Embodied Confidence: 30 Days of Radical Mindset Shifts for Gymnasts
By Sara Vatore
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A book to help you unlock the power of the mind-body connection that's essential for achieving your peak gymnastics performance.
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Embodied Confidence - Sara Vatore
Embodied Confidence
30 Days of Radical Mindset Shifts for Gymnasts
Sara Vatore
Somasynthesis PressCopyright © 2021 by Sara Vatore
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ISBN: 978-1-955789-00-4 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-955789-01-1 (ebook)
Somasynthesis Press
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For all the inspiring, passionate gymnasts I have worked with and learned from over the years.
Thank you!
Contents
Introduction
Setting the Foundation
Understanding Affirmations and How to Use Them
How to work with this book
1. This is a judgement free zone
2. My awareness gives me choice
3. I listen to my body, I honor my body’s needs
4. I believe in myself
5. I am excited and motivated by my dreams
6. I focus on the FEEL of my body DOING my skills (I focus on FEEL)
7. I sense my feet on the ground and my body in the space. This is my NOW MOMENT
8. I am centered and focused
9. My thoughts are not facts
10. My choice point brings me back into my NOW MOMENT
11. I create space for REST and RECHARGE
12. I am calm and relaxed
13. Curiosity is my default mode
14. Overthinking is information
15. My fear is normal
16. I easily let go of mistakes
17. I focus on me
18. I trust myself and I trust my training
19. I shake it out and reset
20. I see opportunity in the challenges
21. My inspiration comes from within myself
22. My passion for gymnastics fuels my motivation
23. When I go slower, I arrive sooner
24. My failures and mistakes are feedback. They lead the way to my success!
25. My mind and body are in perfect alignment
26. I am confident!
27. I let go of my expectations!
28. Getting out of my comfort zone is my ticket to peak performance
29. If it is to be, it’s up to me!
30. I am grateful
Acknowledgments
Resources
Stay Connected
Gymnastics Glossary
About the Author
Introduction
Did you know that feeling CONFIDENT as a gymnast is possible?
Hi there! I’m Sara and I’m a Peak Performance Coach.
I come across too many gymnasts who worry that their fears and self doubts are unusual, believing they’re the only one experiencing these thoughts and feelings!
I’m here to set the record straight and give you a roadmap to consistently experience more confidence in your training and performance.
You see, it’s NORMAL for ALL gymnasts to feel scared, frightened, and nervous to do particular skills at some point or another.
It’s also NORMAL for ALL gymnasts to compare themselves to others, worry about sticking their routines at a meet, or wonder if they’ll ever get to move up to the next level.
I get it. You want to do a good job. You won’t stop at anything short of perfect to meet your goals.
And yet, do you find yourself frustrated when you make mistakes or have a bad day at practice? You try so hard, but still don’t feel consistently confident and secure in yourself or your training?
As someone who has spent over 1000 hours in the gym observing and working with gymnasts and coaches, I’ve heard hundreds of the same kinds of stories:
Gymnasts who:
wish they felt more confident
deal with persistent negative thinking and self doubts.
wish they knew what to do about feeling scared to go for a new skill.
get so frustrated at themselves for making mistakes.
would love to get consistent with their routines.
have lost skills
or feel blocked on skills they’ve been able to do for years.
constantly compare themselves to their teammates or opponents.
want to easily calm themselves down before a meet.
After working with hundreds of gymnasts in and out of the gym it’s clear there’s BASIC information missing from foundational gymnastics education about how our brain and body work, and how this influences athletic performance.
Fortunately, you can learn how to help your body feel confident! This is a skill, just like learning a back handspring or a handstand.
You can train your brain to think differently! How would it feel to reduce those negative thoughts and doubts?
There are simple concepts, practices, and tools you can learn and practice to make you feel more confident, consistent and an overall better gymnast TODAY!
I wrote this book because every gymnast should have these foundational pieces of mind-body-performance information to make their gymnastics training and competition execution easier, more focused, and more consistent.
Being a gymnast is hard work. You have to put in the time and effort