A Still Quiet Place for Athletes
Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and Life
by Amy Saltzman
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Pub Date Mar 01 2018 | Archive Date Jul 10 2019
New Harbinger Publications, Inc. | New Harbinger
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Description
Find flow and reach peak performance-in sports and in life. Based on the groundbreaking Still Quiet Place mindfulness program, this workbook provides practical, step-by-step exercises and skills to help you gain present-moment awareness and achieve your fitness goals.
Are you looking for unique ways to "get into the game"? To enhance your training and find focus? You aren't alone. Increasingly, athletes and coaches-from amateur leagues to professional football champs to Olympic athlete -are incorporating mindfulness-based practices into their training. That's because mindfulness can help you lower your stress levels, connect with the moment, and mentally bounce back after setbacks. So whether you're a sports enthusiast or a professional athlete, mindfulness can also help you deal with physical aspects of training, such as fatigue, aches, pains, injury, burnout, and exhaustion.
Written by holistic physician, mindfulness coach, and long-time athlete Amy Saltzman, this practical workbook offers mindfulness-based skills you can use any time during a game, as well as in life. You'll discover what the author fondly refers to as the "still quiet place," and from the vantage point of that stillness, you'll be able to observe your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations-both before practice and competition, during a timeout or half time, after a miss or significant loss, or even in casual game settings. You'll also find skills for dealing effectively with teammates and coaches, as well as skills for coaching mindfully. A parents guide is also included.
No matter what sport you play, 90 percent of performance is mental. With this workbook as your guide, you can use mindfulness to enhance your training, competitive performance, and even your life beyond athletics.
Advance Praise
“Amy Saltzman takes the mystery out of mindfulness by introducing
easily understood concepts and practical activities that can be immediately
applied to any sport. This is a valuable resource for athletes of all levels,
as well as coaches who want to help their athletes and teams perform
mindfully.”
—Pete
Kirchmer,
mPEAK (mindfulness Performance Enhancement Awareness and Knowledge); director of
the University of California, San Diego’s Center for Mindfulness; mindfulness-based
health coach
“In
every athletic career, there are crucial moments—moments when an athlete’s
inner voice can make or break her performance. Being mindful and present in these
moments is the key to athletic success. And yet athletes, coaches, and parents
often overlook how to do just that.
This book will become your new guide and will ensure, when your moments come, that you will be ready.”
—John
O’Sullivan,
founder of the Changing the Game Project, and author of Changing the Game
“In
my experience, the path to being your best, in sports and in life, always
passes through the Still Quiet Place. Learning how to get there will prepare
you for any challenge you might face. If you are ready to put in the same
degree of work mentally as you do physically, the steps outlined in this book
will help you get to the next level of your game.”
—Cassidy
Lichtman,
two-time first-team All-American at Stanford University in volleyball; gold
medalist in the Pan American Games, 2015; silver medalist in the Grand
Champions Cup, 2013; assistant coach for the 2016 NCAA Champions at Stanford
“Mindfulness
is a practice to pay attention to the here and now. Every athlete and coach
knows the value of that. This book helps you get there more habitually.”
—Dan
Quinn,
head coach of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football
League (NFL)
“Amy
Saltzman’s A Still Quiet Place for
Athletes is a superb introduction to mindfulness and its practical
application for athletes and coaches. This compelling, accessible book will
help you achieve elite-level performance success!”
—Cornelia
Cannon Holden, MDiv,
team building, leadership development, and sports psychology coach for US
Women’s Ice Hockey (2006-2010); CEO at Mindful Warrior (www.mindfulwarrior.com)
“In
A Still Quiet Place for Athletes, Amy
Saltzman gives real strategies and techniques that are not just for athletes,
but for coaches, teachers, and parents who see athletics as preparation for
life. All I can say is I wish I had this book as a kid growing up in my sports-obsessed
childhood.”
—Tim
Ryan, US representative from Ohio and author
of A Mindful Nation
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781684030217 |
| PRICE | $24.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 264 |
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