Welcome to Sanative Sanctuary

Located at 696 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Sanative Sanctuary is more than a wellness space — it is a carefully curated sanctuary for nervous system restoration, embodied reconnection, and holistic healing in the heart of Brunswick.

Each session and Yoga class is intentionally tailored to the individual/s, creating an experience of deep listening, unravelling, and return. This is not “just a massage”, or yoga class, but a journey into the body’s innate wisdom — a space to soften, release, restore, and reconnect with yourself.

Sanative Sanctuary offers bodywork, massage, myotherapy, energy healing, psychosomatic therapies, and yoga classes. We create containers that support the body in doing what it already knows how to do: heal.

Your body holds the map. We hold the space.

Our Team

Meet the Practitioners

Anthony operates the partner practice within our premises, Chiron’s Hands. He is a Myotherapist and Remedial Massage therapist, specialising in Dry Needling and the treatment of chronic pain and injury — all held within a therapeutic container that honours psychosomatic body–mind integration.

His approach blends precise structural therapy with a grounded understanding of the emotional and psychological imprints carried within the body, supporting lasting and integrated healing.
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We’re seeking aligned practitioners & Instructors to join our team

Sanative Sanctuary is growing, and we are inviting aligned practitioners to join our shared healing space at 696 Sydney Road, Brunswick.

We have opportunities available for:
• Independent contractors / room hire

We are seeking skilled, grounded practitioners who value integrity, nervous system safety, and collaborative care.

If you feel called to join forces with us, we warmly invite you to reach out with your expression of interest and qualifications.
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Anthony Skalkos

Shann Primmer

Shann is a somatic bodyworker, trauma-informed practitioner and yoga instructor. Her work weaves therapeutic touch, nervous system regulation, energy healing and embodied awareness to support deep restoration and reconnection.

Her teaching is grounded in Kundalini yoga and martial arts, bringing energetic precision and embodied strength to her classes. Her bodywork is rooted in deep tissue massage, beauty therapy and alternative medicine, alongside studies in naturopathy — shaping an integrative approach that honours both the physiological and energetic dimensions of healing and wellness.
Founder of Chiron's Hands
Founder of Sanative Sanctuary
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  • Jaycee May

    Therapeutic Massage & Yoga Instructor

  • Allana Linn

    Reiki Practitioner, Yoga & Mat Pilates

  • Eleanor Parks

    Administration Goddess

  • Karl Holland

    Yoga Instructor

The body is the unconscious mind. To create meaningful change, we must bring the unconscious to conscious.

The word Sanative is archaic and translates to “conducive to healing,” while Sanctuary reflects the body as temple — a place of safety, restoration, and remembrance. Sanative Sanctuary is the space where your body can remember its archaic capacity to heal itself through the support of complementary therapies and modalities. Your Journey is supported here.

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