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Tune into Septembers scintillating episode to hear my conversation with Metaphysician, and Consultant in Integrative Medicine, Dr Kim Jobst about the meaning of life and how we can alchemise our potential using the elixir of curiosity to tune into our inner compass and awaken the potential within our own being. Link to the podcast episode […]

We would love to personally invite you to come and catch-up, and hear about our hearts and why we would want to stand for Ohariu and Wellington Central for the General Election for the Vision Party part of the Freedoms NZ Party. A crucial part of our reason is we are doing this for ours

Do you feel like you’re going crazy? Does your life seem to be falling apart? Are you experiencing strange coincidences or hearing voices? Maybe you’re just experiencing the signs of spiritual awakening! In this article, I look at what a spiritual awakening is, how it comes about, and some of the signs and symptoms of

Super stoked to kick off Season 2 of my podcast with Laura Andrews who was one of three people chosen by the Antarctic Heritage Trust to take part in their Inspiring Explorers Expedition to the South Pole to commemorate 150 years since Roald Amundsen was born. Laura is no stranger to endurance challenges, but this

We are excited to release the artists for Newtown Open Studios 2023 and where to find them on Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 March. Studios will be open for the public to wander through between 1pm-6pm both days. There are eleven artists to visit in six locations around Newtown, Wellington, please see the Artist details

In this weeks episode I talk to Peter Russell from Reterniti who has created an innovative way to keep the enduring connection we have to the special people in our lives who’ve passed on by encapsulating the cremated remains of loved ones into stone to keep close to you or leave in a place that

Kia ora, I’ve learnt about the trees situation with this article. In the age of climate emergency and biodiversity crisis, we need old trees, we can’t replace old trees, they are precious and need respect and total protection. On the 20th November, I have contacted the council info@pncc.govt.nz to ask if it is possible to

We need community, our own village, as even the most driven amongst us can’t learn to do everything. These are some of the skills we might need, just off the top of my head. Farming & Animal Husbandry Breeding and rearing livestock for food, materials and transport Knowing how to handle day to day health

This live program will start on Saturday 3rd of December where we go through preparation and start our gradual step-by-step process to get you on the road to successful fasting. Here’s the plan!  Each day for 10 days you will guided on what to do and when. We will fast for 5 days, prep for

Join us for a meet the practitioners for the new health hub in Mt.Maunganui Link to the PHA’s website here…

In this weeks episode I talk to Tracy Jeffery from Holly View Creative who is a great role model for ways we can thread different aspects of ourselves into designing a lifestyle that adds value for everyone. Tracy’s boutique style business helps reduce waste and provides a much needed skillset to the community. She’s making

Today I thought I would talk about some of the dangers of alcohol and most importantly, how to lessen the damage if you do decide to drink. We all know that drinking alcohol has a dark side, but do you really know what it is doing to you? Many of your symptoms could simply be

I’ll never forget the first time I saw the beautiful images of frozen water crystals in Masaru Emoto’s book, The Hidden Messages in Water. The one for ‘love and appreciation’ was so stunning I think it’s been etched on my visual cortex forever. Anytime I think of this it reminds me how powerful the act

Researchers used spoken words, beeping tones, flashing lights and other tactical stimuli like touching the dreamers hand and “tapping” to communicate with the dreamers. The “messages” and questions that the dreamers were “receiving” were answered and acknowledged by the dreamers in the form of eye movements, facial contractions etc. A 2009 study showed that lucid

Dehydration – Could all or some of your symptoms are as simple as not having enough water? Are you dehydrated as you read this? Are you sure your not? According to research over 75 % of Americans are dehydrated, in fact, they are not just dehydrated they are chronically dehydrated! What this means is that

Sulforaphane is a potent plant compound formed in the body when we consume plants in the Brassica/Cruciferous family. These veggies which include; kale, broccoli, cabbage and radishes have long been understood to have potent health protective properties. Dietary inclusion of 4-5 servings of Brassica veggies per month have been shown to decrease various cancers by

In this weeks episode, Keith Jackson brings a fascinating insight into a world that some find hard to conceive is feasible. He has been challenged to boldly enter a new enterprise and embrace being rocketed into the celestial realms where spirit is guiding him on ways to directly connect with the heart and souls of

A truly inspiring episode with my guest Jules Bright who shares her story of how she found her way home to the heart of what matters most to her – infusing the spirit of the forest with her own to produce powerful plant potions that nourish the ocean; fulfilling her souls quest to restore the

“In order for us as humanity to get through this period of chaos and fundamental change, we need to recognise that the connection to ourselves, the Earth and each other is what brings us closer to our purpose. Each one of us travels the road, be it in different ways, at different rates of speed

UNPLUG – BE PRESENT – UNITE – MAR 3, 2023 AT 12 PM – MAR 5, 2023 AT 5 PM Email to register for the UBER EARLYBIRD TICKETS events@cheerful.com The Festival Team is celebrating this triumphant debut! ‘The heart is your Portal to the New Earth’ Located in the sub tropical north, near the famous

The power of community! The official trailer for ‘Together We Grow’, our upcoming 40-minute documentary telling the story of Common Unity Project Aotearoa. Introducing a thriving hub helping to build resilience into its local community by growing, sewing, repairing, sharing – you name it, Common Unity is doing it!

Paul Ensor farms sheep and cattle at Glenaan Station in the Rakaia Gorge and co-owns a clothing brand that blends merino wool with hemp fibre. Read the full article here…

Ahhhhh – sleep – something so many people desire more of or an improved quality nights rest. All over the western world, people are suffering from chronic sleep deficiency. In terms of brain function and productivity, sleep is really important. A lack of quality sleep lowers a person’s focus, impedes decision making and increases mood

It’s that time of year. It’s time to settle into a solid routine of learning and studying to ensure your success at the end of the year. It is what you do every day that counts. Having worked with students worldwide, I see far more similarities between successful students than I see differences. Students tend

Anyone growing up in the eighties (and beyond) will have grown up in the self-esteem era. In the 1980s, psychologists showed that high self-esteem equated to high grades at school and students with lower self-esteem tended to struggle in school. These same psychologists started a movement to raise self-esteem because they believed that virtually all

Yes Aotearoa’s Healthy Living & Natural Therapies vision for a healthy society: We stand with community led initiatives like the People’s Health Alliance (the-pha.org) to support education and action for the people to access holistic therapies, medicine and empowerment. We believe in the promotion of healthy lifestyle options and how to be responsible for health

In this weeks episode of my Waste Not Want Not podcast I talk to Judi Cranston, an incredibly talented musician, singer and song writer who’s used her repertoire of skills to educate, entertain and elevate people to a place where they feel more connected to themselves. Her musical career has been an instrumental part of

Welcome all you lovely people. My name is Philippa Ross, Human Ecologist and Enthusiologist. I publish a weekly podcast all about building our relationships to ourselves, our community and nature. I interview guests from all walks of life about minimising environmental waste and maximising human potential for the greater good of all. Be sure to

If courage was a game it would be the most enjoyable, fulfilling, frustrating and fearful game ever. It would be the hardest of all games to play and the most satisfying to have competed in, whether you won or lost. It would probably be played with a blown-up pig’s bladder, goat’s skin or other animal

“Each time you smile you throw a little feel-good party in your brain.” The notorious party animals dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin start whooping it up when you smile. And a bonus: those endorphins serve as natural pain relievers and act as the body’s own opiates. “When you’re smiling, when you’re smiling, the whole world smiles

Traditionally new businesses were set up primarily to provide their owners with a profit. Making money was the key motivator and other, more meaningful, altruistic considerations seldom figured. But today increasing numbers of women are going into business for much more wholesome reasons than merely making a buck. These are the so-called green goddesses: women

The Big House Project – Carol Sumner and Bianca Haux join Asha for a chat about the housing cooperative, in Northland. Interested in this way of living? Looking for a community to work with? This could be for you! “The Big House is a cooperative housing initiative in Northland NZ, with a special goal to

Listen to experienced unschooling parent, Jane Evans, talking about her journey with raising her three children as natural, life learners. Author of Natural Learning, Jane’s children are now grown and love to reflect about their childhoods of freedom and autonomy as much as Jane hopes her story inspires others. Link to the podcast here…

From one of the fathers of permaculture, Paul Wheaton. Well worth the watch!

Bringing the People’s Health Alliance to New Zealand. In complete synchronicity with Resonance, the PHA is an inspirational initiative that supports the growth of integrative people-led health hubs. The power of choice returns to the people in local networks and alliances of holistic healthcare. The People’s Health Initiative has now branched out to the People’s

When I first started on this journey almost 7 years ago I was confused by the detail and differences of CBD oil – it seemed everyone called their product CBD and I was keen to find out the differences between everyones oils.  For patient safety mainly, however to also understand the different cannabinoids and how

Golden Bay Initiative – A 14.5 hectare block of farmland is set to house hundreds of people, who will own their own homes and have a common house for shared meals and communal land for gardens. Read the full article here…

World Localization Day, on June 21st, celebrates the worldwide localization movement–not only on the day itself, but during the entire month of June. For the third year in a row, people all over the world are coming together to explore the power of localization to recapture our autonomy from global corporations and foster deep and

This FREEDOM revolution is unstoppable! Regeneration and permaculture food forests – low cost, high yield, minimal upkeep…amazing what people are learning and creating now. This guy has had the most wonderful epiphany, completely turning his life around. Grow food not lawns!

Niv Amir, founder of Together Movement has generously agreed to join us live for an inspiring and uplifting discussion about New Earth. He is the founder and CEO of a fast-growing global community involved in the creation of a loving, caring world. At the age of 20, while serving in the Israeli army, he had

An Israeli soldier wakes up and creates The Army of Love…and new communities for a new earth. Read full article here…

For a year now, I have been networking and sharing the idea of creating a new attractive land zoning for landowners to create Biodiversity and Community Enhancing Parks and Corridors. Based in Wānaka, it is transferable and I wonder if there are similar biodiversity land zoning in other Councils. Let me know how you can

‘Stunning! Thoroughly enjoyable watch… such a clever use of natural resources and using what is around.

What a gorgeously brilliant idea – think of the money it could save the councils! Read full article here…

The soil is screaming but no-one is listening! Powerful and inspirational documentary for our times – let’s plant our feet in the earth rather than our heads in the sand…

Sign the declaration – ‘We, the undersigned, oppose the proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), an attempt to implement the public health equivalent of a “one-world government” in violation of individual nations’ and citizens’ inalienable rights and sovereignty.’ Link to the full article here…

by Kathleen Cole naturopath and author of Better Balance Anti-Inflammatory Food Guide Your immune system operates in a complex communication network with your genes and their interaction with environmental influences. Epigenetics is basically how your lifestyle and environment can determine your gene expression or behavior. A balance between your innate immunity or non-specific which provides

Brazilian parachutist breaks record and spreads more than 100 million seeds in a deforested area of ​​the Amazon: “The ground winds, rain and sun will complete the mission”

The former trade unionist and now Minister of Health, Andrew Little, has quietly reintroduced the twice-defeated Natural Health Products Bill. He’s sneaking it through Parliament and into law while we are traumatised and distracted by pandemics, supply-chain crises and the threat of all-out war in Europe. Under the new laws, we will not be permitted

Money in the hands of people with values is a very good thing. Mike Cannon-Brookes is a 42-year-old tech entrepreneur with a passion for renewable energy. There was an article on him in the Herald at our local barber, where my son was getting his hair cut. See, Mike just put in a AUD$8 billion bid to buy

Great little kiwi tiny home…very practical and beautiful – total build cost $65k! If you haven’t subscribed to ‘Living Big In A tiny Home’ Youtube channel, consider it. There are some incredible homes showcased. And Bryce Langston is a gentle, personable presenter who truly loves his work.

This video link is to the Mayan Dreamspell Calendar structure simply explained by Vasumi, who has explored and shared Mayan Wisdom for 25 years. This is a first step in receiving a great opportunity to explore for yourself, collective consciousness daily with the Mayan Tzolkin Codes. And here for all offerings to explore further your

My name is Maya and I am part of a beautiful new paradigm political movement (party) called YES AOTEAROA. What has happened in New Zealand Aotearoa in the last 2 years has shocked me and I, like many others have questioned what we really want to be a part of creating. Some drastic changes are

A conscious decision that was years in the creating and making…to shift from the outskirts of the city, onto the land and live a simple life and create a hub for celebration, learning, soul nourishment, connection, well-being and healing. After we had given up looking, the land that aligns with what we were looking for,

Check out the video below, which demonstrates a new way to generate free electricity. The generator, made with a standard car alternator, is capable of generating 10,000 watts – enough electricity to power an entire home.

NZ software company Action Step has taken a bold step with a year’s trial of unlimited days off to all staff. Despite cries of ‘too good to be true’ and ‘this will never work’, this company has the chutzpah to give it a go – believing their plan will bring out the best in their

Calling inspired writers and content collectors! Contribute to the Resonance* Bulletin. The tone will be upbeat – with eyes ‘off the old’ and all that is transforming – and ‘onto the new’ with future thinking towards… parallel economies, free energy, disruptive technologies, new systems, regenerative and organic principles, local democracy, decentralised politicas, resource-based economies, new-thought

Guy Hatchard April 2022Given the plethora of wannabe world rulers among the mega-corporations, industrial and military powers, political ideologies, media and social media giants, big pharma, intergovernmental and judicial organisations currently competing for global influence, it is worth asking who actually rules the world? Who has the most power?Undoubtedly the plant kingdom excels. Every individual

Within 30 days of playing in forest soil and leaf litter, Finnish preschoolers had increased the number of T-cells and much more varied gut bacteria. In a fascinating experiment, Finnish researchers have recreated the environment on a forest floor on the playgrounds in four urban nurseries. They covered the playgrounds with forest soil, moss, meadow

We’re so excited to share with you that our 6-week online program The Healthy Patch Formula is now open for enrolment at a super special price. Chronic migraines, thinning hair, leaky gut syndrome… weight gain, anxiety, pure exhaustion…These are just some of the things that we were battling with before we made the switch to

Researchers have developed a “living concrete” that grows moss, lichens and fungi that could turn city buildings into giant air purifiers. Spanish researchers have developed a porous, acidic concrete that acts almost like soil for moss, lichen, fungi and other drought-tolerant vegetation.Link to the full article here…

The old world has faded. Viral trends have dissolved. No one even understands what the word celebrity implies. Televisions were shredded up and used to create recycled art pieces. CNN is an ancient relic that teenagers laugh at. The old world has faded. Religion and even offshoots of new age culture disintegrated long ago. The

Auroville does not have a religion, or a political system and to top it all off, has no use for money. They have committees to run the town and use “Aurocards” instead of regular money… Link to the full article https://truththeory.com/welcome-to-auroville-city-there-is-no-religion/

Deep Adaptation is a concept, agenda, and international social movement. It presumes that extreme weather events and other effects of climate change will increasingly disrupt food, water, shelter, power, and social and governmental systems. These disruptions would likely or inevitably cause uneven societal collapse in the next few decades. The word “deep” indicates that strong

Elon Musk is now Twitter’s biggest shareholder – so will the platform become a vessel for free speech or continue to protect powerful interests?Regardless of opinion on Elon Musk (and there will be many), as a free speech advocate his takeover of Twitter could be one of the much-needed game-changers in the media world. It

Great to see this movement starting to happen around the world… ‘We did it! People Power won for animals today – Parliament just passed the Animal Sentience Bill! The legislation recognises that all vertebrate animals plus decapod crustaceans (like lobsters) and cephalopods (like the octopus) are sentient, meaning that they are capable of experiencing feelings

‘When sperm whales need a nap, they take a deep breath, dive down about 45 feet and arrange themselves into perfectly level, vertical patterns. They sleep sound and still for up to two hours at a time between breaths, in pods of 5 or 6 whales, presumably for protection. No one knew whales slept vertically

Watch these two guys in action – truly amazing…JUST IMAGINE what we could do with a few inspired people and collaborative energy and intention – read the blurb, watch the video…’ If anyone were to see these two guys with their sticks, going into the jungle shirtless you’d think they were heading off for a

“Making a space of my own has been a really interesting journey because I’ve planned this house years ago and it’s been a really lovely way for me to put myself into the house,” said Rosie. Watch the video and be charmed by Rosie’s off-the-grid container home with nature-rich views:

How many of us can’t wait for this sort of freedom and independence? I don’t need to go fast but imagine quietly flying above the cares of the earthly world…sigh…bliss! ‘The live test was a success. But don’t expect to see this electric device in BMW showrooms just yet. According to sources, the company does

Bitcoin’s energy consumption could be vastly reduced by a single change to the cryptocurrency’s programming, a new campaign backed by Greenpeace USA and the billionaire founder of the Ripple cryptocurrency, Chris Larsen, has claimed.”We know crypto doesn’t need much energy to work,” the campaign said. “Many newer cryptocurrencies are low consumers of energy or carbon-neutral

‘When we turn 50% of our lawns into regenerative gardens and food forests it’s a demonstrable solution to most of the world’s problems -from deforestation, mass extinction, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. This is not wishful thinking, it’s proven agricultural design science that is not hypothetical. We literally end world hunger when we do what’s

Kathy Sylva, Professor of Educational Psychology at Oxford University, concluded after studying over 3000 children aged three to five that “when children have a large number of toys there seems to be a distraction element, and when children are distracted they do not learn or play well.” Her research shows that children with fewer toys

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“We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognising this nonsense of earning a living. We

What is the Parallel Society? ‘…the ‘independent society’ does not compete for power. The aim is not to replace the powers that be with power of another kind, but rather under this power – or beside it – to create structures that respect other laws and in which the voice of the ruling powers is

Another strike against the highly inflated prices NZ is paying our supermarket duopoly who were recently reported as consistently over-charging kiwis by 30-35% more than their needed profit margins – it’s nothing less than criminal… Trouble is most people do not know how to survive without them. You actually can and will be a lot

I loved him when he was a manic, reformed-druggie, anarchist, stand-up comedian who always went in to bat for the little guy and was unafraid to challenge the big guys! I love him even more now. Russell has been consistently real and transparent about his own journey and shortcomings – and he’s brilliant! Quick-witted, funny,

Another unwieldy system ready for radical transformation as we enter a new world? We know that we can’t go on in the same way doing more of the same and expecting different results. Our heavy reliance on a pharmaceutical industry, initially formed out of moving away from the natural pharmacopeia of traditional herbal remedies and

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