There is a song by U2, Bad, where Bono and his band sing about being wide awake and not sleeping…… These words are similar to the first teaching described by the Buddha, who talked about waking...

Training for the Mind: Race day training is defined as training at the pace you hope to run on race day.  The reason an athlete incorporates this type of mental focus in sports is to practice the...

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...

Athletes and Performance Anxiety Have you ever felt like your anxiety was too high and worked against you in practice or in a game? A certain amount of competitive “juices” or anxiety can be good...

Put Your Mind in the Here and Now With Inspiration Athletes of all levels talk about the zone.  Quite simply, the zone is a moment in time when one is fully present. We are always searching for...

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....