Meditation and gratitude can change lives. I know that's a bold claim, but you will find through today’s conversation that the way our guest approaches these skills really is transformational and it will change your life and in turn, help your daughter.This is an opportunity for Sports Moms to do their own personal work as well to influence their daughter’s environment.

Today, we're talking about meditation and gratitude with our special guest, Lori Saitz. Lori is the CEO of Zen Rabbit, and she is a transformational meditation coach. She helps high performers transform their minds from stressful and chaotic, to calm and focused through her collaborative approach. She guides them to increase focus, energy, and happiness.

Tune in as we talk about meditation and gratitude. You’ll learn some tangible ways that you can incorporate both and also help your female athlete in her sport.

What meditation and gratitude is and the importance of it in our daily lives

Meditation can be defined as engaging in contemplation, reflection, and/or mental exercises to reach a higher level of awareness. Many of us are aware that there are a lot of benefits to meditation, yet most of us don’t practice it regularly. 

Meditation decreases anxiety and increases resilience. It helps people spend less time thinking about their past mistakes which is important for athletes and their parents.

Meditation also allows moms to show up as the sports parent they want to be; a Mom with good emotional stability is able to help provide a calm environment for her daughter. Meditation practices are also something that a mom and daughter can create as a shared experience with one another.

Gratitude, then, is defined by the quality of being thankful and expressing appreciation.

If you want your daughter to learn how to meditate and be in a place of gratitude you have to start meditation and being grateful yourself. It is more effective when you set yourself as an example vs. telling them what to do without practicing your advice. 

To sum it up;

• Meditation and gratitude help people/athletes perform better in any circumstance. It allows us to control and create a calm environment which is better practice to influence your daughter or the people around you.
• You can practice meditation and gratitude by recognizing what you feel and then look for something to be grateful about.
• Set up your day in the right direction by giving time to meditate, reflect and be present.

Meditation is an investment in yourself and helps your female athletes be more confident with how they handle themselves in any type of circumstances. 

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