#CFPOA #49 Getting to a Higher Level in Sports with Meditation with Sam Lofton

08/18/20 • 61 min

Sam Lofton's childhood was full of sports and competitiveness with her two siblings. She had difficulties along the way by the way of experiencing different emotions stemming from a traumatic head injury her sister faced while Sam was a youth player, which cut her own soccer career short.
Sam continued hers and found her way to James Madison University and to the professional ranks of the NWSL with Boston Breakers and Portland Thorns FC, before heading to Europe, and attributes her success to finding meditation along her journey.
She now works with youth athletes and teaches them the same techniques, which helped her achieve success on and off the field.
If you want to get in touch with Sam, her website is https://www.meditationbysam.com/

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#CFPOA #48 Why Sleep is so Important for You and Your Child with Adam Krause

In this episode Gabe interviews Adam Krause, a PhD candidate in Psychology at UC Berkeley, working with Professor Matthew Walker at the Center for Human Sleep Science. Dr. Walker wrote the book, "Why We Sleep", which motivated Gabe to reach out to Adam.
Adam's educational background is in philosophy and cognitive science from UC Berkeley, and his current work leverages multi-disciplinary techniques to examine the impact of sleep deprivation on human health and brain function. He is particularly interested in the physiology of pain, the interplay between sleep and the immune system, and in exploring the many functions of sleep.
Gabe and Adam discuss the different types of sleep, sleep needs for children and adolescents, sleep paralysis, sleep's impact on pain and recovery, good sleep habits, and much more.
As always, you can get in touch with Gabe for any individual or group coaching or team workshops at aclearmind.com

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#CFPOA #50 Profound Takeaways For You From the Athletes

Gabe celebrates this 50th episode by sharing some of his favorite takeaways from some of the athletes he's interviewed so far.
There are clips from some of the athletes:
Jay DeMerit- US Men's National Soccer Team player
Oguchi Onyewo- US Men's National Soccer Team player
Gregg Berhalter- - US Men's National Soccer Team player and now Head Coach
Andrea Neil- Canadian Women's National Soccer Team player
AJ Bramlett- University of Arizona Men's Basketball, NCAA champion, NBA, & European leagues player
Jarin Solomon- 4x400 Olympic Bronze Medalist & World Champion with Trinidad & Tobago
Sue Hansen- Mother of Luc Longley, who won three championships in the NBA for Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan era and also played for Minnesota Timberwolves.
Ashleigh McIvor DeMerit- Ski Cross Olympic Gold Medlist
Mark Keil- Professional Tennis Player
Brian Wiese- Head Coach Georgetown Men's Soccer
Notah Begay- PGA Tour golfer
Timy Fairfield- Professional rock climber and top 10 in the world in Bouldering
Allistair McCaw- Performance Coach