Mindfulness Helps Athletes, But Not How You Think
Getting in the zone is part of it, but letting go of outcomes is what gets Olympians to the podium.
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Extremely Still
A record-breaking endurance athlete turned to meditation to reach his goals. He learned to let go of them, too.
Zen Mind, Pitcher’s Mind
A longtime proponent of mindfulness in sports talks about personal practice and his work helping players turn inward.
Meditation Coaches, the Next Frontier in Major League Sports
Athletes and teams looking for an extra edge are turning to mindfulness and mental-skills training to improve performance and well-being.
MeditationMagazine | This Buddhist Life
This Buddhist Life: Hari Budha Magar
Hari Budha Magar, the first bilateral above-the-knee amputee to summit a peak upward of 19,000 feet, discusses the mental, physical, and legal roadblocks he must overcome as he plans to climb Mount Everest in 2019.
(Meta)Physical Education: Temper Temper
Cultivating compassion on the football field
This Buddhist Life: George Mumford
George Mumford on Buddhism, his heroes, and his advice for new meditators
Spirit in Sport
When hungry, eat; when tired, sleep. — Zen Proverb They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it. — Willie Mays Years ago, I sat on the floor across a…
CultureMagazine | Book Reviews
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty Hyperion: New York, 1995. 256 pp., $22.95 (cloth) On Phil Jackson’s first trip to New York as a professional basketball player, he was…
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