Meet our practitioners
Each of us operates independently and is a specialist in our field. We’re committed to building a thriving studio where clients come to build lifetime vitality through strength, movement and whole body health.
Come, join us!
The Well is a group of experienced body health practitioners, who are passionate about improving our clients’ quality of life through improved body strength, flexibility and mobility.
Founder of The Well
Available Monday - Friday
Jen is a certified Personal Trainer, Pilates mat instructor, mum of two and lover of movement indoors and out. Her workouts fuse functional training, weight training, Pilates and cardio and are designed to improve overall fitness, strength and movement.
She began as a Personal Training in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2004. Jen has a strong interest in the biomechanics of the body, and creates programmes that retrain the body to move as nature intended.
Jen Rice
Personal Trainer & Clinical Nutritionist
Contact: 021 082 46720 info@eatingfit.co.nz
Alaina is a qualified personal trainer and registered clinical nutritionist and she believes that exercise is one of the best things you can do for your body!
She loves supporting her clients to achieve their health goals through both fitness and nutrition. She designs her programs around helping each person exercise and eat in a way that compliments their daily life. Her own passions are for the outdoors, particularly mountain biking, rock climbing and hiking and anything that makes exercise fun!
Pathway Physiotherapy
Available Tuesday, Thursday
Contact 0273 593 504
As an avid climber and lover of the outdoors, moving well and keeping strong have always been important to Andy. He qualified as a physiotherapist in the UK in 2007. His climbing and his work made him more curious to understand how to influence the whole body, not just the bits that hurt. He went on to study Tom Myers’ ‘Anatomy Trains’ and Douglas Heel’s ‘Be Activated’ technique.
Andy equips his clients with tools to perform better, and to prevent or manage their injuries. He will look at your whole picture health, going back to basics to identify where your habits, compensations and imbalances may have been tripping you up. With better building blocks, he’ll support your journey to a strong, more able and resilient you.
Andy Scott
Peak Performance
Available Tuesday, Wednesday
Contact 0274 149 470
Julie is a qualified therapeutic and remedial massage therapist and former Registered Nurse. She is a graduate of the New Zealand College of Natural Medicine.
Julie offers sports massage, injury rehabilitation, myofascial release, NMT and Bowen Therapy. She works with clients of all ages and abilities, improving movement and quality of life.
Port Hills Osteopathy
Available: Mondays - Thursdays
Texting Only: 021 394 003 or email hello@porthillsosteo.co.nz
Kate has a keen interest in treating babies, children, and pregnant women. Kate is passionate about seeing children bounce back from traumatic birth, playground injuries or childhood illnesses and develop into healthy young adults. Her care for pregnant women can help provide welcome relief as the mother’s body and posture continually compensates and responds to the baby’s growth.
She holds Bachelor degrees in Applied Science (Complementary Medicine) and Applied Science (Human Movement), and a Masters of Osteopathy. She has practiced Osteopathy in Australia, Canada, and is registered with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand, Osteopaths New Zealand, and is an ACC registered provider.
Kate Spurling
Deanna Mehrtens Personal Fitness
Deanna is a Reps Registered Internationally Certified Personal Trainer with Corrective Exercise qualifications. She is also licensed to specifically train seniors.
She has had a daughter, has had major surgery and understands that starting back after life circumstances can be challenging.
She believes everyone at times can struggle, but she also believes we aren't stuck there, we can all change, learn new things and create new habits.
Deanna would love to help you have a fresh start and live a life of ease, movement and strength that you can be proud of.
She likes to teach and train you to move your body the correct way in a gentle friendly manner, but that doesn't mean her workouts are too easy.
Deanna Mehrtens
STOTT Trained Pilates Instructor
Eveline is a STOTT trained Pilates instructor working towards her full certification. She is a mum of two boys and moved from the Netherlands to New Zealand in 2014.
She loves staying active by going on long walks and practicing yoga and Pilates.
She found a love for yoga in her early twenties back in Amsterdam, which sparked her love for mindful exercise and has never stopped moving since.
Eveline loves offering a layered and fun class and hopes to keep challenging you every time.
Eveline Geradts
Yoga Therapy Works
Contact jane@yogatherapyworks.co.nz
Yoga therapist, educator, and health care provider Dr Jane Hardcastle has been helping people with their health for over thirty years. Originally qualifying as a registered nurse in the UK, Jane has held senior nursing, education and leadership roles in England, Scotland, and New Zealand before bringing this skillset, knowledge, and experience together as a yoga teacher and registered yoga therapist over the last ten years.
Yoga therapy is a multidimensional approach to health that integrates Western medicine and Eastern philosophies to find a path to optimal health that is right for your unique body-mind at any stage in life. Whether it's movement, rehabilitation, breathwork, bodywork, lymphatic therapy, or body-mind therapies for mental health and trauma recovery - Jane will work with you in whichever way(s) work best for your health.
Jane Hardcastle
Craig Dalton Manual Therapy
Available Monday, Fridays & Saturdays
Contact 022 123 1998 or info@cdtherapy.co.nz
My name is Craig and I'm from Rugby, Warwickshire (UK). It all began in 2015 when I quit my 10-year engineering career to embark on a career in soft tissue therapy. After injuring my lower back during martial arts training and experiencing the benefits of massage therapy, I made the decision to retrain. In 2017, I qualified with a Diploma in Clinical Sports & Remedial Massage Therapy from the Oxford School of Sports Massage. I am also studying for a Bachelor's Degree in Musculoskeletal Health at the Ara Institute of Canterbury.
As a registered therapist with Massage New Zealand, I am proud to offer my clients the convenience of accessing the Southern Cross Easy-Claim service. This affiliation ensures that individuals can make the most of their healthcare benefits while receiving the professional care I provide.
In my spare time, I enjoy skateboarding, mountain biking, hiking, martial arts, animal flow and a massive geek in board games!
Craig Dalton
Koko Nichimura
Available Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Koko Nishimura is a qualified massage therapist specialising in sports, deep tissue, and relaxation massage.
With many years of experience in Austria, Japan, and New Zealand, she is deeply passionate about creating a space where clients can connect with their body and mind through massage therapy.
Koko works closely with clients to enhance their overall quality of life.
Dorothy Lee
Available Wednesdays
Contact 021 158 1788
Performing ballet from 1985 until 2009, I sustained numerous injuries, and sports massage therapy was the best way for me to recover from them as well as improve my performances. My experience with the ability of sports massage to help with sports injuries, body alignment, improving posture, and optimising blood flow and relaxation has led to my profession and passion. For the past 15+ years I have practiced as a qualified sports massage therapist including deep tissue massage and soft tissue massage and led rehabilitation exercise classes including Yoga & Pilates.
My clients range from office workers and gym goers to elite rugby, baseball and cricket sporting teams. My joy is to see my clients’ recovery as well as to help maintain top condition in order to improve their quality of life and achieve their sporting goals.