I Am... With Jonny Wilkinson

How does a top neurosurgeon process a full on trip to the afterlife? In this episode Jonny and Sparks hear from neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander who found himself in a week long coma suffering from E. coli meningoencephalitis having been given 2% chance of survival and zero chance of recovery by his doctors. Dr Eben’s return to health is miraculous enough but when you pair this with his incredible near death experience it becomes mind blowing. Dr Eben’s message is clear and inspiring and his understandings are scientifically backed and evidence based. Death is not what we think it is. And neither is life. What does this mean for human potential? We will let him explain. Please enjoy.Dr Eben Alexander has written three books : Proof of Heaven, Map of Heaven, Living in a mindful Universe (along with Karen Newell).Find him at ebenalexander.comExplore meditations at sacredacoustics.com and discover mental health based interviews and practitioner course webinars at innersanctumcentre.com

In this episode Jonny and Sparks look into the powerful idea behind seeing ourselves as energy vibrations. They explore what it means to raise our energy vibration so that we can become more receptive to new levels of performance, well-being and life experience. Can this help transform the way we prepare for respond to big or challenging events?This episode makes several references to the below diagram throughout the discussionThe Map of Consciousness

Listen in this episode to Judy Tsafrir MD, Holistic adult and child psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and astrologer, as she explains brilliantly the importance of a spiritual practise in life, and how this can often be the missing piece for intensely transforming our experience and journeys. Simpler than you think and available in everything from kicking odd shaped balls around to whatever else you might be doing right now, it’s time to bring back the sacred. With exercises, take aways and inspiring perspectives, we think you’ll deeply appreciate what she has to share. You can buy Judy Tsafrir MD’s book Sacred Psychiatry from Amazon and please leave her a review! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sacred-Psychiatry-Transpersonal-Transform-Consciousness/dp/B0CB9G8699Her website judytsafrirmd.com is crammed with information and resources for learning and her blog “Adventures in Holistic Psychiatry” offers huge possibility for transforming life across a wide range of topics, so please sign up for that one if it grabs you.

In this episode Jonny and Sparks use a big sporting performance analogy to look into how we cease blindly reacting in our daily lives and begin consciously responding. How do we go somewhere new? The two brothers share some ideas on what it might really take to break free from this “reality” we have become accustomed to and settled for. We hope you enjoy it.

Marcus Trescothick has been a very key player in the England Cricket team over the years contributing hugely to its success. He has also been a very key player in evolving and growing awareness, understanding and support for mental health issues in sport too. In this episode Marcus, with his incredible openness, affords us access to what was really taking place behind the curtain during his career. He talks us through his immense challenges, shares some beautiful perspectives and fills us in on his inspiring work in coaching and helping others. We hope you find this as powerful as we did.Marcus's Autobiography can be found here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-Back-Me-Autobiography-Trescothick/dp/0007292481

In this episode of the I AM podcast series, Jonny and Sparks use their own experiences and sporting backgrounds to explore the difference between chasing the challenges we give ourselves and accepting the ones that we are given. We hope you enjoy listening.@iampod_@jonnywilkinsonofficialhttps://www.no1living.com/Use code IAM20 for 20% off

In this episode Jonny and Sparks meet Paul Selig, one of the foremost spiritual channels operating today. Paul explains what channelling is and how he came to realise this ability. He then takes time to share the powerful and beautiful message coming through him from his guides. It is a message designed to bring us into alignment with who we really can be and to help us create the world we long to live in. It is a message relevant for everything from performance to leadership to relationships and to just breaking free. We hope you enjoy it.You can discover more about Paul on instagram @paul.selig and learn more about Students of the Guides here https://www.studentsoftheguides.com/linksPaul Selig's books can be found here https://paulselig.com/books/@iampod_ @jonnywilkinsonofficialhttps://www.no1living.com/Use code IAM20 for 20% off

In this episode Jonny and Sparks discuss one of the big topics for the I AM Podcast. They look into the limitations of the survivor state, the role that fear plays and what it may mean for our potential if we can turn to face it.

In this I AM podcast guest episode we speak with Pippa Grange, a doctor of applied Psychology whom has spent time in areas of culture, ethics and leadership but also in sport with the The Football Association as head of people and team development. Dr Pippa Grange is known for her work around fear and has a book on the subject called “How to Win Your Way in Work and Life.” This podcast conversation explores a very exciting perspective around human potential, the power of community and the power of living authentically. It is full of useful guidance upon how to transform our relationship with challenge and how to tune into the deeper intelligence within us for performance and living a more deeply engaging life. We hope you enjoy listening and find it impactful.You can discover more about Pippa on instagram @pippagrange and learn more about her fascinating community project here https://www.openhousehathersage.com open house projectDr Pippa Grange. Fear Less: How to Win Your Way in Work and Life https://amzn.eu/d/51lpDgF@iampod_ @jonnywilkinsonofficialhttps://www.no1living.com/Use code IAM20 for 20% off

Welcome to the first episode of series 5 of the “I Am Podcast”! In this introduction episode Jonny and his brother Sparks lay out some info about what's new, what the podcast is about and what's to come. New episodes are released Monday (not Tuesday as mentioned by error in this conversation!) and Thursday. To keep up with everything to do with the I Am Podcast, follow us and and get in touch on Instagram here:@iampod_Follow Jonny here:@jonnywilkinsonofficialAnd also on Twitter here:@jonnywilkinson

Today on I Am, drawing series 4 to a close, is very special guest, Mooji. Mooji is a spiritual teacher who has dedicated his life in service to all who desire to awaken into their natural Self. In this captivating conversation, we delve into the true nature of our being, the quest for freedom, and the power of letting go. Mooji shares his profound insights and guides us through an enlightening exercise called “An Invitation to Freedom.” Uncover the universal presence within yourself and explore the boundless possibilities of your true potential. This thought-provoking episode will challenge your beliefs and open your eyes to a new understanding of existence. Don’t miss out on this transformative experience with Mooji, a beacon of wisdom and inspiration. Tune in now and embark on a journey towards self-discovery and genuine liberation.To keep up with Mooji, access his talks, Satsangs, or just to keep up with what he is up to, please visit mooji.orgJonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Welcome to a special bonus episode of “I Am”! Our guest this week is the remarkable Mooji, and we had the privilege of an extended conversation beyond our main guest episode. In this additional hour, Mooji graciously shares a captivating story of his spiritual journey, including his experiences with religion, significant moments in Brixton and Rishikesh, and the profound insights gained along the way. This condensed 20-minute version offers a glimpse into the depth and richness of Mooji’s life and his profound connection to a higher dimension of existence. Join us as we explore the transformative path that led him to his current wisdom and understanding. Get ready to be inspired!To keep up with Mooji, access his talks, Satsangs, or just to keep up with what he is up to, please visit mooji.orgJonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

“Underneath the individual I there lies the Universal I.”Throughout the podcast over the last few series, we have heard many beautiful voices talking about the power of getting out of our own way so that we may remember what is already here, what we already are. In our Thursday main episode Jonny meets Mooji, a spiritual guru who shows him what this really means. In today’s little episode Jonny reflects on this intense experience and his realisation that accepting and letting go are not just clever little strategies or a nice ideas to help us get what we want. It’s all or nothing.Big questions in today’s episodes:- What is the difference between the person we are and the being we are?- How do we disentangle ourselves from living in the mind?- How do we come to be aware and experience our being?Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.ukor comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficialInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficialTwitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In this week's episode of the I Am Podcast, host Jonny speaks with Rachael Hall, an elite ballet dancer from the Royal Ballet School who left the stage to pursue her own path of self-discovery. Rachael shares her journey of exploring Buddhism, Pilates, and the Franklin method, which she now specialises in and uses to help others.Through her deep connection with her body, Rachael has found greater sensitivity, connection, beauty, grace and power in her life, leading to better relationships, growth, and overall well-being. Jonny and Rachael discuss the importance of following one's passions and allowing higher intelligence to guide our lives.Join Jonny and Rachael for a fascinating conversation on Thursday's episode, and be inspired to connect with your own body and follow your own heart. Don't miss it!Keep up with Rachael:Instagram: @rachaelhall.alignedWebsite: www.aligned.rachhall.comRachael has created 2 free embodied workouts for the I Am listeners which you can check out here: https://www.aligned.rachhall.com/pages/2freeworkoutsJonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Today Jonny digs deeper into the concept of embodiment proposed and practised by Rachael Hall, an elite ballet dancer who left the stage to explore Buddhism, Pilates and the Franklin method. Rachel guests on the main episode this Thursday. This episode though is all about balance and the power of releasing ourselves from the mind and rooting back in the body. Jonny investigates the impending conflict to come from letting the mind lead us when going after our goals. As well as this, Jonny draws on his own experiences in rugby and the importance of vulnerability and intuition in personal growth and fulfillment exploring the immensity of the heart and its role along the way.Big topics explored today:- The importance of embodiment and being present in the moment, especially in achieving goals.- The balance between mind and body, and the dangers of leaning too much towards thinking and reasoning.- The tendency to prioritise safety and comfort over vulnerability and intuition, and the need to welcome and explore fear and doubt.- The conflict between the head and the heart when seeking fulfilment, the importance of being authentic and true to oneself and how we might shift in this direction of beauty and grace.Keep up with Rachael:Instagram: @rachaelhall.alignedWebsite: www.aligned.rachhall.comRachael has created 2 free embodied workouts for the I Am listeners which you can check out here: https://www.aligned.rachhall.com/pages/2freeworkoutsJonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

The adventure continues this week with Chris Dorje Walker, a mentor, a qualified western psychology practitioner, eastern chi gong, buddhist and meditation specialist and spiritual guide too. Joining Jonny today, Chris shares vital skills for surviving modern living and anecdotes from his personal 5 year journey living in a Buddhist monastery as well as his deep travels into remote parts of India and Bhutan.  He has had his own challenges and I am sure that this along with his humility and his gift really helps him connect. Chris has that student of life mentality, he has had remarkable teachers and gurus, and has devoted himself to learning all that he can and passing on. Together they cover loads of interesting subject areas in this one (from mediation, to chi-gong, to sports cars and watches)  that it will inspire curiosity, encourage growth and help with resolving inner conflict.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

When we are fully present we will never experience consequence, only opportunity and adventure. Today Jonny explores and expands on some of the core ideas raised by qualified western psychology practitioner, eastern chi gong mast, buddhist and meditation specialist and guest this Thursday Chris Dorje Walker. Big questions explored in today's episode:- What is the concept of presence, and how does it relate to living in the present moment?- What are the benefits of being present, and how does it relate to inner work and personal growth?- Why do we sometimes struggle to make positive changes, even when we know what we need to do?- How do our beliefs and understandings from the past impact our ability to be present in the now?- How can our memory be the source of new possibilities?Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Website - https://www.ananta-kranti.comYoutube channel - https://youtube.com/@AnantaKranti5 Day Summer Retreat in Englandhttps://ananta-kranti.corsizio.com/c/643b94262493a42c1b85ee82Soundcloudhttps://m.soundcloud.com/anantakrantiFacebookhttps://m.facebook.com/KrantiAnantaJoin Ananta's free comunity: Born to be freehttps://ananta-kranti.mn.coEternal LoveSat'AnantaAnanta-kranti.comJonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Ananta Kranti, our guest this week, has dedicated her life to deepening her connection to her true self and transmitting her wisdom to thousands of students and seekers. She does this in the form of personalised “pointing out” instructions that directly reveal the nature of the mind, its illusions, karmic entanglements and the path to ultimate freedom. Ananta speaks a lot about awakening and how it's possible for everyone, but also about how it requires a willingness to break free from our current perception of life. When we realise how little we actually know we can start asking bigger questions and ignite the desire and intensity required to open up the possibility of transformation. Ananta works in a powerful way, fully integrating with others helping them to process and release trauma that may be held in bodymind memory. She reveals practical ways to overcome, transform and live more fully in every moment. It’s got something for everyone.Website - https://www.ananta-kranti.comYoutube channel - https://youtube.com/@AnantaKranti5 Day Summer Retreat in Englandhttps://ananta-kranti.corsizio.com/c/643b94262493a42c1b85ee82Soundcloudhttps://m.soundcloud.com/anantakrantiFacebookhttps://m.facebook.com/KrantiAnantaJoin Ananta's free comunity: Born to be freehttps://ananta-kranti.mn.coEternal LoveSat'AnantaAnanta-kranti.comJonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Today on I Am… Jonny explores how sustainability starts from within and how we must first be sustainable before we can create a sustainable world. If we want to do more and better than we are now we may need to upgrade ourselves first. Otherwise all we create will be more stress, fatigue and suffering.Big questions in todays episode:- How can transformation be possible for everyone and what is required for it to occur?- What is the importance of sustainability and how can we achieve it on a personal level?- How does the law of attraction relate to sustainability and personal growth?- What is the relationship between stress and burnout, and how does it affect our ability to create a better future?- What is the connection between our energy and our presence?Website - https://www.ananta-kranti.comYoutube channel - https://youtube.com/@AnantaKranti5 Day Summer Retreat in Englandhttps://ananta-kranti.corsizio.com/c/643b94262493a42c1b85ee82Soundcloudhttps://m.soundcloud.com/anantakrantiFacebookhttps://m.facebook.com/KrantiAnantaJoin Ananta's free comunity: Born to be freehttps://ananta-kranti.mn.coEternal LoveSat'AnantaAnanta-kranti.comJonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Today on I Am Jonny is chatting to the amazing Dr Shefali Tsabary, New York Times best-selling author and a clinical psychologist specialising in the integration of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. She is an expert in family dynamics and personal development, teaching courses all around the globe. She emphasises the importance of recognising that children are not possessions and are separate individuals with their own expressions of life and intelligence. She encourages parents to focus on their own internal environment to create a safe and nurturing environment for their children. The conversation also delves into the concept of the inner child, which refers to the childhood needs that are not met and the effects of traumatic events that become embedded in us and skew our experience of the world. Reparenting our inner child allows us to heal and let go of old wounds and patterns of reactivity, creating space for greater involvement in life and greater clarity. The conversation also explores the disconnect between our idea of self and our true self and the belief systems that we construct to mend this rift but which end up perpetuating more and more fear and insecurity.Jonny would love to hear from you!If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficialFor quick access to all of Dr. Shefali’s Social Media platforms, please utilize the URL’s listed below:Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/doctorshefaliInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/doctorshefaliTikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorshefali YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/DrShefali

In todays prelude to the upcoming episode with Dr Shefali, Jonny explores self-discovery and health and wellbeing and how our devotion to them funds our performance, enriches our relationships and deepens our engagement and experience of life.Big questions in todays episode:- How can we recognize that our children are not ours, and why is it important to cultivate our internal environment to provide a safe and blossoming environment for our children?- What is the concept of the inner child, and how can we reparent our own inner child to let go of past traumas and wounds to open the door to greater clarity and the power to respond to life’s events according to the life we wish to live?- Why is it unrealistic and, in many ways, unhealthy to try to create the perfect child and deliver on a perfect upbringing?- What does developing a greater connection with our true selves mean?- How can we dissolve the fear and beliefs we hold that stand in our way of engaging in and experiencing more of life?Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Steve Black, known as Blackie, was the larger than life coach at Newcastle Falcons and had roles with The Welsh National rugby team and the British and Irish Lions as well as being a very long-time mentor for Jonny. Blackie was kind enough to guest for the Pilot episode of the I Am podcast and this is what you will hear today. In the episode, Blackie talks to Jonny about his feel-based coaching style, applied across all the teams he worked with ( he also coached football at Newcastle United, and Sunderland as well as many other teams). His message is one of presence, and dedication, and always underpinned by his incredible joyful outlook on life.   Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Life is to be found in the unknown and so is the now. A willingness to engage with it and be present in it offers us a greater influence over the future.Today on I Am, Jonny shares the story of his late friend Steve Black, also known as Blackie. Blackie was a born and bred Geordie who had a relentless pursuit of greatness. He was honest, transparent, and completely motivated in all that he did. He was a successful coach in almost every professional sport with pretty much every team you could imagine, coaching individual athletes and succeeding everywhere he went. Jonny speaks to how Blackie always knew how to get his players out of their comfort zones. Blackie was an off-field captain and a motivational genius, bringing everyone to that space of why not? And to the realization that anything is possible. In this episode, Jonny shares the lessons he learned from Blackie and how he has been such an influence and guiding force in his journey.Big questions in today episode: What are the key ingredients for great performance and constant improvement?What if that voice in our minds supported us unconditionally, trusted in us absolutely and guided us to seek uncomfortable new space and to stand tall, embrace and explore it?Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Learning to manage your mind is crucial to happiness and success - in sport and in life. All of us face challenges, rough patches and struggles in life and challenge is a core pillar of this podcast. Todays guest, bestselling author of the Chimp Paradox,  Professor Steve Peters discusses how we can look at challenge differently and reconstruct ourselves to find the opportunity, growth and engagement in it. He says, the one thing that has stood out to him in his years of supporting people as a Consultant Psychiatrist is that no matter what you may be facing in life, if you have the skills to be in a good place emotionally then you can cope, thrive and present the real you to the world.Steve has created a structured, practical self-development programme to help you attain psychological health and wellbeing. He talks us through it at length today, using Jonnys experience as examples, and draws from his exciting new book - The Path through the Jungle which transforms complex neuroscience into language and stories you can get your head around.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficialTo keep up with Steve:Instagram: chimpmanagement_ltdLinkedin: Chimp ManagementTwitter: @chimpmanagementFacebook: Chimp Management LtdOther links if you could share would be Steve’s book ‘A Path through the Jungle’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Path-through-Jungle-Psychological-bestselling/

Who we are does not have a mindset. Who we are is a mindset.Becoming more aware of our experience, our beliefs and opinions and is key because when we go into battle for them we are also fighting to stay as we are, to keep our mindset and preserve all the stress and the fear in us too.Big Questions in todays episode:- What are the conditions to change your mindset- Do we have conscious awareness of the conclusions or beliefs funding this?- Are we willing to unearth them and take back some responsibility for ourselves?- Has our idea of who we are become all we are?- How can we see through this self importance?- Can we define resilience as exploring deeper than we have ever been?What we are before and beyond our beliefs is the beginning of our real potential.  Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

How does the financial system affect social and ecological sustainability as well as our individual potential? Jennifer Hinton is a systems researcher and activist in the field of sustainable economy. In todays episode, Jennifer uses systems thinking to walk Jonny through her work, which focuses on how societies relate to profit and how this relationship affects global challenges. She explains how key aspects of business and markets drive whole plethora of outcomes. Leading into discussions about the present set up that we operate through, and the realities of what a restructuring could look like, this conversation is a real eye opener!To keep up with Jennifer grab her on twitter: @HintojenHow on Earth: Flourishing in a Not For Profit World - https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.01398Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

What power do we, as human beings, posses to completely transform ourselves, and our world around us? In today’s prelude to Thursday’s guest interview with systems researcher and ecological economist Jennifer Hinton, Jonny takes a dive into how our beliefs and values impact us, and our systems at large. What would a different future really cost?Big questions explored today:- What would it be like if society was all about bringing people together?- Can we create a more balanced and healthy, and well environment for ourselves and the planet we rely on? If so, how?  - What would this look like day to day?- What is enough?Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

This week on I Am, Fearne Cotton, author, presenter, and podcaster, opens up about success and happiness; embracing vulnerability, learning from mistakes and finding balance in every aspect of life. She explains the power of working on ourselves has for our health, well-being and fulfilment and explores this through subject like criticism, imposter syndrome, appreciating others, making peace with where we have been and the journey towards uncovering purpose and passion. For Fearne it is important to find moments to indulge fully in the simple things - like going for a walk - and the profound effect this can have on our state of being. As ever, Fearne is open, funny, and unflinchingly honest about her world and herself and everything else too, and it makes for a brilliant episode.You can find more details on the upcoming happy place festival here: https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/events/

We grow up believing that we can achieve and accumulate our way to happiness. The mind then becomes the master and keeps us stressed and separated from it.Today Jonny ponders what it means to follow your heart’s lead. Is it not through our passions that we find ourselves at our most spontaneous, inspired and connected? In order to enhance our sensitivity and express our most creative self, just like sport, dancing and the arts, we have to surrender control and truly trust. And that can be scary.Some big ideas:- How to detangle from our limits?- What happens when our thoughts and unpredictable emotions become our driving force?- Conceding whom we think we should be or need to be in favour of finding out who we are.- The power of patience- The simple joy in opening our minds and devoting ourselves to our highest excitement at any given moment- Getting out of our own way 

Today on I am we have something a little something different for you to listen to and that’s an episode from former Welsh international Rugby icon Sam Warburton. He’s got a new show out called Captains which gives listeners the inside story of how the most successful teams come together, grow, and ultimately – win. This is a short extract from Sam’s interview with Chris Robshaw about resilience, world cup heartache, and six Nations stand-offs. Listen to the full episode over on the Captains Feed!//What happens when a World Cup dream comes crashing down around you?In the very first episode of Captains, Sam Warburton is joined by former England rugby union captain Chris Robshaw to reflect on the difficult period that followed England’s shock exit from the 2015 Rugby World Cup and the important lessons that enabled Chris to return to the highest level.They relive the titanic battles between Wales and England on the pitch and discuss dealing with the pressure and criticism that comes your way when you wear the armband.In life, we often learn more from the lows than we do from the highs and Chris’s story is one of resilience.Get in touch with Sam by emailing captains@crowdnetwork.co.uk or by searching for #captainspod. Subscribe to Crowd Sports+ on Apple to join The Huddle and receive bonus content as well as ad-free episodes. You can also listen ad-free on Amazon Music.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Olympic champion and three-time world champion heptathlete, Jessica Ennis-Hill is one of Great Britain’s most successful athletes. Jess set some high bars for herself and cleared them all. Her Super Saturday gold medal winning show stopper during the 2012 London Olympics will live on in the minds of those whom saw it unfold. It was a moment that transcends sport and became a defining detail in the story of this immensely gifted heptathlete. But there is so much more to her and her success and I was privileged to be granted access to a lot of it.In today’s episode, Jess lets us in on her driving forces, her focused mindset, and her desire for balance. It’s an open, warm, and fascinating conversation. 

It is never actually about everything going perfectly. It is more to do with shaking loose everything that stands in the way of our self-worth and finding that feeling place.In today’s Tuesday episode Jonny remarks on how we often seem to find it so much easier and more comfortable to focus upon what we do not want to happen than it is to visualise our ideal outcomes. Taking on positive perspectives has almost become a means of distracting ourselves from the more justifiable, conventionally agreed (and therefore apparently more real) negative version.But what happens when we emotionally, mentally and physically align with what we want? What does it take? Can it be the secret to unlocking a totally different type of performance potential?Big questions in today's episode: - What does it mean to step out of our own way? - What are the different forces that drive us forward? - What happens when we are courageous enough to choose positive outcomes over old beliefs, fear, anger, and desperation? - How do we connect to our higher selves? - How do I do this when stuff is not happening as I want it to?

Australian Union rugby player, James O'Connor joins Jonny this week to walk us through his learnings from his phenomenal and at times misunderstood career so far. One of the most talented players of his generation, he gives us an incredible insight into the highs and lows of his career. Having played stints in London, Manchester and Toulon before returning to Australia he has encountered challenging moments on and off the pitch to go with the amazing ones and is happy to open up about them. James talks about the immense importance of listening to his body and constantly seeking for his truth. Absolute willingness to accept and relax and the courage to stay true to passion and excitement plays a big part in this episode.

Throughout every one of the previous 3 podcast series, we have been pointing to how our power and our potential is not something we possess but it is actually just what we are. It is our source, not our goal. This is why the things we earn and win, that we are so convinced will make everything ok and resolve our deeper sense of insufficiency, never do. Jonny expands on this in today's Tuesday episode and what this looked like in his own life.Big Questions explored by Jonny today:- Can we find our highest passion and excitement even in the things we have to do that we don’t want to do?- If what we are after is already in what we are then why are we looking for it? Why don’t we already know it?- How can we be more receptive, and loosen fixed ideas?- How can we find fulfilment by liberating and expressing our creativity? 

James Nestor is a journalist and author whose personal quest and discoveries into the world of breath work have the potential to transform our lives. His most recent book ‘Breathe’ looks deeply into this skill that we all possess and has been met with success all around the world.For Jonny, James’ personal quest and discoveries possess the power to change our lives if we are willing to remain open-minded about who we are and champion an indefatigable curiosity about life.

A worthy saying in performance is to focus on the basics and not to get bored of them. After all, it’s generally accepted that the team that has the basics locked down tends to come out on top - and those that skip the basics tend to find themselves coming unstuck and reactive further down the line.At the core of everything in life, according to Jonny, is how we are on the inside - here lies our worth, our gift and our potential. Without connecting to this source and consciously grounding ourselves in who we are, everything we do will feel like effort. It will lead to stress, fatigue and plateauing.How do we find our way inwards?Big questions in today’s episode include:- Why is breathing so important?- How can we work with our breathing to consciously return to relaxation in the presence of the fear?- How can harnessing our breathing help us grow?- How do we focus upon breathing? Can we become more aware of it?

TW - this episode contains personal stories from life on the frontlines that some listeners might be sensitive to.Jason Fox has spent a large part of his life serving in the armed forces. Today, Jason opens up about his journey, and what it was like being involved in matters of life and death everyday. With over 20 years’ experience in the marines and the SAS, his experiences have taken him to some of the most challenging conditions imaginable - and you may recognise him from the hit television programme ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’. 

It is perhaps the biggest task anyone can take on – to stand and face our own unique challenges rather than go around blaming everything and taking it out on everyone else. Acceptance leads to responsibility, whereas resistance leads to reactivity. This path towards taking greater responsibility for ourselves forms the basis of this episode.Big questions in todays episode:- How can we be fully present and embrace the now?- What does it take to see through our knee jerk reactions and overcome our conditioning?- Can we say yes to this moment? Work with it rather than fight it? Can we explore the possibility of what it can be rather than attempt to control it back to what we believe it should have been?- Can I say yes to the unknown?- Can I surrender my fear and doubt, and in its place choose trust?*these questions are based off the question sent into our email hello@iampodcast.co.ukJonny can’t reply to them all, but they always inform his questions and own learning in the show. 

Julia Samuel MBE is an award-winning psychotherapist and best selling author who devotes her time and energy to helping people find their way in the most unimaginably tough circumstances; losing loved ones of all ages. In today's episode, Julia elaborates upon the grieving process, the importance of it and the forms it can take. She also provides some beautiful pointers for how we can engage with it and harness the life-affirming force of it for our performance and growth. Together, Jonny and Julia explore some of the proactive ways in which we can confront our own mortality and the limiting beliefs we hold around it whilst we are fit and able in the here and now.To Keep Up with Jonny:Email in on: Hello@Iampodcast.co.ukInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficialTwitter: @jonnywilkinsonTo keep up with Julia grab her on any of the following:Instagram: @juliasamuelmbeWebsite www.juliasamuel.co.ukand her Grief Works app https://griefworks.onelink.me/3iEA/gw

Loss, fear of loss, mortality it can hold such power over us, shifting our entire world view and shaping the way we relate to ourselves, our lives and the opportunities presented to us.Big questions in today’s episode include:- Are we just living to die or are we willing to die so that we may truly live?- How do we transcend the physically dominated concept of “life getting harder as we get older” and our glory days being behind us?- Are we really products of our environment or do we hold our potential?- Who is the I in I am?- What is original to who we are and what is acquired?- Why is awareness so important?*these questions are based off the question sent into our email hello@iampodcast.co.ukJonny can’t reply to them all, but they always inform his questions and own learning in the show.

In the final episode in this third series of the I am podcast, Jonny welcomes award-winning soulful business coach, Liz Roberta. Humble, energising and big on exploring life, Liz is creating an amazing path for herself. She spends her time doing what she loves, making a difference and tuning into her inner intuitive voice for assistance in facing her challenges and trusting in the unknown. Liz explains all about this during her conversation with Jonny. She has a powerful presence, emanates spontaneity, and lives an inspiring message. The perfect guest to round-off another electrifying series.  Liz helps and guides people towards uncovering and following their own passions, overcoming trauma, navigating struggles and limitations, and guiding people towards manifesting the kind of life they would like to live. To keep up with Liz, you can follow her on the below:Website: https://lizroberta.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamlizroberta/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/iamLizRobertaAs ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In the final Tuesday episode for this series, Jonny looks back over the breadth and depth of conversations and opportunities that his guests have shared. Inspired by insights from his fabulous guest on Thursday, Liz Roberta, Jonny asks how we can become a better teammate to ourselves in order to help us unlock more joy and engagement in our lives. He considers how we can express our gifts and talents more fully, how we can see with greater clarity, and how we liberate ourselves from limiting definitions of concepts like pressure, stress, and success in order to reach more of our true power. Liz Roberta website and social linksWebsite: https://lizroberta.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamlizroberta/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/iamLizRoberta As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.  Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Today Jonny and his strength and conditioning coach who is also his brother explore human potential from a health, wellbeing and fitness angle. The episode centres around how to put more years in your life and more life in those years. What could be more important than that! They also delve into life changing concepts of rest and recovery and challenge the massively limiting work life balance idea too. Mark expands on how an immense passion for helping people reach their health and wellbeing goals has improved his life and his work as a fitness coach. Together, the two also get a chance to discuss family dynamics and how we can transcend and transform inherited relationships into ones of infinitely more power.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” In today’s episode Jonny explores the concept of Life Fitness raised by our guest on Thursday,who happens to be Jonny’s brother, Mark Wilkinson. We can be very functionally fit for certainendeavours but this doesn’t necessarily make us healthy. Life fitness is about how we equipourselves to embrace every moment of our lives and live them to the fullest. Listen into today’sepisode to hear Jonny explore this further.Check out Mark's Wellnesss and Fitness Service in Newcastle here: https://tinyurl.com/3hvj54cmAs ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’dlike answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Today an I am we welcome Angie Tiwari, a yoga teacher and breathwork specialist. Through her retreats and many classes – she helps enormous amounts of people to break destructive cycles in their lives. Angie is an exciting example of contemporary spiritual practitioner whom doesn’t just balance a full time job in the tech world with her personal growth but lives it fully as an important part of her path. She has a relevant message that strikes a chord. Enjoy. Keep up with Angie:tiwariyoga.comUNEARTHED: Wellness Community & Platform@tiwariyoga@weareunearthedYoutube + TikTok + FacebookAs ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Are there ways to empower the next generation to cultivate a deeper connection with themselves and expand their awareness, all in the name of their own thriving and also in order to lead the necessary change for the more widespread thriving and future thriving of our species? Jonny dives into this big topic in today’s Tuesday episode.  
If you are interested in the workshops Jonny mentions today, then please check out Angie Tiwari’s pages for more info:  
tiwariyoga.comUNEARTHED: Wellness Community & Platform@tiwariyoga@weareunearthedYoutube + TikTok + FacebookAs ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Dr. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist, author and one of the world’s leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. Over the course of a 20-year career working with world class performers and organisations, Dr. Gervais has developed a framework for the mental skills and practices that allow organisations, teams and individuals to thrive in pressure-packed environments. Today Jonny and Michael discuss the opportunity at hand when we fully engage and connect with where we are right now and with the people around us too all in the name of consciously creating the type of world that we wish to live in. This is a big conversation around performance, and relationships and a chance to explore a leadership that has the power to really transform.Tune into Mike’s own podcast Finding Mystery to hear more from him! You won’t regret it.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

As we get older, there seems to be a leaning towards taking on a more permanent identity, to become a something special or somebody, to stand out. We give the creative freedom we possess in all that we can be away in search of a solidified role in society. Today Jonny explores the importance of uncoupling ourselves and our worth from what it is that we do and some ideas for how to do it.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Our guest this week is Dr Joe Cambray, a Psychologist, scientist, author and teacher who has been extensively researching and publishing all kinds of things in this field for decades, particularly around the workings of the mind and the process of psychological intervention. For us on this podcast he lays out the fascinating theory of emergent forms, which states that we possess the capacity to make something indescribably incredible out of every day interactions. Dr Cambray also brings into play the power of altered states - playfulness and reverie - as a way to access the deeper potential of the present moment and the immensity of who we are underneath all our limiting cycles.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Today I’m exploring something my guest on thursday Dr Joe Cambray said in our interview:  “Agents interacting in competitive environments can spontaneously self-organise to create emergent forms whose properties transcend the properties of the individuals involved.” Jonny explains why this resonates with him, and how it helps explain his “in the zone” rugby experiences. It’s a brilliant way of looking at potential and recognising the power we possess create so much more out of every interaction and every moment of our lives. It all depends upon how we turn up! Using Joe’s quote as a springboard, Jonny explores how we can lead a life full of wonder and surprise.  As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.  Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Dr. Dean Radin is a scientist with a strong interest in the paranormal who has spent over 40 years diligently researching and putting some of the most challenging elements and accounts of human experience to the test. In doing this he is consistently revealing new understandings for how life can work and inspiring new possibility for us as human beings. In this chat Dr Dean explains some of these incredible findings, all of them proven under the highest, most thorough and stringent experimental conditions, many of them over and over again. Tune in to hear more.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial 

Thursday’s upcoming episode with paranormal scientist Dr Dean Radin, has inspired Jonny to discuss ‘the zone” of performance, what it is and how we enter into it. Jonny discusses the counterintuitive nature of using fear and resistance as preparation for fully-fledged engagement, creativity and flow. Jonny explains the importance of consciously accessing and connecting with our internal environment because it is this that decides everything that we are capable of expressing and manifesting on the outside.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Peter Crone, The Mind Architect, is a man who helps many people including plenty in elite sports and in business, to transcend their limits and find new dimensions to their performance, their relationships and to life itself. His inspirations often arise in the form of short sayings and he shares quite a few of these throughout the podcast. They’re good. The sort of good that makes you want to write them down and keep them in your pocket. Today, Peter and Jonny embark on a fascinating conversation around the subject of potential, what it is and how to connect to it beyond our limiting beliefs. Peter says we exist within mental constructs that dictate our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Our mental constructs therefore determine the results we experience, including our suffering. In order to realize our potential, Peter helps us to step outside of the world as we know it and see what is really holding us back. From here anything is possible! Tune in to hear more.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Welcome back to a new series of I am. Today’s Tuesday episode is a precursor to Thursday’s interview with Peter Crone, The Mind Architect who specialises in revealing and transcending limiting beliefs and subconscious narratives that drive behaviour. Jonny focuses today’s Tuesday recording on something specific that came up during the conversation with Peter and it’s about challenging the concept of realising potential. It's a shift in the way we perceive life that may carry the power to shake a few things loose and lead to new possibilities. As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section. Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Jeff Foster, is a beloved writer, spiritual teacher, and someone whom has faced suicidal depression and overcome chronic illness. In today’s episode Jonny and Jeff discuss a wide range of topics with humour and compassion. Jeff speaks about non-duality, healing, spiritual awakening, and most importantly finding the sacred in the ordinary and he does so in such a fun and relatable way. Subscribe to Jeff’s free newsletter: tiny.cc/jefffosterJeff’s books: https://amzn.to/3nRHESqJeff’s website is: www.lifewithoutacentre.com As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section. Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Culturally we have a rather resilient and defiant idea of happiness and fulfilment. We are conditioned to believe that getting everything we ever wanted, being recognised, worshipped or adored by everyone or by having the power or control over everything adds up to a kind of utopian endpoint. But how realistic is this? Inspired by some beautiful stories from Thursday's brilliant guest Jeff Foster, today's episode see’s Jonny exploring the limited idea that peace comes from satisfaction and that joy is a place of no challenge. Today Jonny looks at the suffering stemming from his own ‘perfectionist’ mindset and his futile attempts to realise his potential. How to sit with doubt, how to embrace desire, how to revere our crises moments, these could all be huge opportunities when it comes to engaging more fully in life and becoming more receptive to it.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

This week’s guest Charles Eisenstein is a beloved author and public speaker, his work is rooted in spirituality, ecology, economics and studying human civilization. Charles has become so successful because he sees the world differently: In how it’s developed, the layers it operates on now and how it could look in the future. Jonny’s chat with Charles is broad, examining and profoundly enlightening. The pair discuss how sport mirrors life, the volatile perspectives of ‘selfish’ and ‘selfless’ and how humiliation could be key to unlocking human potential.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Charles Eisenstein is a writer, speaker, countercultural philosopher, and the author of several books. His newest book, The Coronation, will be released in the summer of 2022.  It is available for pre-order hereFollow Charles on Twitter: @ceisensteinInstagram:  @charles_eisensteinTwitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

For most of us, the idea of humiliation either private or public is one that triggers great fear. But could humiliation actually be a key to unlocking our potential? Today’s episode is all about grappling with the fear of humiliation, a topic that Jonny has been focusing on intensely since hearing a quote from Thursday's guest Charles Eisenstein: "Humility lets you know what you didn’t know, whereas before you didn’t know that you didn’t know." Jonny, as no stranger to fear of failure examines how our fears cover up our opportunity to merge with the unknown and explore more about who we are. He looks at how by denying, fighting and conquering internal challenge we can never grow and investigates the possibilities for when we desire, we care, we commit wholeheartedly and we come up short.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

This week’s guest on the I Am podcast is Manda Scott, a bestselling author, podcaster, columnist and teacher. This is a conversation that covers a lot of fascinating ground and centres upon the potential of human consciousness as we accelerate headfirst into a time of crises and a need for evolution. Manda sees humanity as a storied species, and together she and Jonny discuss how our stories affect how we move forward into the unknown. Manda’s 4 step process for how to connect to our true power and how to manifest a future beyond our imaginations is a beautiful offering too. It opens up a discussion that ties in everything from the climate crises, to image and reputation, patience and the capacity to focus our energies and attention upon what it is that we desire, it is a fascinating listen.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like explored, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.  To keep up with Manda you can listen to her podcast Accidental Gods or follow her on Twitter: @MandaScottFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/manda.scott.756/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandascottauthor/Insta is @AccidentalGods Twitter: @jonnywilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

What is patience? What does it mean to be patient when it comes to potential?In today's episode Jonny explores this theme that arises often in Thursday’s upcoming episode with best selling author, columnist, and teacher, Manda Scott. Jonny approaches the topic from two sport inspired perspectives: ‘The Genius’ and that of ‘The Grafter’.As ever, Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions you would like explored or ideas put forward, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @jonnywilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

This week’s guest on the I Am podcast is Gurmukh, a world renown Kundalini Yoga and Meditation exponent and teacher. Kundalini Yoga is a form of yoga that aims to activate your energy through chanting, singing, breathing exercises and postural exercises and asanas. Gurmukh has an incredible 52 years’ experience all over the globe, impacting beautifully the lives of thousands.Together Jonny and Gurmukh discuss her amazing journey and share ideas around the vastness of human potential. Thank you to Gurmukh for a great conversation and for sharing your passion and special gift.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like explored, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section. To keep up with Gurmukh you can check out her instagram @gurmukh108 or see what’s going on on her website:https://www.goldenbridgeyoga.com/gurmukhs-story/ Twitter: @jonnywilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

How can we connect to our true selves and transcend pressure, self-doubt and fear of failure?  In today’s episode, in responding to excellent listener questions, Jonny delves into some ideas around how to surrender to the now and tune in to our joy and passion in order to find that confidence and undefeatable sense of self-worth and belonging. Drawing on stories of personal experience, Jonny also uses today's episode to introduce Thursday’s guest, the amazing Kundalini yoga teacher and all round powerful presence that is Gurmukh. Listen in to discover more.As ever, Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions you would like explored or ideas put forward, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @jonnywilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial 

This week’s guest on the I Am podcast is Matt Selway, a lecturer at the university of York Saint John, his speciality is all around the topics of cinema and media. Matt’s main area of research concerns the relationship between media and mental ill health and also how mental disorders are represented in the media. Matt has a great way about him and a really interesting take on it all and the way it shapes our worlds. Together Jonny and Matt indulge in some ideas about how, as agents for great change, we individually and collectively can have a say in what the future looks like in this space, which is a really exciting concept and definitely worth delving into our potential for.Thank you to Matt for a great conversation and for sharing your passions and understandings. As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

How do we let go of expectations, judgements and constraints when our entire society appears to be built upon them? Today on I Am, Jonny responds to several powerful questions that we have received on this subject. Drawing on personal experience of fear of failure and pressure, Jonny looks into the suffocating effect of allowing what others think and how things turn out around us to decide our worth. He then goes on to offer up some more inspiring perspectives. Hopefully you will find this to be a nice introduction to Thursdays episode with the excellent Matt Selway who is a media expert and whom also researches the relationship between media and mental health. Listen in to hear how the two episodes are linked.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Alice is a qualified Sophrologist who specialises in dealing with stress, overcoming depression and anxiety, sleep management and preparing for major events. Having worked with corporate teams and professional athletes, Alice has a powerful understanding of the pressures and demands of peak performance. Her passion for helping people enhance their own well being comes from overcoming personal health issues in the past and finding a new way to connect with her mind and body through Sophrology, enhancing her own way of living. Listen in to hear more.To keep up with Alice, follow her on twitter at @alicebull33 or go to her Sophrology site https://www.myhurdles.com for more information on her practice.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

This week’s guest on the I Am podcast is Alice Bull and her speciality is Sophrology, a practise designed for enhancing our engagement in the present moment. As you'll hear Jonny discuss today, Sophrology is an exploration of the relationship we have with ourselves, with our gift and our performance. It is a technique being employed all around the globe in sporting arenas and more and more and in business as well, one which can hold power in any field where people are finding themselves closing down due to stress and pressure, feeling trapped, uninspired or overwhelmed. Each little bit of space we create from dissolving these boundaries contributes to giving us back a bit more of the power to our memory and our imagination and therefore the capacity to remember our power create the kind of life we dream of.Thank you to Alice for a great conversation and for sharing your passions and specialities. As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.  Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Dr Ruairi Robertson a scientist studying the human gut microbiome. He, like Jonny, is fascinated by how microbes influence the human body and today Ruairi and Jonny explore how his research in examining the amazing interactions between microbes and human health can impact our potential.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

How we grow and how we continue to explore the possibilities of who we are, is becoming a major focus of each episode of I AM. It is not really about becoming or arriving at the ideal version of ourselves, it is more about surrendering to something far greater, tuning into the authentic, original voice of our calling, uncovering our purpose and following our highest passion and excitement along the way.In today’s solo episode, Jonny elaborates on the conversation to come with Dr Ruairi Robertson - a scientist studying the human gut microbiome - looking into how we can transform ourselves from the inside out. As gut health and the knowledge of this diverse ‘ecosystem’ of microbes inside us becomes ever prevalent in health discussion debate, Jonny contemplates how our relationship with our body and the food we consume holds the power to connect us more deeply to opportunities and potential on many levels.As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Justin Langer has had a brilliant sporting career - both as a key member of a legendary Australian national team and as a coach. During Justin’s tenure in charge of the squad, they went on to take back the ashes, win their first ever T20 World Cup and earn their way back to the coveted number 1 World ranking spot.Having just resigned from his coaching post, Jonny caught up with Justin at a great time for a chat about all things potential, performance and helping ourselves and others.Justin is on a healing path that recognises the importance of challenge, humility and of letting go into just being. He has so much to say about how it has come to be and how it is manifesting in his life.Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section. Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial "

In today’s solo episode, Jonny elaborates on the conversation to come with Justin Langer.  Justin Langer had a long and brilliant stint in professional cricket as a key member of a legendary Australian national team and has since gone on to very successfully coach them too.  Justin’s recent resignation from his coaching post leaves him in a great space for reflecting upon big learnings and personal transformations during his career and life. What isn’t missing though is his brilliant intensity and passion. Jonny uses this introductory, personal episode to give his own thoughts on this powerful and impactful type of energy that seems to be behind creative genius and also off the field struggles of isolation. The blessing and the curse as it is known. But does it have to be that way? This is the big question. Can this obsessive type of single minded dedication also be a privileged doorway into a deeper dimension of experience? As Jonny ventures deeper into this exploration he unearths the two possible opportunities we have access to in every moment: the path of greater and the path of least resistance. Inevitably we encounter the topics of trust and self worth here too. Throughout his entire career Justin has been an avid and devoted practitioner of Transcendental meditation so we get to hear how that fits in according to Jonny as well. As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.  Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

For over 20 years this week's guest, Lynne McTaggart, has been uncovering what she describes as a human birthright - the power of intention. As an award winning author, journalist and teacher, Lynne has taught thousands of people to heal their health, their careers, finances and their relationships in effortless ways.Follow Lynne on @LynneMcTaggart on twitter or check in on her work and goings on via her website https://lynnemctaggart.com/Jonny would love to hear from you! If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In today’s solo episode Jonny considers the ideas presented by this week's guest, Lynne McTaggart. Lynne is an author and journalist whose work centers upon research into spiritual healing and the power of intention. She reveals the phenomenal effects this can have on ourselves and others and how it can change lives..For Jonny, Lynne McTaggart’s findings came at a very important time in his own journey. Her first of four books “The Field” was a catalyst for opening up a new relationship with himself and the world around him. This personal episode provides a perfect opportunity to explore the importance our visions and dreams hold and why we might want to consider investing more energy in them. As ever Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have questions that you’d like answered, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.  Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Welcome to season 2! Jonny kicks off this brand new series by inviting a very special collaboration with Damian Hughes and Jake Humphrey - hosts of The High Performance Podcast. The first conversation between this group took place back in 2020 and the quest to uncover lasting fulfilment impacted listeners from around the globe (and continues to do so). In this special episode, Jonny, Damian and Jake reflect upon what's happened since then and how their approach to life, themselves and others has evolved. The trio also take a look at some of the moving and thought-provoking moments from their own podcasts.This is a powerful listen full of personal learnings and vulnerability - and one not to miss.Special mention to the following for their contributions to the show:Rupert Spira - @RupertSpiraMithu Storoni MD PhD- @MithuStoroniDr Dave Alred MBE - @dave_alredBernardo Kastrup - @BernardoKastrupTo keep up with The High Performance Podcast, head to @highperformance or listen to their brilliant podcast on your preferred listening platform.Jonny is always keen to hear from anyone listening - so if you have something to share then please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or comment in the reviews section.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In advance of Jonny reuniting with friends Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes at the High Performance Podcast on Thursday, Jonny sets up the episode theme by taking on one of our most popular listener topics: finding the now and how to remain in it for longer.A personal note from Jonny: My aim is that every episode goes some way towards opening up opportunities for us all to experience more of what life has to offer. If you have questions or ideas that you'd like to be explored in a future episode, please email hello@Iampodcast.co.uk or leave a comment under the reviews.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

For anyone who missed the intro episode, this week’s guest is Bernardo Kastrup - a doctor of computer programming and also a doctor of the philosophy of mind - who specialises in exploring the nature of reality.In today’s episode, we hear the full depth of the conversation with the first half offering an academic and digestible introduction to idealism and metaphysics, laying the foundation and exposing clear flaws in our logic (and in reasoning logic!). The second half falls far more into the realm of personal experience, and how Bernardo connects with life in a liberatingly honest fashion.Trigger warning: there is mention of suicide in this episode at 1 hour and 28 minutes, so if you are sensitive to matters as such, please navigate with care and seek help if necessary.Is there a more powerful way of interacting with life? All these questions and so much more to come. We hope that you enjoy it.To find out more about Bernardo you can see all of his books, articles and recent goings on centralised on his website: https://www.bernardokastrup.comOr follow him on Twitter: @BernardoKastrupIf you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

This week’s guest is Bernardo Kastrup - a doctor of computer programming and also a doctor of the philosophy of mind - who specialises in exploring the nature of reality and what life is all about. Today’s intro episode is a chance for Jonny to set up this extraordinary chat. Consider it like a warm up, a way of loosening off on a few topics and getting ready for when Bernardo attacks it head on in a few days time. How do our social narratives form themselves? Why do they take us over? How do we end up with such inner conflict? How do we end up with such effortless joy at times? Is there a more powerful way of interacting with life? All these questions and so much more to come. We hope that you enjoy it.To find out more about Bernardo you can see all of his books, articles and recent goings on centralised on his website: https://www.bernardokastrup.comOr follow him on Twitter: @BernardoKastrupIf you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Today Jonny sits down with Dr Mithu Storoni - eye surgeon, neuroscience and researcher-turned-author of "Stress Proof". Stress, it would seem, is a hallmark of what it means to be human. By digging into the social and physical mechanics behind stress, Mithu shares how the brain performs under pressure, perceives reality, and reacts to stress. As our exposure to stress evolves, Jonny and Mithu discuss how a great deal of stress is in our imagination, and there's power in knowing that this tug of war between uncertainty and a curiosity of the unknown (known as the Curiosity gap) is an integral part of being human. The good news, as we'll come to learn, is that not all stress is bad stress, so listen in to understand how we can channel this knowledge to fulfil our true potential.Please do let us know what is hitting home for you most powerfully and also where you would like to see the podcast go in the future. If there are areas that you want Jonny to expand upon or new subjects that you want the podcast to venture into then leave your comments and we’ll be sure to take them all on board. To find out more about Dr Mithu you can follow her on: Instagram: @mithustoroni Twitter: @MithuStoroni Her website: https://www.mithustoroni.com/ Or you can pick up a copy her book Stress Proof at Waterstones, Amazon or wherever you best like to get your books! If you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials: Twitter: @JonnyWilkinson Instagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Stress, it would seem, is considered to be a sign of dedication. By common culture’s rules, the more stressed you are, the more committed you are, and, in Jonny’s case, the more professional you seem. But if you delve into this assumption, does stress really support our personal growth? In this episode, Jonny explores the difference between acute stress -  which can be helpful in performance - and chronic stress - which can trigger chronic diseases and all kinds of immense limitations upon our experience. Jonny also introduces some of the key themes brought about in the upcoming interview with eye surgeon, neuroscience and researcher-turned-author Dr Mithu Storoni.The full interview with Dr Mithu Storoni will, as always, follow suit on Thursday so keep an eye out for it. But for now, if you have had similar experiences on the field, in your work or life in general, then Jonny would love to hear from you via the comments in the reviews section. To find out more about Dr Mithu ahead of Thursday's recording you can follow her on:Instagram: @mithustoroni Twitter: @MithuStoroni Her website: https://www.mithustoroni.com/ Or you can pick up a copy her book, Stress Proof, at Waterstones, Amazon or wherever you best like to get your books! If you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials: Twitter: @JonnyWilkinson Instagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

This week Jonny meets with Sadhguru, a yogi mystic from Southern India. What many would refer to as an enlightened being, Sadhguru has been serving people and the planet in numerous forms since an awakening at the age of 26. Sadhguru was in London to share the message of his latest and arguable most pressing campaign “The Conscious Planet save soil movement.” With this movement he is highlighting the degradation of the planet’s soil and rapidly declining organic content and also bringing awareness to the required shift in perspective and activity required to ensure human and ecological survival. Jonny sees this opportunity as an urgent one and a phenomenally important one to commit to and get behind. It is also one that leads into an obvious exploration of self and human potential. Sadhguru and Jonny delve into what is going on in our physical, mental, emotional worlds, exploring how the more consciously aware we become, the more of life we get to touch. Sadhguru also divulges some secret tips from the spiritual realm for Jonny’s kicking practice too!If you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficialTo keep up and be a part of the conscious planet movement, please see their website here: consciousplanet.orgSave Soil Movement on Instagram: @ConsciousPlanet https://www.instagram.com/consciousplanet/You can find Saghguru on his official website: https://isha.sadhguru.orgInstagram: @Sadhuguru https://www.instagram.com/sadhguruTwitter: @SadhguruJV https://twitter.com/SadhguruJVYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sadhguru

Today's solo episode is a precursor to a fascinating interview to come on Thursday with Sadhguru.  For anyone whom hasn’t come across Sadhguru already, he is an enlightened yogi mystic from Southern India who has been busy serving people and the planet in lots of different forms. To give you an idea of his impact, Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation has over 11 million volunteers supporting it in some way or another worldwide. Sadhguru has lead many campaigns to date and today Jonny digs into his most urgent one; The Conscious Planet save soil movement. A truly necessary cause, Jonny explains what the save soil movement is and why it is so pressing. He also takes a look at how this all connected to potential and how becoming more conscious ourselves can unlock more and more opportunity and performance. Using his examples from sport and Sadhguru’s from spirituality shown him that seeking what life really has to offer means committing to the unknown and stepping into possibility. There is always a reason behind why things work for us and why they don’t. What is taking place on the levels of the physical, mental and emotional levels absolutely matters and it’s in expanding our awareness of these dimensions that brings us into contact with more of life and more of our own true power. Many things are covered both in today's episode and in the conversation to come with Sadhguru, but the overarching and inspiring theme is one that shows how potential - with a capital P - is not revealed by pushing back limits but by surrendering to and embracing a completely new dimension of living experience. Black and white yes/no answers draw us back into the realm of dead ends and boundaries, rules of right and wrong, don’t expect too many of these from Sadhguru. Often his responses are more interested in alleviating the need for comfort and to control and clearing the way for the questioner to deeply explore and engage for themselves.More to come on Thursday! For now though, we hope you enjoy the clarity that Sadhguru brings to this discussion.To keep up and be a part of the conscious planet movement, please see their website here: consciousplanet.orgSave Soil Movement on Instagram: @ConsciousPlanet You can find Saghguru on his official website: https://isha.sadhguru.orgInstagram: @SadhuguruTwitter: @SadhguruJVYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sadhguruIf you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials: Twitter: @JonnyWilkinson Instagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Our guest this week is Dr Dave Alred MBE who has been a guiding force throughout Jonny’s career, and is, in his eyes, a guru! Dave’s uncanny ability to read a situation and know exactly what was needed to liberate new spaces of enjoyment, confidence, self-trust and performance and all in such an effortless, engaging way. On this podcast both Dave and Jonny get a chance to explain what the experience was like from their own individual perspectives. Connecting to potential is Dave’s genius and Jonny digs into some of the secrets behind Dave’s methods, how  he helps unlock new space for people and works to hand over the keys to them too. He wowed Jonny when he first met him back in 1996 and, as Jonny says, he continues to wow him now. But that’s growth for you.We hope you enjoy the podcast conversation and can take something from it. Please do let us know what is hitting home for you most powerfully and also where you would like to see the podcast go in the future. If there are areas that you want Jonny to expand upon or new subjects that you want the podcast to venture into then leave your comments and we’ll be sure to take them all on board.To find out more about Dave you can follow him on:His Twitter: @dave_alredHis website: https://davealred.com/Or you can buy his new book, The Pressure Principle, on amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241975085/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_gdeIzbHK0FYK9If you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

There are coaches everywhere and for everything nowadays. So many are doing a wonderful job helping others get towards where they really want to be. In Jonny’s experience there are those coaches whom, however, seem to have access to a deeper dimension of perception and understanding. From such a vantage point they are able to connect dots that we don’t see in ways that we can’t imagine and bring out something in us that we didn’t know existed. They help us to come back to who we really are. It makes them gurus!Our guest this week is Dr Dave Alred MBE who has been a guiding force throughout Jonny’s career, and is, in his eyes, a guru! Dave’s uncanny ability to read a situation and know exactly what was needed to liberate new spaces of enjoyment, confidence, self-trust and performance and all in such an effortless, engaging way. On this podcast both Dave and Jonny get a chance to explain what the experience was like from their own individual perspectives and Jonny digs into some of the secrets behind Dave’s methods. And in today’s prelude to the full interview on Thursday, Jonny explores some of the key themes that resonate most strongly with my own ever-continuing journey of discovery into potential; namely the importance of becoming more aware and interested with the internal realm of feeling rather than the external one of outcome or incentive, and the immense intelligence that resides in this domain. It’s here in becoming more and more acquainted with the more and more subtle sensations and expressions that the most major leaps in growth and possibility lie. Dave covers this brilliantly in the discussion always making such deep and challenging concepts seem so beautifully simple. That’s his genius at work. We hope you really enjoy it.Please do let us know what is hitting home for you most powerfully and also where you would like to see the podcast go in the future. If there are areas that you want Jonny to expand upon or new subjects that you want the podcast to venture into then leave your comments and we’ll be sure to take them all on board.To find out more about Dave you can follow him on:His Twitter: @dave_alredHis website: https://davealred.com/Or you can buy his new book, The Pressure Principle, on amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241975085/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_gdeIzbHK0FYK9If you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Jonny's guest today is a 52 time Springbok international - Joe van Niekerk. Having served as a professional adversary to Jonny for many years, Joe has become an immense team mate and friend to Jonny. And in this interview, their mutual respect and trust really shows. In this podcast Jonny and Joe cover all the "real stuff" post their rugby careers, exploring what did and didn't worked for them in those rugby days, what they now see as important, as well as the more conscious understanding they now both possess for the roles they played in it all. Expect some fascinating locker room chat in here as Joe happily gives away the secret to his legendary captain team talks and offers his take on why they end up feeling isolated at points. Jonny's solo episode this week digs a little further into some of the core themes of the episode, so give it a listen if you're interested in taking things a littles deeper. You can find out more about Joe and his new life and work with Rama Organica here: @junglejoe333 on instagram https://junglejoe333.com/ https://ramaorganica.com/ If you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials: Twitter: @JonnyWilkinson Instagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Speaking candidly about what you are really feeling can definitely be a challenge and isn’t always something that society helps facilitate.In today’s episode, Jonny introduces the warm, open and engaging interview to come with Joe van Niekerk - the jungle-living and organic farming ex-Springbok rugby champion. Jonny mulls over some of the core themes brought up by their shared experience in professional sport, including the realisations brought about when your sense of belonging comes to and end. How do you navigate this change? Who are you when your sense of purpose seems to have gone? And once again, Jonny uncovers the power in the letting go of the ego and unhelpful attachment to our "achievements". The full interview with Joe van Niekerk will, as always, follow suit on Thursday so keep and eye out for it. But for now, if you have had similar experiences on the field, in your work or life in general, then Jonny would love to hear from you via the comments in the reviews section.You can find out more about Joe and his new life and work with Rama Organica here:@junglejoe333 on instagramhttps://junglejoe333.com/https://ramaorganica.com/ If you’re a fan of Jonny’s you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial  

This week's podcast interview is about exploring the connection between who we are and food. Our guest this week is Carolyn Steel, an incredibly interesting woman and who’s passion involves looking at life through the lens of food. Together Jonny and Carolyn take a look at how food shapes us and our worlds, and our bodies, and mull over how our food choices have a phenomenally important say in the quality of our life experience from our sensory perception, to our thinking, to how we move, our restfulness and calm, our bodily functions and to how we feel on the inside. Carolyn also talks about the need for us to eat to remain alive and this very simple activity can hold so much joy if we are willing to engage in it.As Carolyn says, Human health depends upon food health that depends upon plant health which depends upon soil health.In every meal there is a chance to connect to everything and reminds us of our need to get out of our own way too, letting our ideas of what and how everything should be in order to see what is really possible.It’s a fascinating episode that takes many interesting turns and we’d love to know what you think too. So let us know what health, happiness and food means to you in the review section below.You can find out more about Carolyn and her work at: https://www.carolynsteel.com/Carolyn is also on Twitter @carolynsteelIf you're a fan of Jonny's you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Food. At it's most basic, we need food to remain alive. But today we'll investigate how food can function as the perfect mechanism for thinking, and re-integrating yourself into the lifecycle and life itself. Seems pretty wild, but these week's episodes will hopefully go a long way to break things down.In this fascinating solo episode, Jonny explores how the food choices we make everyday have a phenomenally important say in the quality of our life experience - from our sensory perception, to our thinking, to how we move, our restfulness and calm, our bodily functions and to how we feel on the inside. Human health depends upon food health that depends upon plant health which depends upon soil health. Interesting stuff!Jonny also takes the time to introduce Thursday’s guest, architect and leading thinker of food and cities, Carolyn Steel, with the hope that in establishing a connection with who we are beyond our ideas could well help us to find a deeper relationship with our food and bodies and more of life and vice versa too. At the end of the day, we are all in this together. In every meal, there is a chance to connect to everything.You can find out more about Carolyn and her work at: https://www.carolynsteel.com/Carolyn's is also on Twitter @carolynsteelIf you're a fan of Jonny's you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In this week's episode Jonny chats to Rangan Chatterjee, a man who's approach to life is based on integrity, compassion and curiosity. These values can be seen across all of Rangan's work, as a podcaster, best selling author and practicing doctor.   This conversation centres around compassion and regaining the ability in our lives to simply 'be'. Jonny and Rangan go into depth on a range of topics including re-defining the metrics of contemporary health, training in healthcare, and investigating our reliance upon labels for understanding who we are. Jonny and Rangan also discuss the benefits of becoming more interested in our ‘being’ than in our ‘doing’ - and how being more consciously aware of how we are feeling has the potential unlock so much pleasure and joy.To find out more about why Rangan Chatterjee resonated with Jonny when he was exploring this topic, please check out the previous episode “What Am I … when I am Healthy?”Rangan's new book 'Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways To Feel Great Every Day' is released on the 31st March 2022 and to keep up with latest news head to https://drchatterjee.com Rangan's on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk and Instagram @drchatterjeeIf you're a fan of Jonny's you can also follow him on socials: Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

Health and wellbeing is just such a big topic, it holds so much opportunity. It is absolutely key to our potential and decides how much of it we get to encounter in our lives. But what is health and wellbeing? What does it mean to you?For Jonny, health is comprised of 4 elements; breathing, nutrition, movement and our restfulness. These are all fundamental to the optimal functioning of our bodies and our senses but also the clarity and creativity we experience in our minds. They are also what Jonny looks into in this week’s Tuesday feature.Jonny also introduces Thursday’s episode where he had the chance to investigate this very question with someone who has been exploring this concept for quite a while now; Dr Rangan Chatterjee. Rangan has been practising medicine for nearly 20 years and his experience is leading him to see it as more art than science. His message is one that encourages us to become the architect of our own health and happiness; health and wellbeing is not just for putting years on your life, it is about putting more life in your years. In fact, it is about putting more life in this moment right now. Above all else is it not worth seeing how much of life we can touch whilst we are here on this planet?Rangan's new book 'Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways To Feel Great Every Day' is released on the 31st March and to keep up with latest news head to https://drchatterjee.comRangan's on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk and Instagram @drchatterjeeIf you're a fan of Jonny's you can also follow him on socials:Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In this interview with The Secret’s Rhonda Byrne, Jonny and Rhonda delve into the power of thought and how it changes lives. Expect a fascinating conversation that explores the importance of stepping out of reactivity into responsibility and how a mindset shift can open the door to an ever-expanding space of joyful opportunity and creativity.Do you subscribe to the law of attraction? How has it played a part in your life? Let us know in the reviews or on Jonny’s social media @JonnyWilkinson on twitter and @JonnyWilkinsonOfficial on instagram.To keep up to date with Rhonda and her work, you can follow her on Twitter @thesecret or check out her website here: thesecret.tv

In today’s episode, Jonny introduces us to the power of thought and the role it plays according to the laws of the Universe. Drawing from his own history of mental struggles, Jonny tackles how we can transform our relationship with our mind to align our energies and ourselves with the lives we wish to live. Jonny also introduces this week’s Thursday guest, Rhonda Byrne, director of the hugely powerful documentary; The Secret and author of the Secret book series, the first of which has been translated into 50 languages and one of the longest-running best sellers of this century. The concept of thoughts creating our worlds has become an experiential truth for Rhonda and she has found a brilliant way to articulate her understandings.Do you subscribe to the law of attraction? How has it played a part in your life?Have you ever heard of the law of attraction? Let us know in the reviews or via Jonny’s social media @JonnyWilkinson on twitter and @JonnyWilkinsonOfficial on instagram.To keep up to date with Rhonda and her work, you can follow her on Twitter @thesecret or check out her website: https://www.rhondabyrne.com/

In today's episode Jonny speaks with an inspiring man whose journey he’s been following for nearly a decade now, Henry Fraser; Author, Artist and inspirational speaker. Henry addresses the devastating paralysis he suffered when he was 17 with a calm acceptance underpinned by defiance and, if there were to theme today’s episode it would be in the power of allowing. Reminiscing over first meeting at Henry’s debut art exhibition held at his school with a painted portrait of Jonny as one of the starring pieces, the conversation unfolds into the joy of discovering how shucking the worries of perception of others and finding that all of you is left. The freedom and joy that comes in releasing control of what you cannot, and taking control of what you can. How far you can go once you’ve hit rock bottom, once you’ve hit your limit it’s amazing how much further you can go, and seizing control of that which you can control, and letting be that which you cannot, a lesson Henry has arguably learnt a very hard way! Through tragedy, physical hard work and jeopardy, emotional turmoil, it would appear, comes enormous growth and strength.To find out more about why Henry Fraser resonated with Jonny when he was exploring this topic, please check out the previous episode “What Am I... Beyond My Physical Self”.To keep up to date with Henry’s art, books, talks and activity in general you can follow him on Insta and Twitter: @henryfraser0 and check out his website: henryfraserart.comTwitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In today’s solo episode with Jonny, Jonny explores the way we seem to identify who we are so closely with our physical bodies and how this limits our search for what we are truly capable of being and creating.When we associate ourselves with the way we look and what we can do, what happens to who we are when our physical self is changed irreversibly and our activity restricted? Do we become less? Or can this actually be a doorway to revealing so much more?These fascinating questions lead Jonny to introduce Thursday's guest Henry Fraser - author, artist and inspirational speaker. Henry was a promising rugby player at The Saracens Academy before a dive into the sea on holiday in 2009 left him paralysed from the shoulders down. His story and insights are enormously powerful.Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial

In his first interview of the series, Jonny travels to Oxford and the home of writer and spiritual teacher, Rupert Spira. Having discovered and resonated with Rupert’s work and teachings a while ago, Jonny is keen to discuss his perception of human potential and transformation. Throughout this enlightening conversation, Rupert draws on a lifetime of investigating the nature of the mind and reality through philosophy as well as his teachings in the ‘direct path’ and non-duality to give insightful and eloquent examples. Together Jonny and Rupert cover a lot of ground, from the fact that so much of our lives are seemingly spent in the quest of happiness, what it means to truly be in the zone as a sportsman, the close correlation between physical body and emotional state and what Rupert calls the Illusory sense of self.To find out more about why Rupert Spira resonated with Jonny when he was exploring this topic, please check out the previous episode “What Am I… Doing Here?”Rupert has a great blog, runs courses, events, or if you want to learn about any of his many great books, then head over to: https://rupertspira.com/Rupert Twitter: @RupertSpiraRupert'sYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXWjjtATq3OM545gMh9PUgOr listen to him on his podcast "Rupert Spira Podcast" Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficial Resources for todays episode:Non-Duality: https://rupertspira.com/

Introducing 'I Am' Jonny’s journey from pitch to podcast, and an introduction to Jonny's upcoming interview with our first guest of the series - Rupert Spira.In this debut episode of I Am, host Jonny Wilkinson explains how, in his mid to late twenties, a physical and mental health crises halted him right in his tracks. Jonny goes on to describe how a change in perspective, inspired by this challenge, revealed a new dimension of possibility to him that he had never before explored or contemplated when looking at potential. Drawing energy and guidance from quantum physics, yoga and enlightened beings like the Buddha as well as his experiences on the sporting field Jonny has devoted himself to offering and sharing his findings with others.Jonny also explains where Thursday's guest: spiritual teacher, author (many times over) and fellow podcast host, Rupert Spira, falls into the picture, and condenses down and explains (as best as he can) what Non-Dualism is (it sounds more complicated than it is).A note from Jonny: "This is just the beginning of my podcast journey and I am looking forward to finding my own rhythm and tempo. Thank you, listeners, for joining me on this exploration and for engaging with subjects that may sometimes feel a little rough around the edges in their delivery but hopefully will become more defined as the series evolves''. Twitter: @JonnyWilkinsonInstagram: @jonnywilkinsonofficialResources for todays episode:Non-Duality: https://rupertspira.com/

The podcast explores the remarkable transformations taking place within individuals and their understandings of them. Speaking with pioneers and thought leaders around the globe, Jonny wishes to redefine concepts of health and well-being, performance, purpose, leadership, relationships and human potential. From fear to freedom, surviving to thriving, this series will see Jonny celebrating the exponential possibilities that arise when we are willing to challenge old conclusions and become interested in deeper dimensions of experience. All of this will be done through a lens of sport, spirituality, science and ultimately facing adversity and transcending limits.