Spinal Energetics
You know exactly what's wrong.
That's the problem.
You've spent years building the most sophisticated understanding of yourself. You know your attachment style, your nervous system responses, your childhood wounds, the exact moment things went sideways. You are, by any measure, self-aware.
And you are still doing the thing you swore you'd stop doing.
Still shrinking in the conversation you promised yourself you'd hold. Still saying yes when everything in you wanted to say no. Still feeling the tightness in your chest that no amount of understanding has touched.
Here's what nobody tells the intelligent, high-achieving, deeply self-aware person: knowing is not the same as shifting. And the gap between the two isn't a thinking problem. It's a body problem.
Your intellect got you this far. It cannot get you the rest of the way.
Talk therapy gave you the language for what you're carrying. That matters. And your body still hasn't put it down.
Spinal Energetics works bottom-up. It communicates directly with your nervous system and energetic body without asking you to understand, analyse, or have an insight. It goes to the root of what you're holding and works with your body's own intelligence to move it through.
For people who have spent a lifetime in their heads, this is often the first time something has felt like it's actually happening rather than being discussed.
It doesn't just regulate your nervous system. It expands its capacity — so you're not just coping better, you're operating from a fundamentally different baseline.
That's your nervous system expanding. That's your body catching up with everything your mind already knew.
That's you — not a more managed version of you, but actually you.
After a session, people don't usually say "I had a breakthrough."
They say: I feel lighter. I said what I needed and I didn't over-explain it. I noticed I stopped apologising for taking up space. I don't know what happened exactly, but something shifted.
This is for you if:
You are very self-aware but still can't seem to change your habits
You've tried therapy, coaching, or self-help and hit a ceiling
You’re exhausted by years of people pleasing, over-explaining, or shrinking yourself
You want to feel your needs clearly enough to actually communicate them
You're ready to stop living in your head and start trusting your body
Contraindications
Spinal Energetics is a powerful modality that can create profound shifts on physical, emotional and energetic levels. Because of the intensity of this work, it’s not suitable for everyone.
Please read the following information carefully before booking a session.
Pregnancy / Postpartum
Spinal Energetics is not suitable for during first trimester of pregnancy. While other practitioners may treat pregnant people beyond this, Amanda does not treat pregnant women at this stage. Spinal Energetics is also not suitable during the first 3-6 months postpartum.
Children
Spinal Energetics is not suitable for children under 12. Children aged 13-18 need to have a guardian present during treatment.
Elderly
Spinal Energetics practitioners can treat clients up to the age of 75, depending on mobility and bone density.
Conditions we don’t treat
Each client is obligated to be honest in their new client forms and to reveal all relevant conditions to their practitioner. Spinal Energetics must not be used for the following:
Diagnosed Severe PTSD or CPTSD
Severe mental health conditions / Personality Disorders (bipolar, schizophrenia, psychosis)
Currently taking heavy medication that alters brain chemistry (multiple anti-depressant, anti-anxiety or antipsychotic), or any medications that affect bone density or blood clotting.
Recent trauma- physical or emotional
Lack of stable support system and unresolved safety concerns at home eg. current DV
Recent physical injuries, fractures and/or surgeries that significantly limit mobility
Epilepsy / History of seizures
History or diagnosis of aneurysms or strokes
Cardiovascular conditions eg. heart disease , pacemakers
Bone or joint infections
Osteoporosis
Certain joint disorders eg. Ankylosing Spondylitis or Rheumatoid Arthritis
Certain types of Cancer- not recommended for those that have bone metastasise
Blood Clotting Disorders
Severe Disc herniation with neurological symptoms, or any spinal cord compression.
Severe Asthma
Hospitalisation for any psychiatric condition, emotional crisis, or spiritual emergence within the past three years
Any other medical, psychiatric or physical conditions that would impair or affect their ability to engage in activities involving intense physical and/or emotional release.
Anyone under the influence of illicit substances, alcohol, recreational drugs or plant medicine
You understand yourself. You're ready to change.
Spinal Energetics sessions available in-person in Brunswick East and online.
Initial or Extended Return session (1 hour) – $180
Return session (45 min) – $160