ABOUT

WHAT MEANS

KOANNOU
is a community-based project and an opportunity to :

• Improve self-awareness

• Share knowledge from one to another

• Find support in our day-to-day lives 

• Reconnect with the self-healing power of our bodies

• Encourage healthier relationships with ourselves and others

• Explore multi-sensorial activities for self/co-regulation

• Increase resilience in our communities

Lucie Manzano, founder of KOANNOU, has a background in sustainable building design, in permaculture,  in videography and is diving into sociology and hands-on alternative therapies.

Originally from Guadeloupe, an island in the Caribbean, Lucie has a mixed cultural influence and exposure to different lifestyles. She left her island at 19yo, and studied and worked in France for 5 years after settling down in Australia in 2015.

Lucie discovered the benefits of complementary massage therapy after several years of autoimmune challenges and a shoulder blade injury. Since then, she has been deepening her interest in the correlation between ADHD, relational and cultural trauma, and the power of devotion in offering a nurturing touch.