Episode 14: Solo—Lessons from the Plants, Being Inspired by Love & Finding My Voice
For episode 14 of the podcast I finally got my home recording system set up so that I can create some new episodes during this time of isolation. It’s been a month since returning to LA from Mexico and I share some of my learnings and insights from 3 nights of plant medicine ceremonies that had a huge impact on me, uncovering the deep seeded believe that ‘there is something wrong with me.’ In addition the realization that I’d been living out of integrity with myself and getting the opportunity to feel the internal dis-ease this had been causing me, but rather than beat myself up about, what if I brought compassion to myself? I share about the change of being motivated by the fear of not being enough, to being inspired by self-love and how that changed the flow of energy within myself. Finally, I share some of the tools that have helped me in recent weeks, how taking stock of them can help us see how we’re doing day to day and which ones to utilize to keep us grounded in a challenging time.
“If I’m motivated by love for myself and I know that if I meditate I’m going to create more space within myself, my mind is going to be more creative, then why wouldn’t I go meditate? If I love myself, then I’m going to go meditate.”
Ayahuasca brew
SHOW NOTES
• 1:05 Welcome back to the podcast under isolation
• 2:30 Recent trip to Mexico for plant medicine ceremonies
• 7:30 Intention to see what I haven’t been able to see
• 10:30 The idea that ‘there’s something wrong with me’ and where it started
• 15:00 How to integrate the deep insights and healing of ceremony
• 19:25 Michael Singer on the heart being open vs closed and access to energy through love
• 21:05 Being inspired to action by love for myself, rather than fear
• 23:35 Creating dis-ease by living out of integrity with myself
• 25:40 Being scared to fail myself on integration
• 28:15 What are the tools we have handy and using them measure how we’re doing
• 31:35 Peter Crone’s Free Your Mind series
• 32:30 The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
• 33:45 Waking Up by Sam Harris and his new series The Headless Way
• 37:00 Men’s group and doing ‘The King’s Process’
• 40:10 Stepping into my voice and owning my expression
• 42:20 Workout for Reigning Champ and guided meditation for A—Space
• 44:35 Upcoming group fast and the spiritual benefits of fasting
• 45:25 District Vision’s Mindful Athlete Program, Ojai Energetics CBD, Mr Porter Mindful Movement
• 47:45 If I love myself…
• 48:05 Right now, I exist in the world, how magical is that?
• 49:00 Please give the podcast a good rating and share with friends!
Ryan Willms is a holistic life coach and creative director, based in Los Angeles. He works with clients world-wide to help them find a sense of balance, harmony and purpose in life through foundational pieces like nutrition, movement and mindfulness.