You can be on that exit point for five minutes, battling all these voices in the head, and all of a sudden, a calmness comes over you, and you realise … it’s good, let’s do it. We used to call that “the moment”. Andy Guest, UK base jumper.
Is there something us mere mortals can learn from “the moment”? I believe so. As an adventure psychologist and neuroscientist my work explores this question. Research has shown simple techniques can help people access this meditative state.
