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...
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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...
The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation and Sport Performance
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...
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...
Mindfulness Exercises and Recovery After Athletic Performance Golf. Basketball. Softball. Soccer. Many athletes, no matter the sport, have times when they make mistakes in the middle of a game and...