DISCOVER WELLNESS IN PARNELL
MOVE • RESTORE • THRIVE
Sometimes the best path to feeling better isn’t found in a large clinic or busy health precinct; it’s discovered in a neighbourhood where people know your name.
This August, Parnell Health & Wellness Month invites you to discover a thoughtfully curated collection of independent businesses dedicated to helping you move well, feel well and live well.
As Auckland’s boutique village, Parnell is home to locally owned businesses that take the time to understand your individual journey. Whether you want to improve your physical health, reduce stress, build resilience, explore holistic practices or simply reconnect with yourself, you’ll find expertise delivered with warmth, authenticity and heart.
Take a stroll through our leafy streets, meet the people behind the businesses and discover why so many choose Parnell not only to shop and dine, but to invest in their wellbeing.
From physiotherapy and movement specialists to holistic health practitioners, mindfulness experts, natural therapies and restorative wellbeing experiences, Parnell offers a uniquely personal approach to health. Here, wellness isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s tailored, considered and delivered by passionate professionals who genuinely care about the people they support.
This August, take some time for yourself. Discover wellness. Discover connection. Discover Parnell.
Win $200 to spend on your wellbeing!
To celebrate Health & Wellness Month, the Parnell Business Association is giving away three $200 wellness vouchers between 3–24 August on social media.
For three weeks, we’ll be asking people for their best winter health and wellness tips on Facebook and Instagram. Follow us, keep an eye out for our giveaways, and you could be in to win!
Each winner can choose the Parnell health or wellness business where they would like to spend their prize*.
*Ts&Cs apply
Health & Wellness with Carolyn Taylor: Interview Series
Throughout August, we’ll also be sharing conversations with Parnell’s wellness experts, introducing you to the people behind the businesses, their knowledge and the many different ways they can support your wellbeing. In these bite-size interviews, Carolyn introduces you to some of Parnell’s leading experts in the health and wellness sector, asking them for their best tips to move, restore, and thrive this winter.
INTERVIEW NAVIGATION
DR SAM DUNN
Carolyn talks with someone whose work sits at the intersection of medicine, confidence, wellbeing, and human connection.
Dr Sam Dunn is the director of Palm Clinic in Parnell, a doctor-led clinic that has supported Aucklanders for more than 30 years through cosmetic medicine, skin health, and varicose vein care — but with a philosophy that feels far more grounded and holistic than what many people might expect from the industry.
Together they talk about health, confidence, ageing, modern life, and what it means to create a clinic environment where people genuinely feel safe, heard, and cared for.
SARA HIGGINS
Carolyn steps into the beautifully calm world of HANA — a wellness studio created as a place to slow down, switch off and come back to baseline.
Offering infrared sauna, contrast therapy, red light therapy and massage in thoughtfully designed private spaces, HANA is all about helping people feel more at home in their bodies.
Carolyn is joined by HANA founder Sara Higgins to talk about the personal shift that inspired the studio, why modern life leaves so many of us craving genuine rest, and how we can create more restorative pauses in our everyday lives.
DR S. AJIT
Carolyn visits one of Parnell’s longest-standing wellness businesses.
Ayurda Wellness has been sharing the ancient principles of Ayurveda in New Zealand since 1996. Founded by Dr. Ajit Sandhu and Rippan Sandhu, the business has grown from a home clinic into an award-winning wellness destination offering consultations, treatments, skincare and education—all centred around a personalised approach to health and well-being.
Ayurda Wellness is a wonderful example of how ancient traditions can be thoughtfully integrated into modern life, encouraging a personalised approach to health, balance and self-care. Whether you’re simply curious about Ayurveda or looking for new ways to support your overall well-being, it’s another fantastic wellness business proudly based here in Parnell.
MARK QUINN
Carolyn chats with someone who has spent more than two decades helping people move better, recover well, and understand their bodies in a more meaningful way.
Mark Quinn is the co-founder of Auckland Physiotherapy, Past President of Physiotherapy New Zealand, and someone deeply passionate about helping people not just recover from injury, but actually stay well long-term.
And what’s interesting is that this isn’t your typical physio clinic conversation. Their approach blends physiotherapy, Pilates, strength work, recovery, movement education and long-term health under one roof right here in Parnell.
NICKY RUSSELL
Carolyn chats to one of Parnell’s wellness practitioners who helps people navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, confidence and purpose.
Nicky Russell founded The Holistic Life Coach to help people who may feel stuck create positive, sustainable change in their lives.
Carolyn and Nicky talk about what a Holistic Life Coach does, why so many people feel stuck, how to navigate life’s pressures and transitions, and what makes coaching different to other approaches.
DR WILL EVANS
Carolyn is shining the spotlight on two fascinating organisations based right here in Parnell that are changing the way we think about health and well-being.
Mana Health has been at the forefront of evidence-informed breathwork, meditation, education and psychedelic research in New Zealand for almost a decade, while Senza has created a beautiful botanical sparkling water designed to help people unwind, connect and create more mindful moments in everyday life.
Carolyn talks to Dr Will Evans about how these organisations are two arms of the same mission, bringing together research, education, community and simple everyday practices that help people live healthier, more connected lives. Whether it’s joining a free meditation session, exploring breathwork, or simply making more mindful choices in your daily routine, there are so many ways to begin your wellness journey.