As we enter December, mindfulness
is a great way to work on self-control with our students.
I began my research on this topic Googling
“Mindfulness and Self-Control”. This leads to a very general “Mindfulness boosts
self-control.” This is something that we know. I wanted to dig deeper for our students
and for us.
While I was doing my research, I
was also spending my drive into work listening to Experts on Experts with Dax
Shepard, guest: Michael Gervais. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist
who often works with sports teams and those engaging in extreme sports. Michael
shares about mindfulness being a big part of the self-control and focus utilized
by his clients.
What a better way to talk about self-control
than to address the need for control in sports. Many athletes such as; LeBron
James, Derek Jeter, Misty May, Kerri Walsh, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Carli
Lloyd, and the Seattle Seahawks, all utilize mindfulness to hone there focus
and self-control to improve their performance.
Misty May and Kerri Walsh are gold
medalist Olympic athletes.
Stephen Curry is a 6-time NBA All Star.
Carli Lloyd is a gold medalist
Olympic athlete.
Derek Jeter is a 5-time World
Series champion.
LeBron James is a 3-time NBA
champion.
Kobe Bryant is a 5-time NBA
champion.
Did you know you can find examples
of self-control and mindfulness in movies?
I was introducing my children to the
original Karate Kid movies and found a great example near the beginning of
Karate Kid II!
Take a couple of minutes to watch
the clip I have included and think about a creative way to use breathing and mindfulness
to work on self-control.
Maybe this week you can create your own mindfulness
breath.
I know I will utilize the movie clip with students and have them try
the “Karate Kid Breath.”
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