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.