EVO BLOG
By Jason Dorland
Like many sporting enthusiasts I was captivated by the Netflix documentary, The Last Dance. Wow—impressive on so many levels—the behind the scenes story, the unprecedented access to the team and resulting candid interviews, the dramatic game footage, and, of course,...
By Scott Ford
As coaches, we’ve all been on lock-down during the Covid-19 pandemic, and now, as we transition back into coaching, we are also transitioning forward into new coaching territory. If all goes well, soon we will be going back to our pre-virus jobs after months of in-virus...
By Barry Robbins
Our lives have been transformed as never before, as we attempt to navigate uncharted waters during this time of corona virus.
The pandemic has become a new form of unrehearsed practice. The shelter-in rules have created a quasi-monastic life for the world’s...
By Scott Ford
Q: How to cultivate resilience during times of crisis?
To cultivate resilience during times of crisis, we first need to know what we mean by “resilience,” and then we have to define the crisis during which we are cultivating resilience.
Resilience is about returning to...
By Greg Warburton
I remain compassionately aware of the need(s) of millions in the world of sport who are isolated in the no-regular-sport-activity-indefinitely desert without the oasis of having practices to stay mentally and emotionally fit and strong.
As I reflect upon this current-moment...
By David Meggyesy
Our response to the Covid 19 pandemic will be a test of our human resilience for every human being on the planet. Massive transformation and change is continuing in front of our eyes - including potentially a major positive jump in our human evolution. Historically...
By Barry Robbins
“Someday after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then for the second time in history, man will have discovered fire.” ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
We are living in an extraordinary time in...
By Scott Ford
My association with Sport Psychology has been a back and forth discussion on the subject of conscious flow and conscious flow coaching. More precisely, is it possible to intentionally generate a flow state performance, and if it is, then is it also possible to coach intentional...
By Scott Ford
1. This practice is a 60-second, soft-focus training practice that involves your entire visual system, and by visual system, I mean the thinking eye and the seeing brain.
2. This soft-focus training is a visual training practice that teaches you how to create what is called a...
by Eric Leskowitz, MD, David Meggyesy, Greg Warburton, Barry Robbins and Scott Ford | Sep 30, 2020
Group Connections
Human beings have always sought out group connections, whether with their family, their friends, their tribe, their work mates, or their sports teams. Engaging in sports reinforces...
by Eric Leskowitz, MD, David Meggyesy, Greg Warburton, Barry Robbins and Scott Ford | Sep 30, 2020
Integral Fitness and Transformative Emotions
Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) was developed by Human Potential luminaries George Leonard and Michael Murphy. ITP is a constellation of exercises...
by Eric Leskowitz, MD, David Meggyesy, Greg Warburton, Barry Robbins and Scott Ford | Sep 30, 2020
Mindfulness
Meditation has entered the American cultural mainstream, and millions of Americans (including many top athletes) now use mindfulness practices as part of their health regimen. In fact,...