Tag: meditation
Early Bird Rate: Fundamentals of Teaching Mindfulness Workshop
Learn to lead students toward better connection, whether they are moving or being still. The fundamentals of mindfulness are simple, but that doesn’t mean they are easy for students to follow or for teachers to lead. Let’s work on this together!
Yoga to Complement Mindfulness Meditation
in YogaThis morning, I really enjoyed spending an hour with the Morehead-Cain Scholars at the University of North Carolina. They were participating in a workshop on mindful leadership led by the sweet crew at Golden Bristle, learning tools for better self-awareness, awareness of others, and focus. The goal of yoga asana–the physical practice of the poses–is to prepare…
Highest Recommendation: Yoga for Athletes and Active People Video with Steve
Steve Krojniewski—Krojo to his friends, and everyone is a friend to Steve—is a certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher and one of my senior assistants. Steve, who works with several University of Notre Dame teams, has produced a beautiful set of videos for athletes, active people, and everyone, available here and at his website, My True Balance…
Sage Advice: Quelling Pre-Competition Nerves
View image | gettyimages.com A young hammer thrower wrote me wondering how meditation might help him feel focused and relaxed before his meets. Here’s my answer. First thing I’d say is that some of what sports psychologists would call “arousal”—the anxiety and nervous feeling you have before a meet—is a good thing. It keeps you alert…
Metta Meditation at Wanderlust 108 Atlanta
It was a glorious day and a wonderful crowd for the inaugural Wanderlust 108 Mindful Triathlon in Atlanta yesterday. There was a 5K run/walk through beautiful Piedmont Park; an inspiring talk by Keith Mitchell; a rollicking concert by the Good Times Brass Band; and very sweet yoga focused on connection and a healthy dose of…
Read: Mindful Racing
I’m very excited to lead our meditation at Wanderlust 108 in Atlanta, GA, on September 28. Today at the Wanderlust blog, you’ll find an excerpt from Racing Wisely, with some thoughts on mindfulness and running: Any practice can be a mindfulness practice, and many can be mindlessness practices. It’s all about intention and attention. Why are you here?…
Watch: Using Meditation to Perform at Your Personal Best
You know that visualizing your upcoming event will help you perform better. But where do you start? In this YouTube series, I explain how to get comfortable—really comfortable—for meditation; how to turn your attention inward, quiet your mind, and focus on your breath; how to visualize the way your breath and body will feel as you race;…
Update: Track Your Habits
Just over a year ago, I wrote a post for my Active Yogi blog at Yoga Journal about awareness of our habits—what in yoga we call samskara. It begins: For the last few days, a robin has been attacking its reflection in the window to my home office. Over and over again, it flings itself at the…