Practitioners: Karl Eddy

After 25 years running a successful landscaping business, Karl was ready for a change—something creative and hands-on, but less physically demanding. He found that path in ZenThai Shiatsu, a unique form of bodywork that blends elements of Thai massage, osteopathy, Zen Shiatsu and Chinese medicine. Grounded in a heart-centred approach to wellness, relationship and vitality, Karl’s work is both practical and deeply nourishing.

Sessions take place on a comfortable mat on the floor, where you’ll be guided through a series of supported movements—sometimes dynamic and flowing, other times slow and grounding—depending on what your body needs on the day. Using mindful touch and focused intention, the treatment becomes a collaborative experience, often described as “like yoga being done to you.” Working through both the body’s vertical axis (supporting alignment, breath and a sense of grounded presence) and horizontal axis (encouraging mobility, openness and connection), the practice helps restore a natural balance between stability and ease.

Often felt as a gentle, responsive dance between bodies and energy, ZenThai Shiatsu invites fluidity, aliveness and a sense of wholeness into the body, mind and spirit—guiding you back toward your natural, balanced state of being. Now based in the Bega Valley at Red Door Clinic, Karl offers personalised treatments designed to release tension, improve mobility and leave you feeling more connected, present and at home in yourself.