Mind-Body Principles and Physical Activity
A Synergistic Formula to Optimize Well-Being Through Balance
Mindful Fitness is both authority on and creator of innovative programs that inspire people to begin and maintain lifestyle changes that improve overall health, endurance and strength. Mindful Fitness owes its steady growth and popularity to its pacesetting approaches that engage both mind and body to enhance emotional, mental and physical awareness.
Mindfulness is an ancient Buddhist practice also found in Native American wisdom and in the works by Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment without judgment. It nurtures clarity and facilitates growth and transformation in all aspects of life, including health and fitness.
Mindful exercise, such as the ancient practices of yoga and tai chi, is any physical activity that’s executed while focusing inward. All Mindful Fitness services incorporate mind-body techniques, such as affirmation, breath control, imagery and meditation, to help calm the body, focus the mind, and facilitate well-being. And because nature helps to keep the mind in the present moment, Mindful Fitness programs capitalize on San Diego’s vast variety of visible and audible outdoor settings.
Since 1994, Mindful Fitness has led the field in incorporating principles of mindfulness into traditional fitness training, including agility, balance, flexibility, and strength. Mindful Fitness teaches a unique style of Iyengar yoga, as well. All Mindful Fitness clients benefit from fitness assessment, basic nutrition instruction, goal setting, training, and progress evaluation. Through both group classes and individualized instruction delivered by certified personal trainers, Mindful Fitness has helped thousands to succeed in reaching their health and fitness goals.
The Mindful Fitness model has proven to be so universally appealing and effective that, in August 2009, the San Diego-based company introduced two new additions to its line at the IDEA World Fitness Convention in Anaheim, California—a compact disc audio recording, titled Path to Tranquility, and licensing to permit both individuals and institutions to integrate the safe, effective and replicable Mindful Fitness strategies into health and fitness programs around the world!
Not stopping there, Mindful Fitness currently is piloting a program that promises to generate a new wave of demand by bringing together two rapidly growing industries.