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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasySaturday, June 6, I was a guest at the first anniversary celebration of the Catskill Recreation Center, in Arkville NY, deep in the heart of the beautiful Catskill Mountains, an enjoyable 75-minute drive from my home in New Paltz. In her email inviting me to participate, Becky Manning, the center’s director described it as “an […]
Posts Tagged ‘Mindful Swimming’
Change Your Swimming in Three Minutes, Part Two: Visualize!
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 18th, 2014
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 18th, 2014
In my previous installment in this three part series Change Your Swimming in Three Minutes I suggested setting aside three minutes at the beginning of practice-in most cases before you enter the pool–to calm and focus your mind. To recap, the first-stage exercise included: Nose breathing. Mouth breathing stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, which activates when we’re […]
Focus: Always a Work in Progress
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 8th, 2014
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 8th, 2014
In my most recent post Change Your Swimming in Three Minutes, I suggested doing a 3-minute exercise in nose-breathing and mind-clearing prior to entering the pool for practice. I wrote that post after several days of doing that exercise as I prepared to start a session of writing. It did help center me for somewhat […]
How to ‘Savor’ Every Stroke
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 29th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 29th, 2011
How an attack of vertigo can be transformed into an opportunity for greater self-awareness, and improvement.