The Human Potential Project
Exploring the potential of the human mind and body with experts on movement, performance, nutrition, lifestyle, meditation, breathwork and more!
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
#25 - Chloe Whylie: Elite level weightlifting and the athlete's mindset
In episode #25 Tom McAdam speaks with team Jamaica weightlifter, coach and spoken-word artist Chloe Whylie.
What does it take to compete at the highest level in olympic weightlifting? Having transitio…
#24 - Tom McAdam: From finance to fitness and beyond
In episode #24 BJ Rule speaks with Basis London co-founder and coach Tom McAdam.
What is health? What is performance? What is well-being? What are we really trying to work towards in training and in …
#23 - BJ Rule: The basics work
In episode #23 Tom McAdam speaks with Basis London co-founder, coach and trainer BJ Rule.
After 22 episodes, it felt like the right time to introduce the coaches behind Basis: BJ Rule and Tom McAdam.
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#22 - Geeta Vara: A beginner's guide to Ayurveda
In episode #22 Basis London founder Tom McAdam speaks with Ayurvedic medicine practitioner Geeta Vara.
In the context of allopathic medicine and evidence-based fitness and nutrition, we can forget or …
#21 - Anastasis Tzanis: Exploring the power of the breath
In Episode #21 Basis London founder Tom McAdam speaks with yoga & breathwork teacher Anastasis Tzanis.
Breathing practices have been a part of human culture for thousands of years as the master key to…
Practice #4 - Deep Relaxation Meditation with Per Norrgren
Join Oxford Mindfulness Centre meditation teacher Per Norrgren for a 10-minute deep relaxation meditation based on his own daily practice.
See Episode #20 for our full conversation with Per in which …
#20 - Per Norrgren: How meditation can transform your mind and your life
In Episode #20 Basis London founder Tom McAdam speaks with meditation and mindfulness teacher Per Norrgren.
Meditation and mindfulness practice are powerful antidotes to the stresses and challenges of…
#19 - Toral Shah: Integrative nutrition and lifestyle approaches for cancer
In Episode #19 Basis London founder Tom McAdam speaks with nutritional scientist, functional medicine practitioner and breast cancer thriver Toral Shah.
This is a very special episode about a topic th…
Practice #3 - Empty Mind Breath with Anastasis Tzanis
Join Anastasis for a breathwork practice designed to still your mind through ascending inhale breath holds.
#18 - Patrick McKeown: The real science of breathing for health, performance and wellbeing
In Episode #18 Basis London founder Tom McAdam speaks with internationally recognised breathing expert Patrick McKeown.
Much of what we've been taught about breathing is wrong. We learn that carbon di…
Practice #2 - Walking Meditation with Tom McAdam
In Practice #2 join Basis London coach Tom McAdam for a beginner-friendly 15 minute walking meditation. Use this simple and easy mindfulness practice wherever you are walking, whether on your commute…
#17 - Shahroo Izadi: Changing your habits for good through the power of kindness
In Episode #17 Basis London founder Tom McAdam speaks with behaviour change specialist and bestselling author of The Kindness Method, Shahroo Izadi.
Shahroo began her career in addition treatment in …
#16 - George Edwards: how to improve endurance and running performance
In Episode #16 Basis London founder Tom McAdam speaks with George Edwards, running coach and personal trainer based at GYMBOX Farringdon in London.
Having spent his early years pursuing a career in pr…
Practice #1 - Calming Breath with Artur Paulins
Welcome to the brand new Practice series at The Human Potential Project. In Practice 01, join podcast guest and breathwork teacher Artur Paulins for a 10 minute guided breath practice. This simple an…
#15 - Artur Paulins on transformational breathwork and meditation practice
In Episode #15 of The Health Club, Tom McAdam speaks with Artur Paulins, a breathwork teacher and mindfulness coach.
Creator of Breathwork Academy and the explorer of human equanimity, Artur is workin…
#14 - Darryl Edwards on the importance of play and how to move more and better
In Episode #14 of The Health Club, BJ Rule speaks with Darryl Edwards, a former investment banking technologist turned movement coach and author. He is the founder of the Primal Play Method and a phy…
#13 - Karl Steadman on a decade teaching CrossFit seminars, coaching and judging at the CrossFit Games and how to be a better coach
In Episode #13 of The Health Club, BJ Rule speaks with CrossFit HQ Seminar Staff member and Level 4 Coach Karl Steadman. Karl is a legend in the UK's CrossFit community, having opened one of the cou…
#12 - Liam Holmes on the fundamentals of good nutrition, plant-based diets and sleep
In Episode #12 of The Health Club, Tom McAdam speaks with pH Nutrition founder Liam Homes, a nutritionist with over a decade of experience working with Premier League football teams, CrossFit athlete…
#11 - Rob Stubbs on the value of strength, strength training and how to create healthy habits
In Episode #11 of The Health Club, Tom McAdam speaks with Strength Coach, CrossFit Coach and personal trainer Rob Stubbs. We speak about:
- Rob’s journey from training friends to personal training at Vi…
#10 - Tissie Chan on authentic yoga practice, yoga philosophy and breathwork
In Episode #10 of The Health Club, Tom McAdam speaks with yoga therapist and acupuncturist Tissie Chan. We talk about:
- Tissie's journey from literature student to yoga therapist
- The fascinating philos…