Waitohu A Journal for Making Meaning | Dr Hinemoa Elder

Waitohu A Journal for Making Meaning | Dr Hinemoa Elder

Kia ora! Welcome to Waitohu – a journal where the Māori lunar calendar invites us to write about our lives in a new way. 

this writing journey is fuelled by the whakataukī (proverb) ‘ka mua, ka muri’, ‘walking backwards into the future’.

New layers of ideas are added to earlier reflections, then collected together in a way that uncovers new truths. It is a sacred place to write the future, drawing on the lessons from the past.

Waitohu is Dr Hinemoa Elder’s response to many requests for a journal to record life lessons, guided by her two previous books Aroha and Wawata.

See the world differently, through some of the wisest of human eyes.

Discover traditional Maori philosophy through 52 whakatauki – simple, powerful life lessons, one for every week. Each one is retold by respected Maori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder to show how we can live a less stressful daily life, with more contentment and kindness for each other and the planet.

Find out how the power of aroha can help you each day, and through its many meanings – fundamental Maori values – make a happier world for everyone.

Chapters include:

• Manaakitanga (love for each other)
• Kaitiakitanga (respect for our planet)
• Whanaungatanga (community and connectivity)
• Tino rangatiratanga (self-determination).