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 exclusive

5:16 Harsh vs. Supportive Coaching and data

9:21 Changing culture and developing mindful coaches

10:52 Age differences in mindfulness coaching, presentation, repetition, youth and heat of the moment application

11:44 Peak emotional wave awareness, fight flight or freeze

12:55 Top athletes and mental health, distress, errors and pre event skill

16:33 Poise resilience responsiveness and compassion are learnable skills

Links and Hashtags:

#Dramysaltzman

#thebrandxmethod

#theathletecoachnetwork

#jeffandmikkimartin

#positivecoachingalliance

https://www.amazon.com/Still-Quiet-Place-Athletes-Mindfulness/dp/1684030218

https://www.psychologytoday.com/sg/blog/find-your-true-flow/202303/does-your-child-feel-supported-or-pressured

https://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

https://positivecoach.org