What Is Mindfulness and Its Benefits | Dr. Amy Saltzman

Dr. Amy Saltzman is a holistic physician, mindfulness coach, long-time athlete, devoted student of transformation, wife, mother and occasional poet. Her passion is supporting people of all ages in achieving peak performance and finding flow. Amy has the privilege of being recognized by her peers as a visionary and pioneer in the field of mindfulness for athletes, coaches, and other high performers, as well as for kids, teens, and parents. She offers individual holistic medical care and both individual and team mindfulness coaching, in person and online, to athletes, coaches, children, adolescents, parents, teachers, therapists, allied professionals, and high-tech executives and employees.

Table of Contents

0:30 - Guest intro

1:19 - Growing up

2:30 - Gymnastics

3:20 - Fondest memory

5:22 - Her most recent book

7:59 - What is mindfulness?

14:41 - How can mindfulness help?

19:39 - Steph Curry

21:20 - Mental aspects of sports

24:42 - Phil Jackson

28:40 - Mindfulness as a skill

38:20 - Safe-to-fail environment

45:15 - Asking “Why do you coach?”

51:30 - Parents

1:03:23 - What can we do so kids love the game more at the end of the season than they did at the beginning?

1:06:10 - Resources