The impact of spirit engagement on elite athlete confidence, joy, and flow

This qualitative study explores the impact of spirit engagement on elite athlete visualization, confidence, and success. Spirit engagement is the act of engaging the wisdom of one's spirit in one's body through imagination. Spirit engagement was measured as an increase in confidence, joy, and flow, and a decrease in fear, negative thoughts, and lack of confidence.;Personal interviews were conducted with a purposive sample to maximize the richness of the theories explored. This study utilized ethnographic observations made by "The Sport Shaman" in a shamanic state of consciousness, during Sport Shaman treatments. The practitioner's state of awareness and actions were an integral part of this study.;This study contains simple and constant comparative methods and provides theoretical and practical value. These methods are transferable and can be successfully utilized with non-athletic individuals, entertainment and business professionals, and in situations where stress, fear, and ego hamper confidence, joy, and peak experience.