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Nurturing Champions: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Teen Girl Athletes’ Success

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In the world of sports, success is not only determined by physical prowess but also by mental strength. For teen girl athletes, navigating the challenges of adolescence while excelling in their chosen sport requires a unique set of skills. One crucial aspect that often gets overlooked is emotional intelligence (EI). In this blog, we’ll explore the intersection of emotional intelligence and behavior in the lives of teen girl athletes, shedding light on how honing these skills can lead to not only athletic success but also personal growth.

Understanding Emotional Intelligence:

Emotional intelligence encompasses the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions while also being attuned to the emotions of others. For teen girl athletes, this means developing self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and effective interpersonal skills. Let’s delve into each of these components and understand their significance in the context of sports and personal development.

Self-Awareness:

Teen athletes must recognize and understand their own emotions. This self-awareness enables them to navigate the highs and lows of competition, manage stress, and make informed decisions. Coaches and parents play a pivotal role in fostering an environment where girls feel encouraged to reflect on their emotions without judgment.

Self-Regulation:

The ability to regulate emotions is crucial in the heat of competition. Teaching teen athletes techniques such as mindfulness, deep breathing, or visualization can help them stay focused and composed under pressure. Learning to channel nervous energy positively can make a significant difference in performance.

Empathy:

Building empathy is essential for understanding teammates, opponents, and even coaches. Teen girl athletes who can empathize with others are better equipped to communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, and build strong, supportive team dynamics. This skill extends beyond the field and into their everyday lives.

Interpersonal Skills:

Strong interpersonal skills contribute to effective communication, leadership, and collaboration. Teen athletes need to navigate relationships not only within their teams but also with coaches, parents, and peers. Developing respectful and assertive communication skills enhances their ability to express themselves and handle conflicts constructively.

 

Behavioral Impact of Emotional Intelligence:

Resilience in the Face of Setbacks:

Teen girl athletes who possess high emotional intelligence are more resilient in the face of setbacks. They view challenges as opportunities for growth rather than insurmountable obstacles. This mindset fosters perseverance and a positive attitude, crucial elements for long-term success.

Healthy Competition:

Emotional intelligence helps athletes strike a balance between healthy competition and good sportsmanship. It encourages them to celebrate victories with humility and learn from defeats rather than dwelling on them negatively. This approach contributes to a positive and supportive sports culture.

Balancing Priorities:

Teen athletes often juggle academics, sports, and social commitments. Emotional intelligence enables them to manage their time effectively, set realistic goals, and prioritize tasks. This skill is not only beneficial for their athletic endeavors but also sets the foundation for a balanced and fulfilling life.

 

In the world of teen girl athletes, emotional intelligence is a game-changer. By fostering self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and interpersonal skills, these young athletes can navigate the complexities of both their sports and personal lives with grace. Coaches, parents, and mentors play a crucial role in nurturing these skills, creating an environment where emotional intelligence is valued alongside physical prowess. As we empower the next generation of female athletes, let’s recognize that true success extends far beyond the scoreboard, encompassing personal growth, resilience, and the development of well-rounded individuals poised to make a lasting impact on and off the field.

1

Worry and Anxiety Without Facts

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Watch Rianna as she talks about worrying. She admits that she frequently worries about issues that aren’t currently relevant. But through this experience, she learns to stop these thoughts and stop thinking that the worst will happen.

The best thing to do when your mind is racing is to make a mental note. You can start by taking three deep breaths. You can also close your eyes. This helps our mind to stop it thinking negative thoughts. Often times when we worry, we let our minds run wild even without knowing the facts. Try to reflect on what you are worried about. By doing this, we can recognize if we are creating this inner anxiety.

2:12 Meditation For Anxiety and Worry

Always tell yourself that it is going to be okay.

2:27 Rianna introduces her favorite products for meditating

AIR Organic Eucalyptus Aromatherapy Spray – It is a significant product in terms of having set our minds. It also aids in the transcendence of our minds. She also mentions that she enjoys spraying this before going to bed. It brings her peace and calm.

Organic Hand Sanitizer, Lavender, and Lemon – Excellent for cleansing the space. Lavender and Lemon help to relax our senses.

CLEANSING – Verbena Aromatherapy with Selenite CANDLE – It contains Selenite, which is a healing gemstone. She adores this gem candle because it speaks to her. She also suggests that you find a candle that resonates to you.

 

Jade Crystal Gem Facial Mask For Anti-Aging + Cucumber Hyaluronic Hydration Calming & Restoring – This is an excellent meditation tool. It can care for our skin while we meditate. This is very important in combining both beauty and wellness.

She also advises you to do the meditation by finding a relaxing spot for additional rest or nap while using Jade Gem Mask.

4:32 Start of Meditation

A lot of this meditation is focused on our minds and whether or not what we are worried about is real or if we are just making it up. When your mind is racing, you need to stop and be calm. The best way to do this is by meditation.


Close your eyes and take three deep breaths slowly. Stretch your neck and push your shoulders down. This is all about being aware of our mental state and releasing all of the tension in our bodies.

The next step is to ask ourselves what we are concerned about. Is this something that happened in the past? If it did, it is perfectly normal to feel this way. This means that we are still processing what happened. Continue to take deep breaths as you reflect on these questions.

Recognize that the mind has the ability to quickly imagine situations. Fear, anxiety, and even stress can drive it. The more we practice this meditation, the more we will notice when our mind is racing ahead. We need to take a deep breath and realize that this is not our true selves and that this is not truly happening right now; this habit does not serve us in living a healthy well-balanced life.

Continue to breathe deeply and relax your entire body. When you’re ready, open your eyes slowly and take three deep breaths. Spend some time alone with yourself to process your thoughts.

She hopes that this meditation helps you gather your thoughts. You are not alone. We are working on this together. Make sure to reach out to a friend to put things into perspective if you need additional support.

XO,

Rianna

 

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How to Handle Family or Crazy People with Positivity

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Does someone drive you crazy? Watch Rianna as she discusses these different scenarios. Common triggers are family events, social gatherings, or even a co-worker which can trigger you negatively. She advises that it is always best to have self-reflection to help us prepare for these challenging people.

The best way to address this situation is to recognize your anxiousness and turn the negativity into a positive. So, even though someone drives you crazy, acknowledge that there is greatness in them, you just have to find it. She advises always to look at the positive rather than the negative and try to see the greatness in the person. As you try to find that positive trait about them, that’s already helping your process and changing the way your mind thinks.

Another excellent practice is to cultivate the opposite thought, and always be mindful always turn your negative thoughts into positive thoughts. Always try to turn your negative thoughts around.

Meditation for positivity around those who drive us crazy

Start your meditation by visualizing your upcoming event. Prepare to not react if you are in the same room as the person who triggers you.

The first thing you’ll do is sit down and, if desired, close your eyes. Visualize being at this event with this person. Take a moment to consider what you intend to do and your expectations for the event.


Then think about that person. Consider something special about them that makes you happy and joyful. You will not consider their negative characteristics or how they make us feel; instead, you will concentrate on what is positive about them.

Take a deep breath and slowly open your eyes. Stay here as long as you want. After that, calm down before leaving the house to attend the event.

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Waking Up Exhausted

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Watch Rianna as she shares her experience when waking up exhausted. She talks about feeling unbalanced. The best way to feel better is to recognize this feeling within ourselves, and that meditation and self-body work is a helpful solutions to checking in on our mind and body.

She discusses checking in with ourselves both physically and emotionally for tension and anxiety. When we check in emotionally, we should recognize what makes us feel anxious. Ignoring the issues in our life can contribute to us feeling exhausted, both physically and mentally.

2:40 Mindful Check-In Body Scan (Self-guided exercise)

When we wake up exhausted, it is often due to a blockage between our mental and physical selves. The best way to do meditation is to go through the body from feet to head and relax your body.

Stretch your arms upwards and take deep slow breaths.
Next, she sprays Organic Hand Sanitizer, Lavender, and Lemon on her hands and rubs it. She also recommended spraying the Eucalyptus Spray Air around your linens to bring clarity and a zen-like feeling.

Benefits of Lemon and Lavender Aromatherapy

  • fights exhaustion
  • helps with depression
  • clears your skin
  • kills harmful viruses and bacteria
  • reduces inflammation.
  • promotes relaxation
  • believed to treat anxiety fungal infections, allergies, depression, insomnia, eczema, nausea, and menstrual cramps.

4:07 Start of Meditation

  • We will start with the feet. She points and flexes it and feels if there is any tension there. And take a deep breath and think about the tension in your feet, and exhale.
  • Afterward, she proceeds to the ankles with a circular motion. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to the calves with a circular motion. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to the knee area with a circular motion. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.

  • She proceeds to her thighs and moves them around. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to her hips and moves them around. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to her abdomen and moves them around. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to her stomach area and moves them around. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to her chest and back area with a circular motion. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to the fingers with a circular motion. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to the arms and then flexes them. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds to the neck with a circular motion. Next, she breathes in while in this position and exhales.
  • She proceeds in her back and spine with a circular motion. Then take a deep breath and flex, then exhales.
  • She then moves to her head, breathes in, holds the position, and exhales afterward.

Continue reflecting on your body and when you’re ready, open your eyes slowly. She offers one more big stretch and gently shakes her body to awaken a little more balanced for the day ahead.

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Tone Down Negativity, Shadow Self and Criticism

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00:00 Rianna talks about toning down negativity, shadowing self, and criticism.

Watch Rianna as she talks about toning down negativity, shadow self, and criticism. Toning down negativity starts with yourself. This vlog will also help you work on being too critical of yourself and others. She also highlights that we find easier to see negative traits on other people rather to ourselves. She explains insights into our Shadow selves.

1:18 Self-awareness Exercise (Writing two letters)
The first letter – represents negative traits
You will write a letter to someone that bothers or irritates you and tell them how you feel about them.
The second letter – represents positive traits
To someone that you admire or love.

And once done, you will read it in front of the mirror and switch the words “you” to “I”.

This exercise will help us recognize and address negativity.

2:56 Self-Guided Meditation for Self Reflection
This meditation can help us find balance within ourselves between the shadow (negative traits) and light (positive traits).

(Products on the photo: Rose Mist, Black Hematite Candle, Gua Sha – Aventurine and Jade Crystal Gem Facial Mask with Cucumber Serum)

3:43 Organic to Green products that can be use for meditation

Benefits of Rose Mist

A timeless and delicate natural beauty luxury to refresh your skin. Dry or irritated skin every day.

Hydrate, tone, and refresh your face or body anytime with our handcrafted mist infused with watermelon and pink salts for added minerals.

6:32 Start of Meditation
She uses the Gua Sha to release the tension in your face by pressing it to the area where it feels tension. Do this as long as you need.

Benefits of Gua Sha – Green Aventurine

GREEN AVENTURINE FOR COMFORT + HARMONY + WEALTH

Green Aventurine comforts, harmonizes, and protects the heart which can also attract luck and success. A crystal is recommended for working through unresolved emotional issues. 

After this, she holds the gem mask and her aquamarine gemstone, and bows.

Take three deep breaths. She thinks about the shadow traits and what she observes during the exercise and processes it. She also thinks about the light, and positive traits, and honors them, connecting to both sides, the light and the dark, so there will be no imbalance.

She shares the importance of reminding ourselves about the unique energy of the gem, what it represents, and its meaning, and envisions more light around her shadow self.

She acknowledges that she is now aware and awake to criticism and negativity. Stay in this position as long as you like.

When you’re ready, you can have a closing bow and open your eyes slowly.
The next part is you will find a comfortable space and rest with your Jade Gem Mask. Send your positive vibes and energy to your inner selves. As always stay in the resting healing state as long as possible.

Benefits of Jade Crystal Gem Facial Mask and Cucumber Serum

Jade is for wealth, good fortune, and getting to know yourself. When you know yourself, you focus your time and energy that are in alignment with your natural gifts and skills, which leads to success and prosperity.

Our gentle Cucumber Serum with amino acids and hyaluronic can be used during mask treatments or after to firm, protect, and calm skin while reducing fine lines and improving collagen and hydration.

KEY INGREDIENTS

  • Free of Parabens, Fragrance, and Harsh Ingredients
  • Hyaluronic Acid restores collagen and hydration, and reduces fine lines
  • Niacinamide Vitamin B3 improves skin texture and skin barrier and reduces pores
  • Centella Asiatica/Gotu Kola is a prized antioxidant and amino acid for anti-aging, firming, UV protection
  • Cucumber and Aloe extracts to calm and repair damaged skin

(Products on the photo: Rose Mist, Black Hematite Candle, Gua Sha – Aventurine, and Jade Crystal Gem Facial Mask with Cucumber Serum)

5

Loss, Grief and Faith

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“Be honest about how we are physically and mentally feeling instead of trying to move so quickly to the next stage that we haven’t quite healed.” – Rianna Loving

0:00 – Intro

0:11 – Rianna talks about loss, grief, and faith 

Watch Rianna as she talks about Loss, Grief, and having Faith. She shared her experiences and the different situations in which we can all relate to feeling loss. She also stated that attachment and detachment are part of life. The detachment process may be heavy, but it is okay to feel this way. You don’t have to rush this feeling. Instead, try to give yourself the self-care and extra nurturing that you need. Ultimately,  in these situations, we need to have faith that everything will work out and not worry about what happens next so that you may experience a little bit of peace.

Meditation and Practice for Healing

3:43 – Introduction of Meditation and Practice for Healing 

Amethyst – Represent transformation, protection, addiction release, and sleeping.
Rose Crystals – Represent love, self-healing, compassion, tenderness, and kindness.

(Products in the photo: Amethyst Gua Sha, Rose Petal Serum, Rose Coco Oil, White Moonstone Candle, and Rose Quartz Crystal Gem Mask.)

4:10 – Organic to Green products that can be use for meditation

6:20 -Start of application with Organic to Green products 

She starts with Rose Coco Oil as a moisturizer. She applies it to her face and the neck area. Afterward, she uses gua sha to push down the area on your face that feels tense. Then she slowly glides it to her jawline, lymph nodes and neck. She also suggests that you can continue to your shoulders and back area.

 

(Product in the photo: Rose Quartz Crystal Gem Mask + Rose Petal Serum)

Benefits of Coco Oil

  • As an Organic Moisturizer
  • As an Eye Makeup Remover
  • Facial Cleanser
  • As a Natural Exfoliant
  • Pregnancy Oil – To Reduce Stretch Marks
  • As a Massage Oil
  • As a Lip Balm/Lip Treatment
  • To Repair Damaged Hair & Promote Hair Growth
  • Scalp Moisturizer
  • To Strengthen Nail Beds
  • As a Shaving Cream
  • Spa Detox Bath
  • DIY Body or Face Scrub
  • Eyebrow Tamer
  • Hand Cleaner

 

(Product in the photo: Rose Quartz Crystal Gem Mask + Rose Petal Serum)

Next, she applies the Rose Petal Serum and applies it on her face. Afterward, she lay down, and apply the Rose Quartz Mask.

Benefits of Gem Mask:

  • A natural, safe, and healthy alternative for at-home facial and beauty treatments
  • Spa quality results for all skin types, especially sensitive skin
  • Calming inflammation and increasing blood circulation
  • Cell repair and healing
  • Stimulates and increases collagen production
  • Reduces wrinkles, fine lines, and puffiness 
  • Aids in draining lymphatic fluids and toxins
  • Minimizes enlarged pores
  • Helps serums, creams, and oils penetrate the skin

Rose Petal Serum:

KEY INGREDIENTS

Free of Parabens, Fragrance, and Harsh Ingredients. Hyaluronic Acid restores collagen and hydration and reduces fine lines. Marine Water Peptides boost collagen and restore skin. Rose Water and Petals treat sensitive skin, reduce redness and treat acne or irritations. Vitamin C brightens, smooths, and improves radiance.

BENEFITS

  • Hydrating and Rejuvenating – repairs sensitive, damaged skin from moisture loss
  • Balance Skin Barrier – controls oil and repairs the skin barrier
  • Improve Skin Texture – brighten and smoothens overall skin radiance

7:35 – Start of meditation

Rianna closes her eyes, relaxes, and makes a connection with her emotional and physical self.

She acknowledges how she feels and accepts it.

Resting in a receptive state helps facilitate healing.

4

Healthier thru Kindness

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Introduction

00:00 – 2:43 Importance of kindness and how it relates to our overall health.

Watch Rianna as she talks about the importance of Being Kind. She explains how kindness affects our day-to-day actions and state of mind. She also shares the experience that she learns throughout her journey of being kind.

Meditation for Kindness 

2:44 – 9:27 Basic self-guided meditation for kindness.

Make sure that your room is peaceful, has no distractions, has sunlight or fresh air, and feels safe and centered enough to focus more on your mindful meditation.
First, you will sit in a cross-legged position and open the palms of your hands.
Next, is to close your eyes and have some deep breaths.
Allow and accept the noises. Remember that you don’t have control over other people and think about the word “Kindness”—kindness to yourself and others.
To end the meditation, it’s up to you if you want to take a bow. If not, just slowly open your eyes and take a moment with your thoughts.

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Recommended products used in the video:

Eucalyptus Spray Air Aromatherapy

Our handcrafted artisan edition eucalyptus aromatherapy spray is great for so many health and wellness. It is handcrafted with love and, most importantly, has no chemicals or synthetics.

It provides a zen-like escape from the world for a low price and relieves congestion caused by colds and allergies.

Gem Candles

(Product on the photo: KINDNESS – NEROLI AROMATHERAPY WITH ROSE QUARTZ CANDLE.)

Healing Crystal: Rose Quartz

Energy: Kindness, Love, Self-Love, Nurturing, and Compassion

Chakra: Heart

Experience Organic to Green’s new handcrafted, petroleum-free, paraffin-free candles with eco-friendly soy wax and a wooden wick. Burning soy candles does not increase the CO2 level in the atmosphere. Burn time is approximately 55 hours.

Each candle is unique, hand poured with healing crystal gems inside, which are chosen, along with each candle’s aromatherapy, based on the zodiac sign particular inspirational traits.

 

Check out our Gem Candle Collection:

White Moonstone – Vanilla & Coconut Candle

Black Hematite – Sandalwood Lavender Candle

Cleansing – Verbena Aromatherapy with Selenite Candle

Love – Rose Aromatherapy with Amethyst Candle

Protection – Sandalwood Aromatherapy with Black Tourmaline Candle