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Mindfulness In/Out Of Water – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 19 Oct, 2014

Continuing from Part 1… I don’t claim that Total Immersion guarantees deliverance from these self-imposed emotional storms, but myself and so many others who I have met in the global TI community of swimmers have found our practice to greatly improve our...

Mindfulness In/Out Of Water – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 13 Oct, 2014

While reading through the post “Can You Rewire Your Brain In Two Weeks? One Man’s Attempt…” from the blog of Tim Ferriss] (The 4-Hour Workweek/Body/Chef dude) various observations and questions in my mind suddenly merged together into this realization...

Going Further From Inside

by Coach Mat | 20 Sep, 2014

I have a few students like this: they have been practicing faithfully for months if not years. They have the expected pattern of the stroke seemingly memorized. At first glance one might say, ‘Yeah, your stroke looks great!’. But these swimmers tell me...

Loosen Up

by Coach Mat | 30 Aug, 2014

I have kept this self-help idea in my pocket for a couple years since a TI Coach friend referred me to a masseur, who in turn recommended this home remedy to relieve some muscle knots that were developing under my shoulder blades from extensive sprint work I was doing...

Better Motivation For Sinkers (And Anyone!)

by Coach Mat | 16 Aug, 2014

I want to follow up with the latest posts (Part 1 and Part 2) on Remedy For Sinkers to acknowledge that dealing with the body is not the only part of the sinker equation. It is obvious in many cases that overcoming the sinking problem is not just physically...

Remedy For Sinkers Part 2

by Coach Mat | 6 Aug, 2014

Are you a sinking swimmer? I have published this second part a few days after the first part. From some comments received after posting the first part I want to clarify a few things: First, Learn To Sink Evenly I would define a ‘sinker’ as someone...