Silence… an opportunity to sit with your thoughts, reflect on your training, and check in with how your body and mind are feeling. During this time you can start to understand and appreciate all the thoughts and feelings going on in your mind and throughout your body. It is during this time that you can make huge improvements in mental toughness.

Discussed in this episode. The science of meditation for cyclists, including flow and athletic performance. Starting a meditation practice, including example breathing techniques.

Links to further resources:

- Study conducted into meditation for athletes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605575/ - Further study into meditation for athletes: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41465-017-0018-3 - Wikipedia definitely of flow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology) - Calm: https://www.calm.com - Headspace: https://www.headspace.com- Balance: https://www.balanceapp.com