Conversation with a financial maverick, Jeff Booth. Jeff is a co-founder of "ego death capital", he's redefining concepts in the realm of DeFi and AI and reshaping the future of money. From the disruptive force of Bitcoin to the transformative power of automation, we'll explore how these technologies are sculpting the very fabric of wealth creation. Get ready to be inspired and embark on a journey towards a future that's as exhilarating as it is uncertain. Full Show...

If you’ve ever wanted to live your life differently, leap from the confines of social norms, pick up a paintbrush or dance in the rain with reckless abandon, this is your episode. Joining us in the Aro Ha sauna is the ever-inspiring American musician, performance artist, writer, and lead singer and pianist for the Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer. We’ll discuss the intricacies of asking, her book “The Art of Asking”, how vulnerability meets strength, and how to keep compassion in our modern...

How can our thoughts create our reality? Let this conversation with Best Selling author of "The Last Law of Attraction Book You'll Ever Need To Read”, Andrew Kap, shift your mindset and magnetise you to your happiness and purpose. If you’re looking for a new perspective on an age old technique to manifest your dreams, this one's for you. Full Show Note HERE www.aro-ha.com

A heartwarming chat with Damian and the passionate folks at the Rites of Passage Foundation in Golden Bay, New Zealand.  These carefully curated programmes aim to bring about self-awareness, healing, and deep belonging. If you’ve never had a Rite of Passage this episode will explain a bit about the origins of these practices, why they are scarce in modern society, and how rites of passage aren't just for the youth but provide profound transformation opportunities for all ages. Join us as we...

You can still eat while fasting? If you've ever been interested in fasting but unsure why and how it's done, this is the episode for you. Ben Dessard, the main guide on our 5-day online fasting-mimicking cleanse, the Seasonal Renew, and Integrative Health Practitioner breaks down the science and sheds light on a topic with so many benefits that it seems too good to be true. Learn more about the Seasonal Renew cleanse Full show notes:...

In this episode, we speak to the talented and grounded Wellington, New Zealand-based architect Hugh Tennent. If you’re interested in design. If you’ve ever felt there was something special in the spaces here at Aro Ha Wellness Retreat, or if you’re in the process of designing something yourself, then this is your episode. Permaculture-based, net zero energy, passive Haus inspired, localised, biophilic, and resilient, Aro Ha was an ambitious project. Hugh and Damian have a candid conversation...

These days it's easy to feel fear, frustration, or fatigue when it comes to COVID-19.  In this episode, Damian speaks with Professor Grant Schofield to synthesise a refreshing perspective that helps us relax and steer ourselves through these transitional times.   Expect to learn what you can do to elevate your immune response, while appropriately assessing risk.   Grant is a researcher, author, public speaker, Professor at AUT(Auckland University of Technology), and director of the...

Prepare to discover an ability to turn the scariest parts of your life into the most valuable learning opportunities. This superpower relies on using relaxation as a portal to another way of being. Damian has a conversation with the powerful speaker, breath-work teacher, meditation facilitator, and leadership coach, Scott Schwenk. He will intrigue you with his unique ability to skilfully and playfully draw us into these practices making them relevant and accessible. Damian discusses with...

What passes our lips can create a vibrant life or accelerate our bad habits, allergies, chronic pain, or even more serious issues. Using her experience with food as medicine is Auckland, New Zealand’s Little Bird Organics founder, Megan May (@littlebirdorganics). She takes us back to the start of her journey into plant-based eating, gives a message to omnivores, and offers some advice on how to create your personal diet through investigating your most important values. Damian and Megan also...

Damian is back in the sauna this time with Apple Fitness+ instructor, Jiujitsu Black Belt, former pro-surfer, and co-founder of Melbourne-based Warrior One Yoga, Dustin Brown. This multi-talented ninja speaks about navigating the yoga world as a man, how he reframes growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, what even the most complete yoga practice is missing, and how to ‘send it’ in running the business you desire. Tuck into a handstand because this one is sure to flip your world.

Damian delves deep into a conversation with Ben Warren, talking all things from the connection between nutrition and mental health to cultivating our spiritual landscape, and as Ben puts it, being in bliss. Explore our podcast homepage www.aro-ha.com/podcast for full show notes and gifts. 

In Episode 1 of Season 2 of the Adventures in Wellbeing podcast, Damian speaks with the neural-hacking, belief busting, featured educator, Dr. Amanda Foo-Ryland. If you want to change your habits or behaviours, tune in as Amanda shares insight into her most powerful neural coding tools.

Greetings Whanau. Along with its diverse landscape and fauna, Aotearoa, New Zealand, has within it an incredible depth of Maori practice, language, and culture.  To explore this depth, we talk with the eloquent Makuini Tai and the skillful Atarangi Muru.   Here you'll get a glimpse into the expansive worldview of Maori, which in many ways aligns with eastern philosophy and mysticism. Makuini is a preeminent scholar of  Te Reo Maori, which is the native language of Aotearoa.  She was the...

In this episode, Damian speaks with one of the shimmering lights of American wellness culture, Catharina Hedberg. She speaks about what health means post-COVID and takes us back into the early days of The Ashram, where, alongside Anne-Marie Bennstrom a wellness cornerstone was founded. The Ashram has an enormously kind heart, pulsing so brightly at its core that the Hollywood lights are drawn in. You won't want to miss this chat with a legend.

If you want to elevate your immune function while still enjoying a wine or a coffee this is the episode for you. Michelle Chevalley Hedge is a wellbeing expert, nutritional medicine practitioner, and a best-selling author. She shares her story from corporate box-ticking to becoming an ambassador for nutritional transformation.

In this episode, Damian speaks with Integrative Medicine Doctor Dan Quistorff about COVID-19. He shares his frontline experience testing for the disease. He lets us know how to prepare for Coronavirus, how to reduce the impact of the illness, and when to seek medical help. You won’t want to miss this.

As a Holistic Nutritionist, whole foods chef, and wisdom teacher, Lee Holmes is a powerhouse who is shining light on the path.  She’ll be sharing with us about her self-healing journey through Fibromyalgia and Crone's disease.  We’ll touch on tips and tricks for improving immune function, traveling healthy, minimizing stress and striking a better work-life balance.

Last November we were joined by Dr. Molly Maloof, a silicone valley, biohacking, self-quantifying, boundary-pushing doctor. This Stanford trained physician runs a bespoke practice that helps elevate the physical and cognitive performance of elite silicon valley engineers, designers, and investors. Listen in as we discuss optimizing one’s health through deep analysis of an individual's genetics, physiology, and psychology.

In this episode, Damian is joined by world-renowned Mindfulness expert Charlotte Thaarup for a dive-deep into what it means to be a wholehearted human and how Mindfulness plays an intricate part in becoming conscious of the unconscious.

In this episode, Damian is joined by world-renowned Mindfulness expert Charlotte Thaarup for a dive-deep into what it means to be a wholehearted human and how Mindfulness plays an intricate part in becoming conscious of the unconscious.