https://open.spotify.com/episode/423FkBVyiRvuH7BuKe53I7
In this
episode of Be Bold and break the Mould, I’ll introduce you to Ian
Ivey, who has been a good friend of mine for many years.
Ian is a
firework of creative ideas, a guru in marketing and business strategies, but
most of all, he is a great lecturer. He rekindles the spark of innovation,
boosts the self-esteem and enthusiasm in everyone he meets.
He loves and respects nature and works closely
with the native tribes in his home country New Zealand. He told me that, in his
opinion, one of the most fascinating aspects of Maori culture and tradition is
that their Whakapapa (ancestry). Whakapapa connects them with every living
thing – plants, animals, humans, microbes, and everything else that is alive.
To Ian, it is something most humans forgot as they became disconnected from
their Whakapapa. And only view ancestry in terms of human relatives
disconnected from everything else on the planet.
“This leads to a place that is
quite scary and could eventually lead to the extinction of the human race.
We overpopulate the planet, use resources up
at a rate much higher than they are replaced.
As a result, polluting the land,
sea, air, and water generates increasing amounts of toxic legacies nuclear
waste, persistent chemical wastes like PFAs, heavy metals, 80,000 non-tested
chemicals added to just about every product we use, plastic waste building up
everywhere, including in our food chains. I am becoming more immersed in the indigenous
culture here in N.Z. It teaches me so much about the fundamental basics of
sustainability, i.e. we are connected to and interact with every other entity
and the environment within which we live.”
To find out
more about Ian Ivey or in terms of traditional Maori Rongoa (health and
wellness), here are a few links:
www.facebook.com/rongoanapapatuanuku.
(Ian’s admin was hacked, so he’s been shut out of the page, but the journey
continues at this link
Rongoa Na Papatuanuku 2015 | Facebook. And over 5 years
of posts are still at the old URL).
He Kohikohinga – A Maori Health Knowledge Base
https://www.moh.govt.nz/notebook/nbbooks.nsf/0/2D14F7AF20E63F554C2565D7000DE051/$file/84925M.pdf
‘Maori
Healing and Herbal. New Zealand Ethnobotanical Sourcebook.’
Murdoch Riley. https://vikingsevenseas.co.nz/products/maori-healing-and-herbal
A simple
holistic overview of Maori health and wellness - https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/pages/maori_health_model_tewhare.pdf
And last but not least, Ian’s Contact Details:
Tel: +64 21
754 704
Email: ian.ivey@pobox.com
Physical:
P.O. Box 359, Mangonui 0442, Northland, New Zealand
Skype:
ianivey
