”Is there room for the Buddha in the applied sport psychology service? Mindful reflections of sport injuries, health and wellbeing from a sport psychology practitioner” (By Arne Edvardsson)

→ About the speaker: Arne Edvardsson is a part time sport psychology teacher at Halmstad University. He also delivers sport psychology consultations with the Sportfeedback Organisation. His wide background in psychology and neuropsychology provides him expertise in neurofeedback and mindfulness therapy, especially for injured athletes.

Text: Simon Martin, a summary of the symposium: “Psychological perspectives on sport injuries”  held at the Nordic sport science conference. November 22/23 2017, Halmstad.

Background: We can say that someone practicing mindfulness, meditation and personal insight is a “small Buddha”. However, a substantial amount of athletes seems to escape their problems (including injuries) by using avoidance strategies, and never talk about their emotions.