Aro Hā Podcast

From the internationally lauded Aro Ha Wellness Retreat, this is a place where we pirouette on the cutting edge of wellness. Founder Damian Chaparro goes beyond the cover with experts in movement, mindfulness, nutrition, and lifestyle optimization. These conscious conversations will take you into the minds and personal stories of those who are illuminating a path toward living exceptionally well. Welcome to the Adventures in Wellbeing Podcast.

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Empowering Belief
Dr. Amanda Foo-Ryland

Damian speaks with the neural-hacking, belief busting, featured educator, Dr. Amanda Foo-Ryland. Tune in as Amanda shares insight into her most powerful neural coding tools.

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Aotearoa's Wisdom Traditions
Makuini Tai & Atarangi Muru

Aotearoa, New Zealand, has within it an incredible depth of Maori practice, language, and culture. To explore this depth, we talk with the eloquent Makuini Tai and the skillful Atarangi Muru.

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Foundations Of Wellbeing
Catharina Hedberg

In this episode, Damian speaks with one of the shimmering lights of American wellness culture, Catharina Hedberg. You won’t want to miss this chat with a legend.

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Nourishing Inside-Out
Michele Chevalley Hedge

If you want to elevate your immune function while still enjoying a wine or a coffee this is the episode for you. Michele shares her story from corporate box-ticking to becoming an ambassador for nutritional transformation.

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Eat To Heal
Lee Holmes

Holistic Nutritionist and whole foods chef, Lee Holmes, is a powerhouse who is shining light on the path. Amongst many great insights, she’ll be sharing with us about her self-healing journey through Fibromyalgia and Crohn’s disease and tips and tricks for improving immune function, minimizing stress, and striking a better work-life balance.

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Optimising Medicine
Dr. Molly Maloof

We are joined in the Aro Ha Sauna by Dr. Molly Maloof, a silicone valley, biohacking, self-quantifying, boundary-pushing doctor. Listen in as we discuss optimizing one’s health through deep analysis of an individual's genetics, physiology, and psychology.

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Into a Mind of Mindfulness
Charlotte Thaarup

In this episode, Damian is joined by world-renowned Mindfulness expert Charlotte Thaarup for a dive-deep into what it means to be a wholehearted human and how Mindfulness plays an intricate part in becoming conscious of the unconscious.

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