Goodes joined Brett Kirk and Craig Bolton as a co-captain of the Swans at the start of the season and he conceded that the extra responsibilities had "clouded his mind" in the early rounds.
However he dismissed suggestions that he'd found the new role a burden.
"I love the responsibility of being one of the co-captains," he said at the SCG on Wednesday.
"I think I was taking on more things in my mind than I needed to – trying to get other players up, making sure that I did everything and everybody else did everything when they should just worry about getting themselves ready.
"It just took me a while to know my role and know what responsibilities I could take out on to the ground without over-clouding my mind."
"Once I go into a game with a clear mind, I know I can perform at a pretty good level and consistently. "That came back to me starting meditation again."
Goodes was among several Swans who took a meditation course with Tami Roos, the wife of Swans coach Paul, a number of years ago.
He said regular meditation had been vital to his improved form in the past month, together with twice-weekly yoga sessions, and he encouraged his teammates to do whatever they needed to ensure they reached the weekend in peak physical and mental health.
"It was just a matter for me of getting back into that and knowing why I wanted to do it in the first place. I'm reaping the benefits now," Goodes said.
"Hopefully the players who have done it before and have got a good response from it last time, they might want to resort back to it
"It's a tough game that we play. There's so much pressure and so many things that can happen in a game of football.
"Whether it be meditation or talking to a sports psych or whatever it might be, you definitely need to put some time and effort into your state of mind going into football because it is a high-pressure game."
