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Richard Ayling
Приєднався 18 кві 2017
Richard Ayling has spent 15 years dedicated to developing human connection, communication, and collaboration in corporate and wellbeing industries. A global citizen, he's lived in the UK, Germany, Indonesia, and currently resides in Lisbon. Inspired by his recovery from an autoimmune disease, he sold his first training business to study holistic personal development, lead international workshops, and consult for corporate wellness.
Richard now seeks to redefine masculinity in the modern world, and through his a professional training and coaching organisation Re-Align to transform workplace culture, by developing more resilient & emotionally intelligent teams, for a healthier & more humanised workplace.
Richard now seeks to redefine masculinity in the modern world, and through his a professional training and coaching organisation Re-Align to transform workplace culture, by developing more resilient & emotionally intelligent teams, for a healthier & more humanised workplace.
Moon Hatha Yoga Practice 60 minutes: Reduce your Vata
Use this practice if you're feeling anxious, unfocused, overwhelmed and unsettled to move into calm, grounded stillness.
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How to Deal with Anxiety
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What if we started to treat anxiety as a physical condition instead of a mental one? This is the subject of a brand new 4-week online course called Anxiety Unloaded, that I'm proud to launch on behalf of my good friend and podcast collaborator, Malcolm Nicholls. He has over 15 years' experience as a bodyworker specialising in Hellerwork therapy, and we've distilled everything you need to know a...
OVERCOMING MY AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE & THE WIM HOF METHOD
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I get a lot of people reaching out to me about my story of overcoming my autoimmune disease and the WHM's impact, so I thought I'd put together a video speaking to my experience, and hopefully answer a lot of the questions that I tend to get. I'll explain the work I did before I discovered the WHM, and then come to the method itself. At the end of the video, if you still want to know more, or h...
Meet Your Core Needs In Healthier Ways
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What are our Core Needs, and how are we currently meeting them both in healthy and unhealthy ways? When we know this we can make very different choices and meet those very important needs in much better ways, that better serve us and the people around us. This talk was originally broadcast during the first Corona lockdown for the Whole Health Project.
A New Approach to Self-Development
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This video is a mission statement, and a call for a fresh perspective to our self-development. It feels like now - more than ever - we need to reassess how we’re approaching our journey of personal growth & self-discovery, and come at it from a different angle to really reconnect on a larger scale. I’d love to know your thoughts.
Breathwork & Meditation Session
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I'm happy to share this breathing and meditation session I recorded for an online program a few months back when I was living in Bali. It's accessible to everyone no matter what your experience of breathing or meditation is, and a great way to cultivate presents balance and calm to bring more focus and awareness to your day. Let me know what you think!
Dare to Speak Up interview
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I was recently interviewed for May's Dare to Speak Up Online Summit with Maria Lopez on the topics of vulnerability, purpose and self-acceptance, and she very kindly let me share the interview here. I hope you find some value in it, it's one of my favourite interviews I've done so far. "Richard is an amazing coach and author who has created a life of freedom and has build a thriving business af...
THE PROBLEM OF BECOMING TOO SELF-AWARE
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Awareness is one of the important things we can have. But if we’re not careful, it comes at a price. When we are more focused on our stuff, our behaviours and why we are that way, we give the power to our identity. We stop creating. We stop taking risks. In the balance of self-knowledge vs taking necessary action, where are you and what are hiding from? Ask yourself, what’s really stopping me f...
Episode 9 - THE YOGA OF CONNECTION AND THE RIPPLE EFFECT with Chrissie Chung
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Season One Finale! Welcome to the last episode in the current Depth of Connection Series, where I invite guests to share their journey and who they are in a bit more depth, as well as what they are teaching now and their response to the Covid situation. I deliberately wanted to finish on a high. This is one of my favourite interviews, and also favourite humans. Chrissie is a Tantric Hatha Yoga ...
Episode 8 - BODYWORK, TRAUMA, & THE COLLECTIVE MOVING FORWARD with Malcolm Nicholls
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Welcome to the Depth of Connection Series, where I invite guests to share their journey and who they are in a bit more depth, as well as what they are teaching now and their response to the Covid situation. Malcolm Nicholls has been practising bodywork for over 15 years, as well as working in leadership and with men. What you see is what you get, and I find him refreshingly direct. We touch on ...
Episode 7 - TATTOOING, YOGA & LINEAGE with India Amara Nicholls
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Welcome to the Depth of Connection Series, where I invite guests to share their journey and who they are in a bit more depth, as well as what they are teaching now and their response to the Covid situation. India is a well-established and sought-after tattoo artist, having mastered the craft and making the experience a ritual. her passion for the subject and its roots overflows naturally then, ...
Episode 6 - PRIVILEGE, INEQUALITY, SELF-WORTH & SELF-DOUBT with Naomi Saelens
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Welcome to the Depth of Connection Series, where I invite guests to share their journey and who they are in a bit more depth, as well as what they are teaching now and their response to the Covid situation. Naomi is an authentic confidence coach and good friend. We waited a week before sharing this conversation out of respect for the need to listen instead of comment on the BLM movement, and wh...
Episode 5 - FROM BJJ TO BREATHWORK, FROM COVID TO COMMUNITY with Artur Paulins
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Welcome to the Depth of Connection Series, where I invite guests to share their journey and who they are in a bit more depth, as well as what they are teaching now and their response to the Covid situation. Artur is based in London, and over the last few years has built up a loyal following as he teaches breathwork and mindfulness. He speaks about his journey of self-awareness, starting off as ...
Episode 4 - YOGA, TRADITION, & THE POWER OF A TEACHER with Natalie Backman
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Welcome to the Depth of Connection Series, where I invite guests to share their journey and who they are in a bit more depth, as well as what they are teaching now and their response to the Covid situation. Natalie is a dedicated and passionate yoga teacher, teacher trainer, and modern yogini based in Calabasas, USA. She speaks about how finding yoga changed her life, the role of women in tradi...
Episode 3 - MASCULINITY, POLARITY, PURPOSE & PRESENCE with James Mattingley
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Welcome to the Depth of Connection Series, where I invite guests to share their journey and who they are in a bit more depth, as well as what they are teaching now and their response to the Covid situation. James is an experienced facilitator of many things: yoga, men’s work, movement and so much more. What he studies, he dives into fully. Here he shares many personal examples of how his learni...
Episode 2 - YOGA, THE MODERN MIND, AND BEYOND with Karina Guthrie
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Episode 2 - YOGA, THE MODERN MIND, AND BEYOND with Karina Guthrie
Episode 1 - BREATHWORK, SELF-LOVE AND PURPOSE IN POST-LOCKDOWN CHINA with Shreni Shukla
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Episode 1 - BREATHWORK, SELF-LOVE AND PURPOSE IN POST-LOCKDOWN CHINA with Shreni Shukla
How to Deal with Negativity on Social Media
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How to Deal with Negativity on Social Media
How to get the best out of the Wim Hof Method Cold Exposure
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How to get the best out of the Wim Hof Method Cold Exposure
Wim Hof Method: benefits explained by Richard Ayling
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Wim Hof Method: benefits explained by Richard Ayling
How to Get the Best out of Wim Hof Breathing
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How to Get the Best out of Wim Hof Breathing
I hear you , its very painful 😣
when you say you can eat anything now, do you mean you still need to eat relatively healthy or you're able to eat whatever like processed foods, pizza, chips icecream etc?
Great question. I don't eat that kind of food for days on end as I don't want to, but there are no effects when I let go here and there.
@@richrealignthank you for your response
Part of self-awareness is knowing WHEN it’s more useful to analyze the WHY’s vs. when it’s more useful to stop analyzing and let it be. Also, to be aware of the limits of human understanding, knowing that you can’t know everything. I’ve noticed that most of the time, when someone feels like they are too self-aware because they can’t stop being analytical, that means that the intellectual brain has become too active relative to the emotional and primal brains, and that you would need to become more *aware* of the primal & emotional brain’s role to strike the right balance. Many people belive that the intellectual brain is “superior” because it’s more “evolved,” and the other two should be pushed aside, but then you’d end up over-analizing and forgetting how to BE. A big part of my journey is respecting the primal drive 😉 So the problem is not too much self-awareness, it is being unbalanced and indecisive about how to apply that knowledge that you have of yourself. 💡
I appreciate that perspective, thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your story, how long did it take for you to reach these results
Hey, you're very welcome. The whole process of being diagnosed, experimenting with everything, coming off meds, and then discovering the WHM took about 10 years. My feeling is that the stress and breakdown of my immune system was building for some time, and this should be looked at as a long-term process in order to keep expectations low and hopes alive :)
@@richrealign hi you mentioned that your testimony could be read in his book, I bought his book but I can’t find any testimonies but I would find it very interesting to read such stories, could you possibly link me to the right version of the book?
@@noura213 Hey there Noura, the title of the book is 'The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits', released in 2020 - I believe my testimonial is in there.
I feel like I am too self-aware after realizing I am a scapegoat of my narcissistic family system. On top of that I now over analyze everything I do. And everything that everybody else does and it’s hard for me to trust.
I really get the overanalysing part. What helped me is tune into one or two good people that I know have my back, to help me get another perspective - I hope you have a couple of those in your field brother.
Such a good video. No clue why there aren't more views.
Thank you Floh! I appreciate that
Potentially, but not necessarily. It’s all quite circumstantial. I thought it was a statement you were making, but it started at a question. Then it’s a lesson. Your point is mute if you can’t communicate point of perspective
Can you eat everything now? Or do you still have foods, that cause problems. And do you still have some GI troubles, bc you said that you cleared out the residual inflammation.
Hey Noah, I really can eat everything now. I actually just spend a few days in Rome consuming en masse all the problem foods that would give me problems and beyond the unhealthy feeling it gave me, I had no symptoms whatsoever. Zero GI troubles, I'm very grateful and can truly consider it a all a thing of the past.
@@richrealign thanks for the reply, how long did this whole healing process take you? And did you take any supplements? Like probiotics or anything? Thanks already for replying
@@noahcieslik2220 No supplements, tried probiotics but I can't say they helped me / made a difference. I was off meds and relatively symptom free after a few years, but didn't discover the WHM until many years later.
@@richrealign Hello there Friend I know it's really stupid even to ask but Is your illness completely gone How are you feeling right now and are you still following a diet or a routine (like win Hof) can you eat everything now and how did you check or know your autoimmune was completely gone by blood test or on your own? It does not ever come back right? It's just... I've been going a lot things in my life lately and maybe you even answered some of these questions in the video but I don't know what I am doing right know it's just... I need the feeling of a precise answer
@@richrealign and thank you for this video it's given me hope :)
You literally just spoke to my soul. I feel trapped. I constantly move from one thing to another without any solid direction. I feel peaceful within almost always but I feel lost in the life around me and I mostly seem to be living within because it’s comfortable. I’d get excited about something to improve my life, days later I’ll tap into another consciousness and must move on to something else. I just want to find “it” be great at it and stick to it this is exhausting. I can’t seem to find the balance 😩
Thanks for that honest share, I really feel you!
I totally agree. Action is required, thanks that is super helpful 👍 😀 I get bored so much with life cause I know a lot and I do nothing with it.
You have to first be aware of what the problem is to then know what the proper action is to carry it out. The problem isn’t too much self-awareness the problem is too much self absorption and a fear to do what’s needed when moving forward.
I’m aware of every little step I do, and I rarely live a moment as it is without seeing myself from outside and analyzing everything.. and it’s actually helping me do what I want and be where I want, except for the increasing amount of anxiety I fall into because of this feeling. It’s just weird.
i want to be numbed
I'm so self aware that i became omniscient. Stuck, but very curious where it will lead me.
helpful...thanks!
I have the same type Gecko in my house in Korat Thailand. Thanks. Good advice.
Saying “the reason we are here is to create” is making a truth claim as if that is the reason and answer to life’s questions its not though but, i guess a Motivational type of person would say something along those lines.
Very sincere! Very good! Well done! Thank you!
Thank you very much!!
Awesome video! Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting, seriously one of the most practically helpful vids onnthe WHM ive found 👍
Hey Robin, thanks! Really happy it's still landing and helping people.
Thank you very much for this video because this has been my problem since I was a kid.... I was so self-aware to too many things and as a child my little brain couldn't comprehend all of the information I've gathered at the same time... I was always restless. It was like watching myself doing things while knowing I'm watching myself do things by watching myself watch myself XD.... It was very complicated and confusing at that time. But as I got older I started to learn more and why I was like that and began to accept that there are many things I don't know or haven't learn at the same time and that's ok... Life is mysterious in many ways and that's just how it is... And thanks to this video, it's good to know that I'm not the only one... You probably won't read this but I just wanted to point that out.
That's by far my favourite reply Miss stranger, loved reading your thoughts. Thank you for sharing your experience, and for watching!
Thanks
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Definitely too self aware at the moment. No fun in that
Why would I need to pursue for years the wim hof method? I mean the principle of hormesis is to become stronger in a stress situation. My guess if we practise the wim method for maybe a year is enough for daily stress for the rest of our life. If you still pursue the cold practise I don't understand the link with hormesis. You are not becoming stronger.
Volume too quiet
Hallo and thanks. Is the offer Time for 60€ gone?
Actually there is a code you can use until the end of May which gives you the course for €60! Just enter the code MANREIMAGINED at the checkout.
@@richrealign thanks, i buyed the course, hope it helps 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Live. Start living. I know I'm guilty. Introverts tend to be. Readers. I like reading. I like insights. Don't think we are all here to create though. I need to socialise but I keep finding excuses.
You have a too developed cognitive awareness but not physical, emotional and spiritual. These require no thought but if you reflect cognitively on these too much this is very tiring. Too many thoughts creates more need to resolve them. You create your own issues with too many thoughts.
Awesome! I agree with you I'm doing all that you spoke about Yes the magic lives in the quiet moments My Rumatolagist wants to write a book about my healing I'm 66 , my Rumatolagist say I have the blood work of an 18 year old... It's been a challenge... The rewards out weigh the challenges Cheers!
Would love to hear your story. I have RA. I am trying to recover. I see a life long struggle with stress as the cause.
What is the difference between the 10 week course and say doing the breathing and cold showers? I am doing the breathing and cold showers for 5 minutes. I have IBS and have a limited diet. I wish I could do an ice bath, but I don't have a bath, but I'll try to do a long cold shower on the weekend. I am also doing acupuncture, TCM, and meditation.
That's not a question I can easily answer here. If you'd like support in that area, you're welcome to book a call with me. The course also offers structure and guidance, which helps.
I never thought see one of this video. I almost questioning myself if im not normal. Is there wrong with me? Why i always overthink everything and end up if not less but nothing. I beginning to hate myself but i cant throw it at the same time. Hahaha.. i think im beginning to be crazy 🤣
You're not crazy or abnormal. There's nothing wrong with you! I think if I started a group called OA (Overthinkers Anonymous, a riff on Alcoholics Anonymous), it would be the biggest group in the world.
Thank you so much. I'm always lost in my head, I hope it ends. It's like you get and observer's point of view for your own thoughts. I just want to detach my mind outward. But it goes inward, when I try to. Like when I'm reading a book, my mind is on how I'm feeling about the book. Wether I'm really enjoying it or not. That takes the fun out of reading the book, and then I have myself for not enjoying the book. Ugh.
I get it. It's really helped me to be in relation with others more and more, which was tough during covid, but getting easier now
I can't enjoy what most people enjoy because I'm too aware That It's a weird thing? I can't appreciate dancing Because I can't understand why we do it. It's such a strange thing. I can't buy into Fads And trends because all I feel is a bunch of people trying to Copy each other just to fit in. It's like they're all monkeys... It's extremely bad if it's too self aware It's like neo taking the pill and realizing reality is all wrong
I'm wondering if that's about awareness or about being able to relate to people doing certain things? What do you do that others might see as you trying to fit in, or that others wouldn't understand?
10+ years with colitis and as far as non-pharmaceuticals go, WHM is leagues beyond any other natural remedy. I've learned to love and embrace the cold, as well as stressors in my everyday life. Thanks for spreading this word man, I love this video, I hope you continue to spread the word of the profound effects of the WHM on IBD.
Great to read Nolan, thank you sir!
@@richrealign Hello friend how is your autoimmune now Is it completely gone Do you follow a diet still or you continue to normal How long did it take you to recover
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Thanks for this interesting video Rich and congratulations. I just discovered your channel today and explored your other videos and website. 👍
Thanks Jim! Email received and replied to
im extremely self aware, call me a prick but i will observe everyone and everything & think about how oblivious people really are. everytime i step out of my house, i feel that i am putting on a mask and basically acting like a NPC. ive also realized i can’t relate to anyone around me. even writing this comment is pointless
I feel the same way dude, quite literally, I’m almost amazed that more people don’t have anxiety, I feel like everyone is just an NPC or a robot. Shit sucks
@@SkavengerTVit’s very interesting as I totally agree with both of you. I see people as animals… they talk and boast and compete…. Seek validation from each other it’s ridiculous. However, I don’t feel depressed or anxious…. I’m just blessed to be on this planet…. Luckily my partner is fully self aware and if you’re lucky enough to be totally self aware, and have a partner to share life with, it’s truly amazing. We both feel like we’re in a computer game and managed to find another real person.
In one of the weeks of the 10-week-program WHM, there's a stage where you do 30 sec. of breathing, breathe in and go into the cold water and try to hold breath for 1 min. do you advise against that?
Hey Ali, yeah I'd strongly advise against that. To my knowledge, the official line is never to do breathing exercises in or near water - it's just too dangerous and I've heard enough real stories of people passing out and drowning.
@@richrealign By Cold Water I meant Cold Shower of course, sorry 🙏
@@alikazan1423 Ah! That's different :) This practice is a good one, go for it!
@@richrealign sorry to trouble you with my questions, I am finding it terribly hard to retain a minute under a cold shower after breathing just for 30 sec. before entering the cold shower. Any suggestions on that? i have finished week 6 successfully and rather easily... thanks a lot 🙏
@@alikazan1423 Sure, i'd let go of timing yourself altogether - it really means nothing. everybody's lungs are different. my breath retentions are much shorter these days, and it doesn't really mean anything :)
Hi, it is awesome to hear you life free without symptoms. I have Colitis also and I know i’ll get to the same level as you one day. But it will take some time. I have been doing the WMF method for a while now and it helps me get energy back and feel great. But my intestenis don’t heal from it. And thats the mistake I made. I thought the method would heal my disease and I didnt take medicines for a long time. But now I did and it helped but not yet enough. Their is still a lot to learn about my body and how i am going to fix this. I really really hope it will happen. It’s just reallt difficult. Great to see your video. Gives me hope on my own future!
Hope is such an important thing to have. Never give up sir, it's a windy road but I really believe it's possible to work with colitis and live with it in order to some day be in a much healthier space.
@@richrealign I will never give up! I live 15 minuts aways from Wim Hof so maybe I get to meet him one day and do some methods with him. I think that would also boost my brain. And one question. When you had inflammation in your intestenis. Did it ever return after you toke the medicines?
@@Marrk_23 Great to hear. I did have one serious flare-up after I took my medicine, but then I radically changed my diet and lifestyle and had no flare-ups after that.
You want to go full carnivore for few months Do prolonged fasting And intermittent fasting Once healed go on keto foods You welcome
@@Marrk_23 does he still live in NL?
Do you have lifetime access to lessons on course ? I have cfs and have to do stuff in manageable chunks.
Yes sir, absolutely. We break the course down into 4 staggered weeks, but there's zero time pressure (that would defeat the object of treating anxiety). Lifetime access for sure.
Is it better to inhale trough the nose or trough the mouth?
I am so confused about my mind
Thank you so much for this. I struggle with massive anxiety and self awareness and being hyper alert is my biggest issue. It's like watching every single thought and emotion, as well as putting expectations on how I SHOULD feel or think in certain situations.
You're so welcome. Have you tried any kind of calming breathing techniques? Not a complete cure, but really helps anxiety. A friend also has a course on treating anxiety as a physical condition coming out very soon, stay tuned to find out more.
@@richrealign Okay can't wait ! Im constantly doing some breathing techniques but even when my body is completely calm im still in a bad space mentally. The best way I found to go against this is to provoke my weird thoughts and argue against them rationally.
@@zLcss nice. check out my latest video (ua-cam.com/video/rl9Uf87jReY/v-deo.html), it's got all the details on the launch - let me know what you think
This is such a good video, just too much self awareness and I keep asking myself, wtf and why tf did I do that? Why did I think that, what's behind that thought? And then more questions pop up. Just proving that too much of anything is bad, even if it's good.
Listen to your body is always the best advice, thank you for empowering people to do what's right for themselves.
Your comment means a lot, that's really what I'm trying to do. Thank you!
Thank you for making this video… I just started the Wim Hof and a drastic diet change so crossing your channel is just what I need today!
Glad that it helped in some way Suzie, all the best with the start of your journey :)
Well done Suzie!
Thank you for the information, very informative, and all the words coming out is true to your heart, I have the apps and now I am also in the journey to see the light .
Dunno i have this thing that i overthink stuff like people's tone in talking and facial expressions when they talk to me. (Not all the time tho...) And i think i am pretty aware of like... Myself? I know why i yell and get angry, or why i do certain actions and if they are right or not. Like, ido something, i know why i do it and what im doing, and i know it might be wrong, but i still do it. Often i think that "i deserve" to do certain things that could be considered bad, because i have behaved so well all my life. Im like... Very aware of why i do things and... Yeah?
Excellent video, man! Much appreciated. I try to overcome psoriasis w/ arthtritis and recently stumbled upon the Wim Hof Method. Am trying to incorporate it into my daily routine. I did not understand whether you tried the FODMAP-Diet or not and wether it has helped you? Cheers
Thanks Matthias! All the best with using the method against your conditions. It's probably worth heading to the WHM Facebook group and seeking others who have tried to do the same and see what support you can find there. In answer to your question, by the time the FODMAP diet had come along, I was all good so I don't have any experience with it. BUT in looking at it and talking to others that have tried it, I'd highly recommend giving it a go in relation to gut-related issues and inflammation. Beyond that, I don't know much sorry.