About Yasmin Christensen
& Paperbark Holistic Therapies

Where Women Come to Be Held, Heard, and Restored

A Sacred Space for Women's Healing

My name is Yasmin Christensen, and I'm the practitioner behind Paperbark Holistic Therapies. A women-only holistic massage and energetic healing practice located in my home studio in Tanah Merah, Brisbane, Queensland.

For over six years, I've been creating a safe, nurturing space where women can step away from the demands of daily life and reconnect with their bodies, emotions, and spirits. This work isn't just my profession, it's my calling. Born from my own journey through health challenges, spiritual awakening, and the deep need I saw in other women for a place where they could truly be held.

My Journey to Holistic Healing

My path to this work has been anything but linear. I started my career in Childhood Education in 2001, working with children and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and family structures. This experience taught me patience, compassion, and the importance of meeting people exactly where they are.

As a mother of three neurodivergent sons, I've walked the challenging road of navigating multiple diagnoses, school systems, therapists and medical appointments.

To better support my children, I completed numerous parenting courses and delved deeper into psychology, within this soul-searching journey. Understanding neurodivergence, behaviour, and emotional regulation that I saw myself through a different lens and found a deep self-acceptance. This lived experience has profoundly shaped how I hold space for women. Especially those who are overwhelmed, overstimulated, or caring for complex family needs.

A Health Crisis That Changed Everything

One day while working in Early Childhood Education, I experienced a medical episode which turned out to be a stroke. Though I didn't know this at the time.

In the weeks that followed and many tests later, it was discovered I had a heart defect which was unknown of and present since birth. It was not seen as a threat at the time, so it was left.

Many years later I started experiencing regular and severe Ocular Migraines, which I had also experienced on and off through my teens and early adulthood. My intuition said I needed to investigate. I found a new doctor, who synchronistically had contact with fantastic specialists. This was my new "dream team", who discovered I was at significant risk of another stroke. After more tests, procedures and a couple of surgeries to repair the defect, they had saved my life.

It was during this time, while on medications that were protecting my life, I was also experiencing secondary symptoms, and I got curious about my body as a whole. I’ve always been drawn to natural medicine, crystal, energy and the power of nature. I would regularly ask my doctor questions, and my concerns were frequently minimalised or dismissed. I was often offered “the pill-for-the-ill” for the symptoms but it didn’t make sense to use a band-aid approach when my body was saying something else.

This process made me question how the body is seen as a machine and not as a living being. As a Mum this experience highlighted my awareness to how fragile life is, how precious each day is, how sacred the body is and wanting to nurture it. I’ve always had a strong intuitive sense, which looking back over my childhood and especially my teens I believe my deep inner knowing and intuition kept me on this planet. Over time I learned to trust my intuition even more. I learned that my body holds wisdom, additionally I learned that true healing addresses the whole person - not just symptoms. I have now incorporated a Naturopath as part of my ongoing health support team.

Don’t get me wrong I'm grateful for the surgical intervention that saved my life, and the health system for immediate action, but sometimes and often more than not there are alternatives.

This experience and a range of other health issues have deepened my commitment to holistic, body-based, and energetic healing practices.

My Training & Qualifications

My formal training reflects my commitment to both hands-on bodywork and holistic emotional support:

Massage & Body Work

Lomi Lomi (Traditional Hawaiian Massage)

Levels 1 & 2, Earth Therapies, Ashmore

(August & October 2023)

Hawaiian Heartworks Lomi Lomi I certificate

Hawaiian Heartworks Lomi Lomi II certificate

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Chelsey Jean Lymphatics

(July 2025)

Relaxation Massage

Discovery Massage Australia

(September 2025)

Industry Approved: IICT & MAA

Indian Head Massage

Certified Practioner

Holistic & Energetic Healing

Diploma in Holistic Counselling

Health & Harmony

(2019 - 2020)

Reiki Practioner

Integrated into massage and standalone sessions

(20?? - 20??)

Crystal Healing Teacher Training

Academy of Crystal Awakening

(2018)

Additional Learning

My training journey has been flexible as I’ve needed it to be, in addition to my formal training, I am constantly researching and learning more about the mind, body and spiritual aspects of being human and applying that to working with women.

Important Note: I am not a remedial massage therapist, and my services are not eligible for private health fund rebates. My work focuses on relaxation, nervous system support, emotional release, and energetic healing. Not clinical treatment or injury rehabilitation.

My Approach: Trauma-Informed, Intuitive, Sacred

Every session I offer is grounded in three core principles:

Safety & Consent - I work with many women who have trauma histories or anxiety around touch. I communicate clearly, honour boundaries, and adapt my approach to what feels safe for each individual. For example, in Lomi Lomi (traditionally performed with minimal draping), clients are always welcome to keep underwear on or adjust the session to their comfort level.
Intuitive, Whole-Person Care - I don't just follow a script. I bring my energetic sensitivity, spiritual awareness, and years of experience to each session, responding to what your body, emotions, and spirit need in that moment.
Sacred Space - This isn't a transactional appointment. Each session is a ritual of care, held within a calm, nurturing environment where you can truly let go.

My Spiritual Foundation

I identify strongly with a Druidic and Celtic earth-based spirituality path. My practice is woven through with reverence for nature's cycles - the moon, the seasons, the elements, women cycles and self-discovery. I work with Crystals, Tarot (as a reflective tool, not fortune-telling), and ritual to help women reconnect with their intuition and inner wisdom.

This spiritual thread has been with me since childhood. It guided me away from harmful paths and toward healing work. It's what drew me to attend women's circles and later to facilitating women’s circles myself with Red Tent Australia. In 2020 I immersed myself into the deep soul work and completed Facilitator training with Red Tent Australia. Bayside Red Tent was entrusted to me by our incredible founder and sister Jill Genet who had moved to back New Zealand. 3 years later with the unfortunate closure of RTA in 2023, I rebirthed Bayside Red Tent as Paperbark Women’s Circle. From 2020 I continued to hold circle every month. These gatherings, rooted in the tradition of women coming together around the new moon for rest, nourishment, and shared wisdom, are now a core part of Paperbark's offerings.

Why Women Only?

This space is intentionally created for women's safety, comfort, emotional support, and spiritual growth. Many of my clients have experienced trauma, medical dismissal, or simply need a space where they don't have to perform or explain themselves. A women-only practice allows for deeper vulnerability, trust, and healing.

Contact & Location

Paperbark Holistic Therapies
26–30 Pohon Drive
Tanah Merah QLD 4128
Australia

Phone: 0450 127 927
Email: [email protected]

Studio Hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
All sessions by appointment only

I operate exclusively from my home studio in Tanah Merah and welcome any woman willing to travel to this location for the right healing experience.

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Author Bio

Yasmin is a holistic practitioner, massage therapist, and women's circle facilitator based in Tanah Merah, Queensland. With formal training in Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, lymphatic drainage, holistic counselling, and Reiki, combined with lived experience as a mother of three neurodivergent children and a stroke survivor, Yasmin brings deep compassion and intuitive wisdom to her women-only practice. She is passionate about creating sacred spaces where women can slow down, rejuvenate, rest and restore, and reconnect with their bodies and spirits.