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Flashback pre 2009 – I was then a commodities hedge fund manager trading a suite of commodity futures and options products. With several screens hanging above my desk, all that could be deciphered by the untrained outsider were red and green prices that dominated the screens. And during turbulent volatile markets these figures would flash rapidly every split second turning red as prices tumbled or green as they soared higher. There were often large swings and if you looked aw

“Mindfulness practice has grown exponentially in more recent times out of two schools of thought: Eastern Bhuddist meditative practice which has been popularised by Kabat-Zinn and colleagues (Kabat-Zinn, 2003), and a Western approach developed by Langer and colleagues (Langer, 1989). Adaptations of both Eastern and Western practices have been utilised by sport psychology practitioners as an alternative to psychological skills training. There have been some practices that comb

In a rush from work to a match? Find out from yours truly about a mindfulness technique to help you refocus. #Focus #Mindfulness #Present #Stress

Credit : Chuck Burton, AP http://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-football-pros-manage-jitters/ Relaxation techniques, mindfulness, awareness, cue words, anxiety management were some of the techniques introduced by a sport psychologist. #Anxiety #Cues #Mindfulness #Relaxation

In divine scriptures it is revealed ‘power is made perfect in weakness’ and ‘for when I am weak, then I am strong.’¹ Apostle Saint Paul’s motto may be adapted to the sports context, for it is fear of ‘weakness’ that may deprive an athlete from reaching his/her full potential. For many sport performers, fear of exposing ‘weaknesses’ in their gameplay and technique, while making errors, leads to overcompensation in other aspects of the game, and often a mental block. Athletes a