About

The Motivation For Developing This Learning Platform

MindBody Balance Education grew from years of clinical practice, teaching, research, and professional curiosity about the connection between mind, body, stress, wellbeing, and the work manual therapists do every day with their clients. Over time, it became clear that a practitioners wellbeing is not separate from client care.

This is the foundation of MindBody Balance Education: practical, evidence-based learning that supports both practitioner wellbeing and quality client care. As therapists, we are seeing increasing conversations around workload fatigue, burnout, emotional strain, work life balance and occupational wellbeing.

At the same time, many clients are presenting with stress, fatigue, pain, and nervous-system-related concerns that sit alongside their physical symptoms.

Meet Daniela

Hello! I’m Daniela, a Myotherapist, certified meditation teacher, and educator. I’ve worked in the soft tissue industry for over 20 years and it’s been an honour to receive the Life Member Award from Massage & Myotherapy Australia, recognising my contributions to our profession. Currently, I practise myotherapy at Elwood Osteopathy, where I’m lucky to be part of a great team of allied health practitioners.

Teaching has played an important role in my journey. I’ve lectured in massage programs at RMIT and Victoria University, and created and facilitated CPE-accredited education for health professionals.

Over the years, I’ve enjoyed collaborating with allied health professionals and learning from inspiring mentors. I truly believe in the master-apprentice style of learning, where curiosity thrives, questions are welcome, and there’s always more to explore.

My experiences in different cultures have also broadened my perspective. They’ve taught me about our shared humanity and the common experiences that connect us, even in clinical care.

Visit my blog page, My Mindfulness Journey to explore my path through mindfulness and soft tissue work, including the teachers and mentors and how my teachers and mentors and learning experiences that have shaped my work.