Stephen Wayne-Smith is a natural health practitioner and massage therapy specialist based in Queensland, Australia. He runs ZenLiving Healing Centre in Maryborough, having transitioned to holistic therapies from a prior corporate career as a senior architectural designer.
Background & Philosophy
- Career Shift: Wayne-Smith left a highly paid corporate design role in the 1980s to pursue a more meaningful career centred on fitness, natural healing, and self-employment.
- Core Philosophy: His treatment model is heavily grounded in the belief that many physical illnesses originate from an “underlying emotional bed”. He blends his physical therapies with holistic counselling to help clients identify the root cause of their issues.
Specialties & Modalities
Wayne-Smith has extensive training in Health Science and offers a wide array of alternative and complementary treatments:
- Massage Therapies: Specialized in Remedial, Sports, Swedish, Deep Connective Tissue, Shiatsu, and traditional Chinese techniques like Tuina and Acupressure.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Add-ons: Provides Cupping and Moxibustion.
- Holistic & Energetic Therapies: Incorporates Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Lymphatic Drainage, Dry Needling, Reiki Energy, and Chakra rebalancing.
- Mind-Body Practices: Teaches and guides clients in Meditation, Yoga, and Tai Chi.
- Esoteric Counselling: Offers Astrotherapy (astrological counselling) and Palmistry.
Public Presence
His work and health philosophies have been featured across multiple mainstream Australian publications and health media, including Nature and Health magazine, Dance Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald, and the Sunday Telegraph’s Body and Soul section. He frequently promotes workspace wellness, designing “de-stress at your desk” routines utilizing abdominal breathing, stretching, and targeted essential oils like lemon to reduce corporate mental errors and tension.
