Meet Our Team

Meet the practitioners behind Optimal Movement — a team dedicated to creating a safe, calm and supportive space for every client. Each practitioner brings their own area of focus, care and experience to help you feel seen, supported and restored.

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Owner of Optimal Movement & Naeera Abed Wellness

Naeera is an Advanced Trauma Release Provider and Integrative health coach who helps people release stored tension, ease anxiety, and regulate the nervous system.

Blending therapies like craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, somato-emotional release, Hijama, and Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST), her holistic approach restores balance, reduces stress, and supports the body back to homeostasis—so you can finally let go of what you’ve been holding on to and leave feeling lighter, looser, and deeply restored.

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Farnaaz Abed (Naazi)

Naeera Abed

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Therapist

Bachelor in Education | Psychology (Children) | Advanced TRE®️ Practitioner | Child & Adolescent Therapist | Sandtray Therapy Facilitator | Hijama & Cupping Practitioner | Stretch Therapy Specialist | HeartMath®️ Practitioner | Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Nurayn supports adults and children through a gentle, body-based approach to healing, emotional regulation, and deep nervous system release. Her work is rooted in creating a safe, grounded space where clients feel seen, held, and never rushed.

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Zara Cassim

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Therapist

Holistic Massage Therapist | Facial Sculpting Specialist | Hijama & Cupping Practitioner | Certified Personal Trainer

Naazi helps clients look, feel, and move better through targeted bodywork, therapeutic cupping, facial sculpting, and personalised training. Known for her warm, talkative, and down-to-earth nature, she creates tailored sessions that ease tension, support detox, and boost confidence—always focused on helping you feel your absolute best, with no cookie-cutter approach.

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Bushra Hassim

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Therapist

Zara Cassim is a Psychology student at Wits University with a growing passion for body-based healing and wellness. As a qualified Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage Massage Therapist, she brings a fresh, intuitive approach to supporting the body’s natural detox and recovery processes.

With a keen interest in the mind-body connection, Zara has a natural talent for lymphatic work—known for her gentle yet effective touch that leaves clients feeling lighter, sculpted, and deeply refreshed.

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Dr Tasmiya Hassen

Nonny Sibanda

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Therapist

I help people regulate their nervous systems, build resilience, and feel more at ease in themselves. My work centres on Trauma Release Exercises (TRE), alongside coaching to better understand stress, patterns, and daily habits. I also offer personalised wellness support, including lifestyle guidance and restorative detox practices.

I hold an Honours degree in Economics and later pivoted into health and wellness, a shift that informs my grounded, practical approach to lasting wellbeing.

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Naledi Tsele

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Receptionist

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Nurayn Kajee

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Receptionist

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Chiropractor

Dr Tasmiya Hassen is a qualified chiropractor passionate about helping individuals and families move better, reduce pain, and improve their overall wellbeing through evidence-based, mind-body-focused care. She offers a range of treatments—including chiropractic adjustments, dry needling, soft tissue therapy, shockwave therapy, TENS and kinesiology taping—to manage back and neck pain, sciatica, sports injuries, headaches, whiplash and pregnancy-related discomfort.