By Brian Hainline
Those of you in the trenches working with student-athletes on a daily basis know the challenges they face—and you know that while student-athletes may play games, being a student-athlete isn’t a game at all.
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Once you begin meditating daily, life as you knew it will begin to take on some interesting twists and turns.
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Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.
Being mindful of the body is a profound—though often overlooked—opportunity to deepen our meditation and develop our insight, says Phillip Moffitt. Meditating on the body, we discover all four of the Buddha’s noble truths.
We can’t think of many more pressure-filled moments in sports than being an Olympic athlete on the starting line. To be ready to perform at the highest level, and deal with the inevitable nerves, each athlete has to find his perfect pre-competition routine.
Athletes and teams looking for an extra edge are turning to mindfulness and mental-skills training to improve performance and well-being.
“There will be a struggle between the mind and body, between attending to the physical injury and maintaining identity by continuing to train.”
Through the practice of meditation, there are certain changes that happen in the mind. One of the most important changes is that you become master of your mind.
From Justin Bieber and Gwyneth Paltrow to Wim Hof and your favorite Insta influencer, having a breathwork practice is all the rage. But what is it exactly, and why are people so obsessed?
Scientists now have more evidence than ever before revealing the intimate, intertwined relationship between the mind and body.
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A behavioral medicine pioneer reports on a time-tested technique that reverses aging and improves health.
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