92. Cori Myka: Helping non-swimmers overcome fear of deep water

Feb 15, 2023 · 28m 58s
92. Cori Myka: Helping non-swimmers overcome fear of deep water
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Cori Myka, from Orca Swim School talks to Rob Lawrence (https://accesstoinspiration.org/podcast/42-rob-lawrence-connecting-sound-language-and-emotion-to-create-change/) about how she supports adult non-swimmers who often have a fear of deep water, to realize their dreams. And...

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Cori Myka, from Orca Swim School talks to Rob Lawrence (from episode 42) about how she supports adult non-swimmers who often have a fear of deep water, to realize their dreams. And it's all to do with healing the mind. You will learn how she teaches learners remotely to help them become aware of their thoughts and change their subsequent behaviour.

About Cori Myka
Cori is co-owner of Orca Swim School and creator of the Foundations of Change learning method. For over 20 years Cori has been taking adult non-swimmers from fearful beginning to achieving their dreams. Her unique teaching is so highly regarded because it is based on training and healing the mind so individuals can learn physical steps which takes swimming beyond the pool and into life.

Based in Seattle, USA Cori has been training students and teachers locally, across the US and in the UK and Singapore.Cori started her swim teaching career at the young age of 14, when she volunteered at a local pool. In 1999, she co-founded Orca Swim School, together with her husband Bruce.

Cori’s continued love of learning and exploring has further developed Orca’s own curriculum to include the most recent developments of brain training, life coaching, mindfulness, and online learning.

Connect with Cori Myka and Orca Swim School via Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Connect with Rob Lawrence https://www.roblawrence.co

Key Quotes
  • What we are teaching our students is to learn to trust themselves.
  • We start this process to notice the difference between the reactions our body has because of our thoughts.
  • Children of color drown at a higher rate than white children in the US.
  • Everything that we do in the world starts with our thoughts.
  • We bring people to the present and sometimes what occurs to people in the present is a memory from the past.
  • It is really about this process of bringing people's awareness and then slowing things down.
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Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)
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Website accesstoinspiration.org
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