Nike Embraces Meditation For Pro Athletes With Headspace Partnership

.....Mindfulness is part of a broad trend focused on mentally preparing athletes to be in the zone. The New York Knicks have been using mindfulness training since 2014, led by former team president Phil Jackson, whose Eastern philosophy-style coaching earned him a nickname as the “zen master” of hoops (he parted ways with the team last June). Some teams, such as the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, have gone so far as to use devices to train their brains. This season, the Blazers deployed the Neurocore Pro, which reads players’ brainwaves and alerts trainers if their minds start to wander off a particular task.....
....“Easy to learn and simple to apply, it can help strengthen motivation, increase focus, improve resilience, enhance form, optimize recovery and, perhaps most important of all, get us out of our head and into the body for an enjoyable and fulfilling training session,” Puddicombe said.....
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Bethany`s Notes: Nike is jumping on board and partnering with Headspace to give athletes an experience in mindfulness. This is a great opportunity for athletes of all abilities to learn some mental health skills. If you haven`t tried mindfulness before here is an opportunity to start. Those at the highest level have been doing a form a mindfulness for awhile now. It`s time to get on board.