Summit to Soul Mountain: Recent Episodes
Ryan Witherspoon
Summit to Soul Mountain is a journey to reach the potential of our Soul. Traversing mountains of both land and mind to find routes to be the best we can be. Connecting with minds in all aspects of life from mountaineers and wilderness explorers to health and wellness leaders as well as spirituality and Earth medicines of healing practices. Searching for Soul Mountain is a space to share stories and connect with those that have walked the obscure paths and found new heights. Join me on the trail as I search for my highest self, my Soul Mountain.
Greetings brothers and sisters. Been a long time coming for this one. Im joined on the trail with with my brother Alexander Schimmel. Alexander is the founder of Awaken Yoga School, leading internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and somatic leadership trainings. Alexander believes the best impact he can have is by being a walking permission slip for self-love, expression, and liberation. His life took a sharp turn after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at age 22. He left behind the corporate grind on a mission to heal his body, mind, and soul. Sharing from direct experience, Alexander invites you to embrace […]
Greetings Soul Seekers! In this journey up the mountain of Soul Potential I am joined by my dear brother Rob Heilgendorf. Rob is a welder in Milwaukie, WI and is an absolute gangster. We share very similar beliefs and passions around the blue collar industry and a mission to share about how amazing and abundant the life of the work force can be. Diving into topics around growth mindset in the industry and how limiting beliefs and old paradigms are holding people back from living a life full of love in a space that has a lot of stigma around […]
Greetings again Earthlings! This time on the trail I am joined with the homie Mike The Shwartz. Was real special to have him on as a guest because he really helped me turn P.R.O. in my super early stages of podcasting. Mike drops his wisdom of music as medicine on the mind, body and soul as well as giving a great frame around specific frequencies and the Chakra systems. Mike tells his story and and tales of how he got to where he is today. Coming extremely close to death and choosing to fully live after his experience. Drop into […]
What is good my friends! This episode was a real treat and a lot of fun to record. I sat down with my yoga teacher Stevi Góngora on our lunch break at the Authentic Movements 50 hour Creative Sequencing YTT in Marshall, NC. Stevi is a FUNky flow genius and is the co-founder of the […]
Greetings Soul Summiteers! Thank you for joining me on the trail. I am deeply grateful for you to tune in with me on this journey. This episode of Summit to Soul Mountain I am joined with my yogi soul sister and teacher, Erin Kelly. This adorable ball of joy is one of my yoga teachers […]
Greetings my Soul seeking friends! This episode was a long time coming with my Soul brother, Bill Robertson AKA Wild Bill! Was such a pleasure to walk a portion of the trail to Summit of Soul Mountain with such a beautiful wizard. Bill and I drop into his playful practices of movement and how to […]
Greetings Soul Seekers, This is a special episode and I am joined by my brothers Rob and Bill in a b2b podcast, co released with Bill on his own show William Arthur Show. The HeartWork Round Table is a series with my brothers here that we have come to share about men’s work and the […]
Greetings Soul Seekers! I got to connect with a very special artist and rapper, Frankie Always. Frankie and I connected through a Men’s Retreat and became brothers through the process. With a fresh album released on January 27, 2023, I was excited to dive into what the journey “Brand New Life” was like for him. […]
Greetings Earthlings! What a pleasure this it was to sit down and connect with Lyssa Scott. Lyssa is fun and has such enthusiasm for being of service and passion for adventure in life. Lyssa is the founder of Maximum Potency, a business that helps online coaches maximize their revenue in a 1ook by New Years […]
Whats good Soul Seekers! This weeks episode is with one of my Enlifted Method brothers, Will Schlucter. Will is a gangster of many disciplines. Will shares about being an endurance athlete and why he chooses to take that route. We dive into his journey with Cystic Fibrosis and how Endurance racing has been a bridge […]
Greetings Soul Seekers! In this episode I am joined with my brother Alex Morningstar. He lives in the grand PNW and is a gentle giant. Through our conversation Alex shares some of his journey up his own mountain of Soul. He shares his beautiful story on how him and his partner chose their name Morningstar. […]
Greetings Soul Seekers, Nutrition is the root and foundation of health. Food is sacred and food is medicine. I am joined with Jennifer Broxterman on this episode and it was too fun. I met through our Enlifted Level 1 certification and new right away that she was a powerful and passionate person. Grateful to have […]
Man, this was an epic podcast connecting with my brother, Ryan Sprague. Ryan Sprague is the founder and co-owner of Highly Optimized, a company dedicated to helping their clients become the conscious leaders our world so needs right now. Ryan is also the host of his own two podcasts “Highly Optimized” and “This One Time […]
Greetings Soul Seekers! Coming back this week with an epic conversation with my brother Chase Tolleson! Chase is a primal man to the core and is not afraid to go deep and share his wisdom. Chase is a Men’s Health Coach guiding men to love the reflection they see in the mirror, from the inside […]
Greetings Soul Seekers! This episode of Summit to Soul Mountain is an epic conversation and one that I believe needs to be had more often. Sex is a loaded topic and something that, as humans, we all pursue. Releasing the stigma around it and normalizing talking about sex and sexuality opens the world to a […]
Greetings Soul Seekers! Travis Soares is a mad man! Travis, along with his SPS project partner Nathan, climbed the 247 mountains that are the Sierra Peaks Section in 117 days! Hearing Travis’s story, journey and lessons that were learned as he spent so many days out in the backcountry connecting with nothing other than mountains […]
Episode #9 with Ashlene Elizabeth was a wonderful and grounding conversation! Ashlene is a powerful space holder and offers so much in connection to the breath and body. We met through a breath work ceremony in Denver, CO that she co-facilitated. She now offers her own ceremonies and guides people back into their body’s through […]
Greetings Soul Seekers! Welcome back to the Summit to Soul Mountain. This weeks episode is part 2 of the conversation I shared with Rob Heilgendorf and Bill Roberston talking integration from our Ice and Irons Men’s Retreat. Be sure to check out part 1 if you haven’t already! We talk about the playful aspects of […]
What is good Soul Seekers! I am joined with my Soul brothers, Rob Heilgendorf and Bill Roberston, in this part one of a two part episode discussing integration from the Ice and Iron Men’s Retreat. Rob and Bill are exceptional humans and doing great things individually and together. Rob is a welder by trade and […]
Greetings great world! In this first Soulocast I share parts of my recent experience to the Ice and Iron Men's Retreat in Vermont. This retreat was an epic time filled with brotherhood, healthy lifestyle practices, nature excursions into Appalachia, powerful breathwork sessions, uncontrollable laughter, uncomfortable situations leading to growth, and profound experiences sitting with Earth Medicines! I am super stoked to share this with the world!
In this episode I dive into what Soul Mountain is and what Soul means to me. Our Soul can be interpreted in every which way, this is one aspect of what it means to me. What does Soul mean to you?
I arrived in Vermont with 15 other men who were complete strangers and after a week I left with 15 brothers I know will be there for me as I adventure through the rest of my life. I talk about my quest for brotherhood and the importance of brotherhood in todays society and why its needed. To have brothers, I must first be a brother.
I express my experiences sitting with some powerful Earth Medicines such as Cannabis and Mushrooms and the lessons that came through. I share how I am stepping away from Cannabis for a while to recalibrate my relationship with this deeply profound plant and why I feel called to do so.
Life is such a journey and to share these experiences with the world is intimate and vulnerable for me. I hope that you enjoy the message and find presence in your breath.
I am deeply grateful for all that listen and encourage you to reach out to share your thoughts with me and to share this with a friend if it feels right.
Our Soul is our highest potential and together we will find our way home. Lets climb mountains and conquer our minds in the process!
So much love and gratitude - Ryan Witherspoon
Instagram: @summittosoulmountain
Ice and Iron Instagram: @Ice_and_iron
Greetings Earthlings and Soul Seekers!
This episode was peaceful, grounding and such a delight.
Connecting with Babz Jackson was a pleasant breath of fresh air and so joyous to hear what is in her heart.
Babz is a real healer and offers her medicine in many different practices. Babz is an Occupational Therapist, a certified Lymphedema therapist specializing in manual lymph drainage and works in cancer rehab and an orthopedic setting specializing in upper extremity impairment. Babz is a dedicated Yogi and Yoga Teacher with certification in Yoga4Cancer, LoveYourBrain, Yoga for Trauma training as well as she is Reiki attuned.
Blending her occupational therapy with yoga Babz creates accessible yoga for all bodies and for different functional body impairments. Creating flows and ways for everybody to join in and find the many ways of healing through yoga, meditation and moving the body.
In this episode Babz takes us through two wonderful and totally different guided meditations to leave us grounded and aware of our bodies and breath. She shares a bit about her inspirational story and why she walks the path of helping cancer and lymphedema patient through yoga. We also jump into the topic of Soul and how it is a never ending sculpture and changing aspect of her life through each moment that she is present too.
Babz is an amazing human and truly leads from her heart and helps in more ways than one.
If any listeners are diagnosed with Lymphedema or know somebody who does I strongly encourage you to connect with Babz through her channels and online programs.
For anybody who is new too yoga, Babz really offers great ways to dive in and practice with a beginners mindset and find ways to access asanas and meditations gently and consciously.
You can connect with Babz through her Youtube channel “Balance With Babz” and on all social medias @Balancewithbabzyoga
I really hope you enjoy this gentle and heart warming episode and take with you that which serves you and to share and spread the love and soul out into the world.
SO much Love my friends
Instagram: @summittosoulmountain
Babz Instagram: @balancewithbabzyoga
Babz Youtube: Balance with Babz
Intro/Outro Tunes: Ross Regits – @rossregs
Podcast Cover Art: Lucas Zhao Photography – @Lucas.ai
Welcome to Summit to Soul Mountain!
Thanks for joining me on the trail this week as I navigate and chat with Rob Carney from Whole Health Connections.
Rob is from the Boston, Massachusetts area and is a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach with a Bachelors in Sustainable Foods and Farming.
Through Whole Health Connections, Rob builds a bridge for connecting people to healthy simplicity and easy access to tried and true practices for living a healthy lifestyle. He is a co-founder of Ice & Iron, a community gathering focused on combining movement, breath work, seeking growth through discomfort, and human connection through friendship. As well as the host of his own podcast “Whole Health with Rob Carney Podcast.”
Through our time on the trail, Rob shares his story about who he is, how he has traversed the lands of his life, what inspired him to become a dedicated human to health and wellness and why he has created Whole Health Connections and what the core pillars are to living healthy.
Rob speaks to his wisdom and the importance of growing organic foods at home and truly how easy it is to start and why there is no excuse but your own limiting mindset.
Rob really makes living a healthy life easy to access and shares many tips on where to start in a world that can be intimidating and have so many chances for trial and error.
Already, I see in my life the impacts of adding these simple tips and tricks to staying consistent and healthy.
Listen in and apply these practices and find out for yourself just how easy it is to own you health and see results.
Enjoy this episode with Rob Carney from Whole Health Connections my friends!
Big Love
Guest: Rob Carney – @wholehealthconnections
Whole Health Connections – www.wholehealthconnects.com
Rob’s Podcast: Whole Health with Rob Carney Podcast
Intro/Outro Tunes: Ross Regits – IG: @rossregs
Podcast Cover Art: Lucas Zhao Photography – IG: @luc.ai
Soul Mountain Instagram: @summittosoulmountain
Greetings Earthlings!
I am stoked to offer this weeks episode with Mark Sanchez! He is an amazing freestyle dancer and super genuine dude! Through his Soul Movement Coaching, he teaches people how to move, eat healthy and find happiness through nature and many different practices.
It was pleasure to hear his story and where his path has led him to today and how he is of service to the world. He shares about different movement practices and organic farm to table playfulness and ways to be grateful for the food you are putting into your body.
We adventure through many mountains and talk about what soul means to him as he seeks it. He offers a new approach to the Soul and really opens a new perspective on how to pursue the Soul.
We dive into Plant medicine, shadow work and how a spiritual path will look different for everybody’s individual journey.
Marks playfulness and the insights that he shares are really a beautiful offering and full of wisdom.
Thank you so much for taking the time to indulge in this weeks episode of Summit to Soul Mountain. It truly means so much t0 me and I am so grateful for you to be here with me.
Much Love!
Instagram: @summittosoulmountain
Guest: Mark Sanchez – IG: @soulmvmntcoaching
Soul Movement Retreat – soulmovementretreat.com
Intro/Outro Tunes: Ross Regits – IG: @rossregs
Podcast Cover Art: Lucas Zhao Photography – IG: @luc.ai
Greetings world! Welcome to Summit to Soul Mountain. A journey of love through the mountains of the heart and mind in a search for truth and Soul.
I am so honored to have sat down with Annalise Liberatore to discuss and traverse the current state of our relationship.
We speak truth from our hearts and dive into the vulnerability of where the trail of love is taking us. It was a pleasure to have this conversation and get raw with one another.
I am so grateful to any and all who dive into this episode and I hope you take as much away as I did.
Much love!
Website : summittosoulmountain.com
Instagram : @SoulMountainPodcast
Guest Instagram : Annalise Liberatore – IG : @lady_liberator
Podcast Cover Art : Lucas Zhao Photography – IG : @luc.ai
Intro/Outro Tunes : Ross Regits – IG : @rossregs
Hello Earthlings!
Today I am excited to bring you a wonderful episode with a dear friend, Frances Craik! Frances has had a huge impact on my life in more ways than one and it was so fun to dive into these different farming topics.
Frances is an urban agriculturalist, a seed protector, and a true flower in the garden of this Earth. Fran graduate from Arizona State University with a Bachelors Degree in Urban Planning and Sustainable Food Systems and Minored in Sustainability.
In this episode, Frances shares a bit about her story and the growth she has endured in the past 4 years or so traveling and working on different farms in different states and climates. We talk about seed culture and ancient grain heritage and the importance of how this helps strengthen our food source here on Earth as well as human connection. Diving into what is urban agriculture and why creating community and sustainable regenerative living around food source is so important. I also get to ask Fran a few questions about the Soul lessons she has learned as a child of the Earth working in the gardens and how it translates into her own personal growth.
Frances offers a wide array of knowledge on where to start when looking at building your own garden as well as offering some beautiful blossoming insights from dirt to seed to fruitful harvest of life.
It brought me great joy to have this conversation with her and I certainly learned a lot about different farming practices and sustainable living and I believe you will too.
So much gratitude for you giving this episode a listen my friends!
Much Love
Website: Summittosoulmountain.com
Instagram: @summittosoulmountain
Guest Instagram: Frances Craik – @frances_farms
Podcast cover art: Lucas Zhao Photography – @luc.ai
Intro/Outro Tunes: Ross Regits – @rossregs