Set in a lovingly restored 1960’s beach shack just a short stroll from the ocean, Selkie Wellness is the East Coast’s home for integrated wellbeing. Our Massage and Wellness Studio and Wellness Garden offer immersive experiences that bridge evidence-based care with the healing power of ritual and nature.
Selkie founders Jemma and Sam have poured heart and soul into creating a unique and deeply restorative space and experience at Selkie Wellness. Jemma and Sam landed on the East Coast 8 years ago and have a long standing passion for bodywork, wellness and nature. Selkie is an amalgamation of their years of experience, their passions and a deep care and connection with land and community in Bicheno.
“Everyone deserves to feel at home in their skin, and Selkie Wellness facilitates a held space where you can heal and transform. To be still and listen into the wisdom of your body” reflects Selkie founder Jem.
Anchored in evidence-based Remedial Massage and bodywork techniques, and enriched by wellness rituals like sauna and ice bathing, Selkie Wellness weaves together intuition and clinical care. Just as mythical Selkies move between land and sea, at Selkie we guide you between states – warm and cold, tension and relaxation, fixed and fluid, restoring balance and equilibrium on a deep level.
“There is something so special about witnessing our clients feeling embodied in themselves. We feel privileged to be able to hold space for people and help facilitate physical and emotional transformation” Selkie founder Sam.
Each treatment is approached with deep presence, clinical knowledge and genuine care – tailored to support your physical health while also honouring the emotional and energetic layers of wellbeing.
Whether you come for recovery, stress relief, or a transformative reset, Selkie Wellness is a place to reconnect and find balance within yourself and the world around you.
“The East Coast, its residents and visitors, all deserve to feel that connection to themselves and to this place, to transform and step into the best version of themselves” shares Jemma.
Selkie Wellness is now home to a team of exceptional and experienced therapists, learn more about each of them below.
Providing treatments uniquely tailored to each individual, Sam provides space for clients to reconnect. A treatment with Sam will leave you with increased mobility, relief from pain and a sense of grounded calm.
Sam uses techniques and modalities such as Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Deep Tissue Massage, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral therapy and Cupping. He can assist with easing aches and pains, working with injuries and helping you surrender to a state of deep relaxation. Sam is an expert in treating clients with neck pain, headaches, post whiplash and traumatic brain injury, and nervous system related conditions.
Sam specialises in Craniosacral Therapy (CST), which uses gentle touch to work with the craniosacral system. CST can be directed to influence all aspects of our physical, mental, and emotional body. By working with restrictions and bringing balance and proper function to the CranioSacral system we get to the underlying cause of the symptoms we experience. It can be incredibly beneficial for a wide range of ailments, particularly those affecting the nervous system, the cranial bones, the soft tissue of the body and the brain.
Sam is passionate about helping people connect with their deeper selves, bodies, and the world around them.
A massage with Jemma is a truly holistic experience. An expert in the therapeutic power of touch, she will listen to the needs of you and your body.
She integrates various modalities, including Remedial, Lymphatic Drainage, Swedish, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Dry Needling and Cupping, to provide a nurturing and relaxing massage and address any areas of concern.
Jemma is experienced in treating sports injuries and chronic pain and can help you regain mobility and strength. With her background as a personal trainer and yoga teacher, Jemma will guide you through beneficial take-home techniques, recommended to complement remedial massage treatments.
Jemma offers specialised treatment of the neck, face and head in her Face Massage offerings, Face massage can be deeply relaxing and settling to the nervous system or be used to treat specific conditions such as conditions of the jaw and headaches through targeted face massage and intra-oral massage.
Jemma is deeply passionate about lymphatic health and incorporates stimulation of the lymphatic system into her treatments to support fluid balance and inflammation levels.
Jemma is very interested in women’s pelvic health and has completed specialised training with Anatomy Trains in treating pelvic health through a global lens in the body by working with the diaphragms. She has also completed her pre and post natal training with Pregnancy Massage Australia.
Emma has been working in the health and wellness industry for over 20 years as a Remedial Massage Therapist and Fitness Coach.
Emma’s massage treatments draw from a diverse range of modalities, including sports massage, deep tissue massage, myofascial release and stretch therapy, allowing her to develop holistic and personalised treatments that address clients specific challenges and goals. This assists to improve in sports performance, managing pain, mitigating injuries and relieving stress.
Em is passionate about human movement and believes that understanding the body’s movement capabilities is essential for overall health and wellbeing. She has been a personal trainer for 12 years, specialising in stretch and mobility therapy. She has also completed her 200 hours yoga teacher training and level 1 Zen Thai Shiatsu.
Each of these disciplines offers valuable insights into how the body functions and moves, allowing her to incorporate a comprehensive perspective into her practice.
Her ultimate goal is to empower you to take charge of your health journey, equipping you with the knowledge and tools you need to maintain wellness.
