Mental Health for Athletes Yoga and Meditation Class Series

Self-acceptance can seem a bit counter-intuitive for athletes. Isn’t the purpose of sports to constantly strive for something better? To be faster, stronger, more skilled?

When it comes to sports and athletics, it’s important to continue to improve your game. However, when we translate this mentality into everyday life, it can be extremely stress-inducing, creating the potential for great mental health challenges like anxiety and depression.

This meditation is to help athlete’s begin to accept themselves fully and whole-heartedly. This practice may feel uncomfortable and foreign at first, but over time self-acceptance will be the way in which you approach daily life.

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Bethany`s Notes: This is the final class in a series of six classes designed for athletes to focus on self-compassion, self-judgment, and self-acceptance. If you missed the other ones you can find them if you click on the link above.