Are your Tracks Pointing toward Success?
Getting in the zone, being in the moment, conscious performance are all ways I describe the focus it requires to perform at your best. The mind and body need to be working together to support this kind of skating. I often use the example of TRAIN TRACKS, whereby...
Evgenia – A Difficult Season and how she can Rebuild Mentally
A difficult season laced with underwhelming performances has plagued Evgenia so far. A disappointing 2nd place finish at the Olympics followed by a big move from Russia to Canada training with Brian Orser, and new choreographic and technical changes,...
15 Reframes to Change your Negative Self-Talk to Positive
Negative Self-TalkPositive ReframeI pop and circle on my jumpsI go for it every time I can’t do itMy jumps are clean and consistent She is better than meI land my jumps with great speed and flow It is so much easier for her/him than it is for me I...
3 Mindfulness Tools to Improve your Performance
Mindfulness, like meditation or yoga, is a topic that is getting a lot of attention in the media lately. You know that it is an important way to combat stress and mental health problems but did you know that it can also benefit athletes performance? I am currently...
Typical “Week Before Competition” Behaviours
The week before competition is typically a challenge for most skaters. Practice can be running smoothly, up until the last 3-5 days before competition, then there is a noticeable shift. As a mental trainer, I often work my hardest that week to reassure and remind my...About Me
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PERFORMANCE PODS GROUP MENTAL TRAINING!!
A 8 weeks group mental training program for figure skaters. Learn to...
- control competition nerves
- build unshakeable confidence
- create achievable goals
- get in the zone and develop your competition mindset
- consistently perform your best when it counts
~Start Date: Sunday Sept. 8/19
~2 Time Slots: 6pm or 645pm EST
~5 spots available in each group
~30 minute coaching call each week
~Cost: $400 per skater
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"The findings provide neural support for advice individuals have been given for millennia: during times of stress, or when heightened concentration is needed, focusing on one’s breathing or doing breathing exercises can indeed change the brain.
This has potential application to individuals in a variety of professions that require extreme focus and agility. Athletes, for example, have long been known to utilize breathing to improve their performance. Now, this research puts science behind that practice."
Neuroscientists have identified how exactly a deep breath changes your mind
During times of stress, or when heightened concentration is needed, focusing on one’s breathing or doing breathing exercises can indeed change the brain.