Mind-Body Connection: Understanding What it Is and How To Use It

Your body gives you cues all the time. It tells you when you’re hungry, when you’re thirsty, and when you’re tired. Most of us are good at recognizing those cues and know when to take action when they’re given to us. If your stomach tightens when you’re nervous or if feel light-headed when you get extremely upset, you’ve experienced the mind-body connection.

Mind-Wandering and Mindfulness

One must be able to differentiate between various types of mind-wandering. One can lead to negative rumination, where we simply fall into a pessimistic rut of thinking. The other form of mind-wandering is necessary for our brain to integrate information. While it can be subtle, it is an incredible difference. Unfortunately, our restless mind during this mind-wandering time is very rich and self-relevant, characterised by spontaneous thoughts and emotions, concerned with the past and hopes, fears and fantasies about the future. It often includes interpersonal feelings, unfulfilled goals, unresolved challenges, and intrusive memories. It is in this state of mind when our past conditioning and programming takes over. We are on automatic pilot. 

What is The MAP?

The Mindful Athlete Program is a mindfulness-based mental performance program, which teaches you to free your warrior spirit. You don’t have to be an athlete to learn the mental skills of a warrior. We all need to learn how to cultivate certain qualities such as resilience, mental dexterity, emotional agility, and confidence to live our best life!