Meet The Team

Highly engaging, confident and professional Health Club Manager with considerable experience within the fitness industry. Reputation for excellence as a personal trainer and fitness coach.

 

Skill set includes the capacity to provide training and mentorship of fitness trainers and trainee students. In-depth knowledge of group exercise classes including Pilates. Passionate about meeting client expectations and dedicated to the achievements of organisational goals.

Jennifer greatly values the importance of the patient/practitioner therapeutic relationship, she approaches her patients with kindness, providing a calm and relaxed treatment environment as she
customises each treatment individually, taking time to discover the root cause of your condition. Her ability to connect with her patients comes from her open and transparent communication style, she
takes time to listen, hear and understand her patients concerns regarding their health.

Chinese Medicine treatments may include Acupuncture, Cupping, Herbal medicine, Moxibustion, TuiNa (Chinese Massage), Diet and Lifestyle advice, and can assist in restoring balance or function to
areas of dis-ease where there is imbalance or low function. Your body pursues ‘balance’, as balance is pain free, therefore feeling pain indicates an area where your body is having difficulty, an area of
imbalanced Qi.

Our world over the past several years has changed our outlook and ability to cope with our own wellness, we all as individuals, couples and families need support and guidance to navigate this current environment. Reactions of anxiety, stress and depression are ubiquitous and there is a need for holistic healthcare to be incorporated into how we understand the causes of illness and disease, and the strategies we can adopt as a community to navigate them. Chinese medicine is a holistic system able of providing effective and safe treatment, diagnoses and understandings for many
conditions and does so alongside and within our primary healthcare system.

Jennifer has undertaken internships, worked in leading acupuncture clinics and continually undertakes post-graduate training to further refine her skills and abilities. She has also completed training in ‘The Fertile LifeTM Method’, an indepth fertility program based on the principles of Chinese medicine and biomedical science. While she considers herself a general practitioner of TCM, she has a sincere interest in musculoskeletal injuries/conditions, chronic pain, gynaecological conditions (menstrual irregularities, fertility, menopause), digestive/gut health, sleep issues, mental and emotional health.

Anita has joined the team at St Leonards Fitness, Health and Wellbeing with 12 years of experience and can offer a range of massage therapy to suit your needs and requirements. Over the years Anita has been a member of our community ranging from Point Lonsdale, Portarlington and Leopold and also has family in the local area.

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In 2014, Anita started her dream of opening up her own massage therapy business and this soon became a thriving business known today as Sea Spray Massage. This opportunity has since seen Anita become more known in the local community via her mobile treatments and gaining the residence as the massage therapist at the Point Lonsdale Life Style Village.

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Anita has a personality that is warm and friendly once you enter her treatment room at St Leonards Fitness, Health and Wellbeing Centre you will feel sense of ease and relaxation. Anita blends her own massage oils with scents that calm your thoughts and help you switch off from those daily stresses.

Mel first came to Portside Pilates as a client and soon developed a love of Reformer Pilates over the past 4 years, her passion for Reformer Pilates then provided her with the opportunity to join the team as an instructor and also working on the daily administration. Mel has now been a full time team member of Portside Pilates for the pas 12 months and is taking sessions on a regular basis.

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Mel has been a local in the community for the past 7 years and has been a friendly face to many from her networking with local volunteering and from her background in working at the local primary school.