“When you’re on the table, it bypasses the cognitive language and goes straight to the source”

With Harold Turk, Māori trained Healer & Body Therapist, Private Coach, Doctor of Chiropractic

In this episode, we connect with Harold’s journey into Māori healing, the importance of including our own healing within our path of being a healing practitioner, and some of the nuances of Māori Healing bodywork.

Starting his life as a chiropracter, Harold has been practicing bodywork for more than 20 years and in that time has accumulated much insight and wisdom.

He provides us with the insight of how this work translates into the American culture. I appreciate the descriptions and way I was able to visualise his work through our conversation. We touch on many of the nuances of this work from a business perspective. We also touch on the integration of sharing about the work publically through our authenticity.

You also see Harold turn the tables on me and we talk about my conflict with having white skin and being Māori (it’s been a lifetime journey!). I feel quite different now about my identity and you will hear this evolve in different episodes.

This episode was from August 2020, yet what we talk of remains relevant.
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I hope you all enjoy this one.

In this episode

00:20 Why This Interview Matters
04:22 Harold’s Origin Story
11:57 Finding Māori Healing Roots
14:24 Culture Rhythm and Holding Trauma
28:56 Naming What You Feel
29:34 Client Grief And Practitioner Fatigue
30:54 Resistance Versus Release
32:18 Explaining Trauma In Bodywork
36:21 Healer Label And Identity
38:31 Māori Healing And Belonging
41:26 Integrating Two Worlds
45:00 Branding And Describing Your Work
46:10 Charging And Marketing Advice
52:12 Final Guidance And Closing

About Harold

Harold is a Maori trained Healer & Bodyworker, Private Coach, Doctor of Chiropractic and someone I always enjoy talking with. Harold has been practicing bodywork in one form or another for more than 20 years and in that time has accumulated much insight and wisdom. I feel grateful he took the time to share it with us and to provide us with the insight of how this work translates in other cultures.

For me, I continue to be amazed at the power of RomiRomi and the way people of all cultures respond to it.