ryan sprague

Welcome to episode 100 of the Highly Optimized podcast!

In this episode, I get the opportunity to be in the interviewee seat & be interview by one of the individuals who is directly responsible for me discovering my passion for coaching & beginning Highly Optimized, the one & only Mark England

Together, we dive into a ton of hilarious & fun stories & memories over the past 2 years & Mark also asks me some of my favorite questions I’ve ever been asked to date

This episode is one of my all time favorites & is extra special for me as 100 episodes is a milestone that I took from being a pipe dream & made it my reality with the help of all of you who are dedicated listeners & people I consider my family!

Come get silly with us & as always, enjoy the show! 

Show Notes: 

(1:47) Ryan’s internal dialogue before beginning the show.

(6:55) What has surprised Ryan the most?

(13:36) Language creates reality! 

(17:40) Learn more about the Connect With Cannabis Program!

(21:47) How did Ryan and Mark meet?

(37:14) A special gift from Mark for the 100th episode… what could it be?

(48:00) Join the Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle on Facebook!

(51:00) Best Eddie Madden story…

(1:01:55) The toughest question of all…

(1:11:06) Can cannabis change the world? 

(1:16:32) Why is Frankie Always, Frankie Always?

(1:17:53) AK47’s.

(1:19:19) Best Enlifted lake house story.

(1:23:05) Ryan’s advice to newbies.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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One of the most powerful, yet understated aspects that plant medicines & psychedelics alike bring to the table & open up for each person who connects with them is the ability for them to connect them deeper with the world around them, specifically the planet of earth as a whole. What I have found in my own journey is that it is one thing to “know” we are all one & the earth is a conscious being, yet it is a very different thing to “realize” we are all one & the earth is a conscious being. With more individuals reporting feeling a lack of connection than ever before in the world, coupled by the effects of this lack of connection, including poisoned soils, oceans full of plastic, etc., it is more apparent than ever that we as a society need to remember this notion & do so fast if we are to leave an earth that future generations can inhabit & live full lives on. Todays guest on the show is someone who has been able to grow his connection to the earth by creating his business, “Be Here Farms” & in doing so, not only discover his passion for working with the land, but also be able to create one of a kind products that are able to capture the pure essences of the nature he creates them with. In todays episode, we will be diving into his journey with plant medicines & psychedelics & illuminating the cognitive shifts & overall transformation these medicines opened up for him in his experience of life & the role these medicines played in him discovering what he truly loved & finding the strength to follow his heart, even in the face of massive challenges. This episode is one that I am absolutely stoked to bestow on each of you as the approach he takes to life is one that I feel each of us can learn & gain inspiration from to ensure we are each leaving the garden of earth greener than when we found it!

Show Notes:

(0:38) Introduction.

(3:26) Jared’s background in psychedelics. 

(10:54) Jared talks about his farm.

(16:24) Learn more about the Connect With Cannabis Program!

(19:35) Ryan shares his takeaways from using plant medicines. 

(24:08) Ryan shares a story about a ceremony with Paul Chek.

(26:58) What is so attractive about Cannabis?

(30:32) What got Jared into plant medicine?

(32:00) Check out Freedom Builderz!

(35:54) Growing Cannabis.

(49:28) Join the Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle on Facebook!

(50:41) Connecting with the plants.

(52:22) Other lifeforms… 

(1:01:36) Entities are REAL!

(1:04:47) Jared’s ~One Time On Psychedelics!~

(1:12:36) Where you can reach Jared.

(1:13:14) One Final Question!

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

If there is one thing I have noticed within the realm of psychedelics & plant medicines alike, it is that people from all walks of life are not only interested in these medicines as of late, but, in many cases, are benefitting greatly from the experiences they have had as a result of connecting with these medicines. What was once thought of as something that would hinder your capabilities to be successful is now being sought out by some of the highest level people in the world to enhance their experience of life & up-level their intellect, along with their spiritual practice. Todays guest on the show is an individual who I am beyond excited to dive into these rabbit holes & beyond with. He is the host of both the “Construct Your Life” podcast & the “Brain Dump” podcast, is a business consultant & mindset coach to some of the biggest players in the game & is someone who has had first hand experience with the potential for psychedelics to not only heal trauma & allow us to gain self awareness, but to also allow us to tap deeper into our willpower & create the lives of our dreams. 


Show Notes:

(4:53) Being comfortable in life.
(10:10) Learn more about the Connect with Cannabis Program!
(13:25) The experience of closure.
(22:36) MUSHROOMS.
(25:57) Owning, loving, and accepting yourself.
(27:15) Check out Freedom Builderz!
(29:35) The Power of belief. 
(34:52) What is the matrix?
(39:56) Join the Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle!
(41:11) Learning Patience!
(45:17) The #1 issue with coaches. 
(47:57) B A L A N C E.
(49:28) The benefits of blowing up your life.
(51:34) Where you can reach Austin.
(52:03) One Final Question.


This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

If there is one thing that life has taught me up until this point, it’s that anything can happen. This notion of anything being able to happen at any moment, when we really sit into it, is one of the main reasons so many of us are experiencing challenges in our state of being, such as anxiety, paranoia & agitation, to name but a few. These all stem from an overactive sympathetic nervous system, which is classically referred to as the “fight or flight” system within our bodies. While we cannot control the outside world, we can learn to control our reactions towards it & one of the best practices I have found for this includes cold water exposure & the art of breathwork. In our current time in history, I feel it is more important than ever for people to be aware of these types of practices, especially considering they do not require money for us to explore & is the reason why I am SO fired up about todays guest on the show. He is a certified Wim Hof facilitator, hosting workshops across the country to empower each individual he works with with the ability to not only control his or her nervous system, but to literally become the eye of the storm in their lives, which allows for heightened presence, confidence & awareness of their own state of being. In addition, he is also a yoga teacher & a highly skilled CHEK practitioner, which allows him to have a unique skill to bestow upon his clients in their ever evolving journey into self mastery!

Show Notes:

(3:05) Yury’s background and how he got to where he's at today.

(7:58) Ryan's journey.

(10:10) Self healing & the ability to gain willpower. 

(17:27) Join the Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle!

(23:10) Yuri & Ryan talk about cold plunges.

(31:10) Helping one find the yin with the cold.

(45:15) Practicing mental jujitsu with negative thinking & the benefits of breath work.

(50:17) Yuri's view on breath work.

(1:02:25) Where to find Yuri.

(1:04:09) FINAL Question.


This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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If there is one archetype I have been exploring heavily this past year in the plant medicine space, it is the archetype of the warrior. What I’ve come to realize is that this archetype is extremely vital to be able to tap into within this space as, along with the typical ways in which we view this archetype as a society, this archetype allows for increased courage, willpower &, paradoxically, vulnerability within the plant medicine space & ultimately our lives as a whole. Todays guest on the show is someone who is no stranger to the archetype of the warrior & is someone who when I first met, I could tell had mastered the sometimes tricky balance within this archetype. When connecting with plant medicines within this archetype, it is crucial to have this balance as without it, we can quickly find ourselves moving from having a “experience” into an “ordeal.” He is a MMA fighter, holding a professional record of 14 wins & 6 losses, is the host of the Red Hawk podcast & co host of the Timbo Suga show, is a world renowned trainer of MMA superstars such as Sugar Sean O’Malley, is the owner of TW BJJ MMA in Peoria Arizona & if all of this wasn’t enough, is someone who is highly passionate about the benefits of conscious, responsible plant medicine consumption, which, as we will be exploring within this episode, has been a big asset in allowing him to find the balance within the archetype of the warrior & beyond. This is an episode I am FIRED up to share with all of you & is one that is sure to open your minds & hearts to what can happen when we enter our plant medicine experiences with courage, willpower & vulnerability.

Show Notes:


(3:10) Intro & Tim’s introduction to plant medicines. 

(9:59) The fighter-5MeO link & cold plunges.

(16:05) Breath Work.

(21:05) Methods of balancing the use of plant medicines in your life.

(28:00) Microdocing.

(33:07) The elimination of the stigma & the many benefits of marijuana & other planet medicines & more.

(52:00) Lessons learned from these amazing medicines & joyful experiences.

(1:00:15) Outro & one last question.


This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

When we think about the concept of health as a whole, few subjects come to mind quicker than that of nutrition. The food we eat can either act as medicine which allows us to live out our full potential or poison that will force us into the throes of dis-ease as our body attempts to perform its processes without high quality food. The challenge in the modern day however, is that, along with there being a surplus of bad quality food & misinformation on what food is & how to optimize our diet as individuals, many of our guts are now compromised from the fore mentioned reasons, along with chemicals such as glyphosate, which wreak havoc upon our gut & overall health as human beings. You might ask yourself, at this point, what you could do to effectively keep your gut in tip top shape & ensure you are receiving every last drop out of nutrition out of your food & these subjects & more are exactly what I am so thrilled to speak about with todays guest. He is a 3 time Canadian National all natural body building champion who competed as a vegetarian, is the host of the “Awesome Health” podcast, which illuminates cutting edge health tools, technology, principles & nutritional science that can help someone transform their digestion, is an advisor to the American Anti Cancer institute & is the director of education & Vice President of BiOptimizers, which is a company dedicated to consistently bringing forth the worlds most innovative nutritional supplements with the intention of healing each of their clients from the inside out. This episode is sure to leave you feeling inspired through his journey, empowered through the knowledge & wisdom he drops & excited to take charge of your health with the amazing products he creates. 

Show Notes:

(2:59) Intro to Wade’s Journey.

(12:15) Finding your personal pathway of success.

(23:10) The power of food, digestive health & enzymes.

(45:21) The link between nutrition & testosterone.

(51:45) The most efficient ways to refine your faith in yourself.

(57:10 ) Outro & One last question.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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When it comes to the subject of health, there are endless side quests one can go on to create harmony in their physical, emotional, mental & spiritual well being. This being said, it begs the question for all of us on this collective journey of health to ask ourselves, where do we start? What I have found in my own health journey is that this is the hardest part, especially with the endless amount of info available today on the ever expanding topic of health. For me, this is why I work with holistic health coaches who can help me go from analysis paralysis with regards to health to a state of empowerment with knowing where to put my energy to allow my health to thrive. Todays guest on the show is a master in the realm of holistic health & is someone who I admire greatly, as I myself am passionate & enthralled with the subject of health as a whole. She is a holistic health coach, having been trained by prestigious organizations such as the CHEK institute, is the host of the Integrate Yourself podcast, which I was a recent guest on & recommend highly & is the author of the “Finally Thriving” book, which will be released on February 15th of this year & which we will be diving into in depth within this episode. This conversation is sure to illuminate a lot for each of you & help you each navigate your way through your own personal health journeys.


Show Notes:

(0:01) Intro & getting to know Allison.

(14:22) Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle. 

(15:40) Integrating the different aspects of health.

(23:14) Taking your Power back & cleaning out your spiritual closet.

(32:55) Interacting with cannabis resulting in energy & imagination/ integration.

(53:37) Importance of Improving your language & enlightenment.

(1:07:57) Outro & One last question.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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One of the main aspects that I believe can stand in the way from having a positive plant medicine experience, even when the experience is challenging, is our overall level of health & vitality before we enter the experience. I have found that many of the clients I have worked with to help integrate their plant medicine experiences who had a challenging experience & were unable to anchor themselves afterwards were lacking in healthy habits surrounding physical, emotional, mental & spiritual well being. Jumping down the rabbit hole with us today on the show is a juggernaut in the realms of holistic health, fitness & well being who, in addition, is a proponent of plant medicines & has benefitted from their presence within his life. In todays episode, we will be exploring the journey he has undergone to be able to intertwine these realms, what his personal practices are regarding food & exercise in the plant medicine space, what his biggest takeaways from these experiences have included & much, much more!

Show Notes:

(0:01) Intro  & Christian’s intro to Psychedelics.

(13:35) Insightful mushroom experiences & erasing the stigma.

(20:50) DMT journeys.

(32:20) Join our community!

(33:35) Having the tools to deal with different stages.

(39:26) How psychedelics help unlock freedom.

(44:13)Making the right food choices.

(50:38) MDMA & helpful tips when on certain medicines. 

(1:02:56) Outro & One last question.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

When we think of the concept of life, what is immediately apparent is that no life is without its fair share of challenges. If there is one thing I’ve come to realize in my own experience of life, it’s that we must fight to not only accomplish our dreams, but to also remember who & what we truly are. This fight is cyclical, in that throughout our lives, we will inevitably face new challenges within the many cycles of our lives & the way in which we resolve these conflicts will differ depending upon the situation at hand. Todays guest on the show is a master in taking on the fight of life & persevering not only physically, but also emotionally, mentally & spiritually as well. He is a seasoned fighter & trainer, having trained some of the biggest names within the MMA world & beyond, offers courses online that can allow anyone, anywhere in the world to begin understanding the frameworks from which he coaches & is someone who has his fair share of awe inspiring stories of rising to the occasion, which we will be exploring & getting into in more depth within this episode.

Show Notes:

(2:20) Eric talks about his biggest challenges.

(19:36) The Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle.

(24:00) Eric analyzes his past.

(40:30) Eric talks about validation and taking risks.

(49:10) Connect with Cannabis!

(58:50) Eric's greatest wish.

(1:12:00) Healing & Growth

(1:27:45) Final Question.


This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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I imagine for everyone listening who has interacted with plant medicines, you fully well know the impact they can have upon our experience of life. One of my favorite aspects of this show, however, are being able to hear & showcase the infinite number of possibilities that may present themselves within our plant medicine experiences as individuals. For me, hearing other peoples experiences has, in many cases, allowed me to be able to integrate my experiences to deeper levels, as I have found that hearing other peoples experiences allows me the opportunity to receive the key for an awareness that was locked up & unable to be processed until I received the insight from that other individuals journey. Today on the show we have an amazing soul joining us who is not only willing to speak to & share his experiences, but is someone who is extremely passionate & highly skilled in the areas of plant medicines & coaching & shares my love for giving others a platform to share their journeys through his podcast, the good demand podcast.

Show Notes:

(4:40) Miguel's intro to psychedelics. 

(18:40) Connect With Cannabis.

(30:05) Discovering yourself and being balanced with cannabis.

(45:00) Join us on Facebook!

(48:19)The Magic of Mushrooms 🍄  - Engaging psychedelics with awareness.

(1:01:12) Outro & one last question.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

I imagine I speak for all of you currently listening to this show when I say that some of the most awe inspiring, passion fueling & love creating experiences I have been fortunate enough to have within my life have been a result of sitting in ceremony with plant medicines. This being said, I have found that when I have had these experiences with my partner, a whole new world of depth into these areas & more becomes available. The ability to see one another for who we truly are as divine beings embodied into physical flesh & have a good cosmic giggle on this notion has been some of the memories I can think back on that have allowed her & I to grow so much closer. In addition, taking these enhanced states of passion & love & creating the most intimate love making sessions is yet another way we have been able to grow closer not only as lovers, but also as best friends who are choosing to experience this magical ride of life together. As I imagine you could tell by that juicy buildup, my beautiful partner is returning to the show today to dive back into the rabbit hole of plant medicines with me & all of you & illuminate the potential to unlock heightened states of awareness, such as passion, creativity & love, within the plant medicine space. She is freshly back from her latest Goddess Getaway retreat, where she led ten women on a journey of death & rebirth into the outdated identities they were yearning to release & the new identities they were looking to embody in their place & within this episode, we will be discussing the role plant medicines have played in her unlocking her full potential, how they’ve helped us grow closer to one another, the mystical experiences we’ve had together & much, much more.

Show Notes:

(3:55) Ryan talks about his understanding of integration. 

(4:50) Rachel catches us up on what's been going on since her last appearance on the show.

(13:00) Join our Facebook community. 

(17:25) Rachel gives her thoughts on visualizing.

(20:15) POWER vs. FORCE.

(21:51) Rachel talks about the dynamic and the change in their relationship.

(25:24) A turning point in the relationship. 
 
(27:55) Rock bottom moments.

(31:57) How Ryan and Rachel met.

(36:06) Connect with Cannabis... LEARN MORE!

(39:10) Rachel talks about awareness.

(42:20) Intention & Integration. 

(48:09) Ryan asks Rachel a very deep question on how psychedelics have helped her. 

(50:42) How have psychedelics helped you sexually? 

(1:04:45) Where you can find Rachel.

(1:06:17) FINAL QUESTION.

(1:08:24) OUTRO.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

For anyone who has experimented with plant medicines & psychedelics, you know exactly what I mean when I state that these experiences can be delivered with their fair share of challenges. For many newbies, this is what they fail to recognize & ultimately why they end up allowing a challenging experience to be cast as a “bad” experience. When people ask me for tips on how they can come to view these challenges as positive, rather than negative, no subject comes to mind & heart quicker than that of mind & body regulation. Having the inner-standing of how to control your breath, nervous system response & subsequent thoughts stemming from our nervous system response has been, speaking for myself, the most beneficial way to shape my own meaning out of my plant medicine ceremonies, regardless of what I experience during the ceremony. As many of you have heard me say before, I created this platform to not only discuss experiences, but to also bring on leading experts in their respective fields to discuss ways in which one can “do the work” beforehand to ensure they are set up for success in discerning whether or not these medicines are right for them in their lives & the gentleman I am fortunate enough to be speaking with today is a shining example of this form of mastery. He is a world renowned Wim Hof certified instructor, in which he guides people from all over the country in taking the term autonomy from a noun to a verb in his heart centered live workshops, is a highly skilled CHEK practitioner, from which he has developed a deep understanding of the human mind, body & spirit & is a world class yoga instructor, in which he allows people to experience what yoga truly stands for, which is the union of mind, body & spirit.

Show Notes:

(3:55) Yuri talks about the first time he had a truly psychedelic experience.

(5:13) Yuri recalls his thoughts on coming out of a trip.

(8:18) Ryan recalls his first time really feeling IT.

(12:00) Connect With Cannabis.

(15:01) Ryan talks about how he approaches psychedelics.

(23:13) Yuri shares some tips on how he prepares himself for a plant medicine ceremony.

(26:17) Ryan shares his ways of overcoming challenging experiences.

(28:28) Ryan describes his experience of taking a heroic dose of mushrooms a few months after taking 5-MeO-DMT and how it enhanced his journey.

(32:37) Yuri gives some tips for a safe journey.

(37:00) Ryan asks Yuri about ayahuasca. 

(43:31) Join our Facebook Community!

(49:28) Yuri talks about religion and medicine.

(1:03:50) Yuri talks about the importance of meditation. 

(1:07:30) How you can connect with Yuri.

(1:07:52) FINAL QUESTION...

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

One of my favorite aspects of life is discovering people who remind me how similar we all are, despite are unique differences. For me, this is yet another example of the gift we can receive when we choose to see ourselves mirrored back in the people around us & tune into the freedom that occurs when we take ourselves less seriously, embody the medicine of laughter & allow our egos to take a back seat in place of learning from one another. Stopping by to share his time & wisdom with us today on the show is a gentleman that I was introduced to by a mutual friend of ours who relayed to me that we were doppelgängers of one another. The cosmic giggle in this was that when he shared with me who it was, I had already been seeing him pop up on social media & be spoken about in the circles I was frequenting. He is a mentor who guides health coaches in creating accountability & structure within their lives to experience the freedom residing within these states of awareness, is the COO of primal fusion, which fuses science & spirituality for advanced clinical health & performance & is a very experienced CHEK professional & faculty member, where he has taken his passion & love for holistic health & embarked upon a never ending quest of childlike curiosity of what can happen in our experience of life when we achieve balance & stability within our physical, emotional, mental & spiritual well being, while at the same time, having the most fun possible in doing so.

Show Notes:

(2:48) Alek talks about his journey.

(8:15) Gaining Awareness and Creating Change.  

(17:22) Join our community!

(18:40) Faith & Business 

(23:22) Externalization of Personal Power & Mediation  

(39:35) Connect With Cannabis  

(42:40) Blessings & Responsibilities from having children. 

(47:00)Achieving Balance & Analyzing Projections 

(1:07:33) Outro 


This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

visit https://www.FreedomBuilderz.com for more info!

One of my favorite aspects of hosting this podcast is being able to connect with like minded individuals who go from acquaintances to family in a very short time. For me, my experience of “success” in life is measured by how many meaningful relationships I have within my life & when I take a second to look at my life objectively in the present day, I am eternally grateful & humbled by the incredible family I get to be a part of in the wide wide world. Todays guest on the show is someone who became family to me almost immediately after we met, as I truly believe we were able to pick back up in this lifetime where we left off in the last. He is someone who helps me feel safe in my experience of life just by the knowing that we are walking the planet at the same time & is someone who is extremely knowledgeable & well versed on the topics of psychedelics, holistic health, coaching & how to look at each client he works with as an individual with specific needs, rather than the way the typical western healthcare views people & lumps them all together as simply “human beings.” In addition to this, he is a doctor of medical qi Gong & in todays episode, we will be exploring his recent experiences with medicines, his latest downloads & aha moments & revisiting the importance of having modalities, such as qi gong & art therapy, that can act as anchors for individuals looking to integrate their experiences with plant medicines & psychedelics for lasting change in their lives far past the PEAK experience they have while connecting with these medicines.

Show Notes:

(0:01) Intro, Catching up with Jason & Being Present. 

(9:42) Connect With Cannabis.

(12:50) Interacting with Powerful Medicines.

(17:31) What makes a great Practitioner & importance of awareness.

(23:30) Jason talks about being harmonized in life.

(35:23) Join our Community! 

(36:40) Challenging interactions while using psychedelics. 

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

When people ask me about the subject of psychedelics & what they can do to allow for the most profound & “successful” experiences with them, no subject come to mind quicker than what they are doing to create harmony in their health as a whole. The challenge that so many individuals face is lacking the guidance necessary to create this harmony in their being, which, as I am sure you can imagine, can lead to many challenges within the psychedelic space as a whole. Todays guest on the show is no stranger to the subjects of health, psychedelics & mentorship & is someone who is a master of weaving these subjects together in a way that creates an actionable framework for his clients from which to embark upon. He is a CHEK trained professional & faculty member, having been a long time student & teacher of Pauls teachings, is the COO of primal fusion, which speaks to the notion of fusing science & spirituality together to create high quality health & performance for its clients & is someone who truly practices what he preaches, as will be evident by his journey in Psychedelics & the approach he takes to connecting with them that we will speak about within this episode.

Show Notes

 Intro
 (2:30) Introduction to Psychedelics 
(16:30)FACEBOOK AD 
(18:00) Importance of Integration -26:33
(26:34) Alchemy, Connections & Vulnerabilities 
(35:30) How to Truly Manifest  
(38:40) CWC AD 
(41:50) Hair & Shapeshifting -
(51:43) Actions speaking louder than Words & the beauty of silence
(1:06:16) Outro & Final Question 

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

https://www.highlyoptimized.me

One of the best parts about being a plant medicine proponent in the present day is that unlike in years past, when there was little research being done on these compounds & most people were “just saying no”, there is substantial research in the present day, coupled with the beginning of changes in legislature that, similar to Cannabis, will be able to assist these compounds in continuing to be researched & destigmatized. This being said, one of my absolute favorite aspects of this change is having the opportunity to speak with doctors who are trained in the western medicine system, yet have interacted with psychedelics & are as open minded as can be when looking at the entire scope of health as a whole. Todays guest on the show is one of my dear friends & favorite people to dive in deep with on topics ranging from plant medicines, to health, the nature of reality & more. He is the owner of Beloved Holistics, at which he practices his holistic approach in the OBGYN field, allowing each of his clients to be empowered with the ability of shared decision making in the treatment of their medical conditions & management of childbirth, is the host of “The Holistic OBGYN” podcast, which I highly recommend & was a recent guest on & is also a CHEK trained professional, adding to his repertoire of the holistic approach to health that sets him apart from the typical western medicine doctors that focus on merely attacking the symptoms, rather than discovering the root cause of the symptoms.



Show Notes:

(5:55) Dr. Nathan Riley talks about his  introduction to psychedelics.

(12:40) Dr. Riley talks about his experiences during his fellowship and how psychedelics is now closely connected to his work.

(19:27) Ryan shares a funny story about psilocybin!

(21:21) Dr. Riley explains some of the problems with the current healthcare system. 

(38:30) Dr. Riley talks about the benefits of using psychedelics as treatment.

(49:18) Ryan gives his viewpoints on the usage of psychedelics.

(55:40) Dr. Riley talks about pregnancy and what we need to do to improve the experience.

(60:30)  Dr. Nathan gives his contact information.

(61:55) Dr. Nathan’s advice for having the smoothest possible experience on psychedelics.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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For anyone who knows me personally, you’ll know that one of my core values is liberty, or, said differently, the ability to be free in all the aspects of my life. To me, freedom is, quite literally, the bridge which allows us to cross into living life on our own terms or have our terms created for us by someone else & their goals & aspirations in life. I don’t see one as necessarily “good” & the other “bad”, however, I know which of those scenarios I consciously choose for myself each day. Freedom is often times the road less traveled & the one which, having lived my life on each of these paths at different times, you are sure to meet more challenges & dark nights of the soul. This being said, I have also found this to be the path that, for me, has allowed me to truly discover who I am, why I am here & feel the ecstasy resulting from the ability to surrender into the flow of life & allow gratitude  & love to be the captains of my being. Sharing his time, story & wisdom on the subject of freedom with us today is a man who when I first met, I immediately clicked. I could tell right from the first words we exchanged that he was someone who was giving life his all & was relentless upon reaching his goals & being open enough to share his challenges along the way in order to allow others to realize that freedom is not given, it is taken & we have the opportunity to take it each time we choose to bring our shadow into the light, speak about our challenges & laugh at the devil that is tempting us to give up. He is the creator of the Freedom Builderz platform, which, speaking from personal experience, is a platform which takes the dreams & visions of coaches, facilitators & healers alike & turns them into reality. Him & his team specialize in every single facet of creating online programs, including program buildout, social media template design, funnel creation, marketing strategies, lead generation & much, much more. In addition to this, it is worth mentioning that unlike the other businesses on the market that offer these types of services, he is also a coach & has been specializing in the art of coaching for the past decade, which allows him to be able to talk the talk AND walk the walk in understanding your vision & understanding your position as a coach, facilitator or healer. For any of you who are listening & are looking to take your important work & turn it into a business that gives you the freedom to live life on your own terms, this episode is sure to empower you with the information necessary to do just that.

This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Show Notes

• “Cannabis acts like a mirror.” (9:39)
• The big minuses of hydroponic cannabis. (12:04)
• Why Ryan is a cannabis snob. (16:36)
• Are you using cannabis to numb out? (28:47)
• Despite its popularity, people are more uneducated about cannabis than ever before. (37:20)
• Therapeutic uses for cannabis. (45:32)
• Sex and cannabis. (50:00)
• Ryan describes his cannabis coaching course. (55:05)
• Your personal biochemistry affects how cannabis works, or doesn’t. (1:03:05)
• BioGeometry changed the way Ryan grows cannabis. (1:07:02)
• How cannabis became a part of Ryan’s life as a teenager. (1:16:34)
• When Ryan realized he was abusing cannabis. (1:23:22)
• The feminine energy in cannabis. (1:31:32)
• Ever experience a can jam? (1:42:06)
• Tobacco versus cannabis. (1:46:53)
• The very practical reasons to take Ryan’s cannabis course. (2:00:37)

Resources

• New England Grass Roots Foundation
• The work of Jagadish Chandra Bose, Wolfgang Ernst Pauli, Paul Stamets and Julia Ross
• Cannabis sativa
• Cephalic phases responses and appetite from Nutrition Reviews
• Leaf with Dr. William Courtney on YouTube
• The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

More resources for this episode are available on our website.

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Ryan is the founder & co owner of Highly Optimized. Highly Optimized is a company dedicated to helping its clients transform & become the conscious leaders the world is patiently awaiting.  He is also the host of the “Highly Optimized” Podcast, the “This One Time On Psychedelics” podcast & is the co-creator of the “Connect With Cannabis” program.
Ryan’s mission in life is helping his fellow brothers & sisters become empowered in their experience of being alive through 1 on 1 men’s coaching, plant medicine integration coaching & retreat experiences.

He has a background in Psychology, Natural/organic farming, health/fitness & spirituality & combines these fields to create a wholistic approach to physical, emotional, mental & spiritual well being in his own life & the lives of those he works with.

In this episode Ryan shares…
Cannabis & its misunderstood nature as a spiritual ally
Cannabis & your health
Cannabis & how to optimize your experience with this medicine
Ryan's Connect With Cannabis program

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Connect with Cannabis discovery call:  https://form.jotform.com/201576162438153
Instagram:  @therealryansprague @highly.optimized

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Let us ponder... what is the point of it all? That is what our panel tries to figure our today! Join Antonio Agcaoili, Shlomo Bowe, "Highly Optimized's" own Ryan Sprague, and DJ Mike Lamb returns to try and decipher all the questions who's answers evade man. "What is the meaning of life?" What is good and evil?" "Are we free or is our destiny preordained?" All of which will be somewhat answered today!