Manoj Dias: Staying Open, Still Together & The Evolution of Practice

On the latest episode of Into the Well, I reconnect with Manoj Dias after we first met in early 2020. We've been through a lot but hadn't connected over this wild year of ups and downs until now, so it was great to dive into the challenges as Manoj shares his journey of moving to Los Angeles, joining and launching Open, a breathwork and mindfulness app that also uses movement and music to deep and innovate practices. Manoj also released his first book, Still Together: Connection through Meditation and is coming out the other end of a breakup. We speak about the journey and some of the tools that can help, about being kind to ourselves and how Manoj's own practice has evolved and become more fluid in the last year, diving more deeply into the breath.

Podcast, Emotion, MindfulnessRyan WillmsSeptember 20, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Carly Jo Carson: Music in Ceremony, Dancing with Addiction & Finding our Voice

On episode 55 I speak to artist, musician, breathwork teacher and mother Carly Jo Carson. I connected with her at one of her holotropic breathwork workshops in Topanga and felt inspired to have her on the podcast. She’s had a powerful journey and is inspiring others to heal through her work in a deep way. She speaks about finding plant medicine through the Santo Daime, learning to find her voice and stepping into her power and strength through song, her dance with addiction in her life, learning from being a mother herself and much more. In recent years she’s been working to create a really unique a beautiful experience combining breathwork and song to facilitate a plant medicine-like experience that more people are able to dive into.

Podcast, Emotion, SoulRyan WillmsSeptember 3, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Ben Goresky: An Integrated Man, The Work & Becoming a Leader

On episode 54 I connected with Ben Goresky. I met Ben through the Samurai Brotherhood, a men's work organized launched in Vancouver by P.T. Mistlberger years ago, Ben is among the new wave of leaders that are bringing this work to a new generation of men, including myself. In recent years Ben has dove deep into plant medicines, mens coaching and group work, co-created a couples course with his wife Sheleana and just recently launched one of the few online mens work programs, The Integrated Man. I really enjoyed the conversation with Ben, he has a ton of energy and is bringing an amazing light to the world with a lot of takeaways and actionable pieces from his courses, podcast and the Samurai Brotherhood.

Podcast, Mindfulness, EmotionRyan WillmsAugust 20, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Maria Sharapova: Life Transitions, Holistic Development & Strength Training

On this special episode I had a chance to sit down with Maria Sharapova as a part of a project with Tonal. Maria is well-known for her incredibly impressive tennis career but she's also a very dynamic human being, having overcome challenges, growing up in the eye of the global sports media since 16 years old, all while developing herself holistically. This led her to a diverse career of investment and interests which have been keeping her busy since retiring from tennis a little over a year ago. We speak about her experience over lockdown, retiring from the sport she loved, being coached by her father and the evolution of her 'game' on the mental and physical side as she began to integrate more strength training into her workouts.

Podcast, Mindfulness, MovementRyan WillmsAugust 13, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 52: Dr. Dan Plews—Coaching Patience, Heart Rate Variability & Enjoying the Process

On episode 52 I speak with Dr. Dan Plews, researcher, sports scientist, physiologist and Ironman Kona age group recorder holder with a time of 8 hours 24 minutes. Impressive. Dan was one of the first people I found as I started learning about triathlon and I love his approach to training, nutrition and learning. He not only talks the talk, but walks the walk which is surprisingly uncommon in the health and science industry. He shares his insights into low carb diets for endurance training, some basics on how to set up your training and how to maintain the enjoyment in training and triathlon. We speak about the importance of structure in your life and how Dan gets that from triathlon, how he coach’s patience in his athletes and why Atomic Habits is the best book for everyone.

Podcast, Mindfulness, Road to 70.3, MovementRyan WillmsJune 1, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 51: Mark Allen—The Meaning of Racing, Fit Soul, Fit Body & Learning to Listen

On episode 51 I speak with Mark Allen, 6x Ironman Champion in Kona, one of the most accomplished triathletes ever and one of the most inspiring athletes in the world. While Mark is well-known for his accomplishments, it’s his process and commitment that is really incredible. He shares his work with Shaman, Brant Secunda and their work together with drumming, retreats, vision quests and how this exploration and development completely changed his approach to racing by tapping into a much deeper meaning.

Podcast, Mindfulness, Road to 70.3, MovementRyan WillmsMay 20, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 50: David Jou—Mindset of Physical Therapy, Learning from Athletes & MOTIVNY

On the latest episode I speak to David Jou, New York-based athlete, physical therapist and co-founder of MOTIVNY. We dive into his journey of growing up in New Jersey, what inspired him to get into PT and the early days and evolution of MOTIVNY and how he and his team traversed the last year together.

Podcast, Mindfulness, SoulRyan WillmsMay 13, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 49: Brice Partouche & Jockum Hallin—Collaboration, Music Culture & Moving in Nature

Episode 49 is a three way conversation with Brice Partouche of Satisfy Running and Jockum Hallin from Our Legacy. Celebrating their new collaboration between Satisfy and Our Legacy's Work Shop concept, we speak on the meaning of collaboration, how culture has informed the way we navigate the world from running to brands to our creative process. Brice and Jockum share how and when they met and how the repurposed fabric and garment concept at the core of Work Shop by Our Legacy was the perfect platform for the two brands to come together for this collection. Of course, we also speak about running and the mental benefits more than anything, how it can support a health mind and body, and the natural community the sport encourages around the world, while still be a vital place for solitude and cleansing.

Podcast, Movement, EditorialRyan WillmsMay 7, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 48: Tom Waller—Integrated Sustainability, Being Safe to Express & Goal Setting

On episode 48 Tom Waller shares his journey into the unknown intersection of sports, technology, innovation and human potential. Currently Tom is the SVP Advanced Innovation, Chief Science Officer at @lululemon in Vancouver and in our conversation he talks about what creating healthy corporate culture at work looks like, the power and importance of goal setting and getting comfortable with failing as a means for learning.

Podcast, Mindfulness, SoulRyan WillmsApril 27, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 47: Jamie Miller, PhD—Biomimicry, Learning from Death & Indigenous Wisdom

On episode 47 I speak with Jamie Miller, PhD — founder of Biomimicry Frontiers. Jamie is an award-winning designer who has been studying, practicing, and applying biomimicry since 2004 - when he first learned of the concept through the Fibonacci Sequence in a math and poetry course, and since has been exploring engineering focused on urban resilience and systems-level application of biomimicry. In our conversation we speak about how biomimicry can play a roll in our individual lives and on a corporate level, how we can re-learn from Indigenous communities and the process of death. Jamie shares his interpretation of the adaptive cycle and we discuss how for our culture and planet to heal, we as human beings need to re-embrace our own nature and stop opposing ourselves and the planet.

Podcast, Mindfulness, SoulRyan WillmsApril 10, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 46: Matt Fitzgerald—Trusting Ourselves, 80/20 and The Endurance Diet

On the latest episode in my triathlon focused series, Road to 70.2, I speak with author, nutritionist, coach and runner Matt Fitzgerald. He's been in the endurance world for decades as runner and triathlete, but more so known for his books 80/20 Triathlon, The Endurance Diet, Iron Wars, Running the Dream and his latest, The Comeback Quotient. In our discussion we dive into some of my personal questions about building an aerobic base, what he's learned and seen through research, the creative process of narrative writing, following his fathers footsteps in both running and writing and learning to ultimately trust yourself.

Podcast, Movement, Road to 70.3Ryan WillmsApril 1, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

Episode 44: Cordell Jacks—Part 2, Ceremonial Dreaming, Beyond the Senses

On episode 44 I dive back into the dream space with our guide, Cordell Jacks. It’s part two of our discussion, following up after I took his 6-week course, Ceremonial Dreaming. In our conversation we talk about how and why its related to plant medicine work, why we need to bring a lightness to all of our inner work, why do we resist simple practices that we know will help ups and what is potential beyond the five senses in the dream realm. Cordell sheds light on how we can interpret our dreams and how these practices can help us grow in each day but maximizing the opportunity of life.

Podcast, Mindfulness, SoulRyan WillmsMarch 10, 2021Podcast, Ryan Willms

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