2021 Feed the Soul Summit
Strategies to mitigate stress
Speakers: Steve Graef, Amy Saltzman, Pauls Pujats,
In this panel, we discuss the impact of bad stress and strategies that sport coaches and athletes can use to lower and manage bad stress. Bad stress for an extended period of time has a detrimental impact on health and performance. There is good and bad stress
PCA Founder Jim Thompson Interviews Dr. Amy Saltzman on Mindfulness
PCA Founder, Jim Thompson, interviewed Dr. Amy Saltzman on September 16, 2021. Amy is a holistic physician, parent, athlete (was a gymnast and competitive cyclist), author, and occasional poet. She is the author of three books: Still Quiet Place (for Athletes; for Teens; and Mindfulness Program for Children and Adolescents). Jim wrote the forward for the athlete’s book.
Way of Champions Interview
In this interview with Reed Maltbie from Changing the Game Project and Dr. Amy discuss What would it look like if all your athletes were able to acknowledge, resolve, and let […]
See it. Stop It. Heal it: Ending Cycles of Abuse in Sports and Society
It is imperative that children and adults learn to recognize and prevent all forms of abuse in sports and society. Focusing on the flagrant USAG, USOPC, and FBI failures and […]
Men’s Fitness UK: Presence of Mind
What do you think of when someone says ‘meditation’? Kneeling Zen monks? Saffron-clad yogis floating six inches above the floor? It’s true that various types of meditative practices have been promoted and taught within all of the great religious traditions of the world, but they’re certainly not limited to the enlightened.
How mindfulness training quietly gives elite athletes an edge
In an enduring scene from the ultimate episode of The Last Dance, Michael Jordan is fresh off victory and still in the flow. The greatest basketball player is decked out in […]
Mindfulness, Peak Performance, and “Playing in the Space Between”
What would it look like if all your athletes were able to acknowledge, resolve, and let go of emotions and feelings during games? If they could choose the right behaviors, […]