How To Levitate

Ryan Nell (founder of Levitate London)•www.levitate.london

Want to uplift your life? Learn from the people who've done it! From CEOs to breathwork coaches, running stars, psychedelic pioneers and NYT bestselling authors, our guests share passion, talent and amazing, supportive communities cheering them on. We ask them what makes them tick, which challenges they have overcome, what they eat for breakfast, how they stay sane, and much much more. Join show host, Ryan Nell, meditation coach, curious human and founder of Levitate London, for irreverent, informative conversations with inspiring people who are changing the world for the better. Note from our sponsor: At Levitate London, we’ve been helping people to connect mind, body and soul since spring 2018. And teaching people how to levitate, with their feet firmly on the ground. We offer meditation, breathwork, movement, music and community to thousands of people as well as brands like Google, Tate, Wilderness Festival, Elemis and ClearScore. We rise together. Thanks so much for being part of our journey.

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May 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min

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May 12, 2020•59 min

How to Nurture People, Planet and Positivity with Lydia French

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, celebratin...

Jan 09, 2020•59 min

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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...

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How to Beat Chronic Pain and Manage Time with Katy Trost

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.com Katy's ebook: SCALING UP – ...

Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 8 min

How To Levitate with Ryan Nell

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. ...

Nov 29, 2019•7 min

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