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Back to Episodes182: Mindfulness in Sport, Life & Running, with Mackenzie Havey, Author & Runner
Description
Mackenzie Havey is the author of the new book published by Bloomsbury, MINDFUL RUNNING. She writes about endurance sports and mind-body health and fitness for a number of leading publications, including TheAtlantic.com, ESPN, Runner's World, SELF, and Outside.
She holds a graduate degree in sport psychology, is a USA Track & Field-certified coach, teaches classes in the Kinesiology Department at the University of Minnesota, and has completed 14 marathons and an Ironman triathlon.
Mackenzie lives in Minneapolis with her husband, 20-month old daughter, and vizsla pup.
In this interview, Mackenzie and Cindra talk about:
- What mindfulness is
- The benefits of practicing mindfulness
- How we can practice mindfulness
- How mindfulness supports psychological skills training
- How mindfulness changes our brain
You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/Mackenzie. You can find more about Mackenzie's work on twitter @mackenziehavey, www.mlhavey.com or www.mindfulrunningbook.com.