http://www.holisticrehabilitation.com.au/

Dan Henderson, Billinudgel (2026)

31/12/2025

Beautiful community, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to say Happy New Year & THANK YOU for your continued support 💫🫶🏼

2025 was a very tumultuous but deeply transformative year for us. A year that brought us to our knees, yet also re birthed us in so many ways, physically, emotionally, & mentally.

For that, we are incredibly grateful.

Through it all, 2025 taught us so much.

We learnt just how much support people need in the Northern Rivers when it comes to fatigue, burnout, joint & lower back pain.

We learnt that age is no longer an excuse, not when it comes to investing in your health.

We learnt that living a life of true quality requires commitment to yourself before anything else.

That putting yourself first & being open to receiving support is now more important than ever in today’s fast paced world.

And we learnt that transparency, support, & accountability are essential when designing programs that create long term change.

All of these learnings are being carried into 2026, & have planted powerful seeds for growth, allowing us to support our clients at an even higher level to thrive.

As we step into the new year, we’re excited to bring you:
🌿 Improvements to our digital & physical assessment process for more detailed & precise insights
🌿 Refined exercise selection & program variables for faster, more sustainable results
🌿 New & expanded inclusions across our online & face to face programs, including nutrition, gut health, digestion, & menopausal support
🌿 A new yoga life coaching offering, allowing clients to work 1:1 with both Laura & Dan for 3 & 6 months

On our own path of health & wellness, we are always striving to improve.

It’s a lifetime passion for us, one we embody with every fibre of our being.

We look forward to guiding many more of you to not only achieve your goals, but truly smash them, once & for all!

As we welcome 2026, our intention is simple, to be of service in ways that light us up, & to connect with even more beautiful souls, both locally & regionally.

So much appreciation for our incredible clients & community. Thank you for your trust 🙏🏼

May the year ahead BE YOUR BEST YEAR YET!

💚
Dan & Laura

10/12/2025

Here is the latest science 👇🏼👇🏼

A 2021 study published in the journal Science looked at metabolic data across 6,000 people from infancy to age 95.

Researchers found that our metabolism stays stable from our 20’s right through our 30’s, 40’s, into our late 50’s.

The real shift doesn’t reliably begin until around 60!

Before then, the change most people feel is usually from losing muscle, not from getting older.

Here is what that means for your body…

Muscle is metabolically active tissue. When it decreases, your body burns less energy at rest, recovery slows, and everyday movement can feel tougher.

This is why people often blame age for what is actually a gradual decline in strength.

💪🏼💪🏼 Here is the empowering part…

Muscle can be rebuilt at any age! 💥💥

With consistent strength training, better movement patterns, and healthy lifestyle habits, your metabolism and vitality can stay strong well into your later years.

So popular to contrary belief… you are not at the mercy of time, your body just responds to how you train it.

Aging is inevitable but accepting what isn’t actually the case… what we’ve been conditioned to think is. Ow nothing more than an excuse.

Aging well is a choice, and more about maintaining muscle for as long as possible.

Strength keeps you moving, feeling, and living with energy.

Follow us for more high performance tips and inspiration to be your most thriving self 🌿

08/12/2025

𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗨𝗣 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛, 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟.

Bec has been carrying chronic lower back pain for almost 15 years.

A stress fracture at L4 L5 and Spondylolisthesis set the stage, and ever since then she has been navigating that ongoing dull ache that follows her throughout the day.

Bec has had moments where she feels like she is finally making progress, only for a simple movement to flare things up and take her out for days.

The persistent pain cycle drains your energy, steals your momentum, and chips away at your overall health and wellbeing.

Bec had tried almost everything… cortisone injections that did nothing, physio, pilates, yoga, personal training….

But what has been hardest is the fear around trying new things, the helplessness, and that quiet question so many carry…

“Will this ever get better”

Bec is here because she wants a different story.

How will she write this story?

With the Holistic Rehab Method ™ approach she will understand where her pain is coming from, through a detailed, digital and physical assessment.

Bec will have a strategy written for her, specifically based on the data that we find in our assessment.

And this strategy will educate, guide, empower and motivate Bec to succeed long-term.

This will allow better function, movement, and Bec will actually get to enjoy her life again without restriction and pain.

And here is the truth 👇🏼👇🏼

Bec is not starting from scratch, she is starting from experience!

Now she gets to retrain her system with clarity instead of fear.

Congratulations, and Welcome Bec!! 👏🏼👏🏼

If Bec’s story resonates, you are in the right place too.

DM us to connect, or book your complementary Vitality Consult.

Dan + Laura

07/12/2025

💪🏼💪🏼 Age should never be an excuse when it comes to healing your body.

For the last three years, Niki has lived with constant hip and groin pain

Which has stopped her from doing the one thing she loves the most… surfing 🏄‍♀️

Niki understands that age isn’t going to be an excuse anymore 🙌🏼

She is committed to learning how to heal herself holistically.

So she can get back to doing the things that she loves.

Niki now has a better knowledge of her muscular system and where she’s holding tension

💥💥 But more importantly she knows how to release that tension

And the best part…

Niki is in control! 👏🏼

She is no longer relying on appointments or other short-term fixes in order to heal.

Just a clear understanding of what’s happening at the root cause of her pain.

Armed with a clear plan, consistency accountability and expert guidance

Niki is achieving her goal of surfing again 1 day at a time!

GO NIKI!! 🌊🌞🌿

05/12/2025

So hangry right now, but also feeling so much lighter in my entire body, and it’s only day 2!

I’m doing this because cleansing is a practice of clearing out years… decades!! 😳 of accumulated toxic waste.

This waste robs your cells of nutrients and compromises cellular function - leading to disease.

Cleansing takes the load off the body - not just physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually…

… which is why it can be one of the most powerful practices towards healing.

Yesterday I drank only intestinal and fermented enzymes, and ionised water.

Today, and for the next 3.5 days I am drinking a combination of: broth, juice…

… enzymes - which clears the mucoid plague (can’t believe how much plague has been sitting inside me - next level!),

… and Malic acid to prepare for the liver and gallbladder flush I’ll do on day 5, and if I can manage it again on day 6.

It definitely helps to have support throughout the entire process, include the preparation prior, as I am cleansing with a friend, as part of a group cleanse with others also.

Wish me luck, and see you for another check once I’m on the other side! 🙏🏼

X Laura

01/12/2025

When pain steals the things you love most, it can leave you feeling overwhelmed, unsure, and searching for answers that actually make sense.

This is where Niki found herself.

Three years of hip and groin pain…
… sharp catches that stopped her from walking freely…

… multiple appointments, injections …. and finally being told that surgery might be her only path forward.

But her heart said there had to be another way!

Niki wanted clarity.
She wanted to understand her body.
Niki wanted a plan that felt safe … aligned … and supportive - for where she is in her life.

That is why she came to us 🌿💚

Through a detailed assessment, we uncovered the missing pieces behind her pain and created a personalised path to rebuild strength from the inside out.

Education, confidence, and a way forward that honours her body, not fears it.

And the best part? 👇🏼👇🏼

🌿💚 Healing does not have an age limit.

💚🌿 Courage does not have an age limit.

Your next chapter is always available when you choose to understand your body deeply.

Welcome, and congratulations Niki!!

If you have been told surgery is your only option,
or you have tried everything and still feel lost,
please know you are not alone.

There is always a way forward when you understand the root cause, and have expert guidance + support + accountability.

Come and see us Face to face in Billinudgel - Byron Shire, or explore all our tailored programs online.

Book consult at: www.holisticrehabilitation.com.au
Learn more: by clicking the bio link
Chat to us: by sending us a DM

Dan + Laura

healthyageing

29/11/2025

Rounded shoulders affect more than posture and pain…
… they drain your energy, mood and mental focus.

Poor posture from long hours on screens is one of the biggest culprits behind rounded shoulders, and it affects how your whole system performs.

When the pecs are tight and overactive, they pull the shoulders forward. This collapses the chest, restricts breathing, switches off the lower traps, and forces the neck and upper back to take over.

That builds up as tension, resulting in pain, and creates other symptoms like brain fog, fatigue and headaches.

But most people keep pushing through unaware.

Forward rounded shoulders even affects how you feel emotionally.

🆘 A collapsed chest signals stress to your nervous system.
☮️ An open chest signals safety.

This is one of the simplest ways to start fixing it 👇🏼👇🏼

Release the pecs first with a massage ball freeing the front of the body.

Then strengthen and activate the back of the body with a superband, so the whole chain can work the way it is meant to.

Correct this and you breathe better, move better, and feel more mentally clear and alert.

Your energy improves because the nervous system is no longer stuck in protection mode.

👊🏻👊🏻 Small wins that compound into long term change.

Ready to smash your health and fitness goals in 2026?

Book a Vitality Consult by sending us a DM with “CONSULT”, or book with the link in our bio.

25/11/2025

𝙒𝙃𝙔 𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙎 𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙐𝙇𝙏𝙎 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙉 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙀𝙇𝙎𝙀 𝙃𝘼𝙎 𝙁𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙉 𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙏… 👇🏼👇🏼

Most people are told what to do, but never taught why.
They get exercises without understanding their body.
Appointments that give relief, not long term results.

That is why so many people say
“I’ve tried everything”
yet nothing actually shifts.

👉🏼👉🏼 Our approach is different.

We teach you what your body is trying to tell you.

We show you the patterns that keep recreating pain, fatigue, and frustration.

We guide you so you can continue healing well beyond our time together.

That is why this testimonial means so much.
It reflects the work, the commitment, and the willingness to be teachable.

This is exactly why our clients move from stuck to progress, and finally into freedom.
beresford thank you for trusting the process. Thank you for showing up for yourself.
Your results are a reflection of your commitment 🫶🏼

If you are reading this and it feels a little familiar, you are not alone.

There is always a missing piece, and when you finally find it, everything begins to change.

DM VITALITY and we will send you the link for a complimentary consult to help you understand what is really going on in your body and what to do next.

Your freedom starts with understanding 🌿
Then tailored guidance, support and accountability.

24/11/2025

I experienced a complete fracture to my C7 spine after a coconut fell on me in Fiji. (Yep - for real)

Thankfully I was looking down at the time stepping over a log, or it would have killed me.

It was one of those big heavy green ones, that fell from about 30 metres.

When it happened I thought I’d been shot, as the pain was excruciating.

I was completely paralysed for what felt like forever but was only 5 mins or so.

I realised what happened as I lay looking up at the coconuts above me.

I lost all upper body strength, and could barely lift my arms above shoulder height.

I was a paramedic at the time, forced off work for 4 months.

BUT….

Within 6 months I was back at the gym thanks to Dan who I had started seeing a few months earlier.

I couldn’t load weight onto my neck for sometime but I became stronger than ever, after months of questioning what my life would look like.

HOW?

By following the exact rehab process Dan had created from his 18 years experience in physical movement.

With Dan’s help, we rebuilt my entire body, correcting my movement patterns and designing a program specific to my body from using the Holistic Rehab Method ™

A proven process used where Dan identifies my unique muscular blueprint 👉🏼👉🏼 which shows over active and under active muscles causing asymmetries between the right and left sides of the body.

It shows the exact muscle groups that need strengthening, or releasing, or both.

In order to:
✔️Correct faulty movement patterns
✔️Restore functional movement
✔️Improve mobility + strength + stability
✔️Create balance within the body

Ultimately leading to more freedom and less, or no pain in the body.

The Holistic Rehab Method ™ empowers our clients to understand the root causes of their pain, and teaches them how to become self-led healers.

Which means no more short term fixes and bandaid approaches!

Interested to learn more about our approach so you can
finally fix your lower back, knee, shoulder or hip problems once and for all?

Ultimately creating more freedom in your life 🙌🏼

Send us a DM to connect, or book a Vitality Consultation via the link in our bio.

And let’s get you back doing the things you love!

13/11/2025

Your pain did not start last week… it started with the movement patterns you learned as a child.

Most of how you move was never chosen.

You learned your movement patterns by watching the adults around you.

How they walked, bent, lifted, sat, and carried themselves.

Your nervous system copied it all and called it normal.

Then those habits compounded over the years, along with sitting too much on chairs, and in vehicles.

Small compensations turned into imbalances…

Muscles switched off, others worked too hard.

Your joints and lower back copped the load…

And eventually the pain showed up.

This is why stretching the same tight spot or strengthening the same muscle only helps for a moment.

The pattern underneath is still running the show.

Inside our REHAB + PREHAB programs we assess your body properly - digitally and physically.

So you actually understand what is happening in your muscular system.

Then we retrain your patterns with awareness and correct functional movement sequencing.

So your joints feel lighter, your back works smarter,
and your whole system feels free again.

Fix the pattern and the pain no longer controls your life.

12/11/2025

Are you unknowingly adding to your daily stress levels?

So many people start their day by spiking cortisol - and it’s completely preventable.

Alarm blaring, phone in hand, coffee before water… sound familiar?

Your first hour decides how your nervous system performs all day.

This natural (and good) rise in cortisol, known as the Cortisol Awakening Response, helps you wake, focus, and create energy.

But only when it’s supported, not shocked.

Try this simple morning rhythm and notice how different your energy feels:

1️⃣ Sleep 7–9 hours. Set a gentle alarm tone - nature sounds, not noise.
2️⃣ Rise slowly. Place your left foot on the earth, take 3 deep breaths, then your right. Notice your body.
3️⃣ Tongue scrape + brush your teeth first thing. Clear toxins that your body has eliminated overnight.
4️⃣ Watch the sun rising for a few minutes to regulate your circadian rhythm and mood.
5️⃣ Place your hands on your heart. Practice gratitude. Give thanks for another day.
6️⃣ Hydrate with two large glasses of quality water (we use electrolysed reduced water for deep cellular hydration, detoxification, and energy).
→ Wait 30 minutes before eating to support healthy digestion.
7️⃣ Ground + move. Gentle movement regulates cortisol and awakens the nervous system.
8️⃣ Enjoy breakfast rich in protein - screen-free, outside if you can, with family or nature.

This morning routine is your secret weapon for regulating your nervous system, reducing fatigue, cravings, and stress later in the day.

Try it for one week and notice the difference.

We personally experience more calm, focus, steady energy, productivity and a better mood throughout the day 😚

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Energy isn’t luck, it’s biology. 🌿

05/11/2025

SICK OF SHORT TERM FIXES??
YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE!

Like us, Nerissa in her mid forties and has been through more than her fair share of challenges on the healing journey to pain free movement…

… only to be met with short term ‘band-aid’ fixes that never last.

Like most of us, Nerissa loves being active and only wants to get back to being her best.

The strength, energy, and vitality she once had has felt out of reach. Completely disheartening right!?

But… Nerissa is 10/10 committed! Our kinda client 🤩

She’s ready to jog again, to ride again, to feel strong, to put herself first again, and ready to finally feel in control of her body, and life!

Celebrating you lovely!! 👏🏼👏🏼

And if you’re reading this, and resonating…

Maybe you’ve tried everything but keep finding yourself back where you started… only more frustrated?

Maybe you just want to move better, use your body the way you used to use it, and create long term freedom and quality of life.

To travel, work, play, be with your family…
… without pain, without fear, without restriction.

That’s exactly what we help our clients achieve every single day. AND WE LOVE IT!

Here we get SUPER EXCITED when beautiful, committed souls like Nerissa join our community, and we get to witness their transformations.

We get to share their journey to finally becoming pain and fear free, and hear all about their wins 💥 💥

And all the activities they get to return to that they love!

If you’re ready to feel like you again…

… stronger, more energetic, and falling in love with your life again…

We’d love to invite you to reach out for your Vitality Consultation, just like Nerissa did.

This is where we get to know your story, uncover what’s been missing, and map a path forward that’s sustainable, empowering, and designed for YOUR body.

If we determine you’re a suitable fit, you can work with us face to face in Billinudgel, online or a hybrid of the two.
 Send us a DM with “VITALITY”.

Or book yourself in via the link in our Bio.

Let’s GO!!!

Stay tuned for Nerissa’s update soon 🙌🏼

Dan Henderson

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