In this episode Sparks and Jonny look into how some physical training can help us to become more energised, open and prepared for what life throws at us. What are some of the things to consider when looking at trying to improve your health and fitness as well as potentially prolonging your life at the same time? The conversation also explores the link between how we use our body and how it adapts in not only a physical way but also in terms of mental and emotional health too. We hope you enjoy i...
Jul 01, 2024•41 min•Season 5Ep. 29
I AM with Richard Rudd founder and author of Gene Keys. In this episode Jonny and Sparks sit down with Richard Rudd and discuss how to unlock and access the purpose and wisdom inside ourselves. The discussion explores the art of contemplation, patience and courage and Richard’s beautiful insights into how we create the conditions for our potential to blossom. If you want to know more about the powerful personal guidance system that is Gene Keys and the many self discovery opportunities it offers...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 28
In this episode Jonny and Sparks take a deeper look at the roles we play in our lives and how identifying ourselves too strongly with what we do and our goals can limit our understanding and experience of potential. How do we uncover our calling in life? How do we follow it without becoming consumed by it and losing touch with the immensity in who we are right now? Any ideas or comments, questions or feedback you have for us please send to iampodcastquestions@gmail.com
Jun 24, 2024•39 min•Season 5Ep. 27
In this episode I AM welcomes political scientist, president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank and author of Best Things First: The 12 Most Efficient Solutions for the World's Poorest and Our Global SDG Promises, Bjorn Lomborg. Bjorn spends his time deeply exploring how to most positively impact the world we know in the most cost effective way. It is a conversation that definitely challenges our thinking and Jonny and Sparks find themselves presented with surprising insights and clear usefu...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 26
This week on the podcast Jonny and Sparks discuss some recently published research on the efficacy of resistance training as a tool for health and longevity. The conversation covers research that compares resistance and cardiovascular training and a combination of the two which, for some, may bring some surprises! As always we would love to know your thoughts on this so please get in touch via iampodcastquestions@gmail.com
Jun 17, 2024•42 min•Season 5Ep. 25
In today’s episode Jonny and Sparks are joined by David Robson, an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body and behaviour. David speaks brilliantly about the power we possess over our genes and over our past experiences. This conversation really does explore how we can allow our challenge to support us towards becoming who we want to be, physically, mentally, emotionally and beyond. David is the author of “The Intelligence Trap,” "The Expectation Effect”...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 24
In this episode Jonny and Sparks investigate the power to we possess to actively influence our own healing and how this leads directly to influencing growth, performance, creativity and joy. Perhaps we are all a bit more accustomed to getting involved in our stress and helping ourselves towards more of it but are we not equally capable of leading ourselves somewhere new, into deeper relaxation and revelation? We hope you enjoy this conversation. Any thoughts or questions you have for us, please ...
Jun 10, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Jonny and Sparks are immensely grateful to have Harvard stress and resilience expert Dr Aditi Nerurkar with them to explore and explain stress. In this episode Dr Nerurkar offers brilliant perspectives for how we can relate to stress to aid our mental health and use it for our growth and evolution. She also provides powerful, simple and effective practices for finding balance, peace and performance when facing challenge. Dr Aditi Nerurkar’s has a new book for those that want to know more “The 5 ...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 22
In this episode Jonny and Sparks look at the sports science theory of supercompensation. This theory shows how the physical body – through rest and recovery – can adapt positively to stress induced by training sessions. This conversation explores how “supercompensation” (first put forth by Russian scientist Nikolai N. Yakovlev in 1949–1959) might provide an interesting model for how we relate to our mental and emotional challenges too. The episode offers new understandings for stress and resilie...
Jun 03, 2024•32 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Professor John Amaechi is a respected psychologist and transformational leadership expert who focuses his work upon behavioural change and creating honest, authentic and thriving cultures all in alignment with sustainable growth, high performance and well-being. He also previously played a full basketball career in the world’s most competitive league the American NBA. In this episode with Jonny and Sparks he brings all of this together beautifully to form and share immensely powerful insights up...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Jonny and Sparks respond to some questions sent in by listeners that focus upon the topic of resilience. How do we come back after our confidence gets knocked? How do we reinvent ourselves after heartbreak and disappointment especially when it keeps coming at us? This episode aims to offer alternative and more inspiring perspectives upon what is possible for us all as human beings. We discuss what would life be like if we were truly and absolutely committed to growth and to revealing our potenti...
May 27, 2024•32 min•Season 5Ep. 19
This episode is all about movement and sound therapy for releasing stuck energy and transcending limits. Jonny and Sparks are joined by specialist practitioner Alison Heaslewood who uses her own inspiring journey of personal transformation to explain the power of sound baths and ecstatic dance as a means for creating safe space, enriching communities, deep healing and balance. These therapies are resonating strongly with many people right now. Follow your curiosity and discover why. With utmost ...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 18
For this episode Jonny and Sparks investigate confidence, what it is and how we might be able to generate more of it in our lives. How do we become friends with the unknown instead of seeing it as a threat? How do we find the freedom to fully perform? This is a big topic and we hope that you enjoy the discussion. Any questions you might have for us to explore please send to iampodcastquestions@gmail.com
May 20, 2024•28 min•Season 5Ep. 17
In this episode Jonny and Sparks exchange with Matt Kahn. A spiritual teacher and intuitive healer who provides incredible heart centred perspectives as solutions to all stresses and struggles. This discussion takes on some pretty big subjects including how we handle intense challenge in our lives and how we can heal our wounds by coming to love the one that life happens to. Matt also speaks beautifully on the importance of following passion, humility and honesty. Find him and his new documentar...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 16
In this episode and in support of Mental Health Awareness Week Jonny and Sparks explore their own mental health, how they have been impacted by it and how they understand the role of plays in their lives. In this discussion the brothers look into how we can help ourselves and each other through challenge and the importance of opening up. Another key part of the conversation is the power of movement as a way to change our energy, our perspectives and our well-being. If you have any questions for ...
May 13, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 15
This week Jonny and Sparks hand over the microphone to Dan Brulé, one of the world’s most renowned breath teachers and experts. In an episode absolutely filled to the brim with transformational wisdom, Dan offers powerful practices, explanations and clear inspired guidance around breathwork and its power to transcend limitations. His engaging personality and stories from working with special forces soldiers, professional sports people and high level entertainers mean this hour and a bit may fly ...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 14
In this episode of the I AM podcast Jonny and Sparks investigate freedom and how it sits at the heart of our potential, our performance and our power. Will we ever find it where we are looking? Does the system want us to find it? How do we break free of our conditioning so that what has been no longer gets to tell us how everything has to be? We hope you enjoy the discussion.
May 06, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 13
In this episode Matthew Syed, innovative thinker and author of Black Box Thinking, Rebel Ideas, You Are Awesome and many more brilliant books, shares his ideas and research on the subject of how we get the best out of ourselves and out of each other. Also a former British number 1 ranked table tennis player, Matthew joins Jonny and Sparks in discussing the importance of mindset in performance and also what’s behind the genius of the greatest coaches. We hope you enjoy the conversation.
May 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 12
This week’s Monday discussion episode between Jonny and Sparks focuses upon the concept of living authentically and what it may mean to live one’s truth. What is our truth? How do we uncover it, connect to it, find the courage to express it in the things we do that we love, the things we do that we don’t and with everyone else’s truth and their opinions thrown in there too? Purpose, guidance, living in the now, being fully present, love and our potential – it’s all up for discussion in this one....
Apr 29, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 11
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 under...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 10
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 discussion The Map of Consciousness...
Apr 22, 2024•39 min•Season 5Ep. 9
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 ...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 8
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.
Apr 15, 2024•30 min•Season 5Ep. 7
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 ...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 6
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_ @jonnywilkinsonofficial https://www.no1living.com/ Use code IAM20 for 20% off
Apr 08, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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 an...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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.
Apr 01, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 3
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 ...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 2
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: @jonnywilkinsonofficial And also on Twitter here: @jonnyw...
Mar 25, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 1
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 ...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 28
