Listen deeply
We make room for your story, your body’s signals and what matters most to you.
A conscious approach to care
Your body is speaking.We help you listen.
Whole-person care for people seeking relief, understanding and a more connected relationship with their body.
AdamstownNewcastle, NSW
Begin with you
What brings you here?
You do not need to know the name of a modality. Tell us what you are experiencing, or what you would like to understand.
01Pain & movement
Something hurts, feels restricted, or keeps returning.
02Sport & performance
You want support with training, recovery, injury or performance.
03Acupuncture & balance
You are curious whether acupuncture has a place in your care.
04Pregnancy & family
You want considered, individual care through change and development.
05Self-understanding
You want space to understand yourself, not just manage a complaint.
Care across generations
Our clinic welcomes people across the lifespan, from newborns and growing families to centenarians.
Our philosophy
A conscious approach to care
Care begins with attention: to your experience, your questions and the wider context in which your body is living.
Work integratively
We draw from hands-on care and complementary perspectives while keeping your needs and preferences central.
Help you understand
We explain what we are noticing so you can participate in decisions about your care with greater clarity.
Ways we work
More than one way into a conversation with the body.
Each approach offers a different kind of attention. A first conversation can help clarify what feels appropriate for you.
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Hands-on care shaped around the person, not only the presentation.
Holistic chiropractic
A whole-person chiropractic approach that may draw from adjustive techniques, soft-tissue work, applied kinesiology and Chinese medicine perspectives.
Support for the way you train, compete and recover.
Sports performance
Appointments with Garth for athletes from grassroots to elite level, including performance preparation, rehabilitation, injury management and the stress patterns that can affect confidence and focus.
A structured series centred on movement, development and review.
Retained Neonatal Reflexes
An assessment-led treatment series with Garth for patients exploring whether retained neonatal reflex patterns may be relevant to their movement and development.
A precise, considered practice rooted in Chinese medicine.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture appointments with Bridgette Birbiles begin with detailed conversation and may use fine, sterile needles at selected points.
Colour as a language for reflection and self-understanding.
Aura-Soma
A colour-care and reflective practice in which the colours you choose become a starting point for personal enquiry.
Funding & referrals
DVA and Medicare-supported care.
Clear information about referrals, eligibility and what to bring before your appointment.
DVA
Chiropractic appointments for veterans
Eligible Veteran Card holders are welcome. A valid referral is generally required, and coverage depends on your card and accepted conditions.
See DVA appointment detailsMedicare
GP Chronic Condition Management Plans
If your GP refers you for eligible chiropractic care, Medicare may provide a rebate toward your appointment. A gap may apply.
See Medicare referral detailsA visit, demystified
What a session can feel like
There is no performance expected of you. A session is a paced, collaborative process that begins with listening.
Read the first-visit guide- 01
Arrive
Settle, orient and bring whatever is present today.
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Be heard
Share the history, the sensation, the pattern or the question.
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Explore
Assessment and care are adapted to your needs and consent.
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Understand
We reflect on what we noticed and make room for your questions.
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Continue
Leave with a clear next step that feels proportionate and makes sense to you.
There is no greater authority on the state of your body than yourself.
Dr Garth Pywell
Read our storyField notes
Understanding is part of the care.
Thoughtful, plain-language explorations of the questions we hear in the clinic.
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Body literacy
When the body asks for your attention
A symptom can be urgent, ordinary or complex. Sometimes it is more than one at once. How do we listen without jumping to a single explanation?
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Our philosophy
What we mean by mind–body
Not a claim that everything is emotional. A way of remembering that experience, context and physiology belong to one person.
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First visits
You do not need to know which modality you need
Bring the question, the sensation or the uncertainty. Choosing a way of working can be part of the conversation.
4 minute readCome as you are
A quiet place to be met with attention.
Find us in Adamstown, on Awabakal Country. If you are unsure whether Conscious Bodywork is the right place to begin, reception can help you find an appropriate next step.
Talk with us(02) 4031 8834
An invitation
You do not need to have it all figured out.
Bring what you are feeling, noticing or wondering about. We can begin there.