tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609631096783575874.post2702327927675678965..comments2023-09-05T06:51:55.340-07:00Comments on Talkin' Story: back arched, feet togetherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609631096783575874.post-68002526873530891982009-05-27T12:20:19.673-07:002009-05-27T12:20:19.673-07:00i breathe every third stroke when swimming...and f...i breathe every third stroke when swimming...and find myself copying that rhythm on a long paddle. (i will actually rest my forehead on my board and rotate to each side as if I'm taking a breath) weird...i know....but works for me. ;-)twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10590109276634186944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609631096783575874.post-18616399328489420652009-05-22T07:38:23.202-07:002009-05-22T07:38:23.202-07:00Top stuff, as always, Ras. Would that paddle endu...Top stuff, as always, Ras. Would that paddle endurance were truly cumulative. I have too many experiences of that "first" paddle out after a lay-off being an uncomfortable, even painful reminder that that work need be followed by more work soon after lest the bennies of the first work fade. <br /><br />Even so, Prana and Jamie both get it, acknowledging, as I have learned. You have to have an approach that first time out after a layoff. The mindful, purpose of repeated meaningful strokes will get you there. And having a meter in mind, like the beat provided by a favored song running repeatedly through your head, though sometimes maddening, it a definite help.<br /><br />Jamie, always cracking me up: My mantra song was always "No Sleep 'til Brooklyn" from the same Beasties album!<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />DavidDavid J. Hirshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829712847518530459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609631096783575874.post-48980818191019607452009-05-19T16:02:22.782-07:002009-05-19T16:02:22.782-07:00I enjoyed reading this. Some years ago another gi...I enjoyed reading this. Some years ago another girl in the water told me her mantra in the water is a Beastie Boys lyric: "Slow and low that is the tempo".Jamie Welsh Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787488218504581076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609631096783575874.post-26084323060812020162009-05-19T07:08:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:08:00.000-07:00"one step at a time with a mindful intention to re..."one step at a time with a mindful intention to reach his goal" is my new mantra. Thankspranagliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07936332444971443669noreply@blogger.com