Art Themed Mindfulness (ATM) in Sports Performance and Personal Wellbeing Workshop
Nov 2020
The introduction of third-wave cognitive behavioural approaches in sport psychology, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT; Hayes et al., 2004), mindfulness acceptance commitment (MAC; Gardner & Moore, 2007) and Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE; Kaufman, Glass, & Pineau, 2018), are providing practitioners with more mental tools in providing effective psychological support to high performance athletes. Art themed mindfulness approach (A.T.M.) is an evidence-based practice, that incorporating the benefits of mindfulness training within the structure of an art therapy framework, to enhance the positive qualities of psychological skills training. Through this workshop, the various facets of applied art and mindfulness approaches within high performance sport would be explored. Participants will have the opportunity to practice the exercises, and navigate components of reflection to their respective sports and life. Real case examples of applied sports psychology will also be presented and individuals will be asked to discuss and reflect on how they would act in similar situations.
Author Profile
Philip Lew Chun Foong
A doctoral candidate majoring in applied sports psychology at the University of Southern Queensland and graduated with MSc in Sports Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University. As a sport psychology practitioner of ISN since 2015, he has been providing psychological support for the Malaysian elite athletes from multiple sports teams (e.g. football, lawn bowling, netball, field hockey) towards and during major sporting events by administering a Mindfulness Strength-based Solution-focused Humanistic (MSSH) approach in his team and individual consultations.
How Peck Ngor
Completed Bachelor of Sports Science (Hons) at University Teknologi Mara in 2008 and pursuing her Masters degree in Sports Science (major in sport psychology) in University Malaya, which focus in mindfulness training and performance enhancement for national athletes. She has 11 years’ experience in high performance teams in ISN and experienced in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness training. Currently focusing with the national diving team, badminton women’s doubles players, and ten-pin bowlers for Olympic preparation and major championships.
Nor Azura bt Mat Nasir
Completed Bachelor of Sports Science (Hons) at University Teknologi Mara in 2008, and has 11 years of working experience in ISN. Currently working with national teams, including archery, weightlifting, boxing, petanque and gymnastic as preparation for Tokyo Olympic 2020, SEA Games Vietnam 2021, Commonwealth Games 2022, Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, World and Asian Championships.