Āio is a podcast that explores holistic health and indigenous wisdom, hosted by Tarikura, a wahine Māori that has been on a 20 year mission to heal her womb pain, holistically.
The future of medicine is ancient.
Āio is a transformative podcast where holistic health and indigenous wisdom converge.
Fostering personal growth, authentic embodiment and emotional well-being.
Meet some of our guests
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Jase Te Patu
MINDFULNESS & YOGA
M3 Mindfulness, te whare Tapa Whā health model & walking your path with resilience.
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Irma Schutte
MAMAMUTI CACAO
Honest and Ethical Cacao. The benefits and history of this soulful plant.
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Te Kahureremoa Taumata
MĀORI HEALING ARTS
Taonga Puorō (Māoriā instrument), Māori mythology & moko kauae.
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Donna Kerridge
RONGOĀ
Fostering our indigeneity through the taiao (the natural world).
Shifting the landscape of health and wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand
A holistic approach to wellbeing is the way of the future, or is it simply a remembering of the past.
Āio is a Māori word that loosely translates to peace, calm and tranquility - a state of being a lot of us are thriving for.
Host Tarikura brings on guests who are healers, medical practitioners, artist and thought leaders who provide tools and resources to support us becoming our own healers.
Health sovereignty is our mission.
MEET THE HOST
TARIKURA KAPEA |
Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Apa
Āio was born from a personal journey — a search for healing, reconnection, and the remembering of ancient ways.
After decades of navigating painful periods and feeling let down by mainstream systems, I found myself drawn to holistic healing and indigenous wisdom.
Raised in kōhanga reo and kura, I was privileged to be immersed in a Māori worldview — where nature is sacred, ceremony is medicine, and storytelling is a pathway to transformation.
I feel a deep responsibility to lend my voice to this movement of reclaiming ancestral ways.
Forever a humble student, I created Āio to keep learning — about all the ways we can tend to ourselves, our communities, and the earth.
MORE OF OUR GUESTS
Host, Tarikura brings on guests who are healers, medical practitioners, artists and thought leaders to provide you with conversations that may support your conscious evolution, in turn elevating your community and honoring Mother Earth.
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Tamsin Kaufman
NATUROPATH
Earth healing and the reclamation of the Witch & Plant Medicine.
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Taleta Maree
YONI STEAMING
Yoni steaming, womb healing and the rise of feminine knowledge.
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Lisa Schady
SAUNA & COLD THERAY
Infrared Sauna & Cold Plunging for stress resilience
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Amelia Butler
REINDIGENISATION
Reindigenising our lives and reclaiming our ancestral ways. -
Kiridwen Olds
TANGATA O TE TIRITI
Education & Decolonisation -
Eve Adhern
MIRIMIRI
Mirimiri and the flow of energy between body and wairua/spirit.
HUNDREDS OF 5 STAR REVIEWS
LOVE FROM THE HONEYS
‘‘Can’t wait for new epsiodes! I’ve learnt so much! And I went and did my Reiki Level 1 with Ella as soon as I heard that podcast. We don’t have anything like this in New Zealand, thank YOU!”
“Starting morning off with this magic. If you want to listen to soft voices (literally asmr to my ears) eye opening stories and warmth. You should listen to this podcast, especially if you use cacao within your everyday life or in your work. I think this is a really important podcast to listen to.”
“Helps me reconnect with Māori culture, I’m currently living in Melbourne. It’s really special.”
PODCAST MANTRA
LED WITH CURIOSITY,
NO TOPIC
TOO TABOO
philosophy, health and wellness, lifestyle, spirituality, wairuatanga, plant medicine, sound therapy, energy healing, neuroscience, rongoā Māori, mythology, astrology, angels, aliens, mental health, emotional intelligence, somatic therapy, tea, fairies, witches, yonis, herbal medicine, reiki, chakras, ancient wisdom, self worth.
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