We Grow Together
Level One
243 Trafalgar St.
Nelson Central
Koru Centre practitioners
Omana Eve
Connected Breath™ & Best Self
Founder and Director of Koru Centre
The strong intention that I hold and weave into every offering, is to connect and strengthen my client to their inner knowing, their empowerment and potential. I meet those I work with wherever they are and empathically guide them to reconnect to their true self, authenticity, and power to create a life that they desire.
My own journey through life has led me to some difficult places. I understand suffering from both physical and mental pain. I've lost deeply, and found the strength to carry on, and to rise above what has held me back from the light that shines within. I've learned to find joy, even alongside the most difficult times of life.
I've relentlessly continued on a healing journey through chronic fatigue, chronic pain, autoimmunity, anxiety, depression, injury, allergies... I've learned to identify the false identities of 'I'm Alone', 'I'm Too Much', 'I'm Not Loved', 'I'm Worthless'. I've transformed these beliefs into 'I'm Connected', 'I'm Brilliant', 'I'm Beloved', and 'I Am Worthy of the Best Life has to Offer'.
Now that I know my worth, I've overcome the years of suffering. I'm free of chronic pain, released from the grips of anxiety, uplifted from depression, and catalysed from fatigue. While I continue to work on myself, releasing the years of burden from my body; I am finally able to unleash my full potential into the world and guide others to do the same. It brings me such joy.
I've dedicated myself to learning from the best
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Naturopath & Medical Herbalist trained at South Pacific College
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Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine) Charles Sturt University
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Reiki Master Teacher trained with the International Center for Reiki Training
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Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist & RTT® Practitioner with Marisa Peer
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Certified Transformational Coach and Facilitator with Dr. Claire Zammit of the Institute for Woman-Centred Coaching, Facilitation & Leadership
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Breathwork Instructor trained with SOMA Breath®
True transformation occurs when your identity about you you are, who others are in relation to you, and what is possible in life for you shifts in a way that is permanent. If you are ready to move passed your blocks, and to create rapid changes in your health and wellbeing, let's make that shift happen!
Current Offerings
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Group breathwork sessions
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RTT®, Rapid Transformational Therapy & Coaching packages
Future Offerings
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Workshops and retreats blending breathwork w/ group coaching & facilitation
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Circles based on Dr. Zammit's Feminine Power: Course for Awakening Women
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Online live breathwork sessions and workshops
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21 Day SOMA Breath® Awakening Journeys
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Extensive shop of recorded guided breathwork meditations
Contact:
Email: omanaeve@icloud.com
Phone: 021 794 500
Dr Carl Beuke
Workability
Almost everyone feels ‘stuck’ in dealing with life’s challenges at times. As a registered psychologist with over twenty years’ experience, challenges I can help you with include:
● Stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, anger, and frustration.
● Difficult workplace situations and relationships.
● Managing ADHD in the workplace and in life.
● Career direction, job transitions, advancing in your career, and building workplace skills.
● Re-entering the workforce after a career break.
● Stopping or starting new habits.
● Sleep difficulties.
● Talking through difficult life experiences and decisions, and finding a way forward.
My aim is to work with you as a team, so that you feel heard and understood. My approach is practical, supportive, and solution-focused. If our work together is successful, it will equip you with skills that will last you a lifetime.
Reaching out for support can be hard, but it’s worthwhile. If you’d like to explore working with me, please feel very welcome to contact me for a brief phone consultation at no charge or obligation.
Contact me:
Website: www.workability.co.nz/
Email: workabilitynz@gmail.com
Phone: 027 381 1460
Andrew Perzigian
Acupuncture Works
I graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco in 2011. Upon graduation, I opened a private practice, Wellness Workshop SF and soon joined forces with Acupuncture Kitchen, what was then San Francisco’s preeminent fertility-based practice. After years working almost solely on women’s health and fertility, I needed a change of pace and completed an orthopedic acupuncture apprenticeship program under the guidance of Whitfield Reeves in 2015.
Acupuncture Works offers acupuncture and herbal medicine consultations that integrate classical Chinese diagnosis with western medical science. The clinic founder, Andrew Perzigian, brings his experience running and working in San Francisco clinics to the Nelson-Tasman region. He has extensive experience treating digestive, mood and women’s health disorders and has completed apprenticeships in classical pulse diagnosis and orthopaedic acupuncture for the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Contact: 022 193 9076 or nzacupunctureworks@gmail.com
https://acupunctureworks.co.nz
Available on Thursdays
Ilil Lunkrey
Somatic Sexologist and Intimacy Coach
I support individuals and partners to have a more fulfilling sex life and intimacy. Whether you’re facing a specific sexual challenge, want to deepen intimacy in your relationship, or simply want to develop your lovemaking skills, I’m here to guide you with compassion and care. Radically different from traditional talk therapy, my holistic approach bridges the gap between mind and body. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and sexual psychology, our sessions together will combine conversation, educational components, and experiential learning. You will not just come to have a better understanding of yourself, but will be able to fully integrate and embody that knowledge in your everyday life.
I offer two types of sessions:
Sexological Bodywork - A highly effective form of somatic sexology and sex education that focuses on helping you overcome sexual challenges and access more pleasure with yourself and others.
Intimacy Coaching - Explores the emotional and physical aspects of partnered intimacy. Improve your communication skills, understand each others’ desires and boundaries, and build a better love life together.
My sessions are a welcoming, supportive space for anyone and everyone to express themselves, explore vulnerable topics and be seen and celebrated, just as they are.
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Certified Sexologist by American Board of Sexology
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Certified Sexological Bodyworker
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Somatica® Sex & Relationship Coach
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Somatica® Couples Trained
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Certified Youth Sex Educator
Contact Me:
Web: www.ilil-lunkry.com
Email: ilillunkry@gmail.com
WhatsApp: +64 (022)6919982
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Zoe Lopes
Counselor & EMDR Therapist
Zoe is a Counsellor and full member of NZAC as well as an EMDR therapist and member of EMDRNZ. She is also a Brainspotting Practitioner and is particularly passionate about engaging with those who are seeking personal growth and expansion.
From a young age, Zoe was always trying to figure people out. Her family of origin was the perfect environment from which to begin. Having emigrated to Canada with a Scottish mother and Indian father, as a blended family of four children, Zoe was trying to figure out who she was too!
This curiosity eventually led her to study Psychology at the University of Toronto. She couldn't help but explore more, completing a double Honours degree to include Criminology and a minor in Sociology.
After University, Zoe worked in residential care with youths, however, she wanted to explore other countries and cultures. This led her on a wild and not always wonderful, yet enriching, adventure beginning with working on cruise ships and then onto Europe - to Turkey, The Netherlands and the UK. In London Zoe worked in Human Resources in learning and development, creating and facilitating courses.
Zoe always had a strong urge to live in the Southern Hemisphere, for some unknown reason, since age 21. Whether you want to call it divine intervention or mere chance, she met a Kiwi in the ocean in Thailand, as you do, and here she is nearly 14 years later.
Zoe’s thirst for knowledge and understanding didn't stop there. She undertook studies in Transpersonal Counselling in Melbourne and it was there that she gained the relational and therapeutic skills she was searching for.
Zoe returned to New Zealand where she joined Lincoln University's Student Health team as a counsellor, here Zoe enjoyed working with a diverse group of students for 6.5 years. The sunshine of Nelson was calling Zoe and since 2020, she has been in private practice and ACC counselling in the Nelson/Blenheim area.
Contact Zoe:
Web: Coming soon
Email: zoe@mindshifter.nz
Phone: 020 4177 0969
Anna Hammond
Somatic Therapist and TRE® Provider
Anna is a Certified TRE® Provider and Somatic Therapist with over ten years of experience in private practice. She is registered with the TRE Global Network, the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC), and ACC (Sensitive Claims).
Anna is deeply passionate about supporting people to reconnect with their body’s innate capacity for healing. She believes that we already hold the resources we need within us and feels deeply privileged to walk alongside her clients on their healing journey. Known for her compassionate, intuitive, and accepting approach, Anna works professionally and wholeheartedly to support greater wellbeing, self-trust, empowerment, and a more easeful, resilient way of living. She draws on a range of therapeutic modalities, specialising in Somatic Mindfulness and TRE®.
TRE® (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises) is a gentle yet powerful body-based practice that activates the body’s natural self-healing mechanisms. Through simple, guided movements, TRE® stimulates the neurogenic tremor response—a built-in process that helps release deep-held tension, regulate the nervous system, and restore balance. TRE® offers a safe and natural pathway back to physical and emotional wellbeing and can support healing in many ways, including:
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Improved sleep quality
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Increased energy levels
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Improved digestion through activation of the parasympathetic nervous system
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Reduced chronic muscle tension by releasing deep holding patterns
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Improved circulation, flexibility, and posture
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Support for trauma recovery by helping the nervous system process and release stored stress
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Enhanced emotional regulation, reducing anxiety, irritability, and overwhelm
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Increased body awareness and sensitivity to early stress signals
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Support for recovery from shock and acute stress responses
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Lowered stress hormone levels, including cortisol and adrenaline
Contact
Email: Anna@moveon.co.nz
Phone: 021 276 1227
Website: www.moveon.co.nz
Tina Gonzales
Somatic & Holistic Therapist
Tina Fox Gonzalez offers somatic bodywork and personalised movement support at Koru Centre, with a focus on helping clients feel more at home in their bodies. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, and now based in loving Māpua, Tina works with clients throughout the Nelson/Tasman region. Her bespoke treatments are designed to ease tension and encourage the body’s natural capacity for balance and healing.
Her somatic bodywork sessions draw from integrative massage therapy, with a specialisation in fascia, meridian channels, and parasympathetic activation. Tina’s approach is slow, intuitive, and responsive, creating space for the body to soften, reorganise, and unwind. Sessions may include myofascial techniques, gentle hands-on work, and subtle body awareness practices tailored to each individual.
In addition to bodywork, Tina offers one-on-one yoga sessions designed to complement her somatic approach. These personalised sessions support functional movement, breath awareness, and embodied presence, meeting each client exactly where they are. Tina encourages clients to listen to the innate wisdom of their bodies, fostering trust, ease, and sustainable movement patterns.
Together, Tina’s work supports a holistic, whole-person experience; whether you are seeking deep relaxation, injury recovery, relief from stress, or a more embodied way of moving through daily life.
Contact Tina:
Email: tinafoxgonzalez@gmail.com
Phone: 027 325 1991
Website: www.tinafoxgonzalez.com
Monika Maier
Transformational Healing
Monika is a Master Healer and Shamaness, and Libellula is her Heart Project.
With over 20 years of nursing experience in Germany and New Zealand, a certificate in process oriented psychology, and experience as a death doula, Monika knows about the significance of a holistic approach to healing. The intricate link between our spiritual health and our well-being is particularly obvious in times of added pressure or stress. Energy healing plays an important role in improving and restoring a sense of peace and our overall health. Her sessions release heavy energy and restore order in the spiritual aspect of our being.
Through Libellula, Monika offers a safe space for deep relaxation, profound peace, and truly transformational healing, as well as meaningful experiences during and after the sessions. She offers her service to humans and to animal companions.
Monika continues her study of holistic healing modalities to expand her own growth and ability to serve all living beings, and she holds a position as a Holistic Nurse.
Contact
Email: monikam@libellula.nz
Phone: 022 502 3515
Website: www.libellula.nz