Written by Marcus Alston founder of Alston for Athletes Reconnecting your mind and body after an injury is something that often seems to get overlooked. Student athletes, coaches, and administration…
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Grounding Meditation in Troubled Times
When you feel exhausted, confused, anxious, sad, pain, angry, or unsettled in any manner, that is the perfect time to take a few moments with yourself to sit in stillness…
Easy Mindful Meditation for Anxiety
When anxiety is a daily interference in your life, it’s something you have to work at. While the word “work,” often brings with it anticipatory feelings of discomfort, frustration, or…
8 Mental Health Questions to Ask During Challenging Times
I think we can all agree that these are some challenging times. When life‘s difficulties seem to take up the bulk of your time and energy, it is not the…
Michael Jordan’s Meditation: Mindfulness Secret Revealed in The Last Dance
Of all The Last Dance episodes, Episode 10 was my favorite. In the opening minutes, Mark Vancil, author of Rare Air, talks about Michael Jordan’s mindfulness secret, which is his…
Redefining Work in Athlete Mental Health
Redefining what “work” means in mental health can have a significant meaning for athletes. That’s because work and emotions have a heated history in the competitive space. After all, athletes…
Setting Personal Boundaries in Athlete Mental Health
Athletes are used to boundaries. After all, most every court, field, track, etc. has lines drawn on it that indicate when your inbound or out of bound. Even as a…
Using Affirmations for Athlete Mental Health
Affirmations for athlete mental health are actually extremely useful in reprogramming the negative thought habits that plague many players. Whether in their sport or elsewhere, an athlete’s mental health can…
Athlete Mental Health When Your Season is in Question
When you’re an athlete, one of the biggest contributing factors to your mental health is your sport, and your ability to compete. For some athletes, the physical outlet of training,…
What are the physical consequences of long term stress?
The physical consequences of long term stress are something most people know about or have at least heard about in one capacity or another. However, when you’re someone who prides…