Moving mindfully, with an intention to use awareness to improve, has a remarkable power to transform personality and consciousness.
Posts Tagged ‘Swim for Health and Happiness’
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 23rd, 2011
The most effective techniques in training the brain require a degree of mindfulness normally lacking. To train the brain’s motor neurons, combine that attention with visual input.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 21st, 2011
Most people stop improving not because they’ve maxed out their innate ability, but because they feel they’ve reached an ‘acceptable’ level — the “OK Plateau.” Anyone can bypass the OK Plateau by doing 3 things.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 20th, 2011
Life will never get better than this moment, because this moment is the only one we have. Give it your full attention and appreciation.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 16th, 2011
Outside the pool, there’s little we can do to control sources of stress. But we can exert control inside the pool. That brings Flow. And Flow makes outside stresses much easier to handle. Here’s how.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 12th, 2011
Synch-Swimming is great practice for open water racing. It’s also enormous fun.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2011
Everything important I’ve learned in swimming – and my happiest moments – have been the product of experience and intuition.
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.
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?
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.