A Guide to Mindfulness

By Bryson Kelpe & Dirk Smith

Mindfulness is about attention and awareness, which are important in high performance situations and in maintaining good mental health. Mindfulness is often a topic of conversation and even the theme of many apps.

‘As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you’- Jon Kabat-Zinn


Just saying ‘being more mindful and less judgemental´is not just a philosophy but a way of living and being.  In performance, it can be a transformative practice and help practitioners get out of autopilot.

The nonjudgmental part gets people out of negative thought cycles and
ruminations that hinder performance and mental health.

The mind can get caught up in unhealthy thought cycles or states (ruminations).  Even basic mindfulness practices can cultivate awareness that allows people to take a step back and observe that they are in a negative thought cycle.

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