About

Jenny is an experienced soft tissue practitioner and educator. She has a wealth of knowledge and passionately shares her skills and wisdom in manual therapy in her courses, both online and in-person. She recently launched her own hands-on therapy: ElderHeal™  for the wellbeing of the elderly and runs courses. 

Alongside her passion for aged care, Jenny has developed an integrated soft tissue practice with movement techniques and energy medicine – to be launched sometime in 2025. Called Jenny Eleni Soma® Therapy, it features inspiration from various modalities learned and influenced by in her 20 year bodywork career, such as Bowen Therapy and Remedial massage techniques.   A full practitioner course will follow.

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Experience

Melbourne-born, Jenny qualified as a soft tissue therapist in 2005 acquiring extensive experience in bodywork as a practitioner, presenter and teacher. In the early years, she worked in several multidisciplinary clinics in Melbourne including palliative care massage at the Royal Women’s hospital and invited to practice at her lecturer’s clinic. A promising beginning that forged the way for many more rich experiences.

She later expanded her horizons internationally where she pioneered and specialised in the Bowen technique (a gentle muscle release bodywork method), teaching the mechanisms through her courses.

“ At the intersection of science, spirituality and heart-intention is where my work nestles. ”

Aged Care Massage Course

ElderHeal™ - wellbeing for our elders

Inspired by various methodologies from east and west, Jenny eventually set out to create her own healing technique. ElderHeal™ is close to her heart and celebrates the natural way of connecting and healing – through the power of touch.

Join Jenny for an informative, practical and empowering weekend workshop on January 11th & 12th in Melbourne to help your loved ones! No massage tables needed. Learn methods without the heavy demands on your body and energy.

Jenny's approach to healing.

When Jenny started to develop both courses – Elderheal and Jenny Eleni Soma – she soon discovered how many skills and knowledge she truly acquired over the 20 years in bodywork and surprised herself! 

ElderHeal comprises a harmonious and effective blend of different techniques, creating a “therapy kaleidoscope“.  

Jenny Eleni Soma is similarly an integration of techniques, however is designed to be applied for all ages and in a professional setting with a treatment table. This course includes comprehensive assessment, record taking, treatment strategies and follow-up clinical advice.

Jenny’s approach has grown into one that merges remedial with a more science-based  foundation together with holistic and spiritual that draws from eastern wisdom, with energy medicine weaved in.

The result is holistic practices that are truly unique which foster wellbeing and healing of the body-mind and soul.

Read Jenny's Story

Jenny’s experience with her beloved mother is at the heart of the creation of ElderHeal™. 

Curriculum

Summary of my biography

Since 2005 I have been immersed in healing and bodywork, in practice and study. From 2012 till 2022 I spent much time living in other countries, expanding my network tremendously as my experience and knowledge. During that time, I created a science-based online course about the mechanisms of the Bowen Technique called The Biology ofBowen.

In more recent years, as I embrace my forgotten authenticity and desire to express this out to the world, my work has evolved into a more coherent expressive part of who I am and what I truly believe and health, healing and the entire divine cosmos of which we are. As such, the merging of a science-approach with a deeply resonating spiritual-energetic approach has become the foundation of what I do and teach in my workshops. I look forward to working with you!

Jenny Petridis
Soft Tissue therapist and Teacher
Dip. Remedial Massage
Cert. Bowen Therapy

Additionally:

  • ElderHeal Weekend Course, Melbourne (June, September, November, 2024)
  • The Importance of Symmetry (workshop)
  • Applied Myoskeletal Therapy: Upper Body & Lower Body (workshop)
  • Advances in Fascia Research (3-day workshop, R. Schleip)
  • The Alexander Technique (The feet & neck workshop)
  • Therapeutic Yoga Levels 1 and 2
  • Peter Hess® Sound Massage Levels 1 and 2
  • Reflexology
  • Thai Massage
  • The Biology of Bowen (my online course)
  • Presenter at BodyWisdom (Congress, Spain 2026)
  • Presenter-Teacher Fascia Congress (Argentina 2013 & 2014)