93 Calm Under Pressure: Research Roundup
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Today hosts Tiffany and Katja talk tips for keeping calm under pressure. This episode is all about choking up or freezing under pressure, which can apply to so many different situations whether you’re a yoga teacher, a presenter, or an athlete. We talk about the mechanisms behind choking under high-pressure situations and offer tools that you can use to prepare yourself for situations where you might encounter hyperarousal, distraction and excessive self-focus, which can get in the way of your performance.
Listen in to learn what is happening in your body when you face pressure and what you can do to mitigate the negative effects of performance jitters.
Show Notes:- Mechanisms behind choking under pressure [5:59]
- Tools to counter hyperarousal [11:21]
- “Pressure as privilege” mindset [18:50]
- Tools to prepare for distractions [21:47]
- Pre-performance routines for athletes [27:48]
- Reframing internal worries [31:41]
- Interventions for paralysis by analysis [33:55]
- Minimizing explicit knowledge of specific movements [37:47]
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