About Ripple Massage
Ali Saoirse

1987 - Bachelor Of Economics - University of Sydney

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• Economics 1

• Government 1A

• English 1

• Economics 2 (P)

• English 2

• Government 2 (USSR and Eastern Europe and Industrial Relations 1)

• Economics 3 (International Economics, Regional and Urban Economics)

• Economics 3 Honours

• Government 2 (Superpowers in Conflict)

• Industrial Relations 2

• Public Policy And Administration 1

• Australian Political And Electoral Behaviour

• Economics 3 (Regional and Urban Economics and Australia and World Capitalism)

• Government 3 (Political Economy of Women, Human Rights and Australian Politics)

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1995, 1996 - Negotiants Working With Wine Fellowships

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2005 - Certificate IV Massage – Gold Coast TAFE 

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• CHCCOM006: Establish and manage client relationships

• CHCDIV001: Work with diverse people

• CHCLEG003: Manage legal and ethical compliance

• HLTINF004: Manage the prevention and control of infection

• HLTMSG009: Develop massage practice

• HLTMSG010: Assess client massage needs

• HLTMSG011: Provide massage treatments

• HLTMSG012: Apply relaxation massage clinical practice

• HLTWHS004: Manage work health and safety

• HLTAAP002: Confirm physical health status

• HLTAID011: Provide first aid

• CHCMHS001: Work with people with mental health issues

• HLTREF002: Provide reflexology for relaxation

• M00 QASFA01 - Apply resuscitation techniques

• M00 WASFA02 - Provide basic care

• M00 QASFA03 - Provide standard first aid care

• Certificate Of Pregnancy Massage

• Myofascial Cupping Level 1

• HLTARO002: Source and prepare aromatherapy products

• HLTARO003: Perform aromatherapy health assessments

• HLTARO004: Provide therapeutic aromatherapy treatments

• HLTARO005: Provide aromatherapy massage treatments

• HLTARO006: Adapt aromatherapy treatments to specific need

• 100 hours of work experience in simulated massage clinic environment

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2007 - Sydney Essential Oil Training Courses, Product Manufacture

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• Spa at Home Course - 1 Day  - course on sugar & salt glows, dreamy moisturising lotions (from scratch), massage oil, body scrub, bath bombs, face mask. Recipes will utilised all natural ingredients such as essential oils, clays, extracts, etc. Includes recipe book & notes

• Natural Products Course - 1 Day - Manufacture of scrubs, masks, shampoo, conditioner, face creams, body lotions, bath salts and more. Basics of blending natural ingredients with unscented premium base products

• Creams And Lotions Course - 1 Day - Make lip balms, face creams, body lotions and body butters from scratch, either for home or commercial use. Recipes start with all raw materials and incorporate blending ingredients such as essential oils, exotic butters, extracts

• Cold Process Soap - 1 Day - Manufacture of handmade cold-process soap. Basic and advanced techniques such as swirling, layering & goats milk soap, using olive & other vegetable oils, essential oils, clays, exfoliants.

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January 2010 - Diploma Remedial Massage - HLT50307 - Academy Of Therapeutic Arts - Nationally recognised accreditation for remedial massage in Australia - 845 hours of study and practise completed

Units of Competency Completed -

• BSBESB401- Research and develop business plans

• CHCCOM006 -Establish and manage client relationships

• CHCDIV001 - Work with diverse people

• CHCLEG003 - Manage legal and ethical compliance

• CHCPOL003 - Research and apply evidence to practice

• CHCPRP005 - Engage with health professionals and the health system

• HLTAAP002 - Confirm physical health status

• HLTAAP003 - Analyse and respond to client health information

• HLTINF004 - Manage the prevention and control of infection

• HLTMSG009 - Develop massage practice

• HLTMSG010 - Assess client massage needs

• HLTMSG011 - Provide massage treatments

• HLTMSG013 - Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments

• HLTMSG014 - Provide remedial massage treatments

• HLTMSG015 - Adapt massage treatments to meet specific needs

• HLTMSG016 - Apply principles of pain neuroscience

• HLTMSG017 - Apply remedial massage clinical practice

• HLTWHS004 - Manage work health and safety

• HLTREM513A - Provide specialised remedial massage treatment to athletes

• CHCAC3C - Orientation to aged care work

• HLTREM511A - Provide remedial and massage treatment for women and children

• 200 hours clinical massage supervision​

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2012 – 2016 - Kahuna Massage Levels 1- 7 - Mette Sorensen - High Spirits Retreat

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Level 1 and 2 - Intensive Residential Kahuna Massage Training - 6 days, 5 nights

• Massage Techniques: Core strokes, timing, creating continuous rhythm, and under-body techniques using hands, forearms, and elbows.

• Huna Philosophy: The seven healing principles of Huna and the history/ancient lineage of Hawaiian temple-style massage.

• Body Reading & Alignment: Techniques to assess and recognize the physical signs of stress or muscular tension in a client.

• Energy Balance: Balancing masculine/feminine energies and harmonizing the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the body.

• Practitioner Self-Care: Essential stretches, breathwork, and posture techniques designed to prevent burnout and fatigue.

• Clinic Practice: Client consultation, ethics, creating a safe space, and adapting treatments to the individual needs of recipients.

• Massage Hours - 60, Health Science Hours - 40, Supervised Clinic Hours - 20

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Level 3 - Intensive Residential Kahuna Massage Training - 6 days, 5 nights

• Advanced Positioning: Techniques for pregnancy massage and side-lying positions for all body types.

• Specialized Anatomy: Joint and bone massage, body draining systems, and under-body techniques.

• Technique Variations: Transitioning between light and heavy-pressure massage and learning Polynesian floor-work routines.

• Professional Practice: Enhancing body language, self-awareness, and maintaining professionalism during healing.

• Energy & Wellness: Meditative practices such as Ho'oponopono and managing energy flow to prevent practitioner burnout

• Massage Hours 50 - Health Science Hours 20 - Supervised Clinic Hours - 10

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Level 4 - Intensive Residential Kahuna Massage Training - 6 days, 5 nights

• Deep tissue kahuna massage using elbows and hands

• How to use the breath

• How to guide clients to release tension

• Supporting clients to transform their lives

• New skills in reading the body 

• Meditations

• Postural alignment

• Polynesian floor massage

• Massage marathon 

• Blindfolded massage

• Boundary setting. How to release the energy cords of clients so you gain energy for giving.

• Massage Hours 40 - Health Science Hours 25 - Supervised Clinic Hours - 15

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Level 5 - Intensive Residential Kahuna Massage Training - 6 days, 5 nights

• Bodywork & Advanced Techniques: Underbody techniques, joint rotations, using the breath to guide clients in releasing tension, and Polynesian floor massage. 

• Body & Energy Awareness: Postural alignment, utilizing the four elements (Air, Water, Fire, Earth) for emotional and physical healing, and "grokking" (deep intuitive understanding). 

• Philosophy & Client Care: Advanced Huna philosophy, integration of body language and communication skills, and methods to support clients through stress, depression, grief, or ongoing illness. 

• Professional Mentorship: Refining your personal massage style, ongoing client counseling processes, and natural therapy integration

• Massage Hours 25 - Health Science Hours 25 - Supervised Clinic Hours - 20

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Level 6 - Intensive Residential Kahuna Massage Training - 6 days, 5 nights

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• Advanced Bodywork & Energy Techniques: Deep belly massage, joint and bone massage, lymphatic drainage, and full-floor massage setups.

• Energy & Vibration: Practicing kulike (shapeshifting), kimana (increasing personal energy), and kahoaka (magical flight).

• Toning & Voice: Using your voice as a healing instrument and laser speaking.

• Psychic Development: Advanced psychic reading and channeling.

• Hawaiian Principles: Working deeply with the Seven Principles, prayers, and breathwork.

• Professional & Sacred Healing: Techniques to incorporate sacred rituals into individual client sessions and elevating personal professional practice.

• Massage Hours 40 - Health Science Hours 25 - Supervised Clinic Hours - 15

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Level 7 - Intensive Residential Kahuna Massage Training - 6 days, 5 nights

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• Advanced Esoteric & Energetic Skills

• Ka’alele’au (Advanced Flight): Mastering the ancient Hawaiian somatic movement patterns, martial movements, and "flight of the navigator" to channel universal energy effortlessly through your own body. 

• Kahoaka (Magical Flight): The esoteric practice of spiritual travel, projection, and accessing multi-dimensional consciousness. 

• Kulike (Shapeshifting): The skill of reading, adapting to, and matching different energetic baselines or client realities. 

• Kimana (Energy Amplification): Techniques designed to raise and control personal Mana (spiritual life-force energy) without experiencing practitioner burnout. 

• Kakulu Kumo Uhana (Group Energy): Learning how to step into leadership, guide collective group dynamics, and hold a unified, sacred space. 

• Breath Work & Mana Meditations: Advanced breath-control (Pranayama style) and intention-based tracking to unlock genetic memory and clear energetic blockages. 

• Vibrational Toning & Chanting: Utilizing vocal frequencies as sharp, laser-like healing instruments to speak directly from the heart and shift heavy cellular memories. 

• Psychic Reading & Channeling: Heightening intuitive senses to read the unseen layers of a person’s life, Ancestral Lineage, and current energetic blueprint. 

• Sacred Rituals & Prayers: Integrating authentic intentions, cleansing ceremonies, and a pure connection to the Source of Aloha into a customized healing format. 

• Skeleton & Lymphatic Balancing: Transitioning from soft-tissue focus into direct manipulation of bone energy and deep system drainage.

• Deep Belly & Navel Reading: Interpreting emotional and inherited blocks held directly in the center of the physical body.

• Full Floor Process: Utilizing the entire studio surface for dynamic, heavy leverage and unrestricted, fluid movements

• Massage Hours 40 - Health Science Hours 25 - Supervised Clinic Hours - 15

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2013 - Graduate Diploma Of Psychology, Bond University

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• Introduction to Psychology - Biology and Personality

• Statistics and Data Analysis

• Statistics and Data Analysis 2

• Research Methods in Psychology

• Statistics and Data Analysis 3

• Pyschopathology

• Motivation and Emotion

• Developmental Psychology

• Personality and Individual Differences

• Biological Psychology

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2021- DV Alert Workshop CHCDFV001 - Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence

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2005 to present - CEO and therapist Ripple Massage