NZBMA provide top-tier soft tissue manual therapy for your well-being, enhancing health & performance for a positive impact.
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Shop The Armour’s Collection via our website 🧡 We believe in addressing all aspects of an individual going beyond just the physical aspect of a person, where manifested illnesses are most apparent. We do not serve as a Band-Aid or a onetime fix treatment.
However, we will have an ongoing journey of discovery in search of more answers and ultimately; living better, being healthier, and striving for wholeness. Our sessions are designed specifically for you. In them, we use many tools and techniques, but above all we use our heart to hold you in safety, love and presence. Through the initial consultation we will establish your needs and design the session together from a complementary medicine perspective.
24/09/2025
We’re back?!?
Yep …we missed ourselves too…😆
After a totally planned, definitely intentional little break (aka: life got messy, coffee ran out and Netflix was whispering our names 😅), wayne and Dawn are finally back behind the mic! Expect the usual chaos: too many tangents, questionable wisdom and enough awkward laughter to make up for the silence 🤣
In this episode, we catch up on where we’ve been, what we’ve been pretending to do productively and why taking a (totally planned) break makes for better storytelling. Spoiler: Wayne’s neurodivergent is on full display and Dawn is just happy to be there 🫠
Grab your headphones, pour yourself a drink (no judgment here) and settle in …because the break is over and the fun is back (the mother and son fun policing 🤩)
Well …we’re back? Yep, we missed ourselves too…😆After a totally planned, definitely intentional little break (aka: life got messy, coffee ran out and Netfl...
11/09/2025
For all those managing tendon issues, watch this 👇
A Warm Update From NZBMA - https://mailchi.mp/nzbma.com/a-warm-update-from-nzbma As Winter Settles In… A Warm Update from NZBMA. As the colder days roll in and the emotional weight of winter starts to settle, what better time to share what we’ve been working on behind the scenes to support you and the wider Christchurch community.
At NZBMA, we believe your health & wellness journey begins with a sense of belonging. Founded by Dawn & Wayne Armour, we move beyond conventional thinking & traditional manual therapy to empower functional, pain-free movement. Through education, practical tools & community resources, we support your...
03/03/2025
Happy pride everyone 🏳️🌈
Wanting to celebrate ? Checkout what Christchurch Pride has organised for this week. It’s free to be kind and equality is a wonderful ambition to strive towards. Happy celebrating your Pride from us at NZBMA.
12/02/2025
😍 Thank You for Your Support!
We really appreciate everyone who reached out to let us know about the broken links in our latest email. While it's a little frustrating, it's also humbling—we’re always learning and growing through trial and error! Your kind feedback means a lot.
On a positive note, it looks like our revamped website is being well received, and we’re incredibly grateful for that. A lot of thought and hard work has gone into getting it off the ground, so hearing your support makes it all worth it.
As always, we believe in being transparent and continuously improving. We hope you enjoy the effort we're putting into evolving our platforms. Thanks again—keep the feedback coming! 🤩
12/02/2025
Here's our latest Email 😆 Enjoy the read and let us know your thoughts on our changes ☺️
2025 has arrived (without summer), and yes we know this email is a little late (oops), but now that the holidays are behind us and life is back in full swing we thought to give an update. We’re kicking off things with a whole new NZBMA experience! We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to mak...
09/02/2025
🌟 Welcome to Our Resource Hub! 🌟
At NZBMA, our goal is to help you achieve functional movement without pain or discomfort. Whether you're recovering from an injury, dealing with ongoing discomfort, or focused on building strength, we’ve got you covered! 💪 Our FREE and accessible resource hub is designed to support your journey toward better health, improved mobility, and enhanced resilience.
Packed with easy-to-follow videos, exercises, and practical tips, our curated content is designed to support those dealing with weaknesses, dysfunction, or recovering from overuse. Whether you're looking to reduce inflammation, improve balance, build mental comprehensiveness or simply strengthen your body, there's something for everyone! 🌱
✅ Simple PDF exercises programs
✅ Practicable videos to reduce discomfort
✅ Guidance for better mental wellbeing
Helpful Resources for Your Wellness JourneyWelcome to our resources hub! Whether you're recovering from an injury, building strength, or aiming to prevent discomfort and dysfunction, these curated tools and videos will help guide you toward optimal well-being. Explore practical tips and exercises de...
29/01/2025
💐We're not just another business in Christchurch—we're about building communities outside the clinical room. Through our continuous efforts, we proudly support local events, charities and initiatives that champion health, wellbeing, and sustainable growth. 💙 Let's keep raising the bar and making meaningful strides towards a healthier, more connected future. ✨
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It all started 30 odd years ago, when Our NZBMA Mother Dawn, was lucky enough to have a son that would grow into quite the swimmer! Because of this, Dawn had to learn the art of massage to assist him in his journey to become the best swimmer he could be. And that son (Wayne) managed to head to the Commonwealth games!
While swimming and finding out how good he was, Wayne also was training as a therapist. He was always told he has “heavy hands” and could never be a massage therapist. This of course was not good enough for him, so he developed his own techniques and learned his own skills. He successfully ran his own business in Brisbane for five years.
Meanwhile, Dawn had moved to NZ and was diagnosed with cancer and this meant she went through a rough period and recovery. After some discussions with her Son Wayne, Dawn decided to re-skill herself in massage again, this time Aromatherapy. This immensely assisted with her recovery emotionally.
Fast forward, a couple more years and Wayne went through a hard period in Brisbane. Combined with his parents being in NZ, he decided to pack up everything and move out to the lovely Land of the Long White Cloud. This meant he had to start from scratch. Starting with no clients in 2016, Wayne pushed hard and drove his personal business, so people would know who he is.
At the same time, Dawn was getting tired of her Aeronautical Engineering role and saw there was an opportunity with her son to go into business. And that was the start of Blue Moon Alchemy! In Late 2017, Wayne and Dawn decided to start by building a clinic which is now known as the (old) ‘Avonhead Clinic’. It was completed in January 2018. At the same time, Wayne had been busy working on his reputation and was ready to move out of his current treating environment. The bright idea of both Dawn and Wayne working together and building a brand where the focus would be on “Holistic Healthcare combined with clinical treatments”. Now a bit of a side storyline, 6 months after Wayne moved to NZ, he met Danual, a person who was managing a small team at Mitre 10 who had a lot more knowledge that Wayne knew he was wasting. While over the 2 years Wayne spent building his business, Danual slowly was drawn more and more into NZBMA, he is now heavily involved with stretching and even doing his own (non-invasive) treatment style!
In 2018, it was collectively decided to have ‘one location’ to work from, and that’s where 69 Saint Asaph as our clinic became the location to be. We have since added two extra employees, Olivia and Hannah. Both of whom are great therapists and thought we have generic treatment options, each of them have their own unique take on each of their respective options.
We also pride ourselves on our values. Those are: FAMILY, TRANSPARENCY and EDUCATION. Because at our heart, we will always be the Mother- Son business that now incorporates all our 5 therapists and Father Ian as maintenance man. We want to maintain transparency on everything we do, whether that be prices, business strategy and most importantly, how we spread Education. Which is of course the last value. Educating our clients to better understand themselves, better look after themselves and lastly, better know how their bodies can perform at their best.
