Michelle Dixon

Owner & Director of

Rarotonga Sports Massage

Rarotonga Yoga Retreats

Sukha Yoga

The Reiki Healing Hut

 

 

ABOUT MICHELLE

Hi! I’m Michelle and I welcome you to read all about my wonderful venture in life! It’s a long story but in a nutshell, after 20 years in the Health industry in Auckland, coaching, instructing and healing clients from all walks of life I relocated to The Cook Islands in 2019 and combined all of my skills and years of experience to work and teach from my home in Matavera, Rarotonga. It really is a dream that I manifested and I welcome you to join me on my journey!

RAROTONGA SPORTS MASSAGE:

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“The energy one builds in a clinic of healing is so unique. My clinic is a sacred space, a union of souls that are Client and Therapist, a trust is built that allows me the freedom to do what I need for the best interest of the body and soul on the table. Every sacred session is unique. It is this that I want to bring to Rarotonga and do my work in an environment where the healing properties of nature are all around us.”

  • Personal Trainer for 20 years. Bodybuilder for 10 years! It’s true! This puny body has pushed the hard yards and hours on the gym floors for many many hours, days weeks months years! It was worth it! There is nothing better than walking the talk and feeling the feel and then preaching the preach! It gave me a deep understanding of the physical body, its neuromuscular connection, its potential and its limitations all of which I have felt with my own body and what I have felt through my clients.

  • Sports Massage Therapist 13 years. Clients have ranged from top end athletes to children, corporates and seniors. I have continuously upskilled to give to you the most out of your time on the table!

  • Master teacher of Reiki. As a Practitioner and now a Teacher of this beautiful energy healing practice it is a joy to not only supplement the massages as needed but to bring the skills to the island for others to learn, apply, and spread the word about this wonderful healing technique.

Rarotonga Sports Massage offers both locals and tourists professional and experienced Sports Massage. Come through and experience the combination of Traditional Eastern methods of healing combined with Western Pain Management Techniques.

“Your body is only as strong as your mind is weak. I believe that 'mind over matter' is 50% of the healing process, if not more. As a therapist I feel as though I simply line up the ducks for the body to be able to heal itself. With a positive mind and a plan of action there is no reason your body should not function at its most optimal ability."

- Michelle Dixon

SUKHA YOGA - RAROTONGA

The humble stage in the surroundings of lush nature is nestled in my home in the back streets of Matavera and is used both as a School of Yoga and also a hired venue for Yoga and Meditation Retreats. The name Sukha means to sit with or to be at ease and is an extension to the school of Yoga where I was taught and mentored in Auckland’s very own Sukha School of Yoga.

The space I have created is known in India as an Ashram: a place for learning Yoga not just doing yoga. It is my vision to bring to the island a place to gather and learn the many layers of Yoga.

The Yoga Teacher Training program can be taught here now in Rarotonga, please contact Michelle directly to enquire when the next YT200 certificate will be held.

Various techniques used during any given massage session

My clients and their sports & achievements (2010-2019)

June 2020. 3 months covid. The Cook Islands has been free of the virus. But with no tourists the island is feeling the pinch. At first it was scary, then a bit surreal, then relaxing to have the island to ourselves, and now the reality.... the realit
June 2020. 3 months covid. The Cook Islands has been free of the virus. But with no tourists the island is feeling the pinch. At first it was scary, then a bit surreal, then relaxing to have the island to ourselves, and now the reality.... the reality sets in various behaviours & emotions from panic, fear and depression too. We sit and wait on the daily as every day gives us different news. Can we travel? Are boarders opening? Should they open? Most people here are ready. But many are fearful of giving that virus a chance to seep into our shores. If it does the consequences will be dire for sure. As desperate as i am to see my sons i know we cannot take risks. Its heart breaking for so many. Life goes on one day at a time. Even with empty beaches and roads, closed restsurants and shops and hotels and tour operators shut down the people here keep going with big smiles too. Selling fruits on the roadsides instead of at the markets, walking the beautiful mountains and fishing as they did back in the day for their suppers. Giving discounted meals at the hotels and few restaurants that open up, discounted massages (ahem) 😊, tuna selling for s fraction of its price down at the harbour. Its just so beautiful to see locals serving locals. The lagoon (especially Muri) is the cleanest its been for years, both because if natural cleansing and also from the volunteers getting out there and cleaning it up! I sure can see why some locals are loving their tourism-free island. And so i plod on, massaging, doing and teaching yoga and walking the dogs on an empty desolate tropical island. I should be so happy but im just happy enough, more content and grateful really. I willbe happier when my sons are with me and thehappy buzz of the positive vibrations of tourism are back on our shores. Life as we know it maybe just a little less 🤗🌴 #cookislands #rarotonga #covidfree #tropicalisland #stranded #islandlife #lagoon #yogainparadise #openourboarders
Farewell To Aneke Frank and their two daughters (under5) who camefor a 5 day holiday and have been stranded here for 4 months! A beautiful session full of chanting asana and eating 🧘🏼‍♀️📿🥗. We will all miss you dearly but are so happy you ca
Farewell To Aneke Frank and their two daughters (under5) who camefor a 5 day holiday and have been stranded here for 4 months! A beautiful session full of chanting asana and eating 🧘🏼‍♀️📿🥗. We will all miss you dearly but are so happy you can go back home now. Safe travels my beautiful friend til we meet again (2022 retreat!) !!! Namaste 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #strandedinraro #rarotongayoga #rarotongacookislands #rarotongayogaretreats #yogapractice #yogainparadise
The silence of savasana. When your practice is complete it is time to let go. Whenyour life is complete it is time to let go. Savasana, corpses pose 🙏🏽 Our practice for tonight’s beginners hummed with the sound of the Aum and our singing bowls uniting our energies with the vibrations all around and within us 💕🕉. Our asana practice was paced with the breath but challenging for the stillness of the mind. Namaste 🙏🏽 #rarotongayoga #yogacookislands #savasana #lettinggo #hathayoga #karmayoga
Cook Islands Yoga Collective! The first time all teachers are coming together in Rarotonga. And what a time to bring yoga to the people during a time when the world is in chaos! Our day brought peace, calm, fun and meditation together. Something for
Cook Islands Yoga Collective! The first time all teachers are coming together in Rarotonga. And what a time to bring yoga to the people during a time when the world is in chaos! Our day brought peace, calm, fun and meditation together. Something for everyone! Sukha Yoga Classes: Locals Class Timetable: Mon 7.30am all levels. Tues 5.30pm beginners Wed 12.15pm all levels Thurs 5.30pm Intermediate #yogainparadise #yoga #rarotonga #cookislandsyoga #cookislandsyogacollective
Love my work ... thats all 💁🏼‍♀️😂🤗🙌🏽 #covidfree #cookislands #nature #healing #nopain #rarotonga #massage #ancienthealingways #sportsmassage
Monday Morning starting at a later time of 7.30am. (Due to our colder winter season i must be climatised already 😂🌴) Surya Namaskar the yoga for the powerful effects of the rising sun. Its more than just “worshipping” the sun rising and more to do with how we as earthlings are in tune with the sunrise. We celebrate and invigorate the sun within our bellies! As the hibiscuses open in the morning so our nervous system awakens with the surge of new fight n flight chemicals in ourblood stream! And so in Surya Namaskar classes we MOVE our bodies with this dawning of a new day. Gentle twists assist our digestive system and inner organs and yet somehow with all of this we manage to leave both calm and invigorated. This my yogis is Hatha Yoga. ☯️ Namaskaram 🙏🏽🌞🕉💟 #suryanamaskar #sunriseyoga #yogainparadise #rarotonga #cookislands
Tuesday Beginners Class. Exploring the relevance of twists and the sides of the body for our gentle back bend class. A beautiful soft flow last night bringing our energies together so aligned that it was so natural to chant our aums softly with alm
Tuesday Beginners Class. Exploring the relevance of twists and the sides of the body for our gentle back bend class. A beautiful soft flow last night bringing our energies together so aligned that it was so natural to chant our aums softly with almost exact same frequency... just mesmorising ❤️ Namaste yogis 🙏🏽 #yoga #yogainrarotonga #rarotonga #yogainparadise #idapingala #backbends #yogaretreats #venuehire #rarotongayogaretreats
Timetable for free Community Yoga Something for everyone. Learn all elements of Hatha Yoga no matter what your physical ability! Namaste 🙏🏽 #rarotonga #yogainparadise #retreatvenue #schoolofyoga #karmayoga #community #yogacommunity #hathacommunityc
Timetable for free Community Yoga Something for everyone. Learn all elements of Hatha Yoga no matter what your physical ability! Namaste 🙏🏽 #rarotonga #yogainparadise #retreatvenue #schoolofyoga #karmayoga #community #yogacommunity #hathacommunityclass
Non contact sport allowed back on our covid free island! Small groups only so please let me know if youre coming through 🤸🏻‍♂️🧘🏼‍♀️😇🕉 Today at 4.30 then a new timetable will be posted for next week going forward. Namaste Yogis 🙏🏽💜
Such a quiet time here at Sukha Yoga Sanctuary. I miss you all and hope to see you soon. Lets keep lying low so that we an gather sooner rather than later🤗🕉 Keep your practice up or sit and meditate. Relax, restore, recharge 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #covid #no
Such a quiet time here at Sukha Yoga Sanctuary. I miss you all and hope to see you soon. Lets keep lying low so that we an gather sooner rather than later🤗🕉 Keep your practice up or sit and meditate. Relax, restore, recharge 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #covid #nocases #🤞🏼#😷
Such strange times. So surreal. So much unity with the decision to self-isolate to keep this virus at bay 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I wonder how many people are actually craving some “time-out” from the world and even some solitude. I know i was henc
Such strange times. So surreal. So much unity with the decision to self-isolate to keep this virus at bay 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I wonder how many people are actually craving some “time-out” from the world and even some solitude. I know i was hence my move to my lifestyle here in the Cooks. Got a bit more than I bargained for 🤣😷🌴. But certainly am sure about keeping our distances right now. Yoga: keep moving and stretching at this time! Do not spend all day on your phone pleeeease! Care for your spinal health and pain will stay away. Stay on your phones over this long quarantine period and I guarantee neck/shoulder pain is coming your way (sorry) 🙏🏽 Massage:If you do need some pain management do still message me and we’l work something out Stress will cause pain especially financial stress. We will all be ok though im sure of it. Rest is what the globe needs and rest is so healing. The community of Rarotonga is so so strong and so well connected with old fashioned values of caring for thy neighbour. Im loving that we are ahead of the game.. no cases... but isolating. Itsgreat lets embrace it. Its sad we’ve had to learn from other countries (timely) mistakes but our medical system cannot afford to see this virus spread here. See you soon!!!!! Meitaki and Namaste Keep strong, keep well 🌺🌴🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #meditate #move #breath #seeyouontheotherside
So much peace and serenity here. My quarantine is delightful to be honest 😂🧘🏼‍♀️😇😴 but with a shadow of sadness for the world right now. I miss my sons so much when suddenly you feel so detached and isolated. My family in uk you have eachoth
So much peace and serenity here. My quarantine is delightful to be honest 😂🧘🏼‍♀️😇😴 but with a shadow of sadness for the world right now. I miss my sons so much when suddenly you feel so detached and isolated. My family in uk you have eachother ❤️ for that im thankful. Lulu and I are just fine for as long as little Rarotonga can cope. So far this island is amazing. I cant fault it. Those in charge are doing a top job looking after us and so far no virus is here 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼. Lets see what the next few days offers us before i close our yoga doors 😪😷 Stay well, keep strong everyone. One united we got this 💪🏼🕉🙏🏽 #covid_19 #yoga #rarotonga #family
Meditation. Come and be meditative. Group meditation is one of the easier ways to experience the delights of meditation especially if it is new to you. Come join us this coming Sunday 5-7pm for a special healing meditation for the world Some chanti
Meditation. Come and be meditative. Group meditation is one of the easier ways to experience the delights of meditation especially if it is new to you. Come join us this coming Sunday 5-7pm for a special healing meditation for the world Some chanting for healing, qi gong and then stillness where reiki energy will be blessed over you. 🙏🏽❤️🙌🏽 Namaste 📸 @creativefe.ena #meditation #groupmeditation #reiki #healing #ramadasa #stillness #rarotonga
Sukha Yoga -Rarotonga 🧘🏼‍♀️🕉💜 Come and join our growing community of yogis at our peaceful sanctuary in the back roads of Matavera Rarotonga 🌴🌼 Tues- Beginners Hatha Align Wed - Hatha Flow Breath Chant Thu - Vinyasa. Intermediate. Donation
Sukha Yoga -Rarotonga 🧘🏼‍♀️🕉💜 Come and join our growing community of yogis at our peaceful sanctuary in the back roads of Matavera Rarotonga 🌴🌼 Tues- Beginners Hatha Align Wed - Hatha Flow Breath Chant Thu - Vinyasa. Intermediate. Donation only $3 mat fee 🙏🏽🧘🏼‍♀️❤️🐶
Using the bandhas locks to float and transition safely. Join @jamesmeyeryoga and myself @rarotongayogaretreats May 4/5/6 to learn the deeper philosophy behind the elements needed to gain some float for your jump throughs and inversions. Im so excited for this three day retreat in my beautiful space here in Rarotonga. Hopefully it wont be postponed due to #corona 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 #rarotonga #yogainrarotonga #raroretreats #rarotongayoga #yogainparadise #retreatvenue #venuehire #inversionworkshop #bandhaslocks #theory&practice
Child pose. A beautiful place children go to cry, sulk, relax, sleep, hide and maybe pray. Yoga allows you to revisit your childhood on so many levels. Maybe its why many older people “discover” yoga (my age that is 😂) as it takes them
Child pose. A beautiful place children go to cry, sulk, relax, sleep, hide and maybe pray. Yoga allows you to revisit your childhood on so many levels. Maybe its why many older people “discover” yoga (my age that is 😂) as it takes them to a place of solitude and purity taking you to that place of contentment your wisdom permits you, that place children find when you see them playing happily alone. It also helps you reconnect with functional strength and flexibility you thought were gone! Nope. All there! Waiting for you to surrender to yourself. Namaste Yogis. Seeyou on the mat. 🧘🏼‍♀️🕉💕 Photo credit @creativefe.ena #yoga #balasana #childpose #timeout #yogainrarotonga #rarotonga #whatodoinraro #findingyouth #findingyou #namaste
What is Yoga to you? We all start somewhere, some are spiritual some are physical and others just told they have to come and stretch. Classes will vary to accomodate you all but each encompasses the physical and spiritual anyway funnily enough the
What is Yoga to you? We all start somewhere, some are spiritual some are physical and others just told they have to come and stretch. Classes will vary to accomodate you all but each encompasses the physical and spiritual anyway funnily enough the “stretching” side of it is given less relevance simply because we have to surrender to what we have and trust the breath will take us there one day. Learn to breath, learn to become meditative, learn to let go, learn to surrender, find the fire within and learn some fun (but not necessary) inversions and arm balances and other physical binds, twists, extensions and folds you never knew were there. Awaken the spine and keep your flame alive and the soul at ease. Embrace. Surrender. Love. ❤️😇 #meditate #asana #breath #hatha #yogainparadise #rarotongayoga #yogaeverydamnday
Meditation this coming Sunday and every fortnight. Donation only and everyone welcome 🕉🙏🏽😇 #meditation #rarotonga #meditationclass #whattodoinrarotonga
All in a days work in Paradise 🤗☀️🧘🏼‍♀️🙌🏼😇🙏🏽 #yogatetreats #retreatsinrarotonga #yogainparadise #rarotongayogaretreats #chakrameditation #reikiattunements #lastday #sportsmassage #massagetarotonga #cuppingtherapy #dryneedling #painmanagem
All in a days work in Paradise 🤗☀️🧘🏼‍♀️🙌🏼😇🙏🏽 #yogatetreats #retreatsinrarotonga #yogainparadise #rarotongayogaretreats #chakrameditation #reikiattunements #lastday #sportsmassage #massagetarotonga #cuppingtherapy #dryneedling #painmanagement #moxiforplantarfasciitis
When you have to share your mat during a one-on-one 😂 🐶🤦‍♀️ Today we discovered sooo much space! Working progressively (krama) and accordingly with sukha and sthira (ease and streadiness). To make this possible we have to have acceptance of ou
When you have to share your mat during a one-on-one 😂 🐶🤦‍♀️ Today we discovered sooo much space! Working progressively (krama) and accordingly with sukha and sthira (ease and streadiness). To make this possible we have to have acceptance of our starting and finishing point. Dont rush the journey but dont fail to look for more too! 💜🙏🏽🕉
June 2020. 3 months covid. The Cook Islands has been free of the virus. But with no tourists the island is feeling the pinch. At first it was scary, then a bit surreal, then relaxing to have the island to ourselves, and now the reality.... the realit Farewell To Aneke Frank and their two daughters (under5) who camefor a 5 day holiday and have been stranded here for 4 months! A beautiful session full of chanting asana and eating 🧘🏼‍♀️📿🥗. We will all miss you dearly but are so happy you ca
The silence of savasana. When your practice is complete it is time to let go. Whenyour life is complete it is time to let go. Savasana, corpses pose 🙏🏽 Our practice for tonight’s beginners hummed with the sound of the Aum and our singing bow
Cook Islands Yoga Collective! The first time all teachers are coming together in Rarotonga. And what a time to bring yoga to the people during a time when the world is in chaos! Our day brought peace, calm, fun and meditation together. Something for
Love my work ... thats all 💁🏼‍♀️😂🤗🙌🏽 #covidfree #cookislands #nature #healing #nopain #rarotonga #massage #ancienthealingways #sportsmassage
Monday Morning starting at a later time of 7.30am. (Due to our colder winter season i must be climatised already 😂🌴) Surya Namaskar the yoga for the powerful effects of the rising sun. Its more than just “worshipping” the sun rising an
Tuesday Beginners Class. Exploring the relevance of twists and the sides of the body for our gentle back bend class. A beautiful soft flow last night bringing our energies together so aligned that it was so natural to chant our aums softly with alm Timetable for free Community Yoga Something for everyone. Learn all elements of Hatha Yoga no matter what your physical ability! Namaste 🙏🏽 #rarotonga #yogainparadise #retreatvenue #schoolofyoga #karmayoga #community #yogacommunity #hathacommunityc
Non contact sport allowed back on our covid free island! Small groups only so please let me know if youre coming through 🤸🏻‍♂️🧘🏼‍♀️😇🕉 Today at 4.30 then a new timetable will be posted for next week going forward. Namaste Yogis 🙏🏽💜
Such a quiet time here at Sukha Yoga Sanctuary. I miss you all and hope to see you soon. Lets keep lying low so that we an gather sooner rather than later🤗🕉 Keep your practice up or sit and meditate. Relax, restore, recharge 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #covid #no Such strange times. So surreal. So much unity with the decision to self-isolate to keep this virus at bay 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I wonder how many people are actually craving some “time-out” from the world and even some solitude. I know i was henc So much peace and serenity here. My quarantine is delightful to be honest 😂🧘🏼‍♀️😇😴 but with a shadow of sadness for the world right now. I miss my sons so much when suddenly you feel so detached and isolated. My family in uk you have eachoth Meditation. Come and be meditative. Group meditation is one of the easier ways to experience the delights of meditation especially if it is new to you. Come join us this coming Sunday 5-7pm for a special healing meditation for the world Some chanti Sukha Yoga -Rarotonga 🧘🏼‍♀️🕉💜 Come and join our growing community of yogis at our peaceful sanctuary in the back roads of Matavera Rarotonga 🌴🌼 Tues- Beginners Hatha Align Wed - Hatha Flow Breath Chant Thu - Vinyasa. Intermediate. Donation
Using the bandhas locks to float and transition safely. Join @jamesmeyeryoga and myself @rarotongayogaretreats May 4/5/6 to learn the deeper philosophy behind the elements needed to gain some float for your jump throughs and inversions. Im so exci
Child pose. A beautiful place children go to cry, sulk, relax, sleep, hide and maybe pray. Yoga allows you to revisit your childhood on so many levels. Maybe its why many older people “discover” yoga (my age that is 😂) as it takes them What is Yoga to you? We all start somewhere, some are spiritual some are physical and others just told they have to come and stretch. Classes will vary to accomodate you all but each encompasses the physical and spiritual anyway funnily enough the
Meditation this coming Sunday and every fortnight. Donation only and everyone welcome 🕉🙏🏽😇 #meditation #rarotonga #meditationclass #whattodoinrarotonga
All in a days work in Paradise 🤗☀️🧘🏼‍♀️🙌🏼😇🙏🏽 #yogatetreats #retreatsinrarotonga #yogainparadise #rarotongayogaretreats #chakrameditation #reikiattunements #lastday #sportsmassage #massagetarotonga #cuppingtherapy #dryneedling #painmanagem When you have to share your mat during a one-on-one 😂 🐶🤦‍♀️ Today we discovered sooo much space! Working progressively (krama) and accordingly with sukha and sthira (ease and streadiness). To make this possible we have to have acceptance of ou