Story Unveiled
About Simon
INTRODUCTORY OFFER $1299
Embrace a new paradigm of healthcare education with The Parasympathetic Practitioner. Led by Simon, this course bridges Western Physiotherapy with Traditional Eastern Medicine, offering you a unique learning experience.
This Full Day Hands-On Intensive Course + Premium German-Made Massage Device (massager valued at $1299)
Designed for Allied Health professionals, Remedial Massage therapist, body workers of Instructors who want to expand their therapeutic skillset, enhance patient outcomes, and build a thriving practice. Simon was formerly a professional Rugby Union player, playing for Australia then in England and Italy where in his final years injury led him to an early retirement. After receiving so much Physiotherapy and Rehab he decided to Study a Masters in Physiotherapy.
This course blends manual therapy, effective communication strategies, and evidence-based maintenance care systems proven to increase patient retention and trust.
Simon brings a unique synergy of experience—having completed courses in dry needling, Japanese acupuncture & Craniosacral therapy), and holding a Bachelors degree in Marketing & Communications—to teach practitioners not just how to treat more effectively, but also to connect with patients. His philosophy is simple: patients decide whether they’ll return within the first minute. When communication and hands-on treatments work together, businesses grow.
This approach has contributed to previous clinics developing bookings months in advance and large waitlists. Today Simon’s current practice has scaled back to a solo practitioner which affords him flexibility to spend time with his family. Simon has taught and held many wellness retreats in the Hunter Valley of NSW and the Noosa Hinterland. He holds one of the highest yields of returning patients across the country due to his caring nature and patient care.
As part of this introductory offer participants will receive a German-made massage machine valued at $1,299—included free within the course price of just $1299. This tool alone will elevate your treatment outcomes and efficiency from day one.
Why Join The Parasympathetic Practitioner™ Retreat?
Learn from Simon Hockings—a physiotherapist who has built multiple thriving clinics with months-long waitlists through exceptional patient care, hands-on treatment, and a philosophy centred on the body's innate ability to heal.
Discover a different way of practising.
Learn how regulating your own nervous system can transform the way you assess, communicate, and treat your patients.
Master practical, hands-on techniques.
Develop confidence using advanced manual therapy approaches alongside a premium German-engineered dual vibration therapy device, included with your course.
Create remarkable patient experiences.
Move beyond symptom management and learn how to build trust, improve outcomes, and create patients who return, refer, and become advocates for your practice.
Reconnect with your purpose.
Step away from the demands of the clinic and immerse yourself in a day of learning, reflection, and clinical growth in the peaceful surroundings of the Noosa hinterland.
Limited places available.
To ensure an intimate learning environment and personalised mentoring, places are strictly limited.
Be the practitioner patients remember, recommend, and return to.
Reserve your place today and experience some added tools to support the way you treat clinical excellence, nervous system regulation, and genuine human connection come together.
Courses
The Parasympathetic Practitioner
Foundations of Treatment
Learn the fundamental principles of communication and techniques of treatment in this day course held on a private acreage in Eumundi. Gain a deep understanding of how to integrate the philosophies Simon has learnt. This course is immersive and aimed at expanding and being an embodied practitioner

