Our Team

Our Management Team

Ree George

Director, Lead Health Coach

Ree George is a PREKURE certified Health, and Mental Health Coach specialising in Mental Fitness and Addictions/Recovery. With a background in Physiotherapy & Pilates, Ree combines her passion for the body and the mind in a private practice located in Auckland, NZ. She sees clients locally in her Community, as well as working virtually with clients from around New Zealand and the world.

In addition to private practice work, Ree is also a member of both the Health, and Mental Health Coaching Faculty at PREKURE. She loves walking alongside the students as they travel along their own coaching journey, and being up to date with the latest lifestyle medicine, and scientific evidence in the world of preventative health & wellbeing.

Ree also works in the corporate space – presenting workshops and webinars on topics such as ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Mental Fitness, Connections, and learning ways to recognise and prevent Burnout, Stress & Anxiety in order to thrive.

When Ree is not juggling the demands of being a working Mum of three spirited children, she loves to go on adventures out of the city and get lost in the nature and mountains of Aotearoa with her family.

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Bridget Lem

Director, Operations and Business Development

Bridget has 25 years experience working in the corporate environment in communications, marketing/PR and people leadership roles. Bridget is passionate about helping leaders and employees work and live well. She has implemented corporate wellness programmes to support employees’ to reach their potential and for businesses to grow their bottom lines. Bridget understands how wellbeing increases performance (mentally and physically) having represented New Zealand in top level sport. Bridget has a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing; a Graduate Diploma in Communications and PR; and a Graduate Diploma in Natural Nutrition.

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Emma Ranson

Administration Manager

Emma has over seven years experience as a personal assistant in the medical industry and two years running her own Virtual Personal Assistant business. She specialises in working with practitioners in both mainstream and complementary medical fields. A master administrator Emma assists the team to create processes, workflow and being the point of call for all the fiddly bits of running a business.

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Our Health Coaches

Our team of highly skilled, dedicated coaches come together for project-based work, ensuring you get the most out of our collective knowledge. Our coaches provide consistent, professional and cutting-edge services across a wide range of industries including healthcare, insurance, education, financial services etc.

Each runs a successful private practice of their own in various areas of Health Coaching.

All ReCalibrate NZ coaches are PREKURE certified.

Ree George

Health & Mental Health Coach specializing in Mental Fitness & Addictions with background in Physiotherapy (Otago)/Clinical Pilates

Ree George is a PREKURE certified Health, and Mental Health Coach specialising in Mental Fitness and Addictions/Recovery. With a background in Physiotherapy & Pilates, Ree combines her passion for the body and the mind in a private practice located in Auckland, NZ. She sees clients locally in her Community, as well as working virtually with clients from around New Zealand and the world.

In addition to private practice work, Ree is also a member of both the Health, and Mental Health Coaching Faculty at PREKURE. She loves walking alongside the students as they travel along their own coaching journey, and being up to date with the latest lifestyle medicine, and scientific evidence in the world of preventative health & wellbeing.

Ree also works in the corporate space – presenting workshops and webinars on topics such as ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Mental Fitness, Connections, and learning ways to recognise and prevent Burnout, Stress & Anxiety in order to thrive.

When Ree is not juggling the demands of being a working Mum of three spirited children, she loves to go on adventures out of the city and get lost in the nature and mountains of Aotearoa with her family.

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Kirsten Rose

Health Coach + Physiotherapist

Kirsten is a Physiotherapist and Health Coach. She has extensive training and experience in lifestyle medicine, biopsychosocial models of health and behaviour change, with a special interest in the role of exercise in optimizing both mental and physical fitness.

Over her career Kirsten has worked with people from all walks of life with a wide range of health-related concerns, from chronic pain sufferers and cancer survivors through to elite
athletes and military personnel. From this experience she’s seen first hand how the foundations of our health and the pillars of performance differ by degree, not kind. She firmly believes that strategies required for wellbeing and sustainable high performance are actually simple, but the modern world makes them seem complex and difficult to implement.

Kirsten is passionate about empowering her client’s to convert their knowledge into action so that they can create truly sustainable wellbeing practices that support their goals both personally and professionally.

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Bronwyn Hudson

bronwynhudson.com

Health & Mental Health Coach + Registered Clinical Nutritionist

Bronwyn is passionate about connecting the dots between food and mood: How and what we eat and how we feel, affects each other. Bronwyn is a PREKURE certified Health Coach and has an advanced certificate in Mental Health (PREKURE). She is also a PREKURE Faculty Member, holds a Masters in Science (Personalised Nutrition), a Diploma in Nutritional Therapy Practice, is certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and holds Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice status from the Institute of Functional Medicine. Bronwyn has four years of health coaching experience.

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Sonya English

sehealthcoaching.com

Health & Mental Health Coach + Critical Care Outreach Nurse Specialist

Sonya is a passionate advocate in the proactive prevention of disease and living the best quality of life you can. As a health coach she believes working with her client’s vision and values to support their movement from where they are now to their desired goal is paramount. Her focus is on her client’s strengths, their lifeworld and untapped awareness to move forward positively and sustainably. Sonya is a Prekure certified health coach, transformative life coach and critical care outreach nurse specialist. Her vast health experience affords a holistic approach to championing her client’s wellness.

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Sharon Tomkins

zealcoaching.co.nz

Women’s Health Coach, ICF Certified Coach & Accredited Coaching Supervisor

Sharon Tomkins is an exceptional Women’s Health Coach with a wealth of experience helping people live their best lives through healthy living. She is an ICF Certified Coach, an Accredited Coaching Supervisor, and a PREKURE Health Coach, among other qualifications. Sharon owns ZEAL Coaching & Supervision, where she works with Senior Systems Leaders, Professionals, and business owners to help them stay at the top of their game.

Her expertise is especially sought after by midlife women who are navigating the challenges of Menopause. Sharon is also a Registered Personal Trainer, Pelvic Floor Safe Exercise Instructor, Classical Cuisine Trained Chef, and an accomplished writer, Mum, and Master Kettlebell Instructor. Since the early 1990s, she has empowered individuals to overcome life’s challenges and develop creative ways to achieve and maintain good health. Because “If you knew you could have fun with your wellbeing, why wouldn’t you?”

Her contribution to people’s health, individually and as part of the community, has been acknowledged with the prestigious HCANZA Health & Wellness Coach of the Year award in 2022.

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Angela Byelich

pearlwellness.co.nz

Health & Mental Health Coach

Angela Byelich is an experienced PREKURE Certified Health & Mental Coach who enjoys supporting people to create wellbeing change based on what’s really important to them. Working with Ange you can expect tons of space for you, skilled coaching techniques, the very latest lifestyle medicine, and ACT therapy to help you move forward. Ange will challenge you when needed, while remaining empathetic and supportive.

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Stephen Roigard

stephenroigard.com

Health Coach + Naturopath + Clinical Nutritionist + Medical Herbalist + Personal Trainer

Registered as a Naturopathic Practitioner, Clinical Nutritionist and PREKURE certified Health Coach, Stephen Roigard has over 25 years’ experience working in the health and fitness industry. Stephen is also separately qualified as a Medical Herbalist and Personal Trainer. In addition to this he is certified as an instructor in yoga, dance and martial arts.

Stephen takes a scientific and holistic approach to integrative medicine, and his passion for health and wellness is evident from his training and studies. Through this dedication and excitement for well-being, Stephen strives to inspire others to take control of their own health and lifestyle. By combining functional medicine, health coaching and all that naturopathy entails, Stephen helps his client overcome long-term, chronic conditions which other health professionals may have considered untreatable.

Stephen has a special interest in cancer, autoimmune conditions, mental and metabolic health. His clinic offers online consultations or is otherwise available for in-clinic appointments at the integrative community health centre, Te Ara Sophia, in Christchurch, where he works alongside a team of other health professionals.

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Sarah Ahern

metabolicswitch.co.nz

Metabolic Health Coach

Sarah Ahern is a PREKURE certified Metabolic Health Coach. Her previous career as a Beauty Therapist provided Sarah with insights into how unwell her clients were. Almost everyone was on medication, and had spent years in and out of yo-yo dieting.

Tapping into her long standing passion for health and nutrition, Sarah became a Metabolic Health Coach to make a difference in people’s lives. Sarah specialises in helping people regain their health, lose weight, reverse Type 2 Diabetes and other metabolic illnesses through nutrition, behaviour and lifestyle change.

In her private practice Sarah works alongside her clients to help create change, and build
new sustainable habits with a focus on creating and shifting their mindset, learning self love,
compassion and acceptance so that they can become the best version of themselves.

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Amanda Balcombe

stillwellness.au

Health & Mental Health Coach

Amanda Balcombe is a PREKURE certified Health and Mental Fitness Coach with a focus on burnout prevention, stress management and mental wellbeing. A former award winning Financial Advisor, she experienced burnout herself in 2021 and it become her mission to heal not just herself, but to use her passion for health and connection to support other high achieving professionals regain their energy, confidence, and enthusiasm for life.

Amanda has a private practice in Tamworth, Australia and she is a certified Health Coach,
Professional member of the Health Coaches Australia and New Zealand Association
(HCANZA). She also holds a Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, Advanced
Certificate of Mental Health and an Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial
Planning).

As a Health and Mental Fitness Coach Amanda uses the latest evidence based lifestyle medicine, accompanied by coaching techniques to empower her clients to find balance and vitality in the midst of their fast paced lives. She helps clients let go of unhealthy habits, build new routines, chase new goals and become their own most powerful advocate.

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Vania Dunn

Health Coach + Physiotherapist (AUT) +Clinical Pilates

Vania is passionate about helping women create healthy, sustainable rhythms of self-care so they can feel good in their skin and live a life they love.

PREKURE Certified Health Coach: NZQA micro-credentialed to L5.

Vania holds a Bachelor of Science (Psychology), Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy), Advanced Certification in Mat Pilates and Certification in Pre/Post Natal Pilates.

Professional membership with HCANZA (Health Coaching Association of Australia & New Zealand)

Awarded PREKURE Emerging Health Coach Business Award in 2021.

Founder of Studio 35 – Boutique Pilates and Wellness Studio, est. 2014.

4+ years Health Coaching experience.

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Ashlee Sturme

Master Holistic Health Coach + Education Sector Focus + Family Specialist

Ashlee Sturme is a PREKURE certified Master Holistic Health Coach with a passion for a natural lifestyle approach to wellness. She specializes in the education/family intersect of wellbeing in Aotearoa, facilitating better mental health and academic outcomes for our communities with a diverse portfolio of skills.

Ashlee is particularly passionate about individualised approaches to education that encompasses whole-person wellbeing. As an Educational Wellbeing Coach, Ashlee works with clients to improve confidence and wellbeing skills to empower our people to live their best lives and become their own advocates for success.

Ashlee facilitates better health & mental wellness outcomes for school leaders, staff, parents, children and the community through exploring nutrition, neurodiversity awareness, classroom culture, routines, home/life balance, stress management, sleep, social media, self-confidence, resilience tools, values, trauma informed approaches and so much more for happier, calmer lives.

Ashlee is of Māori/Dutch heritage, and a certified Master Health Coach, a Professional member of the Health Coaches Australia and New Zealand Association (HCANZA), holds an Advanced Certificate of Mental Health, Certificate in Nutritional Science, Health Coach Certificate, Poupou Whakapiki Mauri (Certificate in Physical Wellbeing), Master of Creative Writing, PORSE NatureLIVE Play certificate, certificates in te reo Māori and other qualifications. She chats to other coaches about their niches on her Uplifted! Podcast, advocates for whanau in schools, is a published writer, runs a disability support group, manages a forest school and is a busy mama and wife. She loves all flowers and the beach, and enjoys writing and watching sunsets turn to stars.

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Telesia Fauonuku

Pasifika Health Coaching

Health Coach + Personal Trainer

Malo e lelei! My name is Telesia Fauonuku and I am a qualified PREKURE health coach and personal trainer.

I am also the founder of Pasifika Health Coaching. My focus is on using lifestyle as medicine to help Pasifika communities improve their health and well-being.

My ultimate goal is to empower our whānau to lead happier and healthier lives.

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Maja Paterson

maiahealthcoaching.com

Health & Mental Health Coach + Registered Midwife

Maja (Maia) is on a mission to stop the hustle, grind, and surviving mentality, empowering people to live a life of health, energy, and abundance!

Maja is a PREKURE Certified Health, Mental Health Coach, and Registered Midwife. She has a strong interest in women’s health and hormones, infertility struggles, anxiety, and burnout. Maja works with clients locally in Invercargill as well as online throughout New Zealand.

In addition to her private coaching practice, Maja is part of the PREKURE Health Coaching Faculty. She enjoys the interaction and connection with students and guiding them on their journey to becoming confident health coaches.

When Maja is not coaching clients or teaching health coaching students she can be found spending time with her three children, two dogs, and husband.

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Becs Stone

stonesthrow.co.nz

Health Coach + Executive Leadership Coach

Rebecca has spent 15 years in the corporate sector developing and leading teams. She is passionate about sharing her leadership knowledge to help others learn the craft of leadership and achieve beyond what they thought was possible.

She brings an energy and enthusiasm with her that is infectious. With a background in operations, Rebecca has a good understanding of the shift work environment and the impact this has both on teams and individuals. Her industry experience includes manufacturing, agriculture, science and technology.

Rebecca is located in the coastal township of Te Awanga, where she lives with her three active boys.

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Ben Rowley

benrowleyhealthcoach.com

Health Coach + Nurse + Specialising in Men’s Health

Ben Rowley is a PREKURE Certified Health Coach and Registered Nurse based in Christchurch. Ben has a special interest in supporting men from all walks of life to reach their full potential through a foundation of health and wellbeing. This interest stemmed from his experience working with men, both young and old, in his nursing practice, where he recognized the importance of a preventative, proactive approach to men’s health.

Currently, Ben works full-time as a Registered Nurse in the field of Occupational Health, where he conducts comprehensive health assessments and provides education on maintaining health in the workplace. Concurrently, Ben is building his own private health coaching practice, offering personalized one-on-one coaching services.

Outside of his professional endeavours, Ben is an avid runner, having competed in track and cross-country from a young age. He finds joy in sharing his passion for running with others and aspires to integrate this enthusiasm into his health coaching services.

Ben extends free initial consultations to all new clients. By collaborating with Ben, you’ll have someone who listens to your needs and works with you to develop a customized health plan tailored to achieve your wellbeing goals.

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Dr Ed Timings

jugglerlyfe.com

Health & Mental Health Coach + High Performance Chiropractor

In this day and age, health and well-being are in danger of becoming an impersonal, mechanical industry. It is rare to meet a mentor who actually embodies his own philosophy on life. Dr Ed Timings is that mentor.

After experiencing his own demanding personal challenges and 20 years as the New Zealand high-performance chiropractor at the Institute of sport and Health in New Zealand Ed aspires to provide “elite care to all”. He helps people understand how their bodies and minds function and the role they can play through knowledge and motivation.

Ed has furthered his education with a Prekure diploma in Health Coaching. He then studied the advanced certificate of mental health and now leads that course and is presently doing an advanced nutrition diploma. Ed has worked with All Blacks, World Champions and Olympic gold medallists hence developing the “Elite care” standard that is needed for everyone and he holds himself to high standards with every client.

Specific workable knowledge combined with Inspired living results in a healthier, more productive life enriched with more fun. Ed has been in demand as a reputable keynote speaker throughout New Zealand and the world and has worked with NZ’s top agency Celebrity speakers for many years. His simple message packed with enthusiasm and humour is easily understood and received by all.

We all face challenging times, and information overload, often with aging bodies and minds and hectic lives. It can appear challenging but we need to strive to perform at our best. How we walk sit, breathe and move matters. How we think, plan and enjoy ourselves matters. Little decisions made often have great outcomes!! You got this!!

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Colette Nicholson

lifetidehealthcoaching.com

Health & Mental Health Coach + Physiotherapist

Colette is a PREKURE Certified Health and Mental Health Coach and New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist with over 25 years of experience in the health sector, both overseas and in New Zealand. During her career as a Physiotherapist, she has seen how physical and mental wellbeing cannot be separated. Fear, anxiety, overwhelm and burnout are very personal experiences. What one person thrives on makes another person crumble. Colette is passionate about helping children and adults thrive despite their fears, experiences and personal circumstances.

Colette is also a mum of two energetic, primary school aged children, and the wife of a busy doctor. As a Dutch-Kiwi she has a deep understanding of life in diverse settings, living in a different country, encompassing various cultures, languages, and customs.

Life’s journey will always have ebbs and flows, high tides and low tides, the occasional king tide and sometimes even a big tidal wave. In her Health Coaching business in Auckland, Colette will walk alongside her clients exploring those waves, diving deeper when needed and coming out the other end refreshed and refocused with their landmark (goals) in sight.

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