How To Levitate

Episode notes:Show host Ryan Nell interviews New York Times bestselling author, thinker and therapist, Resmaa Menakem, who wants to help us heal from racial trauma. Brilliant, furious and powerfully raw, Resmaa is on a mission to cure and then inoculate us against the virus of "white-body supremacy". His prescription is a living, embodied, anti-racist philosophy called Somatic Abolitionism — "a way of being in the world... a return to the age-old wisdom of human bodies respecting, honouring, and resonating with other human bodies".In this heartfelt, funny and provocative conversation, we discuss what's happening in Minneapolis, the harm of "feral policing", and the recent tragic killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Resmaa talks about the collective grief that has ensued. The danger of ignorance, white silence, and the problem with white people saying "I didn't know". The whole problem of setting up the white body as the supreme standard (and by inference the black body as the deviant). The unlikelihood of overcoming white-body supremacy through intellect alone. The necessity of embodied work, getting uncomfortable with each other, and "doing the reps" to create a post-racist culture. We discuss the idea that trauma could get passed down at first epigenetically, and later, decontextualised, as culture. And that this also happened to the European settlers of America, that they were fleeing violent, powerful people, and that this "fleeing energy", wasn't properly dealt with, but was instead played out on the colonists treatment of the black and indigenous people. We talk about the origins of the idea of race, the 400 to 500 year weight of the concept and its effects, and the naivety of many white people when it comes to race. We talk about the relatively clean pain of the California wildfires (versus the dirty pain of avoiding discomfort when it comes to our relationship with race). We talk about the need for putting ourselves in areas so uncomfortable that the only way through is growth. We talk about the things in us that seem defective, actually being protective. We talk about the challenges of living on a US military base in Kandahar with open sewers, and how they illustrate the need we have to "embrace the suck". How we can best do this in groups. How when you're trying to contemplate how your life might look inside this huge marble block, thinking won't work, you need to get to the business of carving.Most of all though, Resmaa's message shines through, that the necessarily hard work will take us to a better place.Episode recorded 17th September 2020, and published 23rd October 2020.Mature themes: Please note, this episode contains discussion of trauma, sexual violence, racism, and can make for uncomfortable listening. However, please stick with it, because as Resmaa suggests, it is when we are uncomfortable that we grow. Please also do ensure an adult is present (if you're not yet one yourself). About Resmaa:Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, is a therapist with decades of experience currently in private practice in Minneapolis, MN, specializing in trauma, body-centered psychotherapy, and violence prevention. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil as an expert on conflict and violence. Menakem has studied with bestselling authors Dr. David Schnarch (Passionate Marriage) and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (The Body Keeps the Score). He also trained at Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.Episode links:Resmaa's webpage: resmaa.comResmaa's best-selling book: My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (Penguin UK / Amazon USA)Resmaa on Instagram: @resmaamenakemResmaa on Twitter: @ResmaaMenakemYou can also take Resmaa's free e-course on Somatic Abolitionism hereAlso referenced in this episode: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Bessel van der Kolk, Rachel Yehuda, Show sponsor:Support the show by supporting our sponsor. At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for people with busy minds. We do this with individuals, groups and companies in London and across the world. We are passionate about all aspects of wellbeing. To find out more, head over to our website at www.levitate.london or check us out on social:Levitate on Instagram: @levitatelondonLevitate on Twitter: @LevitateLondonLevitate on Facebook: www.facebook.com/levitatelondonShow notes:On the podcast, Levitate founder Ryan Nell chats to people who are changing the world for good. Whether they’ve overcome personal hardship, launched a social enterprise, or changed the way we think about a subject, all of them are united by passion, purpose, and the desire to make the world a better place.Connect:Please leave us a rating and let us know what you think! Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. You can also subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at Transistor: feeds.transistor.fm/levitateSubscribe to our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/levitateyoutube (oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london  Show sponsor:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We tea...

Episode notes:Ryan Nell talks to Emilie Holmes (the founder of Good & Proper Tea) — a woman on a mission to bring better tea to more people. She is well on her way to achieving it. We talk about her nomadic early years, as the daughter of a diplomat, her love of languages, and her very single minded pursuit of putting tea on everyone's menus. We discuss the realities of starting a business selling tea from a van, brutally early starts, and the founding of her tea empire. We chat clean food, mindfulness, tea science, tea ceremonies, coffee culture, juggling parenting and running a business, writing a book, and we even swap recipes for cooking with tea, cocktails and very dirty chai lattes. Throughout the chat, Emilie's enormous passion shines through. We loved having this sit down, and hope you'll love it just as much! Don't miss this awesome conversation with Levitate founder and podcast host Ryan Nell.Episode recorded 20th November 2019, before the world went a little crazy, and finally published 10th August 2020. It was worth the wait!Episode links:Good & Proper Tea webpage: goodandpropertea.comEmilie's book: Good & Proper Tea Book: From leaf to cup, how to choose, brew and cook with tea.Emilie on Instagram: @goodandproperteaYou can also currently support their efforts to provide NHS workers with "A Proper Tea Break for the NHS"Also referenced in this episode: Pip and Nut, Ogilvy, King's Cross, Elle France!Show sponsor:Support the show by supporting our sponsor. At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for people with busy minds. We do this with individuals, groups and companies in London and across the world. We are passionate about all aspects of wellbeing. To find out more, head over to our website at www.levitate.london or check us out on social:Levitate on Instagram: @levitatelondonLevitate on Twitter: @LevitateLondonLevitate on Facebook: www.facebook.com/levitatelondonShow notes:On the podcast, Levitate founder Ryan Nell chats to people who are changing the world for good. Whether they’ve overcome personal hardship, launched a social enterprise, or changed the way we think about a subject, all of them are united by passion, purpose, and the desire to make the world a better place.Connect:Please leave us a rating and let us know what you think! Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. You can also subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at Transistor: feeds.transistor.fm/levitateSubscribe to our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/levitateyoutube (oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london Show sponsor:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for people with busy minds. We do this with individuals, groups and companies in London and across the world. We are passionate about all aspects of wellbeing. To find out more, head over to our website at www.levitate.london or check us out on social:Levitate on Instagram: @levitatelondonLevitate on Twitter: @LevitateLondonLevitate on Facebook: www.facebook.com/levitatelondonCredits & copyright:This show is hosted, recorded and edited for Levitate by Ryan Nell (Instagram: @ryannell)Original theme music by Nic Nell (Instagram: @casuallyhere)Special thanks to Emilie for her participation in this episode (and patience with the release schedule).Copyright Levitate 2020. Levitate is a trademark of Levitate Meditation Ltd. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode notes:Ryan Nell chats to Richie Bostock (The Breath Guy). Richie is a man on a mission. He wants to change the way we think about the breath. And he might just do it. On his way to becoming The Breath Guy, Richie survives an early brush with depression, embarks on a breathwork odyssey across 5 continents, treks with The Ice Man, and journeys inwards towards wholeness. With him we explore the mind-blowing science of breathwork, rewiring the nervous system, hacking into the immune system, and opening the lid of consciousness. We discuss some startling similarities with the mystical experience of psychedelics and meditation, the emotional experience of appearing on national TV, speaking in front of large crowds, making an app, writing his first book, and Richie's passion to make breathwork accessible to all. Don't miss this awesome conversation with Levitate founder and podcast host Ryan Nell.Episode links:Richie's Flourish app: thebreathguy.com/appRichie's upcoming book: ExhaleRichie on Instagram: @thebreathguyRichie on Twitter: @richiebostockRichie's webpage at: thebreathguy.comAlso referenced in this episode: Joe Dispenza, Wim Hof (The Ice Man), The Secret, The Law of Attraction, (check back - there are more links to come)!Show notes:On the podcast, Levitate® founder Ryan Nell chats to people who are changing the world for good. Whether they’ve overcome personal hardship, launched a social enterprise, or changed the way we think about a subject, all of them are united by passion, purpose, and the desire to make the world a better place.Connect:Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. Please leave us a rating and let us know what you think! You can also subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at Transistor: feeds.transistor.fm/levitateSubscribe to our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/levitateyoutube (oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london Show sponsor:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for people with busy minds. We do this with individuals, groups and companies in London and across the world. We are passionate about all aspects of wellbeing. To find out more, head over to our website at www.levitate.london or check us out on social:Levitate on Instagram: @levitatelondonLevitate on Twitter: @LevitateLondonLevitate on Facebook: www.facebook.com/levitatelondonCredits & copyright:This show is hosted, recorded and edited for Levitate by Ryan Nell (Instagram: @ryannell)Original theme music by Nic Nell (Instagram: @casuallyhere)Special thanks to Richie for his participation in this episode.Copyright Levitate 2020. Levitate is a trademark of Levitate Meditation Ltd. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Show host Ryan Nell chats to Charlie Dark, the Run Dem Crew founder, DJ, musician, poet, father, speaker, mentor, yogi, and all-round renaissance man. Charlie lays bare the challenges of parenthood, starting something huge from your kitchen table, making music, turning 50, falling in love with running, creating a community, mental health setbacks, the '90s rave scene and present day clubbing, collaborations with big brands, getting it right with social media, viewing vulnerability as a superpower, exploring gentrification, loving meditation, recovering childhood dreams, and more in this wide-ranging conversation with Levitate founder and podcast host Ryan Nell.Episode links:Charlie on Instagram: @daddydarkrdcRun Dem Crew on Instagram: @run.dem.crewRDC on Twitter: @rundemcrewRDC webpage at: rundemcrew.comAlso referenced in this episode: Mo' Wax, Attica Blues (read an interview about it with Charlie here), Brixton Street Gym (watch a documentary about it here), The Champion Agency, KAWS, RZA "Guided Explorations", Dr Gabor Mate, Printworks, DJ Koze, Floating Points and Manoj Dias.Show notes:On the podcast, Levitate® founder Ryan Nell chats to people who are changing the world for good. Whether they’ve overcome personal hardship, launched a social enterprise, or changed the way we think about a subject, all of them are united by passion, purpose, and the desire to make the world a better place.Connect:Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. Please leave us a rating and let us know what you think! You can also subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at Transistor: feeds.transistor.fm/levitateSubscribe to our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/levitateyoutube (oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london Show sponsor:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for people with busy minds. We do this with individuals, groups and companies in London and across the world. We are passionate about all aspects of wellbeing. To find out more, head over to our website at www.levitate.london or check us out on social:Levitate on Instagram: @levitatelondonLevitate on Twitter: @LevitateLondonLevitate on Facebook: www.facebook.com/levitatelondonCredits & copyright:This show is hosted, recorded and edited for Levitate by Ryan Nell (Instagram: @ryannell)Original theme music by Nic Nell (Instagram: @casuallyhere)Special thanks to Charlie Dark for his participation in this episode (Instagram: @daddydarkrdc)Copyright Levitate 2020. Levitate is a trademark of Levitate Meditation Ltd. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Show host Ryan Nell talks to Lydia French, the wonderful founder of The Brighter Times, about why she founded a one-stop online home of good news, with a mission to transform journalism (and perhaps the readers) for the better through positive news stories and upbeat illustrations. We chat about what she worries about and is optimistic about for our children and our children's children, the empathy gap, the environment, climate activism and denial, technology, the importance of play, celebrating victories and welcoming failures, the struggle to stay positive, gratitude practices, strong women, creative design collaborations with the WWF, and much much more!Links to The Brighter Times:Follow them on Instagram: @thebrightertimesRead the good news at: www.thebrightertimes.comSave the animals, support the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and buy the T-shirts, totes, mugs and merch: www.thebrightertimes.com/wwf-collaboration (or buy direct at the WWF shop)About the show:On the podcast, Levitate® founder Ryan Nell chats to inspiring changemakers. Whether they’ve overcome great personal hardship, launched a social enterprise, or changed the way we think about a subject, all of them are united by passion, purpose, and the desire to make the world a better place.Connect with the show!Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london We get all our inspiration from connecting with the community :)Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. Please leave us a rating and let us know what you think! You can also subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at Transistor: feeds.transistor.fm/levitateSubscribe to our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/levitateyoutube (Oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)About Levitate:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for the real world to people with busy minds. We do this in drop-in group classes at studios and companies in London and across the world. We are also passionate about all aspects of wellbeing - yoga, nutrition, community, relationships, sleep and more. To find out more, head over to our website at www.levitate.london or check us out on social:Instagram: @levitatelondonTwitter: @LevitateLondonFacebook: www.facebook.com/levitatelondonCredits & copyright:This show is hosted, recorded and edited for Levitate by Ryan Nell (Instagram: @ryannell)Original theme music by Nic Nell (Instagram: @casuallyhere)Special thanks to Lydia French for her participation in this episode.Copyright Levitate 2020. Levitate is a trademark of Levitate Meditation Ltd. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

About the episode:Ryan Nell talks to the effervescent founder of Unplug Meditation, Suze Yalof Schwartz. Hear about Suze's successful journey from East Coast fashion editor to West Coast meditation studio owner, her desire to reinvent the meditation field, her personal run in with stress and the challenge of finding balance, her bestselling book, her meditation app, her advice and thoughts about what makes for the best teachers. We also discuss Suze’s thoughts on Levitate, her teacher training programme, her future plans for Unplug and lots more.Bio:Suze Yalof Schwartz is the CEO and Founder of Unplug Meditation, the author of Unplug: A Simple Guide To Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers, and the creator of the Unplug Meditation App.In 2012 Suze learned a three minute meditation that turned her world upside-down and changed her life forever. Prior to this she was a fashion editor and "makeover guru"  working at Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Glamour Magazine with regular appearances on GMA, The Today Show, CBS Early Show and more. Once she got the meditation bug she was on a mission to keep doing it but found that it was not easy to find a place to learn and pop in and out and practice. Think "Dry Bar" for meditation, walk in icky walk out great in under 30 minutes.  After taking hundreds of hours of classes and courses, reading every book possible, and listening to podcasts, lectures, and more from the world’s most famous meditation teachers, Suze realized that meditation needed a makeover and she was the one to do it. Hello Unplug! Suze's mission is to make meditation simple, powerful and interesting enough so that everyone will want to practice it and experience the benefits for themselves.Links to Unplug:Unplug website: www.unplug.comSuze’s book: Unplug: A Simple Guide to Meditation for Busy Sceptics and Modern SoulseekersUnplug app: Unplug (iOS and Android)Unplug on Instagram: @unplugmeditationUnplug has been featured in Vogue, Forbes, Goop, USA today, Good Morning America and many more press outlets.About the show:On the podcast, Levitate® founder Ryan Nell chats to inspiring people who have travelled some distance. Whether they’ve overcome great personal hardship, launched a social enterprise, or changed the way we think about a subject, all of them are united by passion, purpose, and the desire to make the world a better place.About Levitate:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for the real world to people with busy minds. We do this in drop-in group classes at studios and companies in London and across the world. We are also passionate about all aspects of wellbeing - yoga, nutrition, sleep and more. Connect with us!Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london We get all our inspiration from connecting with the community :)Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. Please leave us a rating and let us know what you think! You can also subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at Transistor: feeds.transistor.fm/levitateSubscribe to our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/levitateyoutube (Oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)Web: www.levitate.londonInstagram: @levitatelondonTwitter: @LevitateLondonFacebook: levitatelondonCredits & copyright:This show is hosted, recorded and edited for Levitate by Ryan Nell (Instagram: @ryannell)Original theme music by Nic Nell (Instagram: @casuallyhere)Special thanks to Suze Yalof Schwartz for her participation in this episode.Copyright Levitate 2019. Levitate is a trademark of Levitate Meditation Ltd. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

About the episode:In this inspiring conversation, host Ryan Nell talks to leading executive coach and Forbes contributor Katy Trost about her early travels, her passion for coaching leaders, her experience with fibromyalgia, and how she healed herself from her chronic pain. We also talk about the loss of her mother, her relationship with social media, her time management tips to supercharge your productivity and more.Links for Katy: Katy's website: www.katytrost.comKaty's ebook: SCALING UP – NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF ACCELERATED BUSINESS GROWTHKaty's instagram: @katy_trostBook a coaching session with Katy: hereAbout the show:On the podcast, Levitate® founder Ryan Nell chats to inspiring people who have travelled some distance. Whether they’ve overcome great personal hardship, launched a social enterprise, or changed the way we think about a subject, all of them are united by passion, purpose, and the desire to make the world a better place.About Levitate:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for the real world to people with busy minds. We do this in drop-in group classes at studios and companies in London and across the world. We are also passionate about all aspects of wellbeing - yoga, nutrition, sleep and more. Connect with us!Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london We get all our inspiration from connecting with the community :)Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. Please leave us a rating and let us know what you think! You can also subscribe to the podcast RSS feed at Transistor: feeds.transistor.fm/levitateSubscribe to our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/levitateyoutube (Oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)Web: www.levitate.londonInstagram: @levitatelondonTwitter: LevitateLondonFacebook: levitatelondonCredits & copyright:This show is hosted, recorded and edited for Levitate by Ryan Nell (Instagram: @ryannell)Original theme music by Nic Nell (Instagram: @casuallyhere)Copyright Levitate 2019. Levitate is a trademark of Levitate Meditation Ltd. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Meet your host Ryan Nell, and hear about some of the inspiring guests, including Suze Yalof Schwartz (founder of Unplug Meditation), Emilie Holmes (founder of Good & Proper Tea), Rachel Clarkson (The DNA Dietitian), Lydia French (creator of the Brighter Times), Richie Bostock (the Breath Guy), Resmaa Menakem (NYT bestselling author)... with more names to be announced soon.About the show:On the podcast, Levitate® founder Ryan Nell chats to people who are changing the world foe the better. Learn how to levitate from these amazing people, hear about the obstacles they’ve had to overcome, and just maybe laugh and cry along as you do it!Connect with the show!Please leave us a rating/review and let us know what you think! Email any suggestions and feedback to podcast@levitate.london Listen & subscribe for free to the podcast here: levitate.london/podcastWe're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Breaker and more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: YouTube.com/@levitatelondon (Oh and make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos!)About Levitate:At Levitate, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. We teach meditation and mindfulness for the real world to people with busy minds. We do this in drop-in group classes at studios and companies in London and across the world. We are also passionate about all aspects of wellbeing - yoga, nutrition, community, relationships, sleep and more. To find out more, head over to our website at www.levitate.london or check us out on social:Instagram: @levitatelondonTwitter: @LevitateLondonFacebook: www.facebook.com/levitatelondonCredits & copyright:This show is hosted, recorded and edited for Levitate by Ryan Nell (Instagram: @ryannell)Original theme music by Nic Nell (Instagram: @casuallyhere)Copyright Levitate 2019. Levitate is a trademark of Levitate Meditation Ltd. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★