203. Bullying, Forgiveness, and the Science Behind It - with Ryan Rigoli, Spiritual Coach & Teacher, Musician, Monk

“There was a point where I woke up on my birthday and I could not breathe. And every time I took a breath, it felt like I was having a heart attack. I went to the hospital, and they could not figure out what it was…” - Ryan Rigoli In this episode, Ashanti welcomes Ryan Rigoli, a Spiritual Coach & Teacher, Musician, and Monk with Celebrating Life Ministries. Ryan shares his journey of profound healing through forgiveness, self-understanding, and grace, and he now supports others in awakening their hearts and accessing inner wisdom. A Stanford University graduate, Ryan has spoken at prestigious venues including, Stanford Business School and Wisdom 2.0. He also composes and produces meditative piano albums, including his latest, 'Harmony', a collaboration with his father aimed at helping people experience inner peace. (0:00) Welcome  (1:20) Ryan introduces himself (6:26) Front of Ryan’s Mask (9:28) Front of Ashanti’s Mask (10:10) Bullying, and when a student curses at you (17:28) Back of Ryan’s Mask (22:58) Back of Ashanti’s Mask (24:15) Bullying, and when a student curses at you, cont’d (29:55) “Being a lion allows you to be a lamb” (36:49) Ryan on working with clients (40:25) Ryan’s experience with bullying (47:02) How music helped cure Ryan’s physical and emotional ailments(49:51) Closing --- Connect with Ryan Rigoli: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.rigoli  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.rigoli  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanrigoli  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eWHsgpUZAGt3AKevu49FH  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ryan-rigoli/1311115109  Website: http://www.ryanrigoli.com --- Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/ Email us questions and comments at [email protected] --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/