So, you get stuck in traffic on the way to the pool which makes you late. You’re already stressed from work. Then you find out you’ve left your towel at home. You get changed anyway (the thought of drying off afterwards using paper towels from the changing room bathroom very much on your mind). You walk to the pool. You enter the water. You put your face in and let your feet leave the floor.
You glide…
… pause your thoughts…
… take time to relax your body from the face down…
… check your breathing…
… think about the out-breath…
… just let it happen…
… regain your feet… take a breath (enough to say a short sentence)… glide again…
… check your breathing…
You feel less stressed.
Now you can start to think about swimming.