Moving toward our whole-person
potential in performance and life
— a holistic playbook. Move with purpose, one stride at a time.
10/15/2022
Space still open for the mindful performance enhancement course starting October 27th
Course offered in partnership with Mindspace, a leading clinic offering workshops and training in mindfulness, psychology services, and counselling.
Learn more and register on our website (link in bio)
05/03/2022
Great athletes perform at their edges - physically and mentally ...
Before one's mental health becomes a mental health problem, we can build our capacity to handle the inevitable difficulties that come with pushing our limits.
Mindful meditation is empirically proven to strengthen our resilience.
It is also trainable and scalable - something every athlete, coach and performance leader understands.
Lets work together to turn mental health awareness month into mental health action month.
03/14/2022
Acceptance is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, thing for high achievers, to um, accept.
Attachment to specific desires & feelings and how things 'should be' creates a certain tension leading to a lot of our pain and suffering, draining our energy and leaving us feeling depleted and many times discouraged.
At the heart of this are the things that prevent us from accepting our present reality, which include all the things we are not yet, including our imperfections.
We are often so preoccupued with striving to get somewhere, to fall in love, win, succeed, achieve, to be perfect etc .. that we are not aware of the diasillusionment that we've create for ourselves in the futility of the struggle.
What if it is not about getting anywhere, to try to manipulate the situation to what we want it to be, but to simply realize where we already are .. to be with what is?
In this space we create through acceptance of what is, we acquire a certain quality of presence and grace that allows us to live and perform through difficulty so that that our passage becomes smoother and more enjoyable.
Acceptance is not about giving up. It is not about resolving ourselves or settling for less.
Acceptance is simply not denying what is / how it is. Accepting the seemingly unacceptable at times.
As high performers, it is one of the most courageous things we can learn how to embrace.
Enrollment open. Spring intensive course in mindfulness draws upon scientifically proven practices to expand what is possible in your life and career. Starting April 21. Link in bio.🔗
02/22/2022
An ambigram is a visual that is the same even upside down.
It is a rare occurrence in calendars compared to a palindrome.
Today is both a palindrome and an ambigram.
If your life at times feels like it is upside down, today is a good day to trust that you are exactly where you're are suppose to be.
Take a moment to notice the good that is all around you.
"You can't wait until it isn't hard anymore to decide to be happy" - Jane Marczewski
The reality of the of the situation remains unchanged, but with a change in perspective, by looking at it from back to front, or from upside down, or in particular way, non-judgementally, with curiosity, kindness, gratitude and acceptance, our perspective shifts, and we gain a new understanding.
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A former colleague asked me if I was offering any mindfulness courses these days, and I said why not, what a great idea ... and yes, lets do this .. so here we are.
So while we are mandated to social distance, during these unprecedented times with the constant influx of mis/information, new demands, greater uncertainty, and quickly changing circumstances, come together for a daily mindful moment.
It’s 10 minutes to start your day off right.
It’s about learning how to "hold in awareness" our thoughts, feelings, emotions and body sensations.
It’s about "checking-in" with ourselves and with others to gain this awareness during these unique times.