A Wholeness Podcast with The Yoga Barber

In the first episode of Season 2, Fliss Downes reflects on the essence of wholeness and what it means to come home to oneself. With fresh insights and personal reflections, this episode sets the tone for a season of exploration, connection, and growth. Tune in to discover how embracing wholeness can help us live fully and authentically.

Concluding Season 1 of AWP, with thanks and gratitude towards those who made this podcast possible and deep love for all of our guests who have embarked on this journey with us. Fliss acknowledges each guest and moves into sharing how she feels about her career and the new direction she has found herself in. A well rounded episode to bring Season 1 to an end, until Season 2 comes back bigger and b...

In this weeks episode Fliss is joined by clinical psychologist Dr Leanne McEvoy , where Leanne shares her personal journey into psychology and becoming a therapist, why self compassion is important and necessary in her life and the duo describe how mindfulness and self-kindness can help people manage difficult emotions and promote personal growth. Throughout the episode, Leanne provides insights i...

In this episode Fliss brings you a conversation which she had with The Barber Coach, Mathew Guerin. It turns into them both interviewing one another, where hey delve into Fliss' daily routine, her journey in the hair industry over the past 19 years, and her commitment to integrating wellness within the industry. Together they tackle topics such as the importance of mental and physical health, the...

In this enlightening episode, Fliss talks with Lorenzo from Life Fit Therapy a dedicated physiotherapist, they delve into his journey and the physiotherapy field. Lorenzo shares his personal story of overcoming a brain injury, which inspired him to pursue physiotherapy. He explains the differences between physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors, and discusses how physiotherapists can assis...

In this episode, Dr. Ioannis Ntanos shares his journey moving between Greece and the UK, his passion for gender-affirming surgeries, and the profound impact he has on his patients' lives. He delves into his personal background, his thoughts on gender and societal labels, and offers advice for both patients and healthcare providers. This conversation is filled with insights and thought-provoking di...

In this weeks episode Fliss dives into Dave Nelson 's fitness journey, founder of Flow St8 . She asks Dave to share his story of how his early passion for sports led to the creation of his holistic fitness method that combines breath work, yoga, animal flow, and more. Known as the Power Hour. He discusses with Fliss the philosophy behind Flow St8 and the benefits of integrated fitness practices, a...

Come unlock the secrets to thinking big and transforming your entrepreneurial mindset with today's episode featuring insights from Andrea Liebross , a business and mindset coach, podcast host of ' Time To Level Up ' and author to ' She Thinks Big '. Discover the role of future-thinking, the TRUST acronym for growth, and why embracing fear, uncertainty, and the unknown unlocks your potential. Learn...

This week Fliss has a conversation with a hydration enthusiast. Phil Rankin , founder of Balance Energy Australia . A matter of 15 years ago, Phil found himself in a situation which lead him down the path of health and wellness. Little did he know, years on, it'll turn into a took kit to help save his sons life. Phil's enthusiasm about his work, water and the healing zone, shines through when he t...

An incredible episode where Fliss welcomes Jo Irving , a hair professional, educator, meditation teacher and retreat host. Founder of Jo Loves Hair & The Loft . Another online connection Fliss has made. With many things that Jo shares, Fliss resonates and we sure think, you too will, whether or not you are in the hair industry. Jo talks us through, her journey, from being entrepreneurial as a...

In today's episode Fliss looks at the words "mental health" and how we can look at them in a different way, she touches base on how the schooling systems do not teach children the true function of our brain and shares Australia's statistics. A special gift awaits you as it's AWP's first ever meditation on an episode #excited SENTENCE UPDATE "Joe Dispenza says brainwave patterns, remember, 95 perce...

A short solocast from Fliss, briefly sharing what she got up to at the weekend, shining the light on her wonderful friend Alyssa Sutherland , who designed The Yoga Barber brand and has her very own podcast too, known as ' Catch Me Outside My Comfort Zone '. Fliss touches base with feelings over thoughts and gives you a few prompts to come back to yourself, along with what kind of questions to expe...

Fliss welcomes Jake Putan in today's episode, with both of them having parallel feelings about the technicality of their work, and an essence and zest for a greater vision, purpose and impact within the industry. They certainly are making shifts and ripples with conversation like this one. Think, optimisation, awakening and propelling a holistic shift within the hair industry. Where you'll bound t...

In this weeks episode we welcome Amy Fraser, a yogi, web designer, photographer and hidden entrepreneur who leads a life darting between Australia and Bali. This conversation between Fliss and Amy will bring you smiles and maybe even laughter. These two are vibe'ing the same frequency and the love of travel is just one commonality. Fliss takes Amy down a memory lane as she explores how Amy got to...

A trip down memory lane, as Fliss pulls out a conversation between herself and her cousin Wayne Smith which they had back in lockdown days in January 2021. Wayne has built an incredible community, bringing boxing and fitness into schools all across the UK delivered by him and his team at Olympia Boxing . With a number of personal challenges along his journey, Wayne is certainly someone to never gi...

A short solo episode from Fliss today, where she shines the light on all the guests who have been welcomed onto the show and she talks about motivation and not always feeling motivated to create an episode for AWP. A big thank you to all of our guests, who are Jack , Earl , Vea , Melanie , Keegan , Cheryelle , Mahesh , Tim , Eoin , Leigh , Rebecka , James , Lisa , Daniel , Tony , Iestyn , Carol ,...

In this weeks episode Fliss welcomes Keri Blue , they are the founder of Affirmation UK , an educational platform which illuminates the LGBTQ+ community. Originally purely educating the hair industry, but Keri soon realised the training was wanted further a field, from hair and beauty to corporate businesses to universities, schools and colleges. Linked to ep 35 where Fliss spoke to Carol Black ,...

Fliss shares an insight into who she once was and what she's personally working on. Along with asking you, her listeners a question, wanting to know your thoughts, opinions and experiences about a topic she is currently typing up. This episode was recorded in Auckland, New Zealand using a RODE portable microphone. A Wholeness Podcast is proudly sponsored by Earth & Soul Pizza in Bairnsdale. If you...

A solocast from Fliss where she begins to unpack the experience of social exhaustion whilst being a barber. This is a short episode but one that can be elaborated on further down the line. Fliss is not here to fluff things up, she's here to get real and speak truth. She's spent many years suppressing what she feels and believes, but no longer is she going to back down. She comes at this angle with...

On this weeks episode Fliss sits in the studio with Merryn, the co-founder of Earth & Soul Pizza who sponsor this podcast. Both of them have not been short of experiencing mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, and building resilience throughout their journey's. Merryn is a beautiful soul and one which has many things in common with Fliss, such as meditation, food, walks, mul...

In this organic and effortless conversation between Fliss and Carol , they begin to unpick the LGBTQ+ community in the hair industry, talking about Carol's story, the correction of someones pronoun, the difficulties the LGBTQ+ community face and a plan when if you are wanting to 'come out' and some more epic things come to the table. Mentions in this episode are: RyanBuildsWheels , Keri Blue - fou...

A solocast from Fliss. It's been a few weeks since she spoke some thoughts in her head. And on this weeks episode she begins to unpick the narrative of "JUST" a hairdresser or barber. In her early years, Fliss certainly thought from the words of society, that it was a job for those who weren't so intelligent and that's why she was doing it. Because she wasn't smart enough to truly do anything else...

Today Fliss welcomes IESTYN onto 'A Wholeness Podcast'. A musician who is is on a mission to spread the message of self love, through his journey of healing, after the devastating times losing both of his parents in his early 20's. This is a moving and fun conversation between the pair, it's as if they've been friends for years. Fliss truly feels inspired by IESTYN and relates a lot to his lyrics....

Another health episode being bought your way, In today's episode Fliss has a fascinating conversation with Tony , founder of Ancestral Health . One day Tony reflected on his health after seeing a picture of himself. He's personally made small but massive changes in his life to optimise his health to reverse his declining health many years ago. Now a certified Health Coach through The Primal Health...

Fliss was honoured to invite Daniel, founder of Bairnsdale Bikes onto 'A Wholeness Podcast', especially as he's the man behind Fliss' dream coming true, to become a podcast host. This episode brings a handful of things which are parallel to the hair industry despite Daniel being in the bicycle industry. With topics floating around such as, being a therapist to others, building rapport and relation...