A Huge Heart — The Foundation of Sacred Gardens
Behind the glitz, glamour, and gaiety of Ross Hutchison’s showbiz career lies a heart larger than the Sydney Opera House.
With an inexhaustible capacity for helping others, he is the epitome of altruism — whether nurturing young talent through Dream Team One, assisting the less fortunate through the Ross Hutchison Foundation, or healing and guiding with his Sacred Gardens project.
A holistic approach to wellbeing, growth, and improvement — Sacred Gardens provides overflowing comfort and restoration to Sydney and beyond.
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Delivering Hope Through Performance
Escapism and Austerity
To grasp the dynamic figure of Ross Hutchison, you have to understand that the man, his showbiz career, and his desire to help others are inseparable.
Superficially, Ross’ sequinned, razzle-dazzle-filled cabaret dancing and choreography may appear to be nothing but sparkling and fun, light entertainment.
Yet through his characteristic vivacious and passion-fuelled performances, he brought joy, hope, and an element of twinkling escapism to viewers — much needed during the tough austerity years of the 50s and 60s.
But, it was perhaps a cuddly funster that made the biggest difference.
Humphrey B. Bear
In his role assisting Humphrey B. Bear — the star of the national TV treasure that is Here’s Humphrey — Ross and Humphrey brought education and guidance through their playful on-screen antics to millions of preschoolers.
Yet, this wasn’t enough for them.
Ross helped Humphrey leave his treehouse and visit children’s hospitals and hospices. Bringing hope, joy, and comfort to the unwell youngsters — and some welcome respite to their parents and the hardworking medical staff — Humphrey B. Bear was making a real difference.
With the distancing barriers of the TV screen and stage removed, Ross finally saw firsthand the powerful and beneficial effects Humphrey’s love and fun could bring to people. This was to be the catalyst that strengthened Ross’ belief in helping and healing — and was to become the cornerstone of Sacred Gardens.
Continuing the work over the years and to this day, Ross has visited many adults and kids in hospital, providing much needed support and various equipment for their care.
Healing More Than the Heart
An Epiphany
An impresario, producer, choreographer, character actor, and a bon vivant — Ross Hutchison wears many (flamboyant) hats. But at heart, Ross is a pure dancer.
His jazzy, energetic, and effervescent style was unmistakable. However, throwing himself 100 percent into every performance meant he put his body under severe stress, which often led to injury. The death knell for a dancer.
One particularly serious mishap — while working as the principal dancer for a major Sydney dance company — was an eye-opener.
The management took Ross upstairs to someone who they said could fix him. Despite the seriousness of the injury, the man was able to heal him. They dragged Ross in, and after the treatment was complete, he ran out — healed! Ross learned that this man was an osteopath.
The incident left Ross in wonder.
Becoming a Healer
After this medical epiphany, Ross finished the season, but was injured again a few months later. He sought out this same man, and had similar dramatic results. These were the only times he was treated by this man, but it changed his life!
Ross realised that elite performers — gymnasts, dancers, stuntmen, and so on — all needed the care of someone like this. Intrigued and impressed by this non-invasive treatment — Ross dedicated his time to learning the techniques himself.
Now able to use his newly-found skills on his own gymnasts and dancers — he was able to prevent the possible cancellation of his troupe’s performances due to injury.
As always, Ross wanted to do more.
Sure, his healing hands could help issues with bone and muscles. But what about what’s going on deeper inside the body — and perhaps more importantly, inside the mind.
Ross embarked upon a healing pilgrimage. He took a holistic approach to discovering and learning the theory, methods, and application of a vast spectrum of practices.
This was the final step in Ross’ wellbeing journey — and Sacred Gardens was born.
Sacred Gardens — A Peaceful Place of Healing
Ross Hutchison is a guy who just wants to help others — and Sacred Gardens is the ultimate realisation of his ambition.
Guiding others towards physical, emotional, and spiritual peace and healing — whatever their race, creed, gender, or colour — he delivers reassurance and wellbeing in an uncertain world.
Whether bringing joy through dance, hope to children with Humphrey B. Bear, or healing through Sacred Gardens — Ross touches the lives of everyone he meets.