Understanding creative funding in New Zealand Getting in the to performing arts industry

Spice girls as way showers for 90s babies. This episode is a beautiful reflection of the dance between self expression and the tenderness of sharing your work. We are all artists at heart, whether you express yourself in the kitchen, on paper, in the boardroom, on the playground, the beach, a yoga studio - we all have the ability to tap into our creative essence.

Moana’s journey to developing her voice and artistic view, working with the inner critic and the process of creating works.

In this episode we explore the complex realms of being an artist and the courage it takes to put yourself out into the world. She creates lively spaces for different abilities, spanning all genders and shifting perspectives. Moana is a multidisciplinary artist of Māori and Samoan descent, she is a writer, director, actor, theater and film director, singer and songwriter. The masculine & feminine energies of Aotearoa mirrored in our bodies. Mareikura explained Nga rei - The feminine aspect in us all The Tohunga Suppression Act & its effect on Maori medicine & healing. The haerenga (journey) to be coming a kai mirimiri (mirimiri practitioner)īeing challenged by the pakeha system in Rongoa Maori We chat about some of my favorite topics, from understanding the masculine & feminine in all of us, exploring the dynamic relationship between physical pain and emotional pain and that powerful notion that you are your own healer. She is a mama of two, a partner, a daughter, a sister, a friend and, like many of our magical indigenous waahine, has taken on the role of healing the intergenerational trauma in her whānau. Eve weaves together her expertise in Brain Based Coaching and Rongoā Māori so that the trauma of the mind and of the trauma of the body are explored and healed in tandem to create long term transformation for the people she works with. As a kaimirimiri and kaiwhitiwhitikoorero her work supports her people to forge better relationships with themselves and others. 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. I am deeply honored and humbled to bring it to you. The essence of Āio’s values and purpose shines so brightly in this episode. Today’s episode is epic, iconic if you will. Matauranga Māori | Wisdom & Māori Knowledge

The Healers' Road by S.E. Robertson