The Whakapapa Effect Hana.

A reframing of the idea that we “come back home to ourselves” when we embark on doing the work, on unbecoming what we’re not and releasing beliefs (our own, from others) we've simply outgrown.

What if we were always home - always in a safe, loving, nurturing warm place? What if we cultivated that in ourselves so that as we explore and express and release emotions, behaviours, beliefs, expectations etc. we know we are safe. Free of judgement, condemnation, timeframes and 'shoulda woulda couldas.' ?

I didn’t even realise I missed last month! Aku whakapāha e te iwi. We’re sticking with the one-take format and answering these pātai - what being a parent has been like so far, what can tāne do to help return the balance between mana o te tāne and mana o te wahine, what are pūrākau that speak to te mana o te wahine paradigm, what books I’m currently reading, THE NEXT INTAKE FOR THE PROGRAMME and te reo Māori content. Whakarongo mai!

Look at us, publishing on time and when we said we would! Ha. This month’s Q&A is another ‘one take wonder’ with just a couple of comfortable silences.. the questions I attempt to answer in this wānanga are around alternative interpretations for the “he aha te mea nui o te ao..” whakatauāki, changes to my philosophies or ideas since becoming a māmā, empowering wāhine and creating content in te reo Māori. Whakarongo mai!

Kua roa te wā! It’s been a minute but here’s to the latest round of pātai for this month;
everything hapūtanga, birth and new-parenting related. kōrero v whakapapa. new programmes and courses. crypto & NFTs.

Each month, members from Pūrākau Principles or one of the other private groups I facilitate send through questions to be answered in a Q&A forum. These are recorded and uploaded to the membership sites as video and audio - and so I thought ‘why not share the audio on the podcast to see what other people reckon?’ and here. we. are.

1:39 - how do you explain to non-Māori that pepeha isn’t just physical landmarks?
5:41 - are there pūrākau that can help us make sense of pandemics/isolations/lockdowns?
10:50 - does it make sense to view cases of pestilence such as Covid-19 thru a whakapapa lens? If so, what would that look/sound like?
14:08 - do you celebrate Christmas? If yes, why? If no, why not?