Bøger af Jayne Storey

As an athlete or sportsperson, you understand the frustration of being at the top of your game only to falter in the heat of competition. The Athlete's Ascent shows how you can harness the wisdom of martial and Zen arts to develop the profound connection between mind, body and breathing that leads to the coveted flow state.Drawing on a lifetime of deep practice, Jayne Storey has streamlined centuries-old disciplines - including Tai Chi and Zazen meditation - into a simple, proven and trusted Performance Practice that helps both amateur and professional athletes ascend to higher levels of enjoyment and performance.Read this book and develop a daily practice to: - Strengthen the all-important mind-body connection- Uncover the link between formal meditation and being 'in the zone'- Overcome nerves, anxiety and mental interference in even the most high-pressure competition situations- Stay in the moment and elevate your movement routines and ball-striking to new heights

"e;Golf is a game that's deceptively simple and endlessly complicated."e;These words, spoken by the late, great Arnold Palmer, are as true today as they always were. In fact, golf has become even more complicated in the modern era with so many variations on technique and differences of opinion among teaching professionals as to what constitutes the perfect swing. Connected Golf offers a different approach: one that is simple, proven and trusted by hundreds of players who've been frustrated at their inability to improve, despite all the latest innovations and technology. This book takes you back in time to the origins of the Eastern practices, which have long been known to bring mind and body into a seamless whole, and applies them specifically to the game. It offers an alternative to steering the body into certain positions by helping you develop fundamental movement skills, raising your enjoyment and performance levels.

This definitive work, written by a long-term teacher of eastern philosophy and practice, explores the relationship between breathing, the quiet mind and playing effortless golf, especially when under pressure.Drawing on a lifetime of meditation and Tai Chi, plus 18 years' research into the perfect golf shot, Breathe GOLF teaches you how to unite your mental game with your swing.With real-life student case studies and more than 50 unique drills and exercises, you'll learn how awareness of your breathing can help you: reduce mental interference access the zone strengthen your mind-body connection unite your mental game and technique master anxiety prepare for competition perform under pressure win tournamentsThis innovative guide to mastering your game will become the go-to performance manual that you'll refer to again and again.