Who is Ma Saj?

Ma Saj is a modern remedial massage studio founded in 2023 by experienced wellness practitioners Kate and Sonya. We exist to ease the overwhelmed mind and restore deep human connection through massage and bodywork. 

Our business practices are rooted in ethics, sustainability, and wellness. We aim to uplift both our community and our team through a thoughtful, purpose-led approach.

'A space for every body, every gender, every identity. Queer-affirming, inclusive, and created with care — a place to soften, to exhale, and to feel at home exactly as you are.'

What’s our story?

Kate and I have been therapists. We have built businesses together - first an allied health clinic in regional VIC, and now our second city space, Ma Saj. We genuinely love this stuff. Branding, systems, building something from nothing - it's fun for us in a way that probably sounds unhinged to most people.

But here's the truth about running a small business: it's harder than we ever realised. And somewhere along the way we realised something that changed everything for us -

We were only happy if the people around us were happy.

We're not the ones giving treatments anymore. And honestly, watching the space we built and the therapists we chose create real impact, real relationships, real change for the clients walking through the door - that's been incredible to witness.

But it wasn't enough to just watch it work. We couldn't stomach seeing a therapist burnt out. Or stuck, unable to actually build a career out of the thing they put so much time into. Or just… not enjoying it anymore.

We'd been there ourselves. And we'd watched it happen to so many other therapists over the years - you perfect your craft, you build your community, and then you hit this wall of "okay, what now?" The next step feels like it should exist. It doesn't, really. Not like corporate.

If I was pouring everything into building myself and my community, I wanted the option to do it on my own terms.

But here's what I know now that I didn't know then: starting a business from absolute scratch is brutal. Overheads, marketing, systems, all of it. It's a massive amount of money up front, or years of no life and no pay while you figure it out. Nobody tells you that part properly.

So that's what we built. The middle ground.

A way for a therapist who's ready for the next step to get the good stuff the autonomy, the flexibility, running your own thing - without carrying all the risk, the outlay, and the years it usually costs to get there.

That's Ma Saj. That's why it exists.

How it works

Our therapists pay a fee to use our treatment rooms for either a half day or full day which includes remote admin and billing, housekeeping, benefit from our in-house brand building/networks, client referrals, and basic massage supplies (oils, linen, etc.). This can be on a casual or an on-going basis. To help get you started we offer introductory discounted rates.

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Room Rental

FAQs

Ready? Email Kate at hq@masaj.com.au

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