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...
Category: Mindfulness
Mindfulness in Sports: Spirit of Our Time There is a significant shift occurring in the health and psychology fields with the focus on mindfulness. The founders of Mindful magazine describe the...
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...
Mindfulness Techniques Here are the 3 basic principles and foundational tools of mindfulness techniques that can be simply understood by athletes and coaches of all levels: 1. Non-judging 2....
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...