Mana Me

Mana Me I help women re-write their food story. And I also have a beautiful LOMI massage studio.

In Okinawa, Japan there’s a beautiful practice called Hara Hachi Bu — eating until you feel about 80% full. Hara Hachi B...
27/11/2025

In Okinawa, Japan there’s a beautiful practice called Hara Hachi Bu — eating until you feel about 80% full.

Hara Hachi Bu is the meeting place of mind body nutrition and ancient wisdom. Nourish deeply, digest calmly and allow your body to find its natural rhythm.

It’s not about restriction, it’s about honouring the body with just enough. And when we eat this way, the body listens.

Digestion stays relaxed as your gut isn’t overwhelmed and can therefore do its job with grace and efficiency.

Cortisol stays lower as overeating can stress the system. Eating to comfortable satisfaction keeps the body out of survival mode which supports healthy hormones and weight wellness.

Hunger and fullness cues reset as your body can clearly communicate when it’s hungry and when it’s had enough - a gift in a world of rushed eating and stress.

At your next meal, try slowing down just a little and notice the moment you feel satisfied - not full. It’s a beautiful practice allowing the body to honour its wisdom.
If you are are wanting to heal your relationship with food and body bookings with me can be made here https://maname.com.au/appointments

When you pause for even 20–30 seconds with genuine gratitude before you eat, something profound happens in your body.Gra...
25/11/2025

When you pause for even 20–30 seconds with genuine gratitude before you eat, something profound happens in your body.

Gratitude shifts you out of stress mode and into rest and digest - the way your body needs to be to properly break down food, absorb nutrients, burn calories and regulate appetite.

Gratitude activates the vagus nerve - the communication highway between the brain and the gut signalling safety to your digestive system and relaxing the stomach and intestines.
Not only that but enzyme and stomach acid increase naturally — meaning you digest more efficiently.
How you eat is as important as what you eat.

A simple pause, a breath, a moment of thankfulness can completely change the way your body receives your food.

Before your next meal place a hand on your heart, breathe slowly and name one thing you’re grateful for.

Gratitude nourishes from the inside out.

If you are looking to heal your relationship with food and body you can book a session with me here https://maname.com.au/appointments

Stress is a whole body experience that changes how we digest, burn energy, store fat and even interpret hunger.When cort...
23/11/2025

Stress is a whole body experience that changes how we digest, burn energy, store fat and even interpret hunger.

When cortisol runs high, even the most nourishing way of eating can seem like it’s not working.

When we slow down, breathe, eat with presence and create even small pockets of calm, the body receives a very different message:
You are safe. You can release. You can trust.
Weight wisdom begins not with restriction but with relaxation.

If you are suffering with weight loss resistance, constant dieting or disordered eating dm me or bookings https://maname.com.au/appointments

So what’s my mind body nutrition work all about ?It’s about gently unravelling your relationship with food and body and ...
16/11/2025

So what’s my mind body nutrition work all about ?

It’s about gently unravelling your relationship with food and body and finding your way to freedom and peace with ease and grace.

Combining science, wisdom and soul it explores how your thoughts, emotions, stress and beliefs influence the way your body digests and metabolises food.

While what we eat is important of course, food is only one of the ingredients on the healing table here and there is not a diet in sight.

Perhaps you’ve lived in the loop of restricting, overeating, guilt. Or maybe food has become a way to soothe, cope, check out or feel safe.

Or maybe you are simply food confused. Modern living really has intercepted our body wisdom somewhat with so many diets thrown at us alongside a heavily processed food industry driven by profit, addicting us to poor quality food.

Whatever your why, there is a beautiful way to slow down, bring more presence into your life, combine science, wisdom and soul and heal with ease and grace.

And that’s the work we can do together supporting you on your journey to food freedom and body peace 🤍. If you’d like to connect with me, dm me or head to https://maname.com.au/appointments

Pat on my own back moment 🤍🎓✨ 
I’m beyond excited to share that I’ve officially completed my Mind Body Nutrition & Eatin...
13/11/2025

Pat on my own back moment 🤍🎓✨

I’m beyond excited to share that I’ve officially completed my Mind Body Nutrition & Eating Psychology Practitioner Certification!

This journey has been so much more than just finding the time to absorb the incredible content — it’s been a deep journey within myself.

Having struggled with body image and disordered eating for decades, I’ve always known this was my calling — my purpose. For almost ten years now, I’ve been immersed in study (and honestly, I’ve probably watched only about 5 movies in that time 😅) — diving into Holistic Counselling, Meditation Teaching, Lomi Lomi massage, Nutrition and now Eating Psychology & Mind Body Nutrition.
This latest certification feels like the icing on the cake — blending all the ingredients I love and everything I stand for.

Everything has landed.

I feel empowered and deeply excited to support women and men on their journey to food freedom and body peace.

If you’re struggling with your relationship with food or your body (or know someone who is) — I see you, I hear you, and I truly understand how consuming it can be. 💛
I’d love to support you in finding sustainable, lasting freedom — and I promise, there’s not a diet in sight.

It’s a beautiful blend of science, soul and wisdom.

DM me to book a discovery call — your journey to freedom starts here.

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In a world full of food rules and food confusion, my food journeys can guide you back to trust, pleasure, presence, deep...
16/07/2025

In a world full of food rules and food confusion, my food journeys can guide you back to trust, pleasure, presence, deep nourishment and embodied eating.

If you’re ready to rewrite your food story and step into deeper nourishment, I’d love to support you.

DM me to learn more about my 1:1 good journeys.


In a world full of food rules and food confusion, my food journeys can guide you back to trust, pleasure, presence, deep...
16/07/2025

In a world full of food rules and food confusion, my food journeys can guide you back to trust, pleasure, presence, deep nourishment and embodied eating.

If you’re ready to rewrite your food story and step into deeper nourishment, I’d love to support you.

DM me to learn more about my 1:1 food journeys. 🤍Annette


This morning I was at soccer, hungry after a full morning ( and without my usual nourishing food habits in place !) only...
29/06/2025

This morning I was at soccer, hungry after a full morning ( and without my usual nourishing food habits in place !) only to be met with the usual canteen line up of fizzy drinks, lollies and pies.

I asked the lovely lady at the counter who makes the food choices and she said ...It is all canteens, this is how it is. She said when there is fruit, no one buys it.

This moment although unsurprising — was confronting and a divine reminder of my beautiful purpose with my work which is to support people to transform their relationship with food and body.

In that moment I was reminded yet again how the food industry disconnects us from health.
The food industry is not here to nourish us. In fact, much of it profits from our disconnection, our cravings, our stress.

But we get to choose, one conscious mouthful at a time. And the journey to food freedom is liberating and nourishing for mind, body and soul.

If you would like to come on a food journey with me and find peace with food DM me. Food freedom awaits.

My lomi journey is so much more than a massage. It’s a deep, deep relaxation, a journey of presence; a remembering of se...
23/05/2025

My lomi journey is so much more than a massage. It’s a deep, deep relaxation, a journey of presence; a remembering of self and a sacred coming home to your body.

If you feel called, I welcome you to my beautiful massage temple. Come as you are and leave feeling nourished, grounded, and restored.

Bookings are now open for this sacred bodywork. DM to reserve your time or text 0416 045728

With love

So simple and so true. Be with your food and not your thoughts 🤍
20/05/2025

So simple and so true. Be with your food and not your thoughts 🤍

Soul nourishment has been the icing on the cake for me in terms of coming home to my body and ( very, very, very almost...
17/05/2025

Soul nourishment has been the icing on the cake for me in terms of coming home to my body and ( very, very, very almost) finding peace with it.

After decades of self attack and years of mindfulness, meditation, practicing being my own best friend, working on limiting beliefs and more, the thing that has made a profound difference has been gratitude for my time here on earth and knowing not to take it for granted.

And given my body is my portal and home for this profound journey, I notice the insignificance and limitation in wishing for it to be different.

It’s been a long and windy road getting here, and I’m gratefully almost home.

love you

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