Darby graduated with a Masters in Osteopathy from Southern Cross University in Lismore, Australia and has been practicing in Whangarei for three years now.
With a background in various modalities of bodywork, Darby’s approach can vary from gentle cranial and visceral, through deep myofascial release and stretching.
Throughout his treatments there is a focus on the bio-psycho-social. Or, all of the parts that make humans suffer and allow us to heal.
He has an interest in working with elders in our community who seek relief from aches and pains, and also in working with youth to ensure their growing bodies stretch up tall and proud. Everyone is welcome! View details »
Isabelle obtained an integrated masters degree in Osteopathy from European School of Osteopathy in England and worked as an osteopath in Whangarei for five years.
She has a lifelong interest in fields relating to healing, wellbeing, wisdom cultivation and natural living. As a child she learnt meditation, observed her mother gardening and making herbal remedies and heard stories about how her grandmother helped people through energy healing.
Isabelle continues to look for ways to improve her skills as a therapist, wanting to find out how to achieve rapid , profound and lasting shifts in people’s health and wellbeing. She has found that aiming to provide a truly holistic approach to health is challenging and requires continual study and development, especially when it comes to helping people with complicated physical symptoms which are in part due to deep, often unconscious, patterns manifesting, for example, as stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and low self esteem, to name a few.
As a result, she completed her certification in Yuan Qigong and Ren Xue teaching, Yuan Ming Techniques and Havening Techniques. These modalities are based on meditation, energy healing, ancient Chinese wisdom culture as well as modern science and neurology which include understanding how trauma affects the brain.
She is passionate about getting people to a place where they have the tools to manage their health themselves. She enjoys working with all sorts of people and problems though she has a special interest in woman’s health, working with mothers and babies, visceral complaints (e.g. digestive), stress related complaints and chronic pain. View details »
Jean completed his Masters in Osteopathy at the European School of Osteopathy in England. He has practiced in both Whangarei and his hometown of Paris, France. He returned to Whangarei from France with his kiwi wife and young daughter in 2018 with a vision to set up a multi-disciplinary practice- and so Le Pont (the bridge) clinic was born.
Jean enjoys the diversity of practice that osteopathy offers, and the continual inspiration provided by the human body’s ability to adapt and heal. His passion for osteopathy began after experiencing the benefits of osteopathic treatment as a child.
He is constantly developing and refining is osteopathic approach, which encompasses cranial, structural, visceral, and biodynamic techniques. He is particularly intuitive and skilled at adapting his treatment style to best serve the individual patient and has a special interest in complex/unresolved conditions. View details »