182: Mindfulness in Sport, Life & Running, with Mackenzie Havey, Author & Runner
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.