David Clark - Holistic Massage and Shiatsu Practitioner

02/11/2025

20/10/2025

1. 🌿 Embrace relaxation and mindfulness with our Kidney Ginger Compress Massage Class! the art of healing touch and treat yourself to a rejuvenating experience 🌺

2. 🌟 Discover the power of self-care and wellness with our soothing kidney ginger compress massage class! Let go of tension and embrace a healthier, more balanced you 💆‍♂️

3. Did you know that applying hot towels and oil massage to your lower back and kidney area can help relieve tension and restore balance to your kidneys? Experience the healing benefits in our Kidney Ginger Compress Massage Class!

4. Share your thoughts on the importance of self-care and relaxation by tagging a friend who deserves a rejuvenating experience like our Kidney Ginger Compress Massage Class offers! 🌸

5. Unleash your inner healer and learn the art of ginger compress massage for your kidneys with us! Elevate your wellness routine and experience the soothing benefits firsthand 🌿

Indulge in a kidney ginger compress massage class in Auckland and leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Book now.

20/10/2025

Join our Auckland hands-on workshop and learn the art of pickle making from scratch, with a focus on the benefits of pickles on gut health.
In this unique interactive workshop, we will introduce you to organic Umeboshi vinegar, farmed in the South Island. Umeboshi is known for its cleansing and health benefits to gut microorganisms.
You will learn the difference between short and long pickling processes, including their benefits to the different organs. We will then discuss and demonstrate preserving and sealing techniques to ensure the longevity of pickles.
By the end of the class, you will take home:
4 x 250 gram jars of preserved pickles
Pickle recipes and booklet

https://classbento.co.nz/c/86sz

26/08/2025

Tiredness, back pain, or sluggish energy as winter ends?
Your kidneys might be asking for support. Here’s how a simple ginger compress can recharge you for spring.

Why Your Kidneys Hold the Secret to Energy This Spring

As we leave winter behind, many people notice the same pattern: lower back ache, sluggishness, and a craving for heavier foods that suddenly feel less helpful.

In Eastern medicine, this isn’t random — it’s the kidneys calling out for support. The kidneys are more than filters; they’re seen as the roots of vitality. When they’re low on energy, we often feel it as tiredness, weakness in the lower back, or even foggy thinking.

One of my favourite treatments for this time of year is the kidney ginger compress.

Imagine lying back while warm towels infused with ginger are applied over your kidneys. The heat penetrates deeply, drawing blood flow and energy to these vital organs. Ginger, with its warming and anti-inflammatory qualities, helps melt away tension, improve circulation, and awaken your system after the stillness of winter.

It’s the perfect bridge into spring — helping the body let go of heavy comfort foods and move into lighter, fresher eating.

One client arrived after a night of just three hours’ sleep — exhausted, tense, and running on fumes. A shiatsu kidney ginger compress helped reset his system and left him centred, calm, and energised.

I’ve seen this time and again: clients walk in with deep fatigue and lower back pain, and leave feeling lighter, warmer, and clearer. Sometimes the simplest, most natural remedies are the ones our bodies respond to most deeply.

Here are a few things you can try at home:

- Swap one heavy winter meal for a lighter, kidney-friendly option like steamed greens with a splash of lemon.
- Add a slice of fresh ginger to your tea or hot water each morning.
- And if your lower back keeps calling for more — consider booking a kidney ginger compress to reset your energy for the season ahead.

Your body doesn’t need to wait for another winter to feel rested. It can start now.

Do you notice your body feels different as the seasons change?

20/08/2025

“We’ve all done it — Googled a symptom and scared ourselves silly. Here’s why I think Dr Google can’t heal you — but your body can.”

Why Dr Google Can’t Heal You (But Your Body Can)

It starts with a twinge in your back… and ends with Dr Google telling you that you might have something last seen in the 1800s.

You head to the doctor, try a prescription, then a supplement someone swears by. You bounce between chemists, clinics, and the occasional “miracle cure” from Instagram — but the discomfort lingers.

I call it health hopping.

Modern medicine is extraordinary — it saves lives every day. But for the everyday issues that drain energy, upset digestion, or cloud our mood, medicine often treats the symptom, not the source.

Here’s the truth: your body speaks its own language. That tension in your gut after a stressful meeting? It’s a signal. That fatigue coffee can’t fix? Your body is asking for support — not just a pill.

I had a client last week who was suffering vestibular neuritis, an inner ear disorder causing severe vertigo, dizziness, balance problems, nausea and vomiting. This came after his mother had passed away a year earlier.

During the Ampuku abdominal treatment, I noticed his stomach was very hard, his small intestine was soft and spongy, and his liver/large intestine were very hard. I transferred energy from the stomach and large intestine (too much energy) to the small intestine (too little energy), and we discussed his diet.

Every day he started with a banana/blueberry/almond milk smoothie (too yin), which was weakening his small intestine and making surrounding organs go hard. I recommended some dietary changes, including millet porridge for breakfast and pickles as part of lunch and dinner.

Dr Google recommended smoothies for their nutritional benefits — but in this case, they were adding to the inflammation of the vestibulocochlear nerve of the inner ear.

In shiatsu and holistic care, we don’t just chase symptoms — we find patterns. Touch, nutrition, breath, and awareness can help your body do what it’s built to do: heal.

So before you type your next symptom into a search bar, try this:

Take three slow breaths.
Place a hand over your belly.
Ask yourself, “What’s my body trying to tell me?” — and listen without fear.
Sometimes the answer isn’t online. Sometimes it’s already inside you.

11/08/2025

Next pickle making class is Saturday 6th September 10am - 11.30am . Book now to discover the art of pickle making.
David Clark

Discover the joy of pickle-making at a hands-on class in Auckland. Learn the art of pickling for gut health benefits.

07/08/2025

Pickle making this Sat 9th at 10am. Come and learn about gut health and making quick pickles.

Discover the joy of pickle-making at a hands-on class in Auckland. Learn the art of pickling for gut health benefits.

08/07/2025

yip get your pickles going!

Discover the joy of pickle-making at a hands-on class in Auckland. Learn the art of pickling for gut health benefits.

03/07/2025

Join us next Saturday for a pickle making class and prepare your gut health for the winter immuno challenges ahead :)
Saturday 10am - 11.30am at 131 Queen Street, Auckland CBD
Everyone gets to take how your own jars of pickles.

Book Through Class Bento.

Discover the joy of pickle-making at a hands-on class in Auckland. Learn the art of pickling for gut health benefits.

01/07/2025

SPECIAL OFFER from David Clark & Affirm https://davidclark.co.nz/booking
If you want:
• A sharper mind
• A healthier lifestyle balance
• Abundant energy
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You’re in the right place. Step out of the ‘fast and furious’ pace into a balanced lifestyle.

David Clark’s Mind Body Soul combines therapeutic massage, diet and wellness techniques to enhance the body’s natural health potential.