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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 milestones. When I read the book Blue Mind by Wallace Nichols, a study of the emotional, behavioral, psychological and physical connections between humans and this simple, life-giving compound, it affirmed my intuitive sense that water was a place of peace and happiness. He studies swim therapy and the neuroscience behind water’s profound effects on the human race, and explains why our bodies and souls are naturally drawn to water. Nichols’ research fascinated me, because I could finally understand why humans possess deep emotional ties to being in water. The instinctual and emotional responses that people experience in aquatic environments can be directly linked to a calmer and more successful lifestyle. Nichols references the work of many scientists who have examined the brain’s connection to water, and this research leads to a greater psychological understanding of how the human mind and emotions are shaped by interaction with the most prevalent substance on Earth.
Dr. Nichols writes, “Indeed, as a spiritual element of the natural world, there seems to be something particular about water that permeates humanity’s consciousness.”(235).
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