Formal Sessions Sample Clauses

Formal Sessions. Formal practices involve systematic meditation practices that are driven towards guided meditation practices. Players had the formal sessions in the psychology laboratory as well as having home practice, with the session that was covered put onto their phones as audios. The general consensus from the players, the shorted audios and formal sessions were easier to focus and maintain attention: “the three-minute one was easier than the nine-minute one because on the nine- minute one I was starting to think about other things”. Despite players preferring the shorter formal practices, “it was shorter and not that much time for your mind to wander as much”, the next challenge for them would be to practice the longer audio recordings and see if they can regain their focus and bring their attention back when their mind does wander. One player did mention that the home practices were easier to do the longer audios due to there being less distractions, “I found it easier at home on my own…when I am at home I will try and change my breathing”. Again, this can be an area to be developed and worked on as there are always distractions within elite sport and therefore by being able to notice the distractions and bring attention back, is a skill that the players are practicing and enhancing more. Despite the difficulties that the players faced with the longer audios, research highlights that transformation and change occurs through learning. Being open and accepting of the present, whether that is good, bad, or neutral; to be intentional in the way one pays attention, to skilfully relate to difficulties, distractions and to be more compassionate and befriend whatever arises (Xxxxx et al., 2012). “I remember not being very good of them at the start of them… the more I did them, the more I could concentrate more on myself”. Time spent engaging in formal mindful practice allows for a significant improvement in the skill of mindfulness, yet research has also found a relationship between formal practice and improvements in psychological functioning, which in turn leads to symptom reduction and improved well-being (Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, 2008).
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