Episode 28: U18 - Mindfulness with Dr. Amy Saltzman

Dr. Amy Saltzman talks with Jeff and Mikki on Mindfulness Teaching to youth. As the author of "A still quiet place for athletes" she offers great advice for defining, understanding and tactics for helping young athletes practice mindfulness.Episode Highlights: 1:25 Defining Mindfulness "paying attention here and now with kindness and curiosity so that we can choose our behavior"4:21 Internal & External kindness are not mutually exclusive5:16 Harsh vs. Supportive Coaching and data9:21 Changing culture and developing mindful coaches10:52 Age differences in mindfulness coaching, presentation, repetition, youth and heat of the moment application11:44 Peak emotional wave awareness, fight flight or freeze12:55 Top athletes and mental health, distress, errors and pre event skill16:33 Poise resilience responsiveness and compassion are learnable skillsLinks and Hashtags:#Dramysaltzman#thebrandxmethod#theathletecoachnetwork#jeffandmikkimartin#positivecoachingalliancehttps://www.amazon.com/Still-Quiet-Place-Athletes-Mindfulness/dp/1684030218https://www.psychologytoday.com/sg/blog/find-your-true-flow/202303/does-your-child-feel-supported-or-pressuredhttps://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://positivecoach.org