What's my final piece of advice? Let's go back to the most basic of the basics:
Breathe. Deep. Take in oxygen. Find relaxed inner concentration.
That can be a last minute reminder before an athlete races, to take in oxygen, calm their minds.
Or, breath work can be part of a beautiful, conscious, lifelong practice, with many benefits for our overall health, including improving athletic performance. I encourage you to research yourself and try it, see how it makes you feel.
There are many deep breathing videos on youtube, many of them with swamis and yogis demonstrating alternate nostril breathing techniques and such. I've picked two to show you: one on the basics of breathing, and one with a cool swami talking about more of the metaphysical benefits of having a pranayama practice.
Or, breath work can be part of a beautiful, conscious, lifelong practice, with many benefits for our overall health, including improving athletic performance. I encourage you to research yourself and try it, see how it makes you feel.
There are many deep breathing videos on youtube, many of them with swamis and yogis demonstrating alternate nostril breathing techniques and such. I've picked two to show you: one on the basics of breathing, and one with a cool swami talking about more of the metaphysical benefits of having a pranayama practice.
Books I read this season and really liked are:
Take a Deep Breath (by Loehr & Migdow)
Conscious Breathing, breathwork for health, stress relief and personal mastery ( by Gay Hendricks)
Ways to Better Breathing (by Carola Speads)
Jumpstart your Metabolism, how to lose weight by changing the way you breathe (by Pam Grout)
