One of my favourite quotes is “Try Not. Do or Do Not” uttered by Yoda (of Star Wars fame) – and I feel it really applies to the Performance Practice methods I’m teaching in golf, sport and music.
Interestingly several people have written to me this week, from various parts of the globe, stating their renewed commitment either to the 12 Week Mind-Body Performance Challenge (from my latest book, The Athlete’s Ascent) or to other aspects of their daily practice.
And commit you most certainly must if you are going to reap the many benefits and rewards this path can offer.
It often puzzles me why this is so difficult; maybe it’s because I started my Tai Chi training in 1987 and Ch’an (Zen) meditation around 1995, and it was a lot easier not to get distracted back then. Or maybe it’s something altogether more profound, which I have inherited from the example of my many teachers over the years.
The attitude of people in the Eastern world (India, China, Tibet, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia etc.,) is to put their practice at the very centre of their lives, structuring everything else from family, work and pastimes around what is known as a Sadhana (literally “effective means of attainment” or “constant efforts to achieve maximum level of perfection”).
In the West, people tend to be caught up in the everyday with its increasing demands and distractions and if they do have a practice, they very often “fit it in” around things they consider more important.
So, when would NOW be a good time for YOU to make that commitment? All that’s required is just 20 minutes of training per day from a range of traditional mind-body practices such as:
Seated meditation
Breathing exercises
Standing practice
Movement routines
Slow motion drills
The performance gains many hundreds of students, readers and followers have enjoyed as a result of having a consistent daily Chi Performance routine can literally transform your ability to move your body naturally and enjoy a higher level of self-expression, including:
A quiet optimism
A better feeling for overall movement patterns
A purer contact with the ball
The ability to play freely without interference
Increasing self-awareness and the ability to self-coach
Greater selection of available shots
Fewer thoughts and less mental interference
Being able to hold your nerve under pressure
If you need more help to get started or deepen your daily practice just reach out.
Jayne
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