Christian Straka is a certified Unified Mindfulness Teacher/Trainer and member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. His practice is informed by over 15 years of daily mindfulness, ongoing study, and twice-yearly silent retreats.

Together with Julianna and Unified Mindfulness, he co-developed MindSize — a structured mindfulness-based mental performance training platform for competitive athletes.

He specializes in mindfulness-based mental performance for competitive tennis — integrating structured mindfulness training directly into how players practice, compete, and recover. With 40 years inside the sport as a player, academy head coach, and mental performance specialist, he brings a depth of context that is rare in this field.

His coaching has been present at defining moments in the sport. He worked with Victoria Azarenka through her junior Australian Open singles and doubles titles and junior French Open doubles title. He was Mike Bryan’s mindfulness coach when Bryan won the 2018 ATP Finals alongside Jack Sock.

He currently lectures on mindfulness and athletic performance at USC and is co-authoring a book on mindfulness and tennis with Mike Bryan.

Website: straka.la