Ascending into Mindfulness: A Rock Climbers Path to Presence | Blake Cason | TEDxStGeorge

What happens when you start thinking fast? Racing thoughts and uncomfortable emotions? We become reactive, our body tense and mind searching for who to blame. As a professional rock climber and life coach, Blake Cason, was drawn to climbing because it was where her habitually anxious mind slowed to meet the present. Many years later, however, Blake was faced with her fast-thinking, reactive mind while high in Argentinian mountains. Learn her strategy for slowing down to invite more presence into every aspect of life. startyourpivot.com #TEDx #TEDTalk #TEDxStGeorge #Rockclimbing #Athlete #Mindfulness Blake is a climber and life-coach with a passion for both. She brings playfulness and positivity to climbing, as well as her private wellness and life coaching practice, Pivot Wellness. With over a decade of experience in wellness and behavioral health, Blake has been featured in Climbing Magazine and is a regular interviewee on climbing podcasts. She also facilitates workshops and speaking engagements for those looking to balance work and play. Her latest endeavor is co-founding ClimbWell, a space for climbers to develop both personally and in their climbing pursuits Startyourpivot.com This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx