Journal
Articles, press and podcast
Articles
- Be Calm and Do Calm: The Secret To Parenting Junior Performers
Liane Bax · May 11, 2026
Why children perform better in practice than competition, and how to support them under pressure without adding to it.
- How Peak Performers Can Build Routines that Stick
Leon Bax · Oct 8, 2025
Athletes need good routines that contribute to performance. Learn which components are essential and how to use them as effective building blocks.
- How To Optimize Mental Preparation and Recovery
Leon Bax · May 17, 2025
Mental preparation and recovery routines are critical for performance. Integrate mental and physical routines with our PRO Zone to perform to potential.
- SPEC Your Mind: Insights For Mental Change
Leon Bax · Dec 14, 2024
Learn about the SPECs model and how it can be a critical tool for understanding unproductive behaviors and facilitating change.
- Angry? Preventing Beats Venting!
Leon Bax · Oct 15, 2024
It is commonly suggested that venting reduces anger and aggression. Multiple scientific studies show it does not. The best alternative is preventing!
- My Mental Journey Through Gymnastics
Shannon Escarra · Aug 15, 2024
Shannon Escarra shares her experiences in gymnastics and how it shaped her mental fitness. As Director of Training at 2Mynds, she combines physical and…
- The Impact of the 2024 NCAA Mental Health Best Practices
Leon Bax · Jul 24, 2024
What the NCAA's mental health guidance asks of athletic departments — and why preventative mental fitness training reduces the load on support staff.
- Ways Athletes Can Make the Most of the Off-Season
Stefanie Allen · Jun 15, 2024
The off-season is for more than recovery. How to use it to come back in better physical and mental shape than you left.
- Don’t Make Stress Stressful
Leon Bax · Jun 1, 2024
The word stress has received a bad reputation over the years. In this post, we’ll cover not only why that is unjustified, but also why it is unproductive.…
- Choke or Clutch? How To Perform When It’s Critical
Leon Bax · May 17, 2024
Not every moment is equally critical. How to recognise the ones that are, and spend your attention where it actually decides the outcome.
- Adding Value To Sports Psychology
Leon Bax · Apr 5, 2024
Sports psychology is invaluable, but prevention through training is underused. How training built on exercise physiology adds to it.
- Train Smarter: With Mind-Body Flows
Leon Bax · Mar 15, 2024
Your mind and body are a package deal and cannot be trained independently. What that means for how you structure a session.
- The Story Behind 2Mynds
Stefanie Allen · Mar 1, 2024
Sports psychologists play important roles in the lives of many high-performance athletes. Golf and tennis are examples of sports in which top professional…
- Making Sense of Being Tense
Leon Bax · Feb 16, 2024
Tension is not a warning sign. Treat it as a resource you can use, and it changes what you can do under pressure.
- Winning in Perspective
Leon Bax · Feb 2, 2024
If how you finish matters, the only thing deserving your attention is how you get there — and the finish line is a distraction.
- Flow 255®: a toolbox for mental fitness
Leon Bax · Mar 14, 2022
Modern life keeps the mind contemplative when performance needs it operative. What the Flow 255 method trains, and how it fits together.
Press
- 2Mynds Unveils THRIVE and GRIT Pathways For Professional Athletes
Leon Bax · Jun 25, 2026
2Mynds is thrilled to announce the launch of the THRIVE and GRIT pathways for professional athletes—introducing a new global standard for how elite…
- 2Mynds Partners with the Dutch Open ATP Tournament to Enhance Player Mental Readiness
Leon Bax · Jul 13, 2025
2Mynds is proud to announce its partnership with the Dutch Open ATP tournament. As part of this collaboration, all participating players will receive…
- UTR Power Users Can Now Unlock Their Mental Edge with 2Mynds
Leon Bax · May 9, 2025
We’re excited to announce a powerful new partnership with UTR Sports, the leader in mental fitness training for competitive athletes. As part of this…
- 2Mynds Partners with ICL Academy
Stefanie Allen · Sep 13, 2024
2Mynds and ICL Academy partner to give students in sport, music and performing arts structured mental performance training.
- 2Mynds Partners with USTA NorCal
Leon Bax · Jun 20, 2024
USTA Northern California partners with 2Mynds to bring structured mental fitness training to athletes across the section.
- Open Letter from our CEO
Leon Bax · May 3, 2024
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Leon clarifies the significance for 2Mynds and highlights some of the work that lies still ahead to not just be…
Podcast
- Interview with Will Yanagisawa Part 2
Stefanie Allen · Nov 7, 2024
Will Yanagisawa continues: how a touring professional handles pressure, setbacks and the mental work that keeps a long career going.
- Interview with Will Yanagisawa Part 1
Stefanie Allen · Sep 30, 2024
Former touring golf professional Will Yanagisawa on the mental side of high-performance sport, from Stanford's 1994 NCAA champion team onward.
- Interview with David Hagymas
Stefanie Allen · Aug 7, 2024
MIT men's tennis head coach David Hagymas on what it takes to be a student-athlete at MIT, and how his team used mental fitness training.
- Interview Chris Moore
Stefanie Allen · Dec 8, 2023
Chris Moore, parent of 2Mynds student Michela Moore, explains the role mental fitness plays in Michela’s athletic career and how the 2Mynds program is…
- Interview Michela & Anushree
Stefanie Allen · Dec 8, 2023
Michela Moore and Anushree Shekhera share how they have been finding their way to college tennis and what roadblocks they found on their way. Michela…
- Interview with Giuliana Olmos
Stefanie Allen · Oct 26, 2023
Giuliana Olmos, ranked #7 WTA doubles at the time of this interview, gives her perspective on what keeps her happy on the tour and what she and others…