The team is led by head coach Steve Kerr—who played for the Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan era—and was taught meditation and how to refine the inner game, along with other teammates, by George Mumford, who recently put out the book The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance. At the time, Kerr, who has an ample sense of humor, coined the term “Mumfied” to describe the effect Mumford’s work could have on a player....

The research work that led Gurrlock to develop the program began ten years ago, and was based on the theory that mindfulness meditation practice increases the space around the neurons in your brain, allowing faster communication between neurons, which accounts for all of the positive attributes of mindfulness. The more spaced-out brain is also lighter, because it is more densely packed with energy rather than matter, allowing for more room for communication to pass between the various parts of the brain....

Now there are reports that some athletes are regularly turning to meditation inside the Olympic Village, looking for stress relief. Some are visiting the Buddhist shrine there, according to BBC News Asia—but not all are Buddhists. “When whoever comes to my shrine, first of all I welcome them, and discuss whatever their problems are and then encourage them to do a little meditation, which is helpful for them to balance their mind and relax their mind,” said the Most Ven Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, the monk in charge of the shrine....

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