Agents of Wellness by Nourish Melbourne

In this final episode of season two, Natasha chats with renowned meditation teacher, speaker, and coach, Tom Cronin.

Tom Cronin spent 26 years in finance markets as one of Australia’s leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career, when the anxiety and chaos he was experiencing had hit a crisis point, and it completely transformed his world, both personally and professionally. Founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire one billion people to sit in stillness daily, Tom is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people’s live...

Prepare to fall deeply and full heartedly into the words of this episode's guest, Donna Wallace of The House of Orion. 

Donna helps people all around the world to switch their lights. With over 25 years of energy healing work, exploring many modalities, Donna has been on a mission to find the most powerful and effective techniques for people to heal and evolve. The work she does with clients today is do help them discover their perfect ‘soulmate stone’, creating soul-sparking, heirloom jewellery that helps them blossom into their full soul potential! And yes - we can heal throu...

We are being asked to lead within a new framework that recognises energy, frequency, and quantum consciousness. Amber Ward of Abundare is paving the path to allow more of us to understand and adopt this vision in our own lives!

Amber Ward is an eternal student of energy and quantum consciousness. Co-founder of abundaré, she works with a wide range of people to create harmonised realities by understanding life force as the starting point.
 
Having worked in the wellness space for over a decade, her diverse experience spans executive leadership in transformational tech and psychedelic me...

This episode with Stacey Lim, the co-founder of Uluna (the other co-founder being her Mum, Julie!), is one to enliven the part of you that is so inherently connected with nature. Natasha and Stacey talk about crystals, their vibrational qualities, the sourcing of crystals, and how they work into our day to day living.

Stacey is a Gemmologist, meditation therapist, transformation coach, Crystal + Reiki Master Healer, NLP Practitioner, Autonomic Nervous System Reprogrammer, Brain Body Medicine Therapist and is currently completing her Masters in Holistic Counselling.

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Whether Ayurveda is already part of your vocabulary or you're entering new territory, you are going to enjoy this dive into sublime daily rituals and Ayurvedic wisdom with Chasca Summerville. Chasca is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and internationally published author of Ayurvedic Rituals. Chasca is passionate about sharing ancient wisdom to better serve ourselves and the planet.

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If the title of this episode alone hasn't got you interested, then our guest surely will! Self titled 'Director of Magical Flow', Melanie O'Rourke is an Intuitive specialising in EFT and Tapping, Reiki, Tarot, and soon to be practising Mediumship. As at July 2023 Melanie is studying Mediumship at The Arthur Findlay College in the UK, "the worlds foremost college for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic sciences". Her own 'search of spirit' has quickly translated into a 'search of self', with much of what we touch on in this episode echoing what this entails.

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In this episode we are joined by Reiki Master & Teacher, Crystal Healing Instructor and Mentor Loretta Carraro of Nourished Energy. Loretta encourages us to move into the unknown, to adopt the role of the self-healer as being primary when it comes to better understanding the vastness of what we can become!

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We are thrilled to bring Irene Ais back onto the show, this time, to discuss what might just be the most important topic of our time - Mental Health. Irene has been teaching Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) for close to a decade and this life-changing work involves softening the stigma around mental health and focusing on human to human skills of listening without judgement.

This is THE conversation that will gently nudge you into having more conversations around Mental Health. You’ll learn the importance of real honest talk, as if your life depends on it, be...

Georgie Collinson is someone who has experienced a kind of anxiety that is all too commonplace in our modern world - one that bubbles beneath the surface of a person who appears to have it all together, until they face the discomfort head on. Georgie allowed herself the space to unravel, as it was the only way through, and she now shows up for others to do the same. In this podcast Georgie shares the holistic mind-body approach she has created to overcome the spirals of self-doubt and inner critic battles that contribute to an anxious mind. A truly...

In this emotional and engaging conversation with the wonderful Trish Devereux, Breathwork and Health Coach from High Health Club, she opens up with radical authenticity about the challenges that pushed her to address her own wellbeing. We discuss the ways in which she reclaimed the narrative of her own life, through breath and ritual, and embarking upon the challenging journey to self-love. Armed with knowledge and tools to help others do the same, Trish shares why so many of us don’t respond to our calling and why this is the foundation for connecting to our 'Why'.

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In this episode President of Meditation Australia and Founder of The Fifth Direction Asher Packman shares profound and poetic insights that not only shape the extraordinary human that he is, but teach us to refrain from judgement, and become our truest expression - often the person our wounded parts need. His cancer diagnosis brings with it an invitation to remember that life is finite, and this inspires him to love with all his heart.

Well versed in living a conscious existence, Asher reminds us that the change we are seeking in the world begins with changing the...

Yoko is one fascinating human who has incorporated into fasting more joy and deliciousness than anyone we know. She has spent the last decade engaged in research on 'living food' in her very own raw food kitchen and cafe, Shoku Iku, creating food as medicine and art.

Her knowledge of herbs is profound and steeped in ancient herbal tradition. In this podcast we dive into the concept of Autophagy and the 5 day reset programs she has created to harness the power of the body’s incredible healing response.

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Today’s guest, Gut Expert Rachel Larsson has made it her life's purpose to support her clients to overcome the bloat! Acknowledging that she was destined to work in the field of gut health and naturopathy, Rachel owes her deep appreciation and respect for nature to being raised on a farm. Although it was through her own gut healing journey that she experienced the lack of empathy within the health system and from there made it her mission to guide her patients to health by offering greater emotional support and a clear understanding of the gut mind connection.

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Laura Poole, having taught both Natasha and Mel in Vedic Meditation, joins us on the podcast. We think the fact that meditation is commonplace in Melbourne has a lot to do with Laura and her ability to do things differently. From creating the largest Vedic community in town, as well as founding Mahasoma, the first female led meditation collective, she truly is the go-to for understanding ancient knowledge and how we can apply it to our modern world.

Her wisdom belies her years, and we are so honoured to discuss both the big things, like conscious relationships...

A story of two people who met 15 years ago on the street dancing scene, and are partners in life to this day. Ange and Marty of The A Life offer us an incredible exploration into the power of mindset when it comes to excelling in movement. You’ll discover some fascinating hacks that simple movement can solve, and you’ll learn that your FEET are truly to be worshipped.

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Rosemarie from Raw Satya is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to using food as medicine. Not only does her wisdom come from a life full of experience, but it was an intrinsic knowing that she connected to in her youth that led her on this (at times) weird and wonderful path. In this podcast Rosemarie shares stories that are rich in esoteric wisdom, and we understand that devotion and resilience got her to where she is today - a teacher and a student of nature’s medicine. We learn that live food is the ultimate rejuvenator and Ro...

This conversation with Irene 'Izzy' Ais is equally insightful and profound. Izzy’s wisdom runs deep so when she says that understanding the nervous system is the key to wellbeing, you believe it with every cell in your body. After all, she is an integrated physiotherapist, yogi, and meditation teacher - a force of nature and cheer-leader for your capacity. Izzy’s dedication to her path will assure you that anything is possible with the right tools to guide you.

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A chat about shifting energy and facing your fears.

Lydia has made it her life’s purpose to give you the courage to look at your trauma, let those you don’t agree with be your teachers and break trauma bonds - all as a means of creating the life you desire. And she shares some interesting insights into ‘choices' and the power of asking for exactly what you need. 

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This conversation with Dr. Marc Cohen will enhance your life in ways that can begin today. He beautifully simplifies an esoteric wisdom and advanced science about the nature of water and geometry into simple hacks to upgrade your wellbeing. From cold water therapy to poetry and tulsi tea, Dr Marc is a wealth of knowledge in a great many fields. Having spent 30 years as an integrative medical doctor and half of his career as a tenured professor in the trans-disciplinary field of wellness, the concepts explored in this podcast are both beautiful and mind expanding - you will never...

Have you ever thought about the clothes you wear, and the bedding you use as having a significant impact on your health? Our podcast guest Vinita Baravkar, founder of Bhumi Organic Cotton, will lift the veil on an industry that we literally wrap ourselves in daily and one that we are very rarely without. When you truly understand this insight - the choice to change to more ethical, sustainable and chemical free textile products becomes a choice you’ll make with conviction.

Vinita founded Bhumi organic cotton after she journeyed through India, seeing the devastating effects that sy...

In today’s podcast we dive deep into the rabbit hole that is health hazards in the home. You will be in awe of our guest, Nicole Bijlsma who single handedly created the Building Biology industry in this country, after 10 miscarriages lead her down this path. Her story will move you and inspire you. So grab a pen and jot down one or two simple things you can do today to radically transform your health. This is a must listen and we owe Nicole an epic amount of gratitude for pioneering an industry and pushing environmental medicine to new he...

The incredibly honest, playful and devoted woman behind Angea shares stories to incite tears and laughter. Over 20 years ago her own health crisis brought her to study TCM and to this day she is as devoted as ever to her cause - sharing the medicine of the cosmos with the community of powerful women that she has nurtured along her path. She empowers women to embrace all stages of their life as an opportunity to re-birth into the next so this conversation is truly one not to be missed.

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This episode with Dr Sarah Jane will open the confines of your mind. We dive deep into Sarah Jane’s path, one that brings with it healing for her clients and herself interchangeably. Dr Sarah Jane describes the moment she used a search engine to discover her purpose, then went on to let this direct her to where she is today! Join us for this beautiful conversation about how all the answers we seek are within us.

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This episode will leave you with a strong sense of hope around ageing. Amy Crawford, of The Holistic Ingredient, has made it her mission to uncover a truth linking ageing and happiness, one that you really don’t want to miss. When it comes to the nature of ageing, this episode asks some big questions and the answers will surprise you and potentially shift you to your core. Beautifully poetic in its message around human behaviour, stereotypes and stories. 

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Welcome to Agents of Wellness by Nourish Melbourne. In this intro episode, get familiar with your podcast hosts and Nourish Melbourne founders - Natasha Mason and Mel Alizzi.

Raw and unscripted, the Agents of Wellness Podcast provides you with an opportunity to dive deep into a vast range of well-being topics with knowledgeable and passionate experts (aka agents of wellness), in the holistic health and wellness arena. This podcast extracts the wisdom of our agents of wellness via curious, casual, and intriguing discussions top benefit your everyday living, and enjoyment of life.

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