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you afloat. Ideally, it raises your hips to the surface. This works best when your muscles are relaxed.
Having eliminated the fear and the reason for the fear, we move onto kicking, balanced on the water while breathing through the nose. I hold onto their hands the entire time until they are ready to let go. In just one lesson with this approach, I’ve taken clients from having intense fear of being in the water, to breathing, balancing, and kicking 25 yards across the pool, with the biggest smile you’ve ever seen.
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It’s important to note that at One with the Water, we are swimming experts. We teach the best and most efficient approach to the most pertinent skills of swimming: breathing, balance, kicking and pulling. We break it down to simple achievable goals to help everyone succeed. We get to know you as a person — your fears and your strengths. Instead of wasting time focused on your weaknesses, we work with your strengths to achieve your goals quickly. And we make you feel comfortable and secure. We are certified and accredited coaches with 10,000 plus hours of experience.
Our PTSD therapy in Los Angeles includes completely customized swim programs for individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress. The program is specifically designed to help PTSD sufferers improve their swim skills, increase their physical fitness and reduce their stress. One with the Water knows that each swimmer is different and we are dedicated to working with Veterans to develop a PTSD therapy swim program that will meet unique, individual needs.
The science of swimming is important, but I what I most want to tell Veterans with PTSD is what’s truly possible in the water that can’t be measured by studies, markers, or
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