We exist

to develop a new generation of powerful female competitors, transformers, leaders, and community shapers.

We work

in spirit of entrepreneurship to nurture athletes’ awareness, interests, talents, and initiatives. Through experiential learning, our programs develop skills for a lifetime of sustainable growth and service in sport and beyond.

We offer

Holistic development and brand building programs for girls and women in sports. We offer a simple, dynamic, and universally accessible transformation wellness program that creates healthy, measurable, and real progress in sport and life.

We believe

That only when we know ourselves, and become aware of our unique talents and self-imposed limits, can we choose to go beyond ourselves, accomplish our goals, create our experience, and serve a cause bigger than ourselves.

something didn't make sense

We looked into the eyes of athletes, and saw a confusing void. Moments of total freedom crowded out by stress, fear, hesitation, expectation, uncertainty, lack of clarity, over-trying, overthinking and overwhelm. We saw stagnation. Athletes going through the motions with no clear, sustainable fulfillment from the everyday experience of sport.

So We Decided

To do the only thing we knew how to do. We listened for what was missing. There was passion, purpose, and the dream of possibility, yet there was no simple integrated path for self-empowered, measurable progress toward that undiscovered possibility.

We put our heads together and reflected on our sport experiences - Olympics, National Championships, and Pick-Up Games in the Park - and created the Praxis Athlete Paradigm, an active and multi-dimensional process through which athletes become aware of and make choices toward the actualization of their personal potential in sport and life.

What we Ask

BE YOU

Whatever YOU means, right now. Take off the mask and let yourself be seen.

OWN YOUR IMPACT

Your impact is your responsibility. Choose it, create it.

WHOLE PICTURE, SMALL DETAILS

Nothing happens in isolation. Every detail and decision matters. Focus.

NUTURE POSSIBILITY

In yourself, others, and the world around you. Stand for progress, uplift possibility

GET MESSY

Explore. Dig deep, play hard, take risks, fail big. Have fun.

NO FINISH LINES

Never stop learning. Create, learn, innovate.

CONNECT & STAY TRUE

To yourself, your purpose, and your community. Connect deeply.

LISTEN DEEPLY

Stay open to the process. Attend to your intention. Trust your presence.

Built By Athletes for Athletes.

Alli Tanner

National Champion at the University of North Carolina. Harrow Sports Field Hockey Brand Manager. Fly fishing and mountain sport enthusiast. In charge of business operations, sales and finance

Rachel Dawson

3x Olympian. National Champion at the University of North Carolina. Yogi, writer, and life explorer. In charge of programs, marketing, and curriculum

Why Choose Us

Our Process is Athlete-owned.

Built by athletes for athletes to own and create fulfilling experience.

We Offer Total Impact.

We are a lifestyle transformation platform rooted in individual awareness.

We Ask Questions + create experiences.

We don’t believe in giving answers. We believe in exploring possibilities.

We Believe in Being Part of Something Bigger.

What we Do

Praxis offers a new way to view the questions and stressors of competition. Our programs and services are rooted in one basic question, what does the athlete need to experience their potential?

We provide multi-dimensional personal development training in team, individual and small group settings. All clients begin with the Know Yourself Foundation Course with the option to customize content for sport and team implementation.

program overview

Know Yourself

Foundation Course

PHASE: Know Yourself

FOCUS: Fundamentals of the Praxis Athlete Paradigm

TOOLS: Personal Philosophy Building & Self-Assessment

Grow Yourself

Growth Course

PHASE: Grow Yourself

FOCUS: Developing Growth Mindset & Identifying Specific Growth Impact Areas

TOOLS: Personal Impact Game Plan

Go Beyond

Service Course

PHASE: Go Beyond Yourself

FOCUS: Team Service Mission

TOOLS: Strategic Partnerships & Team LegacyPlan

Show Yourself

Experience Course

PHASE: Show Yourself

FOCUS: Leadership In Action, Plan Execution, and Spontaneous Innovation

Integrated Training Model

Focusing on the 6 elements of the PRAXIS Athlete - Physical, Mental, Emotional, Social, Developmental, and Habitual, and the 6 Pillars of Development - Focus, Foundation, Fuel, Freedom, Feedback, and Faith.

Delivers Results that Matter

Improves Individual Awareness, Increases Player Engagement and Growth Potential, Creates Language to empower team culture, Aligns decision-making, values, and purpose, Identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, Measures impact on performance, Provides access to a network of mentors and specialized resources

What is praxis?

PRAXIS is a process and a community that transforms big ideas into high impact, sustainable action. Inspired by training with Navy Seals, Olympic Champions, and Baptiste Yogis, 3x Olympian and University of Virginia Field Hockey Coach Rachel Dawson developed the Praxis Athlete Methodology in response to what was missing in team sports - an holistic focus on the person at the source of competitive team performance.

what Does Praxis offer?

During our programs, athletes develop skills to optimize their response to uncertainty in order to create sustainable pathways to transformative growth on and beyond the playing field. Though self-assessment, personal philosophy building and intention-based personal development plans, Praxis provides a pathway for athletes and teams to create peak and complete competitive experiences. Our programs are open to all ages, and all levels of competition because at Praxis we believe that every athlete is the entrepreneur, creator and innovator of their unique sport experience.

Take Action

Praxis develops competitors who own the moment, creators who master the experience, performers who deliver value, and leaders who act from deep awareness and with intentional responsibility. Praxis serves Athletes and Teams who want to know, grow, show, and go beyond.

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Tools We Use

Physical action challenges

Visualization, Meditation, and Breath work

Praxis Know-You Cube

Personal Inquiry and Dialogue

Personal Impact Game Plans