Our Team
Meet the Team – At HOLIXIR, we’re not just another fitness studio – we’re a powerhouse of movement and a space to learn, connect and enhance your overall wellbeing. Our instructors are at the heart of our community and come from a diverse range of backgrounds and expertise. From Personal Training to Group Fitness, rehabilitation, pre and post-natal and dance, they are passionate and highly-skilled at guiding clients across a wide range of disciplines and individual needs.
Founder
Danielle
Founder of Holixir
Our incredible founder Danielle Nicks had a vision to bring a space to market that was designed by, created for and led by strong women, for women. A space where all conversations are encouraged - we share together, move together, heal together and lift each other up. People come to HOLIXIR to move with passion and seek tailored wellness support. As leading ladies, we feel honoured to continue to bring Danielle’s vision to life, every day.
Your Management Team
Carla
Reformer, Strength, Hybrid
My teaching style in 3 words:
Strong, energizing, considered
My most memorable fitness-moment:
Taking the plunge and making my passion (health and wellness), my job!
My go-to karaoke song:
Madonna – Like a Prayer
My favorite quote:
“Your purpose is not what you do, it is the thing that happens in others when you do what you do.” Dr Caroline Leaf
When I’m not working out or teaching:
Out in nature, dancing, singing, wining / dining & studying something new (bit of a nerd)!
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Sarah
Strength, Boxing, Athletic Strength
My teaching style in 3 words:
Encouraging, playful, spicy
My most memorable fitness-moment:
Becoming Australian Age Group Champion for long course triathlon.
My go-to karaoke song:
Love some Destiny’s Child and 90s mash-ups
My favorite quote:
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!”
When I’m not working out or teaching:
Spending time with my son, triathlon training and trails!
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Movement Masters
Bec
My teaching style in 3 words:
Holistic, playful, technical
Most memorable fitness moment:
Practicing Yoga in a Shala by the beach in Thailand.
Go- to Karaoke song:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Favourite Quote:
“Wellness is the complete integration of body, mind, and spirit – the realisation that everything we do, think, feel, and believe has an effect on our state of well-being.”
– Greg Anderson
When I'm not working out or teaching:
I'm reading a book in my favourite cafe followed by a stroll along the Fairlight coastal path and then cooking dinner for my BFF.
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Clauds
My teaching style in 3 words:
Slow, grounding, nourishing
My most memorable fitness-moment:
Running a PB in my half marathon of 1:44hrs
My go-to karaoke song:
Wannabe by Spice girls with MY GIRLS!
My favorite quote:
“Love is like the sea. The waves of life, they ebb and flow; they come and go. Time sweeps us away from each other. Love always brings us back” - Kate McGahan
When I’m not working out or teaching:
Reading, beaching, travelling and creating memories with loved ones.
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Corrine
My teaching style in 3 words:
Strong, fast, spicy
My most memorable fitness-moment:
Qualifying as an instructor with two small babies at home and a full time job, was tough but so worth it!
My go-to karaoke song:
Starship – Nothings gonna stop us now
My favorite quote:
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” Maya Angelou.
When I’m not working out or teaching:
Out in nature with the kids.
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Jennica
Reformer, Pilates Sculpt
My teaching style:
Enthusiastic, creative, authentic
Most memorable fitness moment:
Getting my black belt grading in taekwondo.
Go-to Karaoke Song:
Anything by Roxette (I’m Swedish)
My favourite quote:
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change"
When I’m not working out or teaching:
Keeping up with my three teenage daughters, two 40kgs dogs and active hubby.
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Julie
Reformer, Pilates Sculpt, Yin, Vinyasa
My teaching style in 3 words:
Movement based on knowledge.
My most memorable fitness-moment:
Dancing to the Grateful Dead’s music.
My go-to karaoke song:
I’d never do karaoke but, I’ll happily dance to anything Carla sings haha
My favorite quote:
“Just move and have fun!” Julie Flowers
When I’m not working out or teaching:
Dancing, reading, researching, studying just about anything. If I’m on vacation I’m with my Mom or at a festival.
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Kristin
Reformer, Yoga, Yin, Vinyasa
My teaching style in 3 words:
Connected, warm, open
My most memorable fitness-moment:
My first marathon on Motutapu Island in 2012.
My go-to karaoke song:
Back to black - Amy Winehouse
My favorite quote:
To slow down is an act of self-love.
When I’m not working out or teaching:
I’m at the beach with my kids or have my nose buried in a book.
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Miranda
My teaching style:
Slow burn, energising, strong
Most memorable fitness moment:
So many ,but finding barre after a long illness and being brought back to life. Fitness really can make such a difference in mental and physical strength
My go to karaoke song:
I don’t karaoke often but Queens “Don’t Stop Me Now’ always gets me!
My favorite quote:
At the moment, I really like “Greatness lies in not being strong but in the right use of strength”
When I'm not working out or teaching:
I love living the beaches lifestyle - spending time outdoors, walking the dog, long beach walks or enjoying a wine (or two!) with family and friends
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Gina
Barre and Breath, Pilates Sculpt
My teaching style:
Fun, musical, surprising
Most memorable fitness moment:
When I use to teach PUMP 20ish years ago, my Monday night 7.30, 45 pax (including about 6 policemen form the local police station) bought a T-shirt for me with “I’m Gina Hard Faced Bitch” on the front – they threw it at me on stage. Then when I looked up they were all wearing tee-shirts saying “I survived Gina hard-faced bitch’s PUMP Class” I’ll never forget it! I smashed them that night, then we all went to the pub! Haha
My go to karaoke song:
Most people prefer that I don’t sing - including my supportive friends! (Dogs wince when I sing)!
My favorite quote:
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain” – Vivian Greene
When I'm not working out or teaching:
I’m doing my best to keep up with my 2 teenage children, trying to stay “cool”, walks with hubby and our dog, or having drinks with my girlfriends.
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Danielle
Pilates Sculpt, Yoga
My teaching style in 3 words:
Enthusiastic, playful, creative
My most memorable fitness-moment:
Yoga with a view of the great barrier reef.
My go-to karaoke song:
Eminem without me
My favorite quote:
"Go with the flow, or let the flow consume you".
When I’m not working out or teaching:
I'm eating good food, and catching as many sunsets as I can.
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Tanya
Reformer, Strength, Pilates Sculpt
My teaching style in three words:
Functional, challenging, strong
My most memorable fitness moment:
Doing a female athlete course at CrossFit – I discovered I can deadlift 158% body weight, rope climb, box jump higher than everyone, do toes to bar and pistol squats all on my first try - the exact words from the teacher "Pilates Makes you sneaky strong" (all at 40yrs old!)
My go-to karaoke song:
I'm not allowed to sing in public - I'll empty the room.
My favourite quote:
Don’t be afraid of falling. If you fall, it just means you’re trying.
When I'm not teaching/working out –
I'm dancing with my kids. Or playing with them, or yelling at them for not listening, who knows anymore!
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Michelle
Reformer
My teaching style in three words:
Spicy, inspirational, fun
My most memorable fitness moment:
Completing my Pilates Reformer course, feeling fulfilled that I am in the right career!
My go-to karaoke song:
Say my name - Destiny’s Child
My favourite quote:
It’s not how we fall, its how we get back up - Patrick Ness
When I'm not teaching/working out –
Spending time with my fur son, Crumpet.Also wining and dining out as trying new restaurants is my favourite hobby.
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