In this special episode of 'Just On with Jonty James,' I share a profound conversation with my roommate Sam Howard Sneyd over our experiences training Kung Fu in China.

We reflect on the emotional and physical journey, the funny and touching moments during our three-month stay, and the philosophical insights we gained about life, happiness, and personal growth.00:00 Introduction and Background00:44 Casual Conversations and Jokes04:17 Reflections on Difficulties and Adjustments02:44 Embracing Emotional Vulnerability11:30 Journeys to Personal Growth47:22 Balancing Structure and Flow39:05 Takeaways and Philosophical Insights43:48 Future Plans and Aspirations

In this episode, I chat about my journey through Bali, Thailand, and India over the past few months.

I share my experiences training in Muay Thai in Thailand, navigating dengue fever while back on the GC running an event, exploring Northern Thailand, attending a Buddhist monastery and finally landing in India for a 2-month yoga training.

Throughout the journey, various personal challenges arise that lead me to significant self-transformation. I reflect on the lessons learned and express my commitment to a new three-year venture.

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In this revealing conversation, we discuss Andrew's previous experiences, including getting "cancelled" during Covid by being unjustly misrepresented in the media and losing everything he'd worked up to, his growth, understanding of trust, and recovery from this low point.

Andrew also shares his subsequent journey connecting with indigenous First Nations cultures and learning from them, and how this experience influenced his current outlook and beliefs.

Andrew is Canadian-born artist currently residing in Sydney. With people and stories as his medium, his creations are about connecting with ourselves, others, and the world around us… and realising that these three things perhaps aren’t that separate at all.

Spending the decade experimenting with the magic and power of simple hellos, Andrew’s has done everything from comedy for a Noble Peace Prize winner to working with Yes Theory to hosting a variety of community events.

In 2020, Andrew’s pivotal work was the launch of Hello, Stranger, a long form podcast exploring the stories of random passers-by and the fluidity of being human. This birthed a variety of social experiments marrying depth with playfulness - from a chalkboard-painted van to bringing his Uber driver on a helicopter, and culminating in the production of a feature documentary called “The Drive.”

Lately, equipped with a satellite phone and GPS coordinates, Andrew has spent time listening to and learning from First Nations clans in remote Australia. Alongside his poem “A Walk Along the Ocean” detailing his growing relation with nature, he is preparing to publish long-form writing titled “On the Willingness to Listen.”

In addition to his personal creative work which has been featured by press across Australia, Andrew guides creators to have their art reflect their deepest calling, and has consulted with a variety of brands including Google and Adidas.

Find him on Instagram @andrew.riis and DM him to access his work.

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