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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)

Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)

Ryan Williams

I am Ryan Williams. My life is divided into two life spans: Before Mushrooms (BM), and After Mushrooms (AM). Nerv, a mushroom inspired podcast, dedicated to the environment and sharing the stories of Mother Earth's flora, fungal, and fauna. Nerv branches out from the mycelium network to create and publish fungi and ecologically inspired conversations with mycologists, environmentalists, and people partnering with fungi to heal the earth. Fungi are touching every aspect of society from politics to food to medicine to pop culture and we're here to discuss how humans are evolving with the fungal queendom. Who is Ryan? Ryan Williams is an environmentalist, mycologist, breathworker, and fungal storyteller. He's the founder of Nerv. After working in social media for Disney, gaming at Machinima, and with tech startups to help spread their stories, he now uses his skills to further his mission: building a fungi, environmental, and ecologically inspired media company. He is certified to teach breathwork, yoga nidra, yin yoga and meditation. His first book, The Influencer Economy: How to Launch Your Idea, Share it with the World, and Thrive in the Digital Age detailed the rise of social media influencers. You can connect with him at nerv.earth. Feel free to subscribe to the Nerv with Ryan Williams for mycology conversations, insights around healing Mother Earth, and mushroom chats. You can follow the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.
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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - 22 Minute Breathwork for Beginners | Breathwork with Ryan Williams

22 Minute Breathwork for Beginners | Breathwork with Ryan Williams

Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)

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02/02/23 • 24 min

Hi, I am Ryan Williams. My life is divided into two life spans: Before Breathwork (BB), and After Breathwork (AB).

Join the FREE Breathwork with Ryan email community

Support Breathwork with Ryan on Patreon for BONUS episodes

Have you been feeling stressed out with family, over-exhausted from the never-ending pandemic, or seeking a way to treat your insomnia? If you are curious about the type of impact Breathwork can have on burnout, stress, and emotional exhaustion Breathwork teaches us to release stress in a natural way – through exhaling.

You're going to love this Breathwork for Beginners episode!

If you live in Southern California, you’re invited to the next Breathwork with Ryan full Moon outdoor class on Feb. 5th! We are doing it on every full moon.

RSVP to Full Moon Breathwork here on Feb. 5th (Sunday) at 6:30 pm in West LA!

Why join the Breathwork with Ryan community?

Come join this community and practice Breathwork if you are:

Looking to drink less caffeine, alcohol, or sugar drinks

Crafting a vision around finding more meaningful work

Wanting to sleep more deeply and to "doomscroll" less on your phone before bedtime

Building a new routine around fitness, exercise, or decreasing stress

Channeling more creativity and releasing the blocks around your artistry

Complimenting work you’re already doing around mental and nervous system health

Relieving dating app obsession, clarifying your vision of a loving partner, and you are tired of inappropriate dating matches

To practice Breathwork you lay on your back, breathing in a rhythmic breathing pattern. Music is playing in the background, and your goal is to relax your body.

***Please do not practice breathwork while operating a vehicle. If you are pregnant or have any known health issues, please consult your doctor before performing Breathwork. If you feel unsafe during the meditation, have a history of trauma, or feel overly activated, you can stop, breathe through your nose, and open your eyes and stop the practice.

It goes like this:

  • Inhale in the chest
  • Inhale in the belly
  • Exhale it all out

You breathe in two deep inhales. First in the belly, then in the chest. Then you exhale it all out. It's a lot of fun, thanks for joining!

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - Paul Jarvis On Happiness in Business & Running A Company Of One

Paul Jarvis On Happiness in Business & Running A Company Of One

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01/31/19 • 31 min

Paul Jarvis is the author of Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business. What is the key to success in business was to work for yourself, book your own work hours, while becoming profitable at the same time? If you want to listen to our archives, click here!

Paul is a software designer, author, online course developer, and even worked with Shaquille O'Neal to develop one of Shaq's first websites. he's worked for himself for 20 years. He doesn't work 80 hour weeks to make tons of money. He works hard on the right things, at the right time, to control his own schedule.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Finding purpose with how we make money
  • Why we need to generate profits now and can worry about projected growth later
  • How working for yourself can provide you more freedom to do what you want
  • Why growth hacking is a stupid term and doesn't work for everyone's company

Read Paul's book, Company of One

Paul's website is here.

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - A Painfully Honest Field Guide to Launching a Business

A Painfully Honest Field Guide to Launching a Business

Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)

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11/15/18 • 29 min

Rand Fishkin, the founder and former CEO of Moz, tells the secrets and tricks about how traditional Silicon Valley "wisdom" leads far too many companies to struggle.

Did you know only 5% of startup businesses make it? 95% of startups fail, lose money, and never succeed. But if you read any book about Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs will glamorize the highs and ignore the lows.

I hate the word hustle and grind, and it's refreshing to see people like Rand tell the truth about how startups can actually succeed.

Buy Rand's book: Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to Launching a Business.

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - Collaborating with Cultural Icons and Tomorrow's Leaders with Roman Tsunder

Collaborating with Cultural Icons and Tomorrow's Leaders with Roman Tsunder

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10/09/18 • 25 min

Roman Tsunder is the CEO and Founder of the membership communities of WORLDZ and PTTOW! He wants his company to save the world. He thinks you should include that mission into your business too. In this episode he tells an epic story about how he booked the Dalai Lama at one of the first PTTOW! events.

Listen to our podcast archives with guests like Seth Godin, Brian Koppelman and Troy Carter: http://www.influencereconomy.com/

Roman brings together influential minds and brands in the world with the goal of shaping the future of culture. WORLDZ is a global summit and community of leaders and dreamers. More info:http://worldz.us/

Follow Roman: https://twitter.com/romantsun

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - Entrepreneurial You:  Monetize Your Expertise and Thrive with Dorie Clark

Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise and Thrive with Dorie Clark

Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)

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06/13/18 • 40 min

Dorie Clark, a successful entrepreneur and author, has done it all. And in Entrepreneurial You she provides a blueprint for professional independence, with insights and advice on building your brand, monetizing your expertise, and extending your reach and impact online. Her site: https://dorieclark.com/

Sign-up for our FREE email newsletter for 99 actions to grow influence for your business and life: http://www.influencereconomy.com/

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - Seth Godin on How to Do Work That Matters (Best of)

Seth Godin on How to Do Work That Matters (Best of)

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06/05/18 • 45 min

Seth Godin is a best-selling author of books like Linchpin, The Dip, and Tribes. You can find his work here: https://seths.blog/

The Influencer Economy hosted by Ryan Williams includes rare interviews with best-selling authors, Oscar nominated filmmakers, and business leaders in the new economy. For a free download of 99 Actions to Grow Your Influence. Click here: http://influencereconomy.com/

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - How to Build a Thriving Community 117 | David Spinks

How to Build a Thriving Community 117 | David Spinks

Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)

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05/02/18 • 37 min

David Spinks delivers a master class on how to build amazing, loyal, and collaborative communities. I get a lot of questions from listeners asking "do I build a community first, and then a product," or "do I build a product and then find a community." David votes for community first, and we dive deep into that. Listen to all our archives with authors like Seth Godin, Dan Ariely, Brad Feld, YouTubers like Franchesca Ramsey or Freddie Wong: http://www.influencereconomy.com

The 4 steps in community engagement are:

1. Identity The member’s identity aligns with the identity of the community. 2. Trust The member develops trust in other members and in the community as a whole. 3. Participation The member takes action to participate in the community. 4. Reward The member gets value from their participation and wants to experience it again.
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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - From Quitting Your 9-5 in Front of 10,000 people to Helping Others Make Millions | 116 | Nicole Walters
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04/04/18 • 36 min

Nicole Walters calls herself a "hot mess." She once quit her high power insurance job via a livestream, with 10,000 people watching. She now helps others "monetize thyselves" and has some epic stories to share.

Influencer Economy: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ryan-williams-storytelling/

Nicole Walters: http://www.nicolewalters.tv/

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - Noah Kagan How to Influence, Grow and Thrive with Sumo.com Founder / 115

Noah Kagan How to Influence, Grow and Thrive with Sumo.com Founder / 115

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03/05/18 • 79 min

Noah Kagan is the anti-guru guru. He has a wealth of marketing and business advice, as founder of Sumo.com. Noah Kagan shares how he has deal with depression, what it take to build a winning team, and how to thrive in a high pressured environments. Listen to all 100 episodes of our Influencer podcast: http://www.influencereconomy.com/

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Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) - 33 Minute Breathwork + Deep Relaxation Meditation LIVE from West Los Angeles

33 Minute Breathwork + Deep Relaxation Meditation LIVE from West Los Angeles

Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)

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05/07/24 • 36 min

Have you been feeling stressed out with your family, over-exhausted from work, or seeking a new way to treat your insomnia? If that sounds familiar, please join me for a 33 minute podcast episode of Breathwork and Deep Relaxation Meditation.

Breathwork teaches us to release stress in an easy way – through exhaling.

The class also will conclude with a Deep Relaxation practice, called Yoga nidra. This meditation is known yogic sleep — it’s the state between being awake and asleep. Come join me if this feels like something you’d like to practice!

Sign-up for my Breathworker email community for FREE Breathwork podcasts at Breathwork.center

Sign-up for my in-person Breathwork for Beginners Workshop at Yoga Changes June 9 in Santa Monica, CA.

Whether mental and emotional fitness, physical relaxation, or calming the mind, Breathwork and Deep Relaxation Meditation can help soothe the body.

What does Breathwork feel like?

In Breathwork you breathe with intention, which helps to calm down the nervous system. Intentional breathing helps to relax, since many of us spend our days breathing in fear, worried about our job security, or even anxious about missing traffic lights. We are burned out, Breathwork retrains us on how to breathe in a more healthy and even fun way.

To practice Breathwork you lay on your back, breathing in a rhythmic breathing pattern. Music is playing in the background, and your goal is to relax your body. You breathe in two deep inhales. First in the belly, then in the chest. Then you exhale it all out.

It goes like this:

Inhale in the chest

Inhale in the belly

Exhale it all out

What does Deep Relaxation (Yoga nidra) feel like?

This podcast will offer Deep Relaxation meditation (Yoga nidra) after the Breathwork. This state is achieved when your body is deeply relaxed, while your mind remains awake. Yoga nidra is an ancient meditation practice that takes you deep into your subconscious. It helps treat anxiety, alleviate stress, heal trauma, and gives people relief from insomnia.

It features a body scan, where you mentally rotate attention to specific parts of our body. You focus a few seconds of energy on your body from forehead to throat to your toes and everywhere in between. The idea is to quickly scan the body, with each body part getting a specific and relaxing focus.

Whether it is dealing with daily frustrations, general anxiety or long-term grief – the practice is a natural remedy to the stress of life. It helps to change our perception of these stresses.

To practice Breathwork you lay on your back, breathing in a rhythmic breathing pattern. Music is playing in the background, and your goal is to relax your body.

***Please do not practice breathwork while operating a vehicle. If you are pregnant or have any known health issues, please consult your doctor before performing Breathwork. If you feel unsafe during the meditation, have a history of trauma, or feel overly activated, you can stop, breathe through your nose, and open your eyes and stop the practice.

You breathe in two deep inhales. First in the belly, then in the chest. Then you exhale it all out. It's a lot of fun, thanks for joining!

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How many episodes does Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) have?

Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) currently has 126 episodes available.

What topics does Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) cover?

The podcast is about Social, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Marketing, Media, Celebrity, Entrepreneurship, Youtube, Kickstarter, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Startup, Influencer, Facebook, Podcasts, Business, Economy and Twitter.

What is the most popular episode on Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)?

The episode title '22 Minute Breathwork for Beginners | Breathwork with Ryan Williams' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)?

The average episode length on Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) is 40 minutes.

How often are episodes of Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) released?

Episodes of Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) are typically released every 8 days, 12 hours.

When was the first episode of Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium)?

The first episode of Nerv with Ryan Williams (Mushrooms, Mycology, and Mycellium) was released on Feb 13, 2014.

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