Mental Skills Dojo

This meditation is potent when you need to calm down and relax, and when you have trials and tribulations in your life that have been weighing heavily on your mind and heart. This is good for pregame, postgame, or off-days. It starts with rhythmic breathing to calm your nervous system. Then a body scan helps us release tension and become present. Lastly, we end with scripture James 1: 2-3 and reflect on Faith and Joy. Enjoy!

This Mental Training is ideal for preparing for an upcoming game. We start by relaxing our bodies with a body scan, and focusing our minds on sensations. Bringing our attention to this sense allows for the mind to become present. Its optimal to be calm and focused and present while using imagery (visualization.) As we move into the imagery portion, remember that some major keys to effective imagery are to include all of the senses, add color, and most importantly feel emotions. Let’s go!

This is to be done prior to a basketball game to help you get into a flow state! Find a quiet place where you can close your eyes and focus… and enjoy!

This is to be done prior to a basketball game to help you get into a flow state! Find a quiet place where you can close your eyes and focus… and enjoy!

Graham is the world’s #1 Mental Skills Coach! He’s worked with some of the NBA’s best athletes including Aaron Gordon (since he was 13!), Karl Anthony-Towns, Jaylen Brown and Andrew Wiggins to name a few. He has been the creative force behind many ground-breaking mental skills creations including an app, a book called Play Present, and most recently he has co-founded trainthemind.com, where people can find elite Mental Skills training from some of the world’s best Mental Skills coaches. Graham, aka Graham the Guide, also makes and performs motivational music, some of the most powerful and profound music you’ll find.

Dr. Amy is a nationally recognized author, and truly as a visionary and pioneer in the domains of mindfulness for athletes, coaches, and other high performers, as well as for kids, teens, parents, teachers. In this episode, we discuss how mindfulness can enhance performance, how it was used by Michael Jordan, how we can best respond to difficult emotions to be at our best. She’s dropping gems in this one, pick em up!