SONIA KOFMAN

Golfers at Le Touquet Golf Resort & Manoir Hôtel****, discover meditation and add mind training to your physical training!​​

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​A look back at the “Learn to listen to yourself to improve your game” conference held on January 19, 2024 at Le Touquet Golf Resort.​​​

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THE BENEFITS

Accessible to all, meditation is a simple (but not easy, as it requires a certain amount of effort) practice for developing attention, calming down and learning to listen to oneself. No previous experience is necessary.

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Mindfulness meditation builds "muscle" in the brain, just as sport builds muscle in the body. Like bathing to maintain bodily hygiene, meditation maintains mental hygiene.

 

Proven today by neuroscience, mindfulness meditation has numerous health benefits, including improved sleep, reduced stress and anxiety, effects on pain and depression, blood pressure regulation, increased immunity and reduced aging.

 

Beyond the health benefits, for golf, meditation will help you develop motivation, concentration, grounding, visualization, confidence, resilience, intention, attention, risk management, letting go, maintaining neutrality and objectivity, and clarity to stay focused on what's really important.

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Through breathing, a quality of presence focused on the present moment, meditation will enable you to get in touch with what's happening in your body at any given moment and to observe your thoughts, without judging them; thoughts that have a direct effect on your body while you're playing.

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Meditation is a practice that enables us to redirect our thoughts and better manage our emotions. In this way, it enables us to keep our attention on what's most important to us, at all times, in peace and with clarity, for better decision-making in your game.

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Many of the world's top athletes practice mindfulness meditation and say that it fundamentally changes the way they play and, more broadly, the way they live.

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The golf course is a great playground for practising meditation, calming and refocusing yourself while enjoying yourself between holes, by practising walking meditation or mindful breathing, paying attention to your body sensations and/or focusing on your breathing, posture and confidence, and not on your self-judgments (criticisms), the opinions of others, ruminations and anxieties.​

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MY GUIDANCE

I'm your facilitator. My name is Sonia Kofman, Pharmacist, I've been navigating the world of health and well-being for thirty years. After several years in San Francisco and a change of career, I'm now a certified professional coach, specializing in emotional intelligence coaching and the practice of mindfulness meditation.

I can coach you in French and English.

Find out more about who I am, what I do, my training, my approach or my type of coaching.

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HOW TO LEARN AND MEDITATE TOGETHER AND IMPROVE YOUR GAME

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• Mindfulness initiation programs to learn how to meditate: I offer this program in 8 sessions, three times a year in groups at the Manoir Hôtel****. The program is not specifically designed for golfers. If you play with a group or know other players who are interested, we can create a group program adapted to managing stress during the game. Alternatively, we can organize an individual meditation program. Just get in touch with me. Find out more and register for a mindfulness meditation initiation program.

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• Mindfulness sessions to practice meditation: I offer private or group meditation sessions in two different formats: walking meditation or seated meditation. The content of group sessions is not specifically designed for golf practice. These sessions can be a good way of discovering meditation, before embarking on an initiation program, or to practice on a regular basis. I can tailor the session to the specific needs of the golf game, depending on the group or on an individual basis. Seated meditation sessions take place on Mondays at 10 a.m. at the Manoir Hôtel****. When the weather is suitable for outdoor practice, walking meditations take place in the golf gardens. Find out more and register for a mindfulness meditation discovery session.

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• Individual coaching on or off the golf course: As a certified professional coach and mindfulness meditation facilitator, I also provide individual coaching to help you apply the benefits of meditation to your golf. Contact me to discuss your needs.