ĀIO: a road to peace – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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, serve the community, and still keep the lights on? Join us as we dive into the heart of a powerful, uncomfortable conversation about honoring yoga’s essence, not just its aesthetics.

Prageeth Jayathissa stems from Sri Lankan origins, but bred in Aotearoa. He fuses his teaching from his grandparents, with ancient scripture, and modern philosophy, to revive and reinvigorate a timeless tradition. He works in sustainability and climate change by day, and explores its integration with yoga by night.

Prageeth wrote a flow chart book around this topic and we reference this as our guide throughout the podcast.

This episode is not intended to point fingers or to conjure blame or shame, it is purely to bring light to parts of this practice that is asking for collective healing. This discussion is not asking you to stop engaging with yoga, it’s asking us to look at our blind spots, to continue our education within this realm and to honour this ancient tradition on and off the mat. 

What we cover:

The colonisation story of the Indian subcontinent.
Understanding the cultural history of yogic tradition
Woman in yoga
The chakra system we know today is based on Carl Jung’s work.
The cultural appropriation of feminine deities.
Please stop calling your sacred sexuality workshops “Tantra”
Light supremacy
Capitalism and yoga
How can we be off service and still pay our rent?
Mindfulness around yoga clothing 

Socials:

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

Download Prageeth’s Flow Chart for free here -
https://jayathissa.yoga/book/moral%20flowcharts%20for%20modern%20yoga.pdf

Book Resources mentioned by Prageeth for continued learning:
Tantra illuminated:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15731041-tantra-illuminated

Inglorious empire: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/307759/inglorious-empire-by-tharoor-shashi/9780141987149

Resources mentioned by Tarikura in the intro:
Cacao Emissary Training 
https://www.thecacaoambassador.com/cacao-emissaries 

Chelita Zainey - Māori healer
https://www.chelitazainey.com/offerings/

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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 and sings from the depths of her soul.

Chloe shares her journey of losing her partner and allowing grief to be present in her voice, offering others the gift of exploring the depths of their own emotions through her transmissions.

Chloe provides practical and insightful ways to connect with our voice and find our comfortable pitch. She also blesses us with a few musical offerings—a true delight!

This inspiring episode is bound to leave you feeling motivated to connect more deeply with your voice.

TRIGGER WARNING. At about 45 minutes in we discuss suidice. No major details, but if you are currently working through this please take extra care. 

What we cover:

• Embodying our voices, coming out of the anxiety pitch.
• True Note, Heartsong. 
• Sitting in your comfortable speaking voice.
• Finding the truth in your voice
• The mechanics of the voice
• Chloe's journey moving through grief after the loss of her partner,
• Connecting back to her after a conscious break
• Weaving the voice and grief
• Allowing the fullest experience of grief so that it can safety disperse
• Acknowledging negative stories that we've created about our voice
• Chloe shows us different genres and ways of singing
• The important of strengthening and building trust with our voice 

SOCIALS:

CHLOE CROUCH
instagram | @chloe__palmer__healing__sounds

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

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 you feeling inspired to make conscious decisions about your purchases.

This ones for my plant medicine lovers.

WHAT WE COVER

From sick and suicidal to finding love & maca in the Peruvian jungle
Maca being the gateway to vitality
Energetics around maca
How maca can support your health ailments
A jaguar asked Sally to seek the origins of Cacao
Drug cartels brutally disrupting Cacao farming and harvesting in the 80s and 90s
The history of Cacao
KA - KA - WA. Cacao's original name.
Rebirth through the process of Cacao 
Neuroscience and Cacao - what Cacao’s doing in our bodies.

SOCIALS:

CORIN / SELENO HEALTH
website | www.selenohealth.com
instagram | @seleno.health 

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

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, passionate about indigenous practices that focus on healing and restoring our people and our Whenua (land).

She advises a number of Government and educational organisations in this space to shape policy. Deeply anchored in mātauranga Māori and in her intuition, Donna is a powerful facilitator, helping groups discover their own wisdom, their indigeneity and learn from each other in service of our Earth and future generations.

Strap in, I felt such resonance in my body while sitting with her - I know you will feel it too. 

WHAT WE COVER

Uplifting Mauri (lifeforce) in people and places. 
Maintaining Balance, Get tooled up. 
Shifting the interpretation of what rongoā is. 
A kōrero (conversation) on Mana
Learning to be more Interdependent
The powerful journey of learning Te Reo Maori
The land formed us as Māori
Our tupuna/ancestors never leave us.
Atua Māori
Karakia is the intention in my heart, supported by my soul.
Te Ao Māori in our modern world.

SOCIALS:

DONNA
website | www.oranewzealand.com/

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast
website | aiothepodcast.com 

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

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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 difference between embodiment and somatics, how intuition grows when you learn to trust the compass of your body.

This episode will be particularly helpful for facilitators and space holders. We can learn so much from Sarsha and her many years of teaching in this space. She speaks on  energetic hygiene for facilitators and the importance of being trauma informed while holding spaces and so much more. 

This is a powerful conversation filled with poetry and insight into understanding the body. If you are someone that wants to feel more embodied and safer in your movement expression this episode is for you!

What we cover:

The difference between embodiment and Somatics
Building Safety in the body so we can express freely
Intuition grows when you learn to trust the compass of your body
Energetic hygiene for facilitators
Setting containers with clear intentions
The importance of being trauma informed while holding space
The difference between emotional release and trauma release

Socials:
SARSHA HOPE
instagram | @sarshahope
website | sarshahope.com

AIO: a road to peace 
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

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Resources - Books on Trauma 
The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk
When the body says no - Dr Gabor Mate

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 encourages full, unbridled expression. Her workshops empower deep self connection to unearth and release authenticity. 

Sophia embraces the raw, the real, and the profoundly beautiful journey of life.

You honeys are really going to love this one - we chat about rites of passages, the maiden, mother crone archetypes, expressing grief, birth and we touch on huge impact of experiencing miscarriage.

This is such a potent kōrero (conversation) for women in all walks of life, I’m sure you will feel inspired and empowered to be the full fuck off women that you are! We are done dampening our expression of emotion, Sophia is such a guiding light in that space - of freely, truly authentically expressing all of our shades.

TRIGGER WARNING - we discuss miscarriage in this epsiode (in an empowering and supportive way)

What we cover:

• Reconnecting with her Māoritanga through discovering the grief her grandmother experienced
• Rites of passage - the maiden, the mother the crone.
• Birth and death
• The sound of birth
• The need to express grief regularly
• The bigness of miscarriage
• Birth Doula - to be a servant of a woman
• Emotional support for women during the biggest transformational moment of their life - birth
• The journey to becoming a birth doula

Socials:

SOPHIA
instagram | @mothers_circle
website | www.motherscircle.co.nz

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

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 resentment and frustration. 

Having hard conversations with your partner is never ‘easy’, we offer some insight into what has been working for us.

We tap into understanding our higher and lower selves, and we get into the nitty gritty’s of healing jealousy in partnership.

Whether you are wanting to bring more consciousness to your current partnership or in your single season and seeking expanders of how men CAN show up in a healed way - this episode is for you.

What we cover:

• Conflict prevention 

• Framing charged conversations 

• The shades of the highest selves for positive affirmation

• The shades of the highest self and shadows of the lowest self 

• Whare tapa wha check ins, a holistic approach to checking in. 

• Jealousy as the teacher - Unadulterated by our own self interests creates freedom in partnership 

• A translation of  Haumi e hui e taiki e -  and how it reflect in our modern world 

Socials:

SHAY 
instagram | @the50shadesofshay

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

Resources:

Justice Joe Williams Podcast 
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DpVAy2ETYhOKMTCd8qFkq?si=b6AnpkcYQ7KOUDsVqLdktw

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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 trusting synchronicities, building trust through intamacy and men developing emotional intelligence to support holding a women with emotional depth. 

Shay is a thought leader, keynote speaker and entrepreneur from mixed European and Maori ancestry. He has been working on some big missions to create impact including economic empowerment of Māori communities through founding Te Whare Hukaka, helping shift our education system, and more recently food sovereignty and resilience through a nutrition venture called elemental food, providing daily nutrition from natural superfoods. He has been an advisor and coach to hundreds of organisations leaders and has a wealth of concepts around personal growth and development. 

And if I do say so myself, he’s the perfect match for me.

Part two is out next Wednesday - we enter more into the masculine space, with really tangible and practical concepts that we have been working with to bring a deep sense of trust and  safety. 

What we cover:

• How are tūrangawaewae and ūkaipo different? 
• Preparing for an aligned partnership 
• Trusting and following synchronicities 
• Honouring the season of healing that you're in and not rushing connection
• Releasing judgment about expectations or outcomes in potential partners
• Men developing emotional intelligence to support holding a women with emotional depth
• Building trust through intimacy
  
  

SOCIALS:

SHAY WRIGHT
instagram | @the50shadesofshay

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

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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 Osteopathy through the Centre for Continuing Education Osteopathy in Canada. She is deeply attuned to brain health, because she believes that tuning the bio- rhythmic coherence in the cranio-structure is not only essential for overall health, but also for our spiritual evolution both individually and collectively.

We unpack what the fluid field is, what ailments you might be experiencing to see a cranio-sacral therapist and how this work can affect your whole system, a true holistic practice. We explore how water systems in cities mirror the water systems inside of us, how galaxies are strange attractors and the importance of drinking good water.

What we cover:
What is CranioSacral Therapy
Understanding the fluid field
The body is like an ocean
Draining your brain
Brain health
Holographic Breathing
How Water systems in cities mirror the water system inside us.
Galaxies as strange attractors
Are you drinking alive water?

JAQS CLARKE
instagram | @liquid_perception
email | jaqs.clarke06@gmail.com

ĀIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA 
instagram  | @tarikura_

Resources:
Active Charcoal Water Filter  

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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 specializing in wellness treatments, ceremonies & retreats aligned with the wisdom and healing of Papatūānuku.

This episode is more health focused then our first episode together, Tamsin provides us with insight into Naturopathic principles and the importance of creating a strong foundation of health with the ‘basics’. We discuss candida overgrowth, a super common ailment many women face, cycle awareness and hormone health. 

We dive into the realm of cacao and Tamsin shares her experience of holding cacao ceremonies and the divinity held within this magical plant.

I’m sure you will leave this episode feeling inspired to make micro changes to your routines, you will likely gain some insight into natural medicine and feel empowered to further educate yourself.

What we cover.  

Naturopathic principles 
Reclaiming our cycles and the need for more education around the Birth Control pill. 
Rites of Passage 
Hormone Health 
Conscious Food choices for elevated health 
Candida Overgrowth
Cacao and its long sacred journey 

Socials:
TAMSIN 
instagram | @tamsinkaufman

URTH APOTHECARY
instagram | @urthapothecary
website | www.urth.nz

AIO
instagram | @aio.thepodcast
tik tok | @aio.thepodcast

TARIKURA
instagram  | @tarikura_

 Resources:

Klorolex - Horopito for candida 
Seleno Health Cacao Facilitator Programme 

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A few dollars can go a long way.
Your donation will directly go to studio hire, software, equipment and direct operational costs, helping me bring on high calibre guest and continueing to provide you with this free resource. 
Your hard earned cash is greatly valued - thank you xx
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