Sacred Fire, Savanna Supernuts & Getting Down to Earth with Zac Efron with Darin Olien

New York Times bestselling author, conscious entrepreneur, and co-host of the Emmy award-winning show “Down to Earth with Zac Efron,” Darin Olien takes us on a journey down the golden river of surrender, with sacred stops in the Amazon and the Savanna, as well as spiritual reflections and trauma healing with his birth and his ever-evolving self-awakening path. 

Darin's connection with the land runs deep. As a world-renowned superfood hunter, Darin recalls the moment he encountered the Barukas – the healthiest nut in the world – and the process of accrediting a wild food to be made readily available while protecting the Savanna and giving back to indigenous communities. 

He reveals how he first met actor Zac Efron and began journeying around the world with him in pursuit of finding a healthy, sustainable way to live that's truly aligned with Mother Nature. Tune in to find out more about the fascinating backstory of their Emmy-award winning docuseries that airs on Netflix, “Down to Earth.”

Unearthing trauma, making peace with his birth story, and continuing to swim with life's currents have protected Darin during his darkest moments, from his father's passing to losing all of his earthly possessions in a fire. His ability to emerge like a phoenix rising and "let it all happen" is soothing medicine for anyone navigating a personal burnout or painful loss. 

The Ceremonial Offering

Sink into a short but sweet musical moment with chanting and the harmonium, an ancient instrument from West Bengal, India. 

We talk about:

  • What the word “initiation” means to Darin

  • Healing birth traumas & his story coming into this world

  • Losing everything in a Malibu fire and what it taught him

  • Why trauma clearing in general is the most important work right now

  • How you acknowledge your own superpower and make space for clarity 

  • The superfood from Brazil you need to add to your diet right now

  • Creating sustainable living by honoring lands, tribes, nature and sacred ecology

  • Working with Zac Efron and plans for season 2 of their Emmy award-winning show Down to Earth.

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Guest Bio:

Darin Olien is co-host of the Emmy™ nominated, #1 Netflix docu-series Down to Earth with Zac Efron. An author of the New York Times bestselling book, SuperLife: The Five Fixes That Will Keep You Healthy, Fit, and Eternally Awesome, and is a widely recognized exotic superfoods hunter and supplement formulator, having spent nearly 20 years traveling the planet, discovering new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants.

Host of The Darin Olien Show, a widely popular podcast curiously exploring people, solutions, and health – as well as “Fatal Conveniences™,” a segment of the show uncovering modern-day flaws and challenges that may be undermining our health and our environment.

Darin worked with fitness-company Beachbody™ to formulate one of the top superfood shakes in the USA: a whole-food supplement called Shakeology, grossing over $4 billion in sales since 2008, as well as creating a plant-based “Ultimate Reset 21-day” detoxification program for the company.

Darin is one of the founders of Barukas™, the most nutrient-dense nut from the Savannah “Cerrado” of Brazil Through sustainable business practices the company is committed to supporting this important biome by planting 20 million Baruzeita trees. (Barukas.com)

Alyson Charles