Mindfulness In Sports Mindfulness in sports begins with the foundational principle of breathing. This article will focus on actual techniques aimed at slowing down the central nerve system through...

Take a moment to reflect on a time when you had a very good performance in your sport. Rate your confidence level on a scale of 1-10. Was it higher than five? Now do the same for a poor performance....

"You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." -- Jon Kabat-Zinn The term “Monkey Mind” stems from the observation that left untamed, our minds' natural state can tend toward being...

[caption id="attachment_4600" align="aligncenter" width="641"] Photo credit to Kids Sports News Network[/caption] "You can't win if you're jamming your mind." When we are lost in our head it shows in...

I recently gave a talk to a group of athletes (ages 18-24) about meditation and sport. There questions were good and probably similar to questions that most people have when they first hear...

When doubt and worry interfere with performance and the athlete cannot perform at his/her best this is sometimes known as performance anxiety. Others might simply call it choking.  The following...