The Mind & Sport Institute (MSI) is a non for profit organization that helps athletes reach self actualization. We are dedicated to building a scientific understanding of the athletic brain in peak performance and applying it to mentally develop athletes to their full potential.
Values – Fulfilling the nature of sports.
To guide us in our Mission, Vision and Strategy, the Mind & Sport Institute has accepted a set of core values in accordance with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP):
- Beneficence and nonmaleficence
- Fidelity and responsibility
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Integrity and trust
- Continuous improvement
- Privacy and confidentiality in consulting relationships
Vision – How we plan to make this happen.
MSI acknowledges the incredible potential of sport to be a medium that displays the importance of mind training to empower human beings to discover and fullfill their ultimate potential in sport and in life. As sport participation is pivotal in the growth and maturation of individuals and uniting the global society, we recognize this great opportunity and embrace a sense of responsibility to develop and apply a greater body of knowledge of the use of contemplative practices that helps athletes achieve the mental and spiritual strength of a champion.
Strategy
Dedication to Research. MSI is dedicated to leading research into understanding the mind and brains of elite athletes while in peak performance and pioneering the application of contemplative practices to develop such athletic mental excellence. MSI seeks truth through a collaborative way of knowing that combines experiential knowledge from elite athletes with methods of research from contemporary scientific inquiry. We are continually seeking and open to collaborative research with scientists, practitioners and athletes.
- Research Partnerships. MSI is actively seeking and open to creating new partnerships with scientists, universities, and sporting communities. We are open to supporting research as practitioners, researchers as well as supporting the publication and promotion/marketing.
Contact MSI here if you are interested in any partnerships
Passion of Educating. The Mind & Sport intends to be a leader in educating athletes, coaches, and sporting communities on the benefits of contemplative practices and sport psychology through the following means:
- Annual MSI conferences
- Workshops
- Consulting
- Publications/blogs
- Speaking
- Contact MSI here if you are interested in hearing more or scheduling a mental skills training session/workshop
The Mind & Sport annual conferences is currently being created with the spirit of collaboration, appreciating that through cross discipline education from elite athletes, scientists, sport psychologist, philosophers and contemplatives we can help share and build the most integral understanding athletic peak performance. Our mission is to investigate the elite athletic mind and experience in order to discover a Wmore complete understanding of the nature of sport excellence as well as develop an applicable body of knowledge that promotes athletic peak performance and well-being.
- MSI Board of Directors. MSI is currently seeking a diverse composition of Professional Athletes, Psychologists, Neuroscientists, University Researchers, Foundation Leaders, Coaches, Contemplatives and Business Leaders with board governance experience to form our Board of Directors.
Contact MSI here if your are interested to hear more about our annual conference or joining our Board of Directors
Our Inspiration: The Mind and Life institute
“The Mind and Life Institute is a non-profit organization that seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world’s contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. Ultimately, our goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being.” – quoted from mindandlife.org/about/mission/.
*Brent is in no way connected with the Mind And Life Institute.
