A trusting therapeutic partnership

I work on the basis that you are the expert in your own life and that my role is to walk beside you in a trusting therapeutic partnership where your best interests and goals for optimal health guide the process.

This partnership is critical to achieving the best possible outcomes and I seek to inspire you to actively participate in your recovery process. In conjunction with hands-on therapy, I offer a variety of resources that enable you to do so, including education, support with behaviour changes, ergonomic and postural review and advice.

Creating an environment where the body can health itself

When we have the right information, with the right support, at the right time, we are able to make positive choices and create an environment where the body is able to heal itself. This is endlessly fascinating and totally life-affirming.

For me, each person’s body and experience is totally unique and therefore demands an individualised management plan that incorporates your goals and factors in your particular circumstances.

Actively seeking answers and lifelong learning

Being able to work with you in this way, actively seeking answers and unearthing what may be underlying your condition is both completely engaging and an absolute privilege.

As a lifelong learner and anatomy geek, I aspire to wonder, reflect, and apply new understandings along my own Osteopathy journey.

My Philosophy

Given the right environment, your body has the innate ability to heal.

My Mission

To optimise each person’s health and quality of life by:

Listening deeply
Building trust
Exploring thoroughly
Conveying care
Applying evidence-informed techniques
Working in partnership

My Approach

I consider the whole person and am endlessly curious, open-minded and judgement-free. I work in partnership with you, creating a plan that is tailored to you and considers all aspects of your life, your health goals and personal circumstances.

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