About Balance Wellbeing Collective
Four practices, one place to start: Pilates in Heathcote Valley, and face yoga, yin yoga and natural skincare with Carin in Bryndwr or on Zoom.
QUALIFIED IN
- Beauty Therapy, National School of Aesthetics
- Certified Face Yoga Instructor, trained in India
- Natural skincare formulation
Carin Andresen, founder
My journey to becoming a Face Yoga Instructor began long before I ever knew the practice existed. I grew up in a small village in northern
Germany, trained at the National School of Aesthetics as a Beauty Therapist, and modelled around the world before settling in New Zealand.
Working in beauty and fashion gave me a deep understanding of skincare, and it also showed me the harsher side of the industry. That led me
to a more natural approach to skincare, and to creating my own Neem products using cold-pressed Neem oil with my father, Professor Andresen.
Outer beauty changes with time. Our health, mindset and inner wellbeing become even more important.
During menopause, Carin developed severe skin conditions and hair loss. That turning point led her to Face Yoga, and later to India, where she trained as an instructor at the age of 56.
How the collective came about
In 2026 I took over a Pilates studio in Heathcote Valley. It felt like a natural next step. Pilates, yin yoga, face yoga and natural skincare all
come back to the same thing: strengthening the body, slowing down and caring for yourself from the inside out.
Balance Wellbeing Collective brings them together under one name, alongside a small team of teachers who share that approach.
Meet the team
The teachers you will meet at the Heathcote Valley studio
Carin Andresen
FACE YOGA · YIN YOGA · SKINCARE
Founder, beauty therapist and certified face yoga instructor. Works one-to-one in Bryndwr and on Zoom, and runs the fusion workshops at the studio.
Maria del Carmen Martinez Santamarina
PILATES · WEDNESDAYS 6–7PM
Maria is a Mat Pilates instructor and yoga teacher with a passion for movement, strength and mobility. Her teaching is supportive and approachable, focused on mindful movement, good alignment and building strength progressively. Her classes are challenging yet accessible, and everyone moves at their own pace.
Jennifer Martin
SENIOR PILATES THU · PILATES FRI
Jennifer has taught for 14 years, with a background in classical ballet and contemporary dance that gives her a strong eye for posture and alignment. Her teaching connects breath with movement, building a strong core without losing that alignment. She believes Pilates is for everyone: inclusive, adaptable, and able to meet you exactly where you are.