Having your feelings without your feelings having you.
KEY POINTS Athletes, business people, performing artists, parents can benefit from learning to befriend their feelings. When you practice befriending your feelings, you develop emotional resilience. Emotional resilience is the […]
Befriending Feelings
Last time I shared a section from my book Still Quiet Place for Athletes: Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and in Life. The section […]
It’s OK to Feel Anxious
Below is an excerpt from my book Still Quiet Place for Athletes: Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and in Life Basic Concept: It’s Okay to Feel Anxious It is […]
Does Your Child Feel Supported or Pressured?
The only way to know how your child feels is to ask. This post focuses on healthy adult-child relationships within the context of youth sports, but the principles apply to […]
Phit For a Queen Podcast: Mindfulness Techniques for the Athlete with Dr. Amy Saltzman
Mindfulness has found its place in sports! Dr. Saltzman discusses mindfulness and how it can lead to improved sport performance overall, reduce stress and increase the enjoyment of sport!
Is Your Child’s Coach Demeaning (Abusive), Demanding, or Supportive?
If it’s not OK in a classroom or conference room, it’s not OK in a locker room. KEY POINTS Since the first report regarding Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of his athlete-patients, new […]
FirstStar Therapy Athletic Therapy Podcast | Go with Joy and Curiosity
Her peers have recognized her as a visionary and pioneer in the domains of mindfulness for athletes, coaches, and other high performers, as well as for kids, teens, parents, teachers…human beings. Dr Amy is a pleasure to listen to and delivers such compassion in all that she does. Listen to this one and watch it play out in your world.
Mindful Marathon
Finding flow from the start line to the finish line. KEY POINTS Take a few slow, deep breaths, and ask yourself “How am I feeling about tomorrow’s race?” Perhaps you […]
Cultivating Resilience & Finding Flow in Sports & In Life – YouthWell Wellness Workshop
Maintain a Positive Balance in Your Energetic Bank Account
Recommit to investing in yourself. Here’s how. KEY POINTS How are you? Really? Perhaps you are feeling great or relatively good. Or maybe the last couple of months or years […]