Simonays - Stress Management Consultant

22/02/2026

Our bodies deal with a lot.

Long hours at work, exercise routines, busy families, busy minds, and in Ballarat, huge temperature swings that can tighten everything up.

Most people think tight muscles need more pressure, but often what they really need is to feel safe.

When we combine breathwork and other neuro-regulation tools with bodywork, something shifts.

Your eyes relax.
Your jaw softens.
Your ribs expand.
Your shoulders stop bracing.

That’s when the treatment can go deeper — without needing to be forced.

Breathwork amplifies bodywork because it allows your body to participate in the release, not resist it.

Developing a toolkit of nervous-system regulation techniques empowers you to support your recovery and wellbeing before and after treatments.

Its time to show yourself some compassion and challenge the "push through until you can't" attitude, that you know isn't doing you any favours. Book your session or program now.

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19/02/2026

Sure, there's a little painting, polishing, and moving of stuff to do to complete the job, but it is good to go. The clinic is back!

www.simonays.com

18/02/2026

It's almost time for your weekly relaxation flow.
As in, I facilitate an opportunity for you to relax by way of a class in which a variety of techniques that are generally relaxing, flow together, for your benefit. One of the wonderful things for me, is that I really enjoy the creative aspect of piecing these classes together.
It really is a win/win.

Come and join us this Thursday:
*6.15pm - 7pm Reset & relax class ($15pp, limited availability)
*7.15 - 8pm Big breath class ($15pp, places available)
*8.30pm -9.15pm Virtual Chill Pill, Zoom class ($15 or what you can/want, places available).
*Private breath and bodywork by appointment ($149pp, discount available for students, seniors )
Face to face classes at 21 Main Rd, Bakery Hill (in The Hub)
*Bring what you might need to feel comfortable - yoga mats, bolsters, cushions, blankets, tissues, drink bottles, and journals welcome.
Message or contact 0419181869 to book and receive payment and/or Zoom links.

16/02/2026

We are a masterpiece of interconnectedness and flow; body, breath, fluid, energy, thoughts, emotions, and more. Unfortunately, we sometimes find ourselves restricted, repressed, or out of balance. Bodywork with SimonAYS, is aimed at opening, softening, and balancing the body, mind, and spirit. Simon's many years of multi-modal, natural therapy practices allow him to deeply integrate touch with a range of breath and awareness-based practices to support your wellbeing journey.
You can expect to receive a host of techniques including soft-tissue and joint mobilisation, stretching, rocking, compression, and holding, just to name a few. A focus on safety and consent ensures sessions are delivered in a container of care and support, with deep respect for the bodies intelligence.
Taking limited bookings in Canadian now.
www.simonays.com

13/02/2026

Getting closer to the space we would like to offer up, thanks to lots of help from my amazing wife.
I think we can now call it functional and open for bookings, but still a work in progress.

10/02/2026

Breathe better, become more mindful and aware and develop your relaxation chops in my weekly relaxation flows.
Come and join us this week:
*6.15pm - 7pm Reset & relax class ($15pp, limited availability)
*7.15 - 8pm Big breath class ($15pp, places available)
*8.30pm -9.15pm Virtual Chill Pill, Zoom class ($15 or what you can/want, places available).
*Private breath and bodywork by appointment ($149pp, discount available for students, seniors )
Face to face classes at 21 Main Rd, Bakery Hill (in The Hub)
*Bring what you might need to feel comfortable - yoga mats, bolsters, cushions, blankets, tissues, drink bottles, and journals welcome.
Message or contact 0419181869 to book and receive payment and/or Zoom links.
www.simonays.com

05/02/2026

Hi Team, we are making good progress on the clinic space.
Hopefully, it will be functional for bodywork again within a couple of weeks.
After that, there'll be plenty more to do to beautify it and make it usable for floor, small group and, biofeedback work, but it shouldn't take too long.
Getting excited!

02/02/2026

Stress isn't necessarily bad! Our stress response is there to help us survive. It allows us to mobilise in the face of a threat. We need some stressors in our day to challenge us, or we wouldn't feel the need to do anything... BUT too much stress, over too long a period is what gets us into trouble. It then depletes us, inflames us, weakens us, injures us, sickens us, exhausts us, restricts our ability to think, feel, heal and create.
Learning to identify when you are chronically stressed, and to employ practices to increase your resilience are what Thursday's primary class is all about. It's also budget friendly and largely practical/experiential. You leave feeling very differently to when you arrive.
Come and join us this week:
*6.15pm - 7pm Reset & relax class ($15pp, limited availability)
*7.15 - 8pm Big breath class ($15pp, places available)
*8.30pm -9.15pm Virtual Chill Pill, Zoom class ($15 or what you can/want, places available).
*Private breath and bodywork by appointment ($149pp, discount available for students, seniors )
Face to face classes at 21 Main Rd, Bakery Hill (in The Hub)
*Bring what you might need to feel comfortable - yoga mats, bolsters, cushions, blankets, tissues, drink bottles, and journals welcome.
Message or contact 0419181869 to book and receive payment and/or Zoom links.
www.simonays.com

27/01/2026

Breathwork to cool you down on a hot summer day!
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26/01/2026

Why not set yourself up for 2026, with some deep self care and compassion?
Breathe fully, listen deeply, and develop a personalised toolkit of relaxation and self development techniques, along with an understanding of how and why they work.
We are back this week!
Thursday:
*Private breath and bodywork by appointment ($149pp, discount available for students, seniors )
*6.15pm - 7pm Reset & relax class ($15pp, limited availability)
*7.15 - 8pm Big breath class ($15pp, places available)
*8.30pm -9.15pm Virtual Chill Pill, Zoom class ($15 or what you can/want, places available).
Face to face classes at 21 Main Rd, Bakery Hill (in The Hub)
*Bring what you might need to feel comfortable - yoga mats, bolsters, cushions, blankets, tissues, drink bottles, and journals welcome.
Message or contact 0419181869 to book and receive payment and/or Zoom links.
www.simonays.com

24/01/2026

We are on our way home after a huge couple of weeks in the theatre, with Naidu Theatre Company, in Coffs Harbour.
In the end, the project involved 2 workshops, 3 group relaxation flows, 22 bodywork sessions, a couple of check in emails, and a lot of presence. Also, to my surprise, quite a bit of costume support and production shopping.
For Kris, it was 17 costumes (largely from scratch and for barely any expense), and more decorating, blinging and caring, than you could imagine.
What a team!
Here's a few snaps from my perspective, thanks to Melanie Dunbar for taking some of these, while we travelled with her and Phil Dunbar.

20/01/2026