Clear Your Head Before the Big Moment
Designed by Bearmore
Inspired by Kirk CousinsMind racing in the last few minutes before the pressure hits?
Go from a racing head to steady focus before a high-pressure moment. Train attention with a brain-sensing headset, slow your breathing, then say what you want from the day or the moment. Works anywhere! About 36 minutes.
The runsheet
Brain-training
The row Cousins does in Quarterback: a Muse headband and the Myndlift app, training attention as on-screen feedback tracks his brain activity.
12 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing neurofeedback before breath work
This can help because breath work shifts to embodied regulation after the cognitive demands of brain training.
Slow breathing
Cousins has paired neurofeedback with breathing coaching for years; ESPN reported his Neuropeak Pro work targets the anticipatory stress that builds before a game.
5 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing breath work before intention setting
This pairing is especially effective because a focused mind makes intentions appear crisp, so setting them feels decisive rather than wishful.
Say what matters for today
Cousins talks often about the intentionality he brings to everything. Name one thing you want from the day or the moment ahead, the way he sets goals before he performs. A single goal, not a to-do list.
5 min activityTime well spent.
36m that belonged to you — not the inbox, not anyone else.
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About this Burst
Kirk Cousins, born 1988, is an American NFL quarterback who played at Michigan State before Washington drafted him in 2012. He later signed with the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons and earned four Pro Bowl selections. Known as one of the most prepared players at his position, he has used brain training since college, working with Dr Tim Royer and Neuropeak Pro on neurofeedback, breathing and sleep, featured in Netflix's Quarterback.