About Sage Studio
Sage Studio was founded by Zoe Dyer, a Pilates and Yoga instructor with a passion for mindful, accessible movement. Created as a calm and welcoming space, the studio is designed to support people of all ages, abilities, and experience levels.
Offering Mat Pilates, Yoga, Embodied Movement, and kids classes, every class style is thoughtfully designed to improve mobility, build strength, and encourage a deeper connection with your body.
Whether you're looking to challenge yourself, slow down, or simply take time for you, our classes meet you where you are.
More than just a place to exercise, Sage Studio is a space to move with intention, reconnect with yourself, and find balance - both physically and mentally.
Everyone is welcome, including beginners, those who are pregnant, children, and older adults.
About Zoe
Zoe Dyer is a Pilates and Yoga instructor with over a thousand hours of teaching experience across Mat Pilates, Reformer Pilates, and advanced yoga practices. Through years of teaching, she has developed a signature style rooted in mindful, accessible movement that prioritises awareness, connection, and sustainable strength.
Her approach has been shaped by extensive teaching experience and advanced training in India, where she deepened her understanding of yoga, breathwork, meditation, and embodied movement. Passionate about creating an inclusive space for every body, Zoe believes movement should leave you feeling stronger, more connected, and supported. Rather than striving for perfection, her classes encourage you to slow down, tune in, and move with intention, meeting yourself exactly where you are.
Known for her calm, encouraging teaching style, Zoe creates classes that challenge the body while nurturing the mind. Whether you're stepping onto the mat for the first time or have years of experience, her goal is for every person to leave feeling more grounded, empowered, and connected than when they arrived.
Experience Zoe's classes at Sage Studio and discover the power of intentional movement.
Whether you're looking to build strength, improve flexibility or slow down, there's a class for every body and every walk of life. From energising Pilates to grounding yoga, each session is thoughtfully designed to help you move with intention, reconnect with yourself, and leave feeling better than when you arrived.
Explore our range of classes below and discover the practice that feels right for you.
However you love to move, there's a place for you here.
Meet Your Instructors
Meet the people who bring Sage to life, each with their own experience, energy and approach to movement.
Hollie Teutscher
Yoga Teacher & Studio Coordinator
Hollie is Sage Studio’s Studio Coordinator and teaches a weekly Yin class. After practising yoga since her late teens, she completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India, followed by further training in meditation, Yin and restorative practices in Bali and Auckland. Her classes are slow, mindful and reflective, weaving together breathwork, visualisation, intentional movement and long-held poses to encourage stillness and connection. With a background in client care within the wellness industry, Hollie supports the daily running of Sage alongside Zoe. She is also an artist, surfer, gardener and mum to her son, Miro, and loves the slower, nature-connected lifestyle she and her family have found in Mangawhai.
Michaela Verberne
Michaela is a Dance Movement Practitioner passionate about helping women reconnect with themselves through movement. After experiencing burnout following years of constantly pushing forward, she discovered dance as a pathway back to herself—a practice that brought presence, rhythm, and a deeper connection to her femininity. Her intention is to help you step out of your head, into your body, and leave feeling grounded, present, and more connected to yourself.
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Max Powers
A former gymnast and recovering California tech executive, Max completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Anna Sugarman Yoga in Koh Samui in 2019—initially, she simply wanted to learn how to breathe. Her Vinyasa classes are strong, fun and challenging, combining creative flows, a positive message and a killer playlist. Max believes yoga should meet you exactly where you are, whether you’re ready to push yourself, clear your head or simply make it onto the mat. Off the mat, you’ll find her hiking, golfing, trying a new form of movement or being bossed around by her French bulldog, Oliver.
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Who We Are
A team of passionate instructors, each bringing their own experience, energy and teaching style to the studio.
We can’t wait to welcome you into our classes and move alongside you.
Shyla Martin
Shyla’s love of Pilates grew out of an interest in movement and wellness, and she’s excited to bring that passion into the studio as one of our mat Pilates instructors. She brings energy, warmth, and a genuine love of connecting with people to her teaching. Her classes are all about bringing an energetic, fun vibe while still helping you build strength, control, and confidence in your practice, and yourself. She can’t wait to grow alongside the Sage Studio community.
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Cover Staff
At Sage Studio, we're incredibly fortunate to have a wonderful community of talented instructors in and around Mangawhai. Alongside our regular teaching team, we work with experienced cover instructors who help ensure classes continue seamlessly whenever someone is away.
If you're a qualified Pilates, Yoga, or movement instructor and are interested in joining our team, we'd love to hear from you. We're also always looking to connect with passionate people across the wellness industry to host workshops, events, and unique experiences. Whether you're a breathwork facilitator, meditation teacher, sound healer, or offer another wellness service, we'd love to explore ways to collaborate.
If you're interested in covering classes, hosting a workshop, or becoming part of the Sage Studio community, we'd love to hear from you.
Experience the Sage Team
Curious about moving your body?
Let us know what interests you, and we'll be in touch.