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Biography of Ray Flaherty

Ray Flaherty holistic massage therapist Canberra

Biography of Ray Flaherty

                    Winner of the Australian Enterprise Award 2022


Biography of Ray Flaherty Who Is The Founder and sole trader and remedial massage therapist and holistic practitioner of Oriental Holistic Massage and ACT Sports Massage in Canberra. I register my first massage in business in 03 Aug 2007.


Ray is able to assist you with your aches, pains or you just need to relax due to a stressful day or stress in your life. Ray specialise in women's health and wellness through sports massage, remedial massage to holistic practices. Ray has a diploma in all areas of massage and more, he is one of the best in his field in Canberra, just have a look at his 58 Goggle reviews and other sent in over the years.


Ray is a qualified Remedial and Sports massages Therapist with over 20 years of experience across Australia and Asia. He is also trained in holistic practices by a women teacher for women's best health and wellness.


Ray has a passionate about helping people unwind, relax and or reduce pain, Ray opened his own practice in 2007 and works across the full spectrum of massage to support body performance. With many years of clinical and experience both treating and managing clients with chronic pain, repetitive strain injuries and also sport athletic, body aches and pains caused by but not limited to poor posture, sports, work ergonomics and or everyday life stresses.


Ray has also many years experience in sports massage, remedial massage, injury prevention and management, rehabilitation therapy, trigger point therapy, stretch therapy, acupressure therapy and Myofascial release.


Ray specialise in women’s health and wellness and takes a holistic approach to all of his clients. He has a strong referral base from Chiropractors, GP's and a physiotherapist in Canberra and has works alongside them to support client recovery. He has also worked in a Chiropractors clinic in North Canberra. 


Ray is a great believer in health and fitness for both body and mind, Ray was introduced to martial arts at the age of 12 and still practices to this day. During his early years in martial arts, Ray observed the muscle work that his Jodo Sensei performed on others which sparked his initial interest in healing through massage.


Ray has completed a wide variety of massage training across Australasia and overseas and is qualified in remedial massage, sports massage, deep tissue massage and holistic relaxation massage as well as a meditation and mindfulness teacher, personal trainer, Pilates, acupressure and holistic practices for best health and wellness.


Throughout his career as a Remedial massage therapist, Ray has balanced working as a clinical administration, safety officer, health, wellness and safety manager, roster manager, physiotherapist assistant, working with chiropractors, youth support worker, disability support worker and aged care sectors to get a wide view of the problems that can come from different working conditions whether it be work or sports. 


Ray also spends a lot of time in Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan with his wife and her family and supports his international clients with stretch therapy, remedial massage, sports massage, trigger point therapy or his holistic practices. 


(No overseas trips until the virus is under control)


Based in North Canberra, Ray provides his services in person at his private clinic in Evatt.


He looks forward to supporting your health and wellness through massage therapy and his holistic practices. 


Area's Ray specialises for holistic women's health and wellness.  

Treatments. Please read my goggle reviews on my pain management.

Relief of chronic pain due to damged muscles or spinal damage.

Frozen shoulders. 

Hip pain. 

Back muscle pain. (Full back areas)

Gluteus pain.

Tennis elbow.

Pulled muscles. 

Sprained ankles.

Jaw pain.

Headaches and neck pain.

Multiple Sclerosis and more..........

Holistic stress managerment. PTSD, ADHD, work, or relationship related stress.


Practices

Body balance: aimed at functionality and comfort within the body.

Pregnancy massage. 

Sports massages.

Remedial massage.

Myofascial release cupping.

Trigger point therapy release.

Acupressure for relaxation therapy.

PNF stretch therapy. 

Rehabilitation therapy.

Pilates core work.

Meditation and mindfulness teacher. 

Holistic relaxation practices and more...........  

Ray Flaherty's Training Profile

Sports and holistic massage therapist in Canberra

Qualification And Training

  1. COVID 19 Government Training. 
  2. Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT52015.
  3. Diploma of Sports Massage.  
  4. Diploma of Cupping Therapy.
  5. Diploma of Acupressure within the Chinese system.
  6. Diploma of Personal Trainer.
  7. Diploma of Pilates.
  8. Diploma of Mindfulness Instructor. 
  9. Diploma of Mediation Instructor. 
  10. How to Treat Spinal Torsion with deep tissue massage.  
  11. Provide First Aid HLTAID011.
  12. Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation HLTID009. 
  13. Provide Basic Emergency Life Support HTLID010.
  14. Certificate In Pregnancy Massage.
  15. Certificate 4 Massage Practice HLT40307.
  16. Certificate Full Body Relaxation Massage. 
  17. Certificate Deep Tissue And Common Injuries: (Injury specific massage course including contractual tendon release) (CTR) in the units below:
  18. Certificate 4 Allied Health Exercise Programs HLT42507. (Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy assistant units in exercise for recovery)
  19. Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status.
  20. Conduct group sessions for individual client outcomes.
  21. Assist in the rehabilitation of client.
  22. Support the fitting of assistive devices.
  23. Myotherapy Release Therapy.
  24. Stretch Therapy.
  25. Rehabilitation Therapy.
  26. Acupressure And Trigger Point Therapist. 
  27. EMMETT Technique  (Easy Muscle Management) 
  28. Certificate 4 disability (Unit in dementia care) 
  29. Certificate 4 TAA Trainer And Assessor.
  30. Certificate 4 TAE Trainer And Assessor updated.
  31.  Certificate 4 In Occupational Health and Safety.  
  32. Trigger point therapy. (Australia, New Zealand and Asia)

Martial Arts Training

  1. Wing Chun, Tai Chi Yang Style, Chi Kung, Chi Na, Karate training and more.....
  2. Women's Self Defence instructor.
  3. Diploma Of Karate. (Japanese Graded Black Belt) 

Overseas Training And Teaching

Back again from Thailand learning new skills 6th October 2019 and also massage overseas clients in my pain management and stretching. Hong Kong training was cancelled due to the unrest in Hong Kong.

Came back on the 7th of July 2018 from my Asia trip with learning new skills and teaching my pain management to massage therapist friends in Hong Kong and Thailand.

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