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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Find Grace Amid Chaos With the P.E.A.C.E. Practice

This practice can help you cope with the stresses of daily life.   KEY POINTS Are you dealing with the ordinary stresses of everyday life—work, parenting duties, bills, dishwasher repairs? Are you […]