Wayne Macgillivray is an educator who has reconnected to his identity through the simple act of cooking food. 'Hāngi - Food for Thought' is a charitable organisation with a simplistic goal; feed the people, teach the people. Hāngi is an earth oven; stones are heated and food is cooked in a sealed pit. Simple but far-reaching. Lighting fires before sunrise has become Wayne's meditation. In terms of a holistic view of health the notion of ahi kā - the eternal fire.

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Wayne Macgillivray - Hāngi: Food for Thought | FEED THE PEOPLE, TEACH THE PEOPLE.

Professor Grant Schofield is a person who thinks deeply about health and wellness. On a personal level, Grant has been a mentor of mine for some time now - pushing and encouraging my thinking and celebrating the deep learning that comes from pondering the deepest of ideas together. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Grant and that it expands your mind as much as it did mine.  For those who are new to Grant, he is the Director of The Centre for Human Potential at AUT and former Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Education in New Zealand. He is also the author of four best-selling books. Thank you Grant for your willingness to make education palatable for the majority of our society.

Professor Grant Schofield - Human Wellness | UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES US HEALTHY

In this episode of the podcast we wrestle with meaning. The deep meaning – the meaning that the modern world does not know what to do with. Ancient thinking, customs and practices is how deep we go. I invite my friends Paul Rangiwahia & Akash Kumar to join me for a deep conversation to wrestle with the core of meaning itself.

Wrestling with Meaning feat. Paul Rangiwahia & Akash Kumar

Recently I recorded a powerful podcast with Herbert Chow that if I'm honest - I’m actually not sure what to do with it. I think I might be scared of what I recorded because It touched on the core of our Humanity - our freedom that most of us take for granted. But as I learn through my conversation with Herbert, it's the things that scare you that you must stand up and confront. Herbert Chow is a businessman born and raised in Hong Kong and in this podcast, he talks about his people’s fight to have the right to say what they what to whom they want when they want how they want. Stay strong Herbert - I hear your voice and feel your bravery. Follow Herber on social media here: www.instagram.com/herbertchowsiulung

Herbert Chow - Get Up Stand Up | BLACKLISTED HONG KONG BUSINESS OWNER

Vika To'oala has lived an adventurous life full of variety, sadness and joy. From witnessing the gangster street life during his time at High School in America to working as a Roading Construction Worker back here in Aotearoa and now being a pivotal foundational member in staring a Pacific Island television channel called Oriana TV. In this podcast, Vika opens us and shares what it's like to be part of a tv platform start-up as well as sharing the learnings that you gain when you open yourself up to the challenges life brings your way.

Vika To'oala - From working on the roads to starting a TV channel

“If the mind is agitated the body is agitated. So if you are telling yourself negative things - it has a physiological consequence.” — Dave Wood   Dave Wood is a former intensive care paramedic turned Performance coach. Dave has a deep understanding of the human body with a specific focus on stress management, the ability to remain calm under pressure and peak performance training.   Dave's clients include UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya and in this podcast, Dave joins us to talk about his story as somebody who found a a way back from dealing with debilitating chronic pain. Dave's story is relatable and all scientifically supported.    Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to my podcast featuring the powerful Dave Wood - you blow my mind! Follow Dave Wood here: wmw.co.nz To support this podcast on Patreon please follow this link: www.patreon.com/pleaseblowmymind

Dave Wood – Stress management, remaining calm under pressure | Breathing Coach for Israel Adesanya

Guy Pigden is a Writer/Director/Editor/Producer who recently completed his second feature film 'Older' currently available through Amazon Prime. Guy also wrote and directed the feature film 'I Survived A Zombie Holocaust' (funded by the NZFC through the Escalator initiative). Recently, Guy has been focusing on building a new YouTube channel about pro filmmaking. You can find him by searching 'The Savage Filmmaker' on YouTube. This is a deep chat about the power of narrative and how to harness it! 

Growing your YOUTUBE CHANNEL with Guy Pigden

Bruce Howat has lived a life! In fact, Bruce's life is so filled with living that this podcast of 1 hour and 30 mins only covers his story up until the age of about 20 years old. The story you may be familiar with regarding Bruce is when he got stabbed when he was a police dod handler. This conversation pre-dates that horrific moment starting with where Bruce grew up and the building blocks of his journey growing up. On a personal note, this podcast dives into my own journey of wrestling with meaning - from trying to understand the idea of miracles in our modern world and what it means to trust your gut - even though algorithms seem to control a lot of our feelings and urges in modern life. I hope this podcast is interesting for you on your own journey. I value your support as I continue to bring you my deep conversations about life, meaning and whatever we are trying to articulate with the idea of 'the beyond'.

Bruce Howat - BELIEVING IN MIRACLES | Wrestling with Meaning #3

Ryan O'Connor is a PODCASTER, HUNTER & OPTOMETRIST and joins us in this week's podcast (recorded pre-lockdown) to ponder the meaning of life through deep conversation and deep connection with ourselves and others. The really crazy thing is this the 2nd time I've chatted to Ryan the week before a lockdown and I am not sure what to make that of that fact apart from the fact that life certainly is a box of chocolates - you never know what you going to get! Enjoy pondering life with us and thank you ALL for blowing my mind! If you enjoy the convent I produce and share, please consider a small monthly donation to my Patreon page by following the link here: www.patreon.com/pleaseblowmymind or searching 'Please Blow My Mind' on www.patreon.com

Ryan O'Connor - Eyes Are The Portal To Your Soul | PODCASTER, HUNTER & OPTOMETRIST

David Laumatia is a retired Senior Sergeant for the NZ Police who now uses art to inspire and encourage people to find a bigger meaning in life. David shares his story about being a cop and the cruel realities of living in the zone of 'fight or flight' and how a dream sent him down a path of poetry and art and a bigger meaning in life. 

David Laumatia - Healing Trauma with Art | Wrestling with Meaning #2

Where are you on your own journey of faith? For me, the honest answer is - I am not sure, and if asked what do I mean - my answer goes something like this: "It sure feels like there are bigger things at play." But to be honest, I am just not sure what it is that even means so I've decided to filter my wrestle with meaning through my podcast and have invited Cameron Surrey to sit down and do some pondering with me. Cameron's background is in philosophy and theology and mine is in Rugby and Superman movies so we are sure to have one heck of a deep conversation. Thanks, everyone for joining me - you blow my mind! 

Cameron Surrey - One Day We'll Look Back and Laugh | Wrestling with Meaning #1

Roko Babich has had the big lights of city living with the demanding job and never-ending deadline to the still oceans and peaceful background noise of nature in the far north of New Zealand. These two 'zones' of living are a great way to frame up this podcast chat with a deeper question to ponder: can we learn the skills and tools to thrive in both 'zones' in the modern world? One 'zone' seems to burn us out while the other 'zone' seems to leave us wanting more - so what is the balance in life we seek? Roko is on his own journey to find out. 

Roko Babich - Walking the path and looking back | Breaking down our 'WHY' in life

Brian Mackenzie is an innovator in human performance on stress adaptation and a pioneer in the development and application of custom protocols to optimize human health and performance. His work harnesses and integrates respiratory, movement, strength, conditioning and endurance-based training approaches to elicit unprecedented positive results. His protocols have been used to accelerate and raise both mental and physical performance in world-class Olympic and professional athletes, top executives, and elite military operators, as well as to improve the health for people suffering from various chronic and pathological issues.

Brian Mackenzie - The Domestication of the Mind | REGULATING STRESS IN THE MODERN WORLD

What does it take to be mentally fit? That's the question that Dr Paul Wood and I dive deeply into in this weeks podcast. Paul has been a friend of the podcast for years and joins us again to delve into the mind, body and beyond. Please consider checking out Paul's new book, Mental Fittness - available now!

Dr Paul Wood - Prisoner turned Psychologist | Mental Fitness

At 10.37am on June 19 2020, Police Constable Matthew Hunt (28) was shot and killed in the line of duty after trying to carry out a routine traffic stop. Matt's best friend, Regan was left behind to mourn his death and joins us on the podcast to honor Matt's memory wanting Matt to be remembered not for how he died, but for how he lived. This is a deep discussion about the life and the burden we lift to carry the memories of our loved ones into the future.

Regan Green - A Best Friends Voyage

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