{"id":604,"date":"2019-04-17T20:21:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/?page_id=604"},"modified":"2019-04-18T00:23:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T00:23:35","slug":"working-project-template-4-3-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/?page_id=604","title":{"rendered":"Joe Castagna | Mind On The Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"604\" class=\"elementor elementor-604\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-998dc64 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"998dc64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2010d0\" data-id=\"b2010d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55184bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55184bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Mind On the Ball<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090a442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"090a442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thought Experiment \/ Content Strategy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c3a0aa\" data-id=\"0c3a0aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722da9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"722da9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-283b6ba5 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"283b6ba5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2b6fe8\" data-id=\"2c2b6fe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c69cd6 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c69cd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36d9e289\" data-id=\"36d9e289\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1692a00f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1692a00f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Gist <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e5d4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e5d4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baseball has always had a calming effect on me, its pace and subtlety have a meditative effect on my mind. With baseball failing to attract a younger audience, many blame the slowness of the game to be one of its biggest shortcomings. I wanted to explore what could happen if the MLB leaned into the leisurely pace and co-opted with guided meditation trends to create a more mindful way to watch baseball. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8169a5f\" data-id=\"8169a5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736c6963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"736c6963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What I worked on <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a08041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a08041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Content Strategy<\/li><li>Communications Planning<\/li><li>Prototyping<\/li><li>Audio Production<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c3fc07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c3fc07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec1c37\" data-id=\"8ec1c37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbed77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bbed77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The Situation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc4c719\" data-id=\"bc4c719\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca392d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cca392d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the last 2 decades, the MLB has struggled to attract younger fans to the game. Baseball&#8217;s average fan is 57 years old comparatively the NBA&#8217;s average fan is 40. In an attempt to liven up and shorten the game&#8217;s length, the MLB has implemented various pace of play rules to attract younger fans. But is shaving 15 minutes off the game really going to help?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08f6b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f08f6b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-335114d\" data-id=\"335114d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f1638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01f1638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The Problem <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bed2e31\" data-id=\"bed2e31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025f3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"025f3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MLB is trying to attract younger fans to the game by making it shorter and more exciting when its leisurely pace is one of its greatest assets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dee196a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dee196a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e78e908\" data-id=\"e78e908\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f655139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f655139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The Big Idea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0769a42\" data-id=\"0769a42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc48565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc48565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make baseball a champion of mindfulness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b60fe elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b60fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fdb9c1\" data-id=\"4fdb9c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440e687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"440e687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What non-baseball fans said<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-161d9e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"161d9e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f533d74\" data-id=\"f533d74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4f127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"df4f127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3472605 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3472605\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0b93fc\" data-id=\"b0b93fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed30759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed30759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Average Game Length<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-473bba0e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"473bba0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59769c0\" data-id=\"59769c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6486f30f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6486f30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NBA-LOGO.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-616\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:226.02%;max-width:369px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NBA-LOGO.png 369w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NBA-LOGO-133x300.png 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">NBA 2:20<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The NBA is a short action-packed game. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc92b5b\" data-id=\"6dc92b5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7d408d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1d7d408d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/download-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-615\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:54.1%;max-width:305px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/download-1.png 305w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/download-1-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">MLB 3:08<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Baseball is longer with anticipated action.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6434f3d2\" data-id=\"6434f3d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc910ac elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6bc910ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5895deb9cba9841eabab6099.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-617\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:131.65%;max-width:2000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5895deb9cba9841eabab6099.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5895deb9cba9841eabab6099-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5895deb9cba9841eabab6099-768x1011.png 768w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5895deb9cba9841eabab6099-778x1024.png 778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">NFL 3:02<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The NFL is as long as baseball with no complaints.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-291226a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"291226a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac03658\" data-id=\"ac03658\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6cf61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db6cf61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3e3055\" data-id=\"d3e3055\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ea720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62ea720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Situational Awareness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f313c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f313c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you watch baseball, much of the game is spent anticipating the next big move. It&#8217;s about being in tune with&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">exactly&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">what is happening and requires focusing on the moment to predict outcomes based on that situation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-421670b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"421670b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10eca08\" data-id=\"10eca08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9b552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e9b552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An Exercise in Mindfulness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b030d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b030d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mindfulness is defined as\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">a mental state achieved by <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">focusing one&#8217;s awareness on the present moment<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one&#8217;s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, and is used as a therapeutic technique.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b665b57\" data-id=\"b665b57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9455a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c9455a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ae6db1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ae6db1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f68f28e\" data-id=\"f68f28e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f713034\" data-id=\"f713034\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7a1716 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7a1716\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f8809\" data-id=\"10f8809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6f069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa6f069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guided Mindful Meditation Trends<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b0137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41b0137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.11.52-PM-1024x888.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.11.52-PM-1024x888.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.11.52-PM-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.11.52-PM-768x666.png 768w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.11.52-PM.png 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:86.73%;max-width:1568px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80c298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f80c298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.58.08-PM.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-04-17 at 6.58.08 PM\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjI0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmpvZWNhc3RhZ25hLm1lXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wNFwvU2NyZWVuLVNob3QtMjAxOS0wNC0xNy1hdC02LjU4LjA4LVBNLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.58.08-PM-1024x540.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.58.08-PM-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.58.08-PM-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-17-at-6.58.08-PM-768x405.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:52.74%;max-width:2298px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a634e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a634e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past 5+ years, meditation has grown massively thanks to guided mindful meditation apps like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headspace.com\/\">Headspace<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calm.com\/\">Calm<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodyonline.com\/\">MindBody<\/a>, plus an overall growing interest in wellness. Meditation is so helpful because it forces you to slow down and take notice of the moment rather than reliving past mistakes or worrying about an unknown future. Mindfulness encourages patience, calmness and an overall sense of clarity and focus.<\/p><p>Although a game of baseball may not help people come closer to enlightenment, taking some cues from <b>mindfulness can attract new fans who are seeking a more relaxed, cerebral, and overall calming experience.<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d329592 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d329592\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe045fa\" data-id=\"fe045fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acee190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acee190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help fans be <br>more aware of the moment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da7059e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da7059e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f602474\" data-id=\"f602474\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5721a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc5721a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mind On the Ball<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193dec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"193dec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guided meditation for baseball fans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb587d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdb587d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To help fans relax and enjoy the game, I produced an audio guided meditation clip, accessible within the MLB app experience. Fans can listen at home or at the ballpark, and are encouraged to tune out all other distractions during key moments of a baseball game. The guided meditation I produced focused on the beginning of the game, helping fans get ready for a new kind of baseball-watching experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e26336 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e26336\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5776c98\" data-id=\"5776c98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be17a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be17a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mindball2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-629\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mindball2.png 367w, https:\/\/www.joecastagna.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mindball2-139x300.png 139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" style=\"width:100%;height:215.8%;max-width:367px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eba8f2\" data-id=\"8eba8f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4255c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4255c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Relax and have a listen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1c375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-audio\" data-id=\"1c1c375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-soundcloud-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"750\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=false&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F607589451&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=750&#038;auto_play=false&#038;buying=false&#038;liking=false&#038;download=true&#038;sharing=false&#038;show_comments=false&#038;show_playcount=false&#038;show_user=false&#038;color=0d4cba\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df9e812 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df9e812\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ec6a50\" data-id=\"6ec6a50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45099be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45099be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What people said<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-737c4eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"737c4eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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