Need to Convince Your Coach This Program is Worth The Investment For Your Team? Let Me Help!
Coaches! Are you ready to elevate your team's performance from great to unstoppable?
Let's discuss the significance of investing into the WHOLE athlete. When every athlete reaches their optimal mental and physical potential, their skills and communication become crystal clear. It may seem magical, but it's the outcome of relentless hard work and dedication, and a whole-body approach to well being.
This is where The Flex Focus program comes into play! I concentrate on three fundamental elements with my athletes: mind, muscle, and might. I work to identify the areas of mental and physical strain and collaborate with your athletes to help them recover from the ground up.
The Flex Focus is comprehensive and unique, and unlike any other athlete training program I've seen. The Flex Focus emphasizes flexibility, recovery, and mindset, ensuring that athletes are well-rounded and capable of performing at their best. Furthermore, I not only train muscles to be more elastic for better performance but also the mind muscle. My expertise in mind-based stress reduction and mindfulness meditation enables us to assess movement patterns, emotional intelligence, and provide conscious coaching to help each individual reach their highest potential. Additionally, I teach breathing biomechanics, vagus nerve toning, nasal cycling, and nervous system optimization to manage stress and enhance longevity. To sum up, when your athletes are using a program like The Flex Focus, the entire team becomes a completely unstoppable well-oiled machine.
So what’s the offer here?
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AN UNPARALLELED MENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE UNSTOPPABLE ATHLETE.
Experience elevated performance with a specialized training program that integrates the pillars of Mental Performance Mastery, techniques to help you mentally prepare for the rigors of competition at every stage: from practice to game day, recovery periods, and post-game analysis.
INSIDE THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, YOU’LL FIND:
✅ A highly-specialized library of videos with Mind-Based Stress Reduction, Non-Sleep Deep Rest, Guided Mental Imagery and Mindfulness Meditations designed specifically for athletes navigating high-performance periods and recovery periods.
✅ Mind-Based Stress Reduction techniques developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn improve sleep quality and reduce stress levels. MBSR is an evidence-based training program that offers secular, intensive mindfulness training to assist high-achieving people with navigating stress, anxiety, depression, and mental or physical pain through techniques of body awareness, guided meditations (seated, reclined and walking.
✅ Reinforce mental toughness with Confidence Conditioning statement designed to help you overcome obstacles on and off the field through the 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery practices.
✅ Visualization or mental rehearsal exercises to improve performance skills and focus during competition
✅ Breathwork and relaxation techniques to calm the mind and body during high-pressure situations
✅ Mindset training to cultivate a growth mindset and overcome limiting beliefs
✅ Imploring education in the field of sport psychology to deepen your understanding of the mental side of enhanced athletic performance.
✅ Direct access to Julie for personalized feedback and support on mental performance struggles and techniques, plus live updates from her throughout your program completion
✅ Lifetime Access to Program Content & Additional Updates
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A MOBILITY AND MOVEMENT FLUENCY PROGRAM FOR INCREASED PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY.
Break your current barriers with a specialized muscle, mobility, and movement program to high-performing athletes like you elevate gameplay, reduce injury, optimize recovery, and prepare your body for longevity.
INSIDE THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, YOU’LL FIND:
✅ Systematic video content designed for specific obstacles that you can follow at your own pace
✅ Direct access to Julie for personalized feedback and support on mental performance struggles and techniques, plus live updates from her throughout your program completion
✅ Lifetime Access to Program Content & Additional Updates
✅ Progressive programming that adapts to your evolving needs and goals, including pre-season, in-season, and off-season training plans
✅ Expert guidance on chronic soft tissue aches and pains, rehabilitation, including support for recovery from acute or chronic injuries
✅ Detailed instruction exploring the relationship to connective tissue, mobility and max force production utilizing evidence based research methods such as Yoga Tune Up® and Roll Model® Method
✅ Create your own self-care toolkit with myofascial release/trigger point therapy to release blind spots in the body from repetitive motion.
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A RENOWNED MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING ATHLETES AT ANY LEVEL.
Adjust your central nervous system to significantly improve specific factors like restorative sleep, reduced stress levels, and improved digestion that directly lead to amplified performance before, during, and after game day.
INSIDE THIS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, YOU’LL FIND:
✅ Four virtual sessions with Julie - 60 minutes each
✅ Mid-week check-ins with Julie to ensure progress and accountability
✅ A 30-minute follow-up session to assess progress and provide ongoing support
✅ Supplemental breathing tools and PDF checklists to support your practice
✅ Lifetime access to the program content and all future updates
✅ Instruction on diaphragmatic breathing and how to optimize your breathing mechanics for improved health and performance
✅ Strategies for improving mental focus, stress management, and relaxation through breathwork to enhance overall well-being
✅ Techniques for improving respiratory endurance and efficiency to enhance athletic performance and optimize recovery
✅ Guidance on incorporating breathwork into your daily routine for ongoing health and well-being benefits
✅ Additional resources with breathing practices to complement your mobility gains and support overall mental health.
✅ Nasal cycling, CO2 tolerance testing, and lung capacity measurement
✅ Knowledge of when and how to use specific categories of breathing techniques to achieve a desired outcome or result
✅ The science of breathing: muscles of breathing, oxygen and carbon dioxide roles
✅ Nervous system optimization, Vagus Nerve toning, and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) for athletes
✅ Simulation of high altitude training and its benefits
✅ Implementation of nasal training for sleep, practice, and workouts
Now, I know what you're thinking: "That sounds like a lot of work!" But here's the best part: we make it fun! We work together as a team, building habits and learning tools to create accountability and open discussion on pain points to grow together as a unit. And trust me, we'll have you laughing and enjoying the process along the way.
Regarding my qualifications, I have accumulated more than 20 years of experience working with athletes and teams, developing and refining my FLEX methodology to consistently achieve optimal results. I believe that true expertise goes beyond certifications, and I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to study with exceptional mentors who deserve the recognition here. While I could just provide a list of my certifications, I believe that my track record and the relationships I have built speak volumes to my expertise here.
✓ Buteyko Clinic Breathing Focus Study, Patrick McKeown (2022)
✓ Breath Coach Yoga Teachers College (2021)
✓ Your Spine, Your Yoga - Stuart McGill, PhD & Bernie Clark, E-CYT (2020)
✓ The Science of Well Being - Yale University, Laurie Santos, PhD (2020)
✓ Mind-Based Stress Reduction Certified (MBSR-T), Gina Biegel, MA, LMFT, Psychotherapist (2019)
✓ Certified Yoga Tune Up® Educator and Roll Model® Method Practitioner, Jill Miller (2019)
✓ Yoga Tune Up® Mentorship, Jill Miller, C-IAYT, E-RYT (2019 to present)
✓ Certified Functional Strength Coach, Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning (Level 1-2016/2019/2023)
✓ Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training, Cyndi Lee (Level 3 - 2018)
✓ Reiki Energy Body Worker (Level 2 - 2018)
✓ Functional Movement Systems (Level 2 - 2017, Level 1 - 2016)
✓ Yoga Alliance registered advanced yoga teacher- E-RYT 500hr level (2017) 200-RYT (2011)
✓ Knee Injury Protection Program Ambassador - Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Division of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine (2016)
✓ Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (2016 to present)
✓ Functional Movement Systems Specialist - Level 2
✓ Certified Mental Performance Mastery Coach
✓ Trained at the 500-hour level of yoga certification
✓ Breathing bio-mechanics course Functional Movement Systems
✓ Mindfulness meditation with emphasis on mental conditioning
✓ Aromatherapy that provides support to the limbic and olfactory sections of the brain
✓ CPR certified