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 Tuesday - Friday
Jen is the founder of The Well Whole Body Studios, a boutique gym and wellness space established in 2021. With a passion for movement science, her and her team design workouts that fuse strength training, core conditioning, cardio, myofascial release, and mobility—all tailored to help the body move as nature intended.
A certified Personal Trainer since 2002, Jen specializes in biomechanics and corrective exercise, with a current focus on supporting peri/post-menopausal women. Drawing from her own journey, she combines evidence-based training with intuitive movement strategies to help women thrive during this transformative life stage.
Rooted in Vancouver, British Columbia, her approach bridges science and soul—where every session educates, challenges, and reconnects clients to their body’s innate wisdom.
When Jen isn’t at The Well, you’ll find her outdoors—running trails, swimming in open water, hiking hills, or gardening. A former triathlete (who raced everything from sprints to long-course in her 20s), she now channels that same discipline into helping others build sustainable, joyful strength—no matter their age or phase of life.
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 Monday & Tuesday
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.
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
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
Dorothy Lee
Available Tuesday & Wednesday
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.
The Well Studios Night Owl Admin
If you've ever wondered who's behind the friendly emails from The Well, that's likely Hanisi – though you're more likely to catch her training late at night than during studio hours. A true night owl, Hanisi finds her rhythm after dark, especially when it comes to strength training, her favourite way to move.
A proud moment in Hanisi’s own fitness journey was stepping onto the mats for jiu jitsu competitions – despite nerves so strong they sometimes came with a stomach flip! That same courage and commitment now shows up in her quiet dedication behind the scenes, helping things run smoothly at The Well.
Hanisi Filipe
Deanna Mehrtens
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.
