Massage Therapy for Health and Fitness in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

"Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men."
--Goethe

Sharon Elsworth - Massage TherapistSharon Elsworth - Massage Therapist



SharonSharon has been practising massage since 2000 - she graduated from The New Zealand College of Massage with a Diploma in Body Therapies and Therapeutic Massage in early 2001.

Diploma in Body Therapies and Therapeutic Massage

The NZQA Accredited 1500-hour training comprised of many components:

  • Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology
  • Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage
  • Massage for Elderly/Disability/Chronic Illness
  • Massage for Life Threatening Illness
  • Massage for Pregnancy & Infants
  • On-site Chair Massage
  • Listening/Communication Skills
  • Stress Management
  • First Aid
  • Polarity/Energy Balancing
  • Ortho-Bionomy

Registered Massage Therapist

After completing 150 hours of post-graduation massage, Sharon achieved full status as a Registered Massage Therapist with the Therapeutic Massage Association of New Zealand (TMA, NZ) in 2001. The Massage Institute of NZ (MINZI) merged with the TMA, NZ in 2006 to become Massage NZ.