Sergio is an internationally trained massage therapist from Argentina and Jana is a Medical Doctor working at Te Korowai in Whitianga. They enjoy living at Cooks Beach where Sergio’s home massage clinic is located having recently moved from Thames to Whitianga due to Jana’s job assignment as General Practitioner at Te Korowai.
Sergio and Jana were married in Argentina in 2017. Argentina is Sergio’s home, but Jana is from Prague, Czech Republic. She was in Argentina working in the community as a volunteer physician. When they met. It was their lifelong love of dancing that brought them together. They met on the dance floor and became dance partners. It helped that Sergio, as well as being a professional massage therapist, was also a professional tango instructor – Argentine Tango.
They moved to New Zealand when Jana accepted the invitation to work as a GP In New Zealand. We welcome them to the Coromandel Peninsula.
“We love the outdoors,” says Jana.
“It is perfect here. We love swimming in the ocean even in the winter, Sergio loves diving, and we are learning to fish. We love it. Of course, we still love dancing and Sergio is happy to teach people and I help him.”
“I want to first establish my massage therapy practice here”, says Sergio.
“I have always travelled as part of my work, so one day a week I like to go to Coromandel town.” Sergio informed us that he can pick up clients for his Cooks Beach studio, from the ferry and take them to his clinic and back again.
“In this work, one needs to be flexible and mobile as, for some people, it’s easier to come across on the ferry. Other clients find it difficult to move or travel, so my schedule also involves going to people’s homes when they have that difficulty.”
Sergio’s years professionally teaching tango and with playing soccer, have him very tuned into the trouble people can have with muscle injury and overuse of muscles as well as what can be done as preventative exercise.
“This is a very beautiful place to live. It is a healing place. We love our work, and we have time to pursue our love for dance and to teach it,” adds Sergio.
Sergio, being new to this area, is keen to have more clients. You can contact Sergio on 027 4102454. Text or call him for an appointment and see Whit Chit Chat for updates.
“This is a very beautiful place to live. It is a healing place. We love our work, and we have time to pursue our love for dance and to teach it,”
Check What’s On for the dance class information.
