Jamie Marloo Thomas

Jamie Marloo Thomas is a proud GunaiKurnai man and Maara descendant of Aboriginal Australia. In 2014, Jamie, and his partner Sara Jones, created Wayapa Wuurrk®, an internationally-accredited and trademarked Earth Mindfulness Connection Practice. Based on Indigenous wisdom of living in harmony with the environment, Wayapa combines ancient earth mindfulness and earth action with embodied storytelling to create Earth Mind Body Spirit Well-being. Jamie has shared Wayapa with thousands of people in Australia, and along with Sara, he has trained over 100 accredited Wayapa Practitioners to help deliver Wayapa Workshops to a wide variety of audiences including child care centres and schools, government departments, the prison system, corporate organisations, the health care sector and communities. Jamie is the Co-Founder & Director of the social enterprise Wayapa Wuurrk P/L, has over 30 years’ experience working and mentoring within the Aboriginal Community and holds a Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy. He is also a published author and a regular speaker at conferences and events. Jamie is passionate about helping people tap into their ancestral knowing to create purpose, belonging and intergenerational well-being for a healthier, more connected planet.