In this episode, we are joined by the powerful and poetic Ahi Nyx (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Mōriori), a takatāpui kairaranga (weaver) based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland). Ahi is a living vessel of mātauranga Māori who brings raranga back into our homes, our bodies, our communities — and into the healing of our identity. Raranga, the sacred art of Māori weaving, is more than a craft — it is a portal to remember who we are. Together, we enter Te Whare Pora, the spiritual house of weaving, and expl...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 24 min
In this soul-stirring episode, I sit down with mentor and dear sister Únagh De Brún — founder of The Cacao Ambassador and co-founder of Weave Cacao. Únagh shares her extraordinary journey of reconnecting to her indigeneity and the sacred path of creating a cacao blend drawn from the inspiration of her homeland — Ireland. She speaks into how cacao has become a bridge between worlds, cultures, and ancient wisdom. Naturally, the Great Goddess is present throughout this kōrero (conversation), anchor...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 7 min
This week, we are joined by Vinayak (Vinny) Lohan, co-founder of the family business and movement Mother India. More than just a business, Mother India is a mission—to help you rebuild trust in nature's ability to heal and your own ability to heal yourself through nature’s wisdom. They offer Ayurvedic care, sourcing the most potent strains of herbs and medicine, and are deeply committed to lab testing for bioavailability, potency, and purity. Vinny is a dear brother who brings insightful whakaar...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 45 min
Today I am joined by Prageeth Jayathissa, we unravel the tangled web of cultural appropriation woven through the modern yoga industry. From the colonial roots of yogic practices to the commodification of sacred symbols and the misrepresentation of feminine deities, we hold nothing back. We dive into how capitalism distorts ancient teachings, the unsettling rise of “light supremacy,” and why the chakra system you think you know might be more Jungian than yogic. How do we respect yogic roots, serv...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 26 min
The voice is one of our greatest instruments, the source of our truth and the vessel through which we communicate with the world. How we interact with our voice has a powerful ripple effect in our lives. Attuning to our true note can offer us courage, confidence, and strength as we walk through this world. Today, we are joined by Chloe Crouch, a sound alchemist and vocal coach. Chloe was traditionally trained as a singer and plays multiple instruments. She guides people on potent sound journeys ...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Join us as we explore the vast and glorious world of Aromatic Medicine. Essential oils have been used for centuries in religious ceremonies, medicinal settings, and beauty therapy. They are powerful plant extracts that can directly access your brain! Essential oils can sometimes get a bad wrap, labeled as ‘woo woo’ and alternative - in this episode you’ll learn how essential oils are far more than just ‘pretty smells’ but can be used to treat illness and disease. We are joined by Bo Hendgen, a D...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Today we are exploring Māori birthing practices, we are joined by Tawera Trinder a Māori midwife who works with whānau Māori alongside their pregnancy journey. Tawera and her team of wāhine deliver kaupapa Māori antenatal education wānanga, that is enriched with tikanga practices and principles. The kaupapa within the wānanga are delivered, and seen through a te ao Māori lens, in addition to the sensitive and articulate delivery of clinical and midwifery content. This is a powerfulful lens into ...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min
In this insightful episode we explore the energetics of magic mushrooms and how psilocybin can support the integration of trauma. Magic mushrooms can be a powerful support for rewiring our subconscious mind and expanding past our limiting beliefs. We are joined by Raquel Minh, a trauma-informed facilitator, plant medicine guide, yoga teacher, and studio owner. She shares from her lived experience in the psychedelic realm and from learned traditions of curanderismo (healing) and yoga. With a focu...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Unlock the power of menstrual cycle awareness in this enlightening episode as we explore the four seasons of a woman's inner seasons —spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Discover how understanding these phases can enhance your well-being, intuition, self awareness and self compassion. Whether you're looking to deepen your connection with your body or seeking practical tools for aligning your life with your menstrual cycle, this episode is packed with empowering insights to help you embrace your ...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 31 min
This week's episode is full power. We are joined by Chelita Kahutianui-o-te-Rangi Zainey (Waitaha; Ngāpuhi; Ngāti Kahu; Ngāti Haua; Ngāti Ruanui; Lebanese; Scottish; Irish) Through the reclamation of her whakapapa and ancestral gifts, Chelita is an established practitioner of the Māori Healing Arts including Mirimiri, Rongoā Māori, Hau Tapu Breathwork, Matakite, and Taonga Pūoro. She works as a conduit and channel for Ngā Mareikura o Waitaha – the Grandmothers of the Waitaha Nation. Chelita has ...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 31 min
In this captivating episode, we dive deep into the mystical world of astrology, exploring the profound connections between celestial bodies and our personal journeys. We uncover how planetary alignment influences our lives, guiding us toward self-inquiry and introspection. Today we are joined by Kāren Hunter, a multifaceted woman. She weaves music, astrology and tarot into her offerings, with the intention of contributing to the awakening of humanity. She offers one on one readings, group worksh...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Dive into the mystical world of astrology, where the stars and planets hold the keys to radical self enquiry and acceptance. In this episode, we'll unravel the ancient wisdom of the twelve astrological zodiac signs, explore the profound impact of celestial alignments, and discover how our north and south nodes can illuminate our paths with clarity and purpose. Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or a curious newcomer, this is the perfect 101 Astrology episode to satisfy your curiosity and expand...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 41 min
This ones for my honeys who are working to cultivate a delicious relationship with their inner worlds. Self love you say? Sure it’s a hype word at the moment and rightly so - this world needs more people deeply loving and honoring themselves. Gone are the days where this feels selfish. There is so much pain and suffering in the world, sometimes we feel helpless, the work we do internally absolutely contributes to the collective consciousness of this planet. Heal ourselves and we can heal the wor...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Dr Corin Storkey of Seleno health brings the heat today. This informative episode sheds light on the incredible plant medicine of Maca and Cacao. We dive into the ancient world of indigenous traditions and practices and learn how the energetics of these plants can support our mind, body and spirit. If you are seeking gentle ways to heal from chronic illness or simply seeking to build more vitality and mauri (life force) this episode is for you. It's informative, research backed and will leave yo...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 34 min
We are in for a treat today my loves, a powerful and compassionate transmission from Donna Kerridge. Some may call her the Grandmother of Rongoā, how blessed we are to hear her speak so passionately about the natural world, Te Ao Māori and her craft of Rongoā. Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta) is a Rongoā Māori (traditional Māori healing) practitioner from Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand who is deeply connected to our Earth and her wisdom. She is a humble advocate, healer and leader, pa...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Sarsha Hope joins us today to chat all things embodiment and somatic movement. Sarsha is the visionary and founder of the Somatic Dance International Teacher Training, a groundbreaking program recognized as one of the world's exclusive dance training experiences. It seamlessly integrates somatic facilitation, DJ skills, ritual, energetics, and ecosomatics, all viewed through a trauma-informed lens. This unique methodology creates potent, finely tuned dance containers. We talk about the differenc...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Hello beautiful humans. Todays episode is so fucking delicious! We have Sophia Paskell, a friend and incredibly inspiring woman on the pod. Sophia is a Mother, a Writer, a Childbirth Educator and an experienced Birth Doula. Having attended well over 200 births and part of thousands of pregnancies, Sophia has dedicated 16 years to guiding women inward to a deeper knowing and to strengthen their intuition. Sophia explores life's intense themes unconventionally — grief, death, fear, love — she enco...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min
This delicious episode is part 2 of healing in relationships - and the focus my honies is how do we ‘Stop creating scar tissue and start building the love you desire’. My partner Shay and I have been in a big love and healing portal this summer. We have been exploring some juicy topics around how we are being more mindful around communication and aspects of our healing. We tap into what conflict prevention is and how we can bring potentially charged topics forward early, to reduce the build of r...
Feb 27, 2024•53 min
We have a juicy episode for you today my loves. A slightly different format than our usual episodes. Ya gurl fell in love, and this is our story. I called in a super aligned energetic match - and have been in a love and healing portal this summer. I have felt so expanded by the journey that I had to bring it to the pod. This is a two part episode, the first one is juicy soft feminine vibe that has lessons woven throughout. We speak into the realms of tūrangawaewae and ūkaipō, recognising and tru...
Feb 20, 2024•56 min
Kia ora honeys, welcome to Āio. Grateful you are here. In todays epsiode we are exploring Cranio-Sacral therapy, a non-invasive form of medicine that focuses on the manipulation and balancing of the craniosacral system. It works on the nervous system, and if you are on any kind of healing journey you will know the impact of cultivating a calm working nervous system. I am joined today by Jaqs Clarke, a practicing cranio-sacral therapist with an introduction to the Fundamentals of Cranial Osteopat...
Feb 06, 2024•49 min
Part 2 of this glorious episode is coming in HOT. I absolutely love this conversation, please go back and watch part one first so you have some context and lay of the land. Today, we are joined by Tamsin Kaufman, she is a Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Nutritionist, & Wellness Facilitator who looks at health with an integrative lens, utilizing ancient earth medicine practices to restore optimal health and vitality. Tamsin is the director of Urth Apothecary, a natural medicine brand specializ...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Welcome honeys, this episode is delicious. We talk about topics that light me UP! This is part 1 of an epic journey that lays ahead. Today, we are joined by Tamsin Kaufman, she is a Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Nutritionist, & Wellness Facilitator who looks at health with an integrative lens, utilizing ancient earth medicine practices to restore optimal health and vitality. Tamsin is the director of Urth Apothecary, a natural medicine brand specializing in wellness treatments, ceremonies &...
Jan 16, 2024•53 min
Today on the pod we have Jemma Bennet an educator/counsellor/sex therapist in private practice in Tauranga Moana. She is a mum of five and is of Māori and Pākehā descent. Jemma is passionate about having kōrero (conversations) that supports holistic wellbeing with a focus on facilitating greater emotional wellbeing through loving communication and obliterating shame, approached through an ever growing te Ao Māori lens. Jemma has had this incredible life, she has been served a series of challengi...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Welcome to Āio, this episode is different from the rest. A mini episode if you will, a bite size piece of education and inspiration to get your mind and spirit stimulated and moving. This episode is a collection of small clips that represent Āio: a road to peace. A place for you to explore what inner peace means, how to activate and embody it. Our first clip is with Jase Te Patu, who authentically unpacks the Whare Tapa Wha model. A stunning example of the foundational principles of what holisti...
Nov 28, 2023•18 min•Ep. 21
I am beyond excited to have Nila on the podcast today to talk about all things Blue Lotus, Ceremony and connection to higher self. Blue Lotus, is a water lily native to regions of Egypt, Africa and parts of Asia, this aquatic plant is renowned for its vibrant blue flowers and ethereal fragrance. Throughout history, the Blue Lotus has been revered for its symbolic and spiritual associations, often linked to rituals and ceremonies in ancient Egyptian, Mayan, and Hindu cultures. Nila is the Founder...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 20
Moving our mindset to a more indigenous view will help heal this world. From education to agriculture, from mental health to being community led. The indigenous view communicates our oneness with nature, it highlights a holistic approach and awakens ancient medicine. Today I am speaking to Amelia Butler, an educator and lover of Māori culture and language. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and Māori Land Law degree from the University of Auckland. She lives on Turtle Island (USA) and runs a busi...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Do you get intuitive dreams? Sense and feel things that can't be seen? You're not alone honey. Derek John Thompson is a fully qualified registered practitioner in both Usui Reiki (Advanced Master Teacher) and Karuna Reiki. He is also a certified BodyTalk Practitioner, MiriMiri Massage Therapist and includes Sacred Healing in his sessions. He shares his intimate stories about how he discovered his intuitive gifts, his dreamstate being a vision of the future and how people can connect with their a...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 26 min
In today’s episode, we are talking about education and decolonisation. Two massive topics. Let’s dive in. We talk about creating a pepeha as a pakeha person in Aotearoa and the unique experience of being pakeha that attended a full immersion Māori school. On the podcast, today is Kiridwen (Kiri) Olds. She passionate about education, social justice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Kiri graduated from Victoria University in 2015 with a BA in Environmental Studies, Te Reo Māori and Māori Studies, and rece...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Matauranga Māori | Wisdom & Māori Knowledge Today’s episode is epic, iconic if you will. The essence of Āio’s values and purpose shines so brightly in this episode. I am deeply honored and humbled to bring it to you. I am talking to Eve Ahearn, she is of Tainui descent with whakapapa to Ngati Te Ata and Ngati Apakura, she comes from a long line of strong wāhine and matriarchal leadership. As a kaimirimiri and kaiwhitiwhitikoorero her work supports her people to forge better relationships wit...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Moana is a multidisciplinary artist of Māori and Samoan descent, she is a writer, director, actor, theater and film director, singer and songwriter. Her voice traverses space and time. She is warm, relatable and insightful. She creates lively spaces for different abilities, spanning all genders and shifting perspectives. Moana lives, eats and breathes art. Art is life. In this episode we explore the complex realms of being an artist and the courage it takes to put yourself out into the world. Mo...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 11 min
