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...

Sport Psychology and Performance Stress Should I feel like a failure if I need to see a sport psychologist? Last week I choked on a key play in a hockey game and ever since then I keep trying to push...

How can Sports Psychology help athletes? Recently, I had a conversation with a parent of a high school athlete.  This parent was sharing the ins and outs of her daughter's high school...

“How can you hit and think at the same time?”---Yogi Bera Choking and Athletes There’s a scene in the movie “Bull Durham” where Kevin Costner steps out of the batter’s box because he’s...

Learning to be mindful is simply another way of being aware of your thoughts and the first step in being mindful is connecting breathing and performance.  It is common to go about any...

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...