Samurai Swimming with Doctor Posture

I first came across Steven Shaw through his book “The Art of Swimming” when doing research for my own book "The Owners Guide to the Body", which was published in 1999.  Later, Steve and I had a mutual client and we got to know each other in 2000 and traded sessions.  My own swimming improved so much after lessons in the Shaw Method that I decided to take my interest further & studied for The Shaw Method Diploma and the ASA Levels I & II certificates in 2006.

I absolutely love the Shaw Method of swimming and helping people to find 'excellence with ease' in the water. I feel that the water is an ideal environment to put the Hellerwork & Alexander principles into action. It is also a great way to develop core stability, range of movement (flexibility), and endurance as well as mindfulness, coordination, balance & relaxation. This is Zen Swimming

Recently I saw some school age children swimming at a local pool. The "teacher" was sitting on a chair at one end with a clipboard; she had no interaction with her charges. They were going up and down in a lane, about 6 of them, doing different strokes. They were not particularly accomplished, neither were they race training, they were just doing the best they could. It struck me then that all they were doing was getting better at swimming badly - and the more you do, the better you get, at doing it wrong!

That's why I say "perfect practice makes practice perfect" It's better to do it well once than badly 100 times! Concentrate on the quality and the quantity will come!! 

Learn to swim using the principled approach of the Shaw Method and you will be able to start a lifelong journey of improvement in fitness; perfect timing and technique and even the butterfly will not be beyond your reach! You don't have to be "fit" - you will get fitter as you relax and are able to swim further distances naturally!

Come and have a swimming lesson at one of my convenient locations - The Marriott Hotel 140 Park Lane or Le Meridien 21 Piccadilly An ideal environment for learning; the water is warm, not too deep and never crowded. I will supply you with a comfortable pair of goggles with excellent visibility and the hotel supplies all the towels, and at The Marriott, even a robe & slippers!

More importantly, you will have my complete attention and commitment to supporting you in establishing firm foundations for your swimming success! Each lesson will be tailored to exactly to where you are on the continuum from nervous novice to confident expert!

 

Doctor Posture in the wild!