| Underwater. The bubbles rise to the surface as | | | | the rise of yoga is that yoga promotes |
| you breathe out, lungs getting tighter and tighter. | | | | mindfulness, and gets people out of their heads. |
| All you can hear is the beating of your heart. | | | | This FEELS GOOD! |
| Boom boom. Boom boom. You look around with | | | | Here is how to feel mindful of swimming: |
| fogged goggles at the waves of the pool. The | | | | 1. Next time you go swimming, really focus on the |
| calm washes over you and you smile! | | | | technique. If you don't have that great of |
| The joys of swimming! Think about the | | | | technique, look into something like the Total |
| movements. The best part about swimming for | | | | Immersion swimming method book or DVD. This |
| meditation is that rhythm you get into. The | | | | helps to cover the basics of how to be fast in |
| stroke and breath rhythm eventually becomes like | | | | the water. |
| a moving meditation or walking meditation. Swim | | | | 2. When you are underwater, really listen to what |
| and focus on your stroke, and focus on left right | | | | is going on around you. The silence will be |
| left right breath rhythm (or any rhythm you | | | | meditative. |
| have). | | | | 3. As you begin to get into a rhythm of breathing |
| The exercise of swimming, since it is a meditative | | | | and strokes together, notice this rhythm and think |
| state, puts you into a state of calm for the rest | | | | of it as a meditation. Breathing out slowly out of |
| of the day. Most days when I go swimming, the | | | | your nose until your lungs are empty, then coming |
| time spent coming back home afterwards is in a | | | | up rhythmically for air? This slow breathing |
| state of absolute calm and bliss. Any exercise can | | | | method (aside from the sharp intake of breath |
| be used as mindfulness. Part of the reason for | | | | when coming up) is much like meditation. |