Charlotte Long

Charlotte is a Polestar trained Pilates teacher and Registered Personal Trainer. She arrived on Waiheke Island in 2015 and began operating an at-home Pilates and Personal Training Studio. Coming from a background of competitive gymnastics, she came across Pilates as a way to manage  her back pain that resulted from years of hard training, and has been addicted ever since! She loves seeing the way a client's body performs and changes in response to Pilates, and enjoys helping people find a more efficient way of moving and going about their daily lives with ease. She is excited to work alongside our Physio team, as well as other health professionals, in order to help people lead healthy and active lives. 

Change happens through movement and movement heals - Joseph Pilates

Olivia Catry

We are beyond stoked to have Olivia join us directly from one of the most famous Physio clinics in the world in Hong Kong. Liv is very well known to our team, so we are so stoked to have her. Olivia did her Connect Therapy Series (a year long intense post grad Physio course) It was by chance that Liv saw a fellow Connect Physiotherapist lived on Waiheke and her partner was also a kiwi. Olivia’s area of expertise is pelvic and low back/ hip pain. Olivia also has Womens Health experience. So if you want to assess whether you core/ pelvic floor is working we highly recommend you book in with Olivia to assess your core with our Real Time Ultrasound Machine. 

Olivia is also amazing at helping people bridge the gap between being injured and wanting to do Pilates. She uses a lot of Pilates in her sessions to get people out of pain fast.  

NADIA FERREIRA

Nadia is a friendly, compassionate and gentle natured individual with a penchant for helping others. Since she was a child, she was told she has ‘magic hands’, which definitely found merit with where her passion flowed as an adult.

She obtained her physiotherapy degree in South Africa 8 years ago and her passion for gaining new and exciting methods to treat her patients will never waiver.

She loves helping people who want to get better. Whether you have an injury from work, taking part in your favourite sport, or just the tasks of daily living, Nadia finds great joy in the rehabilitation journey. She is an empathetic listener and always aims to understand her patient’s needs.

When Nadia is not at work, you can find her and her fiance enjoying all things outdoors. Her love for nature coincides with her fondness for animals, especially birds. She loves hiking and running to blow off steam.

Nick Torrance

BHsc (Physiotherapy) PGDP (Sports Physiotherapy)

Nick’s knowledge and reputation in the global Physiotherapy industry is extensive. New Zealand born, for the last 20 years, Nick has lived in Sydney where he runs two successful Physio clinics - Balance In Motion Physio and Pilates. He moved to Waiheke Island in 2019 to let his kids grow up the kiwi way. 

Nick is a skilled trainer assistant on the “Connect Therapy” series and advanced level 4 courses as well as “Thoracic Ring Approach” method to Physiotherapists. He also teaches foot and ankle injury courses online and in-person to other Physios. Nick has worked with a number of professional athletes from Olympic gold medalists, Wallabies, Wimbledon Tennis Finalists and continues to manage a number of professional triathletes virtually. He is excited to bring his skills home to Waiheke Island.

Nick’s holistic approach offers life changing results, addressing not only the source of pain, but other imbalances or previous injuries in the body. He also considers other interrelated body systems such as nutrition and psychological factors, which can help contribute to an injury.

Zoë Drummond

Hailing from the UK, Zoë came to Waiheke 8 years ago and began studying with Polestar Pilates in 2022. With a background in therapeutic massage, she’s passionate about Pilates for rehab, strength, and balance.

“After visiting Nick for physio at Connect Studio with a knee injury two years ago, he recommended Pilates for rehab and strength. After seeing drastic improvements not just for my injury, but for my whole body, and in such a short amount of time, I quickly became hooked! For me, there’s nothing more rewarding than working with a client through injury and helping them achieve something they were sure they never thought they could do again.”