This article takes concepts from Yoga and Sport Psychology and combines them for a better understanding of how mindfulness, focus, and concentration are practiced and used both on and off the playing...

Injury with Visualization Visualization is well known for assisting athletes in all areas.  In fact, during the 2013 Masters golf tournament, golfer Jason Day, closed his eyes and for...

Research Results for Coping With Pain German researchers primarily studied two known techniques for pain management: Distraction: The ability to shift attention away from the painful...

Facing Adversity with mindfulness The Carrots, Eggs and Coffee Story: I met with a college athlete last week who was struggling with balancing the demands of her sport,  academics, and missing home....

Mindfulness and Sports  You may be wondering how mindfulness can benefit athletes. To answer that question mindfulness needs to be explained.  By definition, mindfulness is both a...

The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation and Performance Mindfulness meditation training, which is simply paying attention to body and breath sensations, works as a "volume knob" to better control how...