Melbourne Turns to Meditation under Roos

[chookrat 4,247]

Meditation is not really a matter of 'belief'. Don't mistake it for a spiritual philosophy, although it can be and is aligned with various spiritual belief systems. Meditation is a technique, practised to achieve the ability to better control our conscious state, which we all have. The analogies to physical training are completely apt. Those who practise it will achieve change, as per training the body. Belief doesn't come into it.

Sports Psychologists use a term "flow" to describe a state where the the mind and body are as one and there is a single minded focus on the task at hand. In this state athletes describe a sense of being outside themselves visualising their execution, sometimes from a third person perspective. Things like weighing up where to kick happen automatically and without the need to conciously execute.

I'd say the absolute superstars in sports, e.g. Garry Ablett Jnr, Michael Jordon etc are in this state when they play.

Our team in 2012 and 2013 were the opposite of this, beig indecisive and hesitant and overthinking.

Prior to 2012 our players were offensively instinctive, playing to their individual strengths, but I think struggled to develop team defensive instincts.

Meditation could help the players to 'unconciously' execute the game plan and learn to play it instinctively. Imagine 18 players instinctively playing as a unit and executing the game plan.

[rpfc 28,247]

Meditation is not really a matter of 'belief'. Don't mistake it for a spiritual philosophy, although it can be and is aligned with various spiritual belief systems. Meditation is a technique, practised to achieve the ability to better control our conscious state, which we all have. The analogies to physical training are completely apt. Those who practise it will achieve change, as per training the body. Belief doesn't come into it.

There is 'spiritual belief' and then there is the more mundane personal 'belief' that something will work. The point was by whoever, that if you don't go into a session thinking it will be useful, you shouldn't bother going in.

[Dinosaur Rover 197]

This might be a Sydney (mullimbimby?) thing but Kirk was into this thing as well - quoting Wikipeadia

In 2008, Kirk was given the honour of meeting with the Dalai Lama during his Australian tour in which he presented the Dalai Lama with a signed Swans jersey.^[3] Kirk is known as a practicing Buddhist and wears a tattoo of a Buddhist symbol on his back^[4] and arm. When the young Swan Dan Hannebery seemed anxious, Kirk recommended that he do some meditation and read The Power of Now and A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.^[5]

Kirk is married to Haley, and they have a son and four daughters.^{[citation needed]}