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 […]

A Still Quiet Place: A Mindfulness Program for Children & Adolescents (Dr. Amy Saltzman)

Teaching kids stress management skills early in life will help them to grow into happy and healthy adults. And if you work with children or adolescents, you know that kids today need these skills more than ever. The pressures they face in the classroom, on the playground, in their extracurricular activities, and at home can sometimes be overwhelming. So how can you help lay the groundwork for their success?

Thai Cave Rescue Highlights the Value of Teaching Children to Meditate

The miraculous rescue of the Thai soccer team this past week left many of us wondering: How did those 12 boys manage to stay so calm while trapped in a cave for over two weeks?

One answer is that their 25-year-old coach, a former Buddhist monk, reportedly taught the boys to meditate, to help slow their breathing and quiet their nerves. He credits the practice with helping them to ride out the long days of confinement and discomfort.

Dr Amy Saltzman ‘Still Quiet Place Within’ at Mind & Its Potential 2012

What happens when children become familiar with the “still quiet place within”?
Can mindfulness support children in being less vulnerable to stress and risky behaviours?
What does the current research indicate regarding the effects of mindfulness on children and adolescents?
Can mindfulness practices enhance positive relationships between parents and children?

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.

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