A massage practice begins
Brian starts working as a massage therapist, beginning a lifelong practice of learning through touch.
Structural bodywork · Postural alignment · Remedial massage
Listen. Release. Remember.
A gentle, interactive approach to letting go of long-held tension — beginning with the core, and listening to the body as it changes.
Since
1985 Listening to bodies
for over four decades
1985 Listening to bodies
for over four decades
01
The approach
No need to go chasing the problem.
“I talk with my hands — having a conversation with the body.”
Brian follows the breath and the body as it releases. The work begins at the core, creating space for the wider structure to relax and reveal itself — an experience shaped together, not done to you.
Mind
Breath
Spine
Core
02
Meet Brian
Curiosity,
practised.
Training under Joseph Heller
He trains in Hellerwork and continues practising the structural bodywork method until 2005.
Core body release
Years of experience, experimentation and ongoing training become Brian’s own style of core body release.
Body, nervous system & mind
The work continues as an invitation to deeper release, awareness and a different experience of the body.
03
Consultation
A session moves
at the speed of trust.
There is a plan and agreement before the work begins. You remain in charge, and the experience is interactive from the first conversation to the final release.
Brian starts with a conversation about what you feel in your body, your history and what you want from the session. Movement around the room helps bring attention to how you hold yourself before you agree on a plan together.
Conversation · movement · awareness · agreementTogether, you explore holding patterns and ways of letting go. Brian begins with the spine and works with the nervous system and mind, patiently freeing mental and physical holding as the body releases.
Spine · nervous system · breath · releaseAn invitation to relax and unwind: a three-dimensional release towards the core, with greater awareness, generous movement, spacious breath and a sense of lightness.
Expansion · lightness · space · remembering
04
Client words
Felt, in
their words.
Three experiences shared on Brian’s original site.
01“I feel much lighter and freer in my body & mind having seen Brian for a massage.”
Dan Gunn
02“Brilliant and amazing… beyond massage, whole body healing from a gentle wise soul.”
Jeremy Moon
03“This is not your average massage — it’s a whole mind body experience.”
Olivia Smith
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Session rates
Choose the time
your body needs.
Sessions are available in three lengths. Contact Brian directly to talk through what you need and arrange a time at Westmere or Piha.
Arrange a session ↓30 minutes$90
60 minutes$150
90 minutes$250
Phone, text or email Brian to discuss the session length and arrange an appointment.
06
Make contact
Begin with a
conversation.
Thursday & Friday
11am–4pm
102 West End RoadWestmere ↗ Street parking available
Tuesday & Wednesday
11am–4pm
Contact Brian for aPiha appointment ↗