Whether you choose to try an off-site group adventure, or 'order-in' a specialty class, the following is a list of local Magnetic Island artists, health professionals and instructors who you can book your class with directly:
Vonnie van bemmel - Painting
Have you always wanted to paint, but you're not quite sure why you haven't started yet? Vonnie will work with you to enable you to paint, and to enjoy and appreciate your skills. This method will help you break through your blockages and enable you to complete a whole painting in 2 hours, with no prior skill or knowledge required - whether it’s landscapes or still life, large or small. Available 'on-site' at Sew Magnetic, 'on-location' around Magnetic Island or at Vonnie's studio. P: 07 4758 1299 M: 0422 133 275 W: vonnievanbemmel.com.au STUDIO: 2/17 Appian Way, Arcadia, Magnetic Island, QLD Australia.
syl hayes - pottery
Syl offers one-off pottery lessons for projects that you'd like to take home with you. With a wheel and kiln in her studio, she is happy to teach coiling and hand building as well. Reasonable rates for one-on-one lessons. If you're visiting it's best to do this early in your stay, to allow for drying and firing times.
On location at Syl's studio. P: 0428030040 E: sylhayes49@gmail.com STUDIO: 13 Somerset Court, Horseshoe Bay (a 15-20 minute walk from Sew Magnetic)
tanja van eyk - Masseuse, Health Practitioner & Energy Practitioner
Tanja offers a wide range of massages, health and healing techniques tailor made for your needs.
14 years experience in remedial, relax and lymphatic drainage
12 years experience with energy balancing, and stress and trauma release
Several types of detox sessions available at the clinic
A number of health checks available at clinic
Sessions mostly occur off-site at Tanja's clinic. Some sessions are available on-site at Sew Magentic depending on the circumstances.
Tatjana Hannan - Kinesiology, Reiki, Systemic & Family Constellations
Reiki is hands-on healing sessions using spiritual energy
Kinesiology is emotional physical and mental balance
Constellation (Workshops with individuals in a group environment): If you are experiencing difficulties in relationships in the family, at work, in class, hidden dynamics like loyalties between the members, trauma in the past and people being forgotten or excluded may be the cause.
Looking at the complexity of the problems, systemic constellations go quickly to the root of the issue and through gained insights create solutions and if you like healing for the whole system.
Tatjana works with issues like parenting, couple relationship, conflict, mental, emotional and physical issues, addiction, suicide, grief, finances and serious illnesses and ancestral trauma. The possibilities are unlimited.
Individual treatments for Reiki and Kinesiology and one-on-one constellation sessions Group workshops available:
3 hour evenings
Full day workshop
2 day workshop for intense transformational processing
Grace has over thirty five years of wholistic body based therapies, personal development, Jungian psychotherapy, life enhancement training and personal lifestyle practices. She has lived and trained in the spiritual communities of:
Chenrezig Institute for Cultural Wisdom, a Tibetan Monastery north of Brisbane (4 years)
OSHO's Communities in Australia and abroad (over 10 years)
WORKSHOPS (Minimum of 4 participants):
Chi Kung Circles 1.5 hours (A) $20pp
Women's "Time Out" Morning 2 hours (A) $25pp
Reflexology Circle 2 hours (A) $30pp Includes endocrine balance and foot scrub, and treatment with organic products (A give & receive experience)
8 Different Active (A & B). $20pp Seated meditations corresponding to the eight major chakra centers - 1 hour. Practice 15 minutes, with a brief and de-brief on either side. Total 1.5 hours.
Magnetic Island Yoga offers you a professional, fun and friendly series of yoga lessons throughout the week, for beginners through to advanced, in Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga by a variety of teachers in locations around Magnetic Island.
Visit magneticislandyoga.com.au to find out existing class times off-site, or call any of the teachers below to 'order-in' a session at Sew Magnetic
To find out what else happens on Magnetic Island, including activities, tours, events, festival, services and facilities plus handy hints for visitors, visit WhatsOnMagneticIsland.com.au