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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyEverything important I’ve learned in swimming – and my happiest moments – have been the product of experience and intuition.
Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness’
Swimming Better: Do we learn more from Science or Intuition?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2011
Why Ease and Arduous Experience are in Harmony (with the Tao)
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 1st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 1st, 2011
Wu Wei or ‘effortless action’ is a key principle in Taoist thought. One translation calls it ‘swimming with the current.’ Swimming seems the ideal activity to pursue Mastery of Wu Wei.
Giving Women More of a Voice in TI
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 31st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 31st, 2011
Is there anything TI can do to speak more to the goals and interests of women swimmers – as well as give outer voice to their inner thoughts?
Stay in the moment: Experience timelessness. Enjoy more. Swim better.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 30th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 30th, 2011
The most valuable capacity one needs to develop for any endurance swim – more valuable than physical fitness or stroke efficiency – is the capacity to keep your focus in the immediate moment. Like any habit or capacity, this only happens through practice.
Mindful Swimming Transforms the Brain
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 24th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 24th, 2011
Meditation produces deep and lasting changes to the brain. Moving Meditation is best at producing those changes. Mindful Swimming provides a highly organized way to practice Moving Meditation, improving Mens Sana in Corpore Sano.
Finding Higher Purpose in Masters Races
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 20th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 20th, 2011
When I set goals for pool times, and pool races, I get all the Arduous Experience and Cognitive Difficulty my psyche craves.
Trust Your Instincts
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 19th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 19th, 2011
A goal of Mindful Swimming should be to experience the sensations it produces so strongly that you can describe them vividly.
Swim Tools: Useful or “Contaminants?”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 23rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 23rd, 2010
Most swimmers use tools like ingredients in a cake recipe. Mix buoy, paddles, kickboard and fins and bake for one hour. Better to use them selectively, thoughtfully and to target specific stroke weaknesses.
How to Make Breathing Feel Effortless
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 4th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 4th, 2010
With a renewed focus on Balance Thoughts-and-Feelings for the past 5 weeks of practice my balance and breathing feel more ‘effortless’ than ever.
A Balance Lesson: (Fear of) Falling vs Sinking
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 27th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 27th, 2010
On land your body sends LOUD, CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS alerts about imbalance. In the water those signals are easy to miss or misinterpret.