Stone Thrower Health & Fitness

11/06/2026

Healthy rites of passage for boys becoming young men.

I got to attend and document the Poutama Rites of Passage training last year.

What an amazing team, kaupapa and vision for the future of our mokopuna and descendants 🔋🔋🔋

Ngā mihi nui Tiaki Coates and team ✊

03/06/2026

Key take away from client call this morning. This is the work. Understanding the difference between who you are now, and who you want to be.

27/05/2026

Even though I’ve been sober for 1,670 days it doesn’t mean sh*t compared to the 7,000+ days where I idolized liquor, numbed my pain, succumbed to peer pressure, relied on the bottle. Turning the tide on an alcoholic life takes f^^king years of commitment. The reality is this: my default thinking is still that of a person obsessed with alcohol. It’s a slow and tedious process to change that thinking - BUT IT IS POSSIBLE.

08/05/2026

It’s either death by 1000 cuts or victory by 1000 steps. Here is a process I use to program my subconscious mind

08/05/2026

Day 1500 ‘corn’ free

07/05/2026

Morning routine. Continually reminding the subconscious of what is important. What do you do to keep yourself clean?

05/05/2026

Brothers It’s on.

Many have contacted me about my next retreat. This is what I recommend you attend.

LAST CALL! We have men travelling from as far South as Ōtautahi/Christchurch and as far North as KeriKeri, and from every direction in between for the Men's Wellbeing Summit. Who's boarding the last few seats of this wairua waka?
theprovider.co.nz/mens-wellbeing-summit

03/05/2026

Daily silent awareness. This is the tool that has anchored me in to living sober. Life is not perfect. Committing to a daily meditation practice allows me to unpack and witness my dysfunction and compulsion on a deeper and deeper level.

02/05/2026

The deep pain of realising that you cannot relax without it. The distress that socialising “dry” is panic attack territory. The confrontation of your compulsion. There are a lot of reasons not to get sober. Just stopping drinking is the “easy” part.

Working through all your internal dysfunction is nearly not worth it.

Nearly!

But it’s better than continuing to wake up and lie to yourself.

Sobriety is the foundation to internal awareness. A human brain struggles to become conscious with neurotoxin running through it.

Research shows that 1 drink per week is the upper limit!

If you’re sober what has been the most challenging part for you? If you’re still drinking what do you think you’re holding on to?

01/05/2026

I give big thanks to this place for holding me through this sober journey. I can show up here distressed, depressed, conflicted and confused and every single time I leave feeling calmer, clearer and confident. This age of technology, substance and speed is taking its toll on humanity. This is your reminder to get to nature, daily. Remember who you are. Experience yourself as you are without judgement.