What exercise takes the prize for being most frequently suggested to reduce stress, and so abstract most people don’t understand how it impacts the brain?
Welcome to the sport psychology of - today, we’re talking about the sport psychology of meditation.
Pete Kadushin, Ph.D., CMPC, is the mental performance coach for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Pete’s work focuses on two key areas of growth: helping people dial in their ability to learn and refine lessons quickly, and increasing their capacity to apply those lessons under pressure, and he believes that tools like self-reflection, breath work, and meditation are invaluable as people walk this path.
Timestamps are below, enjoy!
(00:00) Episode Introduction
(01:34) Introduction to Dr. Pete Kadushin
(05:15) What is meditation, and why do it?
(13:42) Meditation trains your awareness of performance damaging thoughts
(19:58) Can humans multitask?
(23:00) Different ways to meditate through the senses
(49:45) Examples of pro athletes meditating
(54:21) How to start meditating
(01:03:34) How coaches can implement meditation into team training
(01:08:04) Outro
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