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RAFA CIRNE LIMA

Physical Educator and Mind Performance Trainer

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RAFA CIRNE LIMA

Physical Educator and Mind Performance Trainer

Bio

Rafa Cirne Lima is a Physical Educator with more than 30 years of professional experience, 26 of which have been in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California.  Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil in the 70s, he has always been dedicated to sports.  Like every Brazilian, his career began with soccer.  He later transitioned to tennis.  And, after that, he ended his athletic career in semi-professional surfing.  He launched his career as a physical educator in 1989.

Rafa graduated from Centro Universitario Metodista (IPA) in 1994 with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, with a focus on Biomechanical Studies and Sports Psychology. Throughout his career, he has worked directly and indirectly with more than 10,000 athletes of all ages/levels around the world, as well as dozens of coaches, physical trainers and psychologists.  Additionally, he has created a training method, which includes a mental training tool, patented by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2012 (patent number 8,241,152).

Rafa offers both individual and group mental focus training and mentoring services to high-performance, in-training, and recreational athletes.  He also works in the corporate sector.  The sessions vary in duration, depending upon the objective, and include practical exercises focused on training attention and mental/emotional presence to utilize in the most challenging moments of competitive stress.  Assessments and sessions are carried out both in-person and online. 

Method

Rafa’s method (patented #8,241,152 by the American Patent and Trademark Office) is based on three phases:

RECOGNIZE the stressor(s).  Through a questionnaire and my observations, we will identify the primary weaknesses and/or anxieties that hinder your performance.  We will also think together to determine the origins of these anxieties. 

RESOLVE with action plans.  We will improve your confidence and focus by implementing techniques such as controlled breathing, role-play, and modeling to address your technical, physical, tactical, and mental hurdles. 

REINFORCE with visuals.  We will decide upon keywords that refer to the desired behavioral changes determined in the previous phase.  We will, then, print these words on silicone rubber bands, and place them in easy-to-see places, like on one’s wrist or fingers.  They will serve as reminders for the desired changes.

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Testimonals

The winner, in tennis and in life, is usually the one with less unforced errors. Rafa sounded like Yoda, if Yoda were a tennis pro from Brazil…

Michele Slatala

The New York Times

Rafa has an unique and effective approach to help athletes with their mental game…

Lynne Rolley

Professional tennis / Pickleball Registry / Chairman of the Board

Rafa proposes different mental work, created his own method and is stepping in to strengthen one of the most important areas of soccer.

Luiz Carlos de Lorenzi (Lisca)

Treinador de Futebol

Rafa created a tool/method that I use in practice and competition that helps me to stay focus.

Luisa Stefani

Tenista Profissional

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