Oli has been on the spiritual awareness/personal growth path most of his adult life starting with yoga and meditation in his early twenties. Since then he has explored consciousness with several different forms of meditation as well as practices like yogic breathwork, mantra chanting, NVC (Non Violent Communication), and Dyad Meditations. Throughout his life he has engaged in practices that help to shine light on and integrate stuck emotions, and societal conditioning including trauma, practices like holotropic breathwork and The Journey processes have greatly helped him to integrate stuck energy and have more choices when trigger points are activated.
The peak of his awareness explorations currently is a practice called "Transformational Connections" or in some places known as "Circling". This practice has skyrocketed his awareness of body, mind, emotions, and beyond. It is about fully seeing and owning who you are, and being witnessed doing so by other supportive people. In June 2025 he completed a 6 month leader training with Transformational Connection (formerly known as Circling Europe) based in The Netherlands, and is now offering workshops in this modality across Aotearoa New Zealand.