Apparently, learning to swim as an adult isn’t just about technique—it’s about healing your relationship with water and with yourself.

In this episode, mindful swim coach Cori Myka shares her powerful journey from self-taught swimmer to transformational guide. She explains why traditional swim lessons often fail adults and how fear, judgment, and past experiences influence our ability to learn.

Cori Myka is the founder of Calm Within Adult Swim, with over 25 years of
experience in adult swim education. She specializes in helping adults overcome their fear of water through a unique blend of mental and physical training techniques.

Through mindfulness, emotional awareness, and compassionate, step-by-step instruction, Cori helps adults rewrite their “swim story,” build trust in themselves, and find presence in the water. Her approach—80% mental, 20% physical—is about more than swimming; it’s about change, self-compassion, and discovery.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Cori began teaching swimming at age 5, even before she had formal lessons herself
• Why traditional methods overlook the emotional barriers adults face
• How small, manageable steps help build trust and confidence
• The power of mindfulness in staying present and quieting self-judgment
• Why focusing on what feels good leads to success
• How each of us carries a unique “swim story” that shapes our learning
• How Cori now leads warm-water retreats and is launching a new podcast: Mindfulness in Motion

If you’re ready to silence your inner saboteur, embrace kindness, and create meaningful change—one small step at a time—this conversation is for you.

Here is Cori's contact: adultswimlesson.com

3-day Immersive Adult Swim Course.

https://www.instagram.com/calmwithinadultswim

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Mi invitada, María Virginia Lara Díaz, nació en Caracas el 2 de agosto de 1953. Es ingeniera civil especializada en estructuras, graduada de la Universidad Central de Venezuela en 1979. A lo largo de su carrera, vivió y trabajó en Guatemala, Panamá, Inglaterra y Chile, recorriendo Latinoamérica durante 18 años.

Desde niña sintió una profunda pasión por la música. Aprendió a tocar el cuatro a los 7 años y más adelante la guitarra. Aunque una enfermedad le impidió continuar sus estudios musicales formales, nunca abandonó ese amor. Tras jubilarse y enfrentar cinco cirugías por artritis severa en las manos, retomó el cuatro y descubrió que aún podía tocar. Ese momento transformador la impulsó a ayudar a otros adultos mayores a recuperar sueños musicales olvidados.

María Virginia creó el método "2-8-100", basado en el análisis matemático de 180 canciones folclóricas venezolanas, donde identificó patrones comunes. Con solo 2 ritmos y 8 acordes, sus estudiantes mayores pueden aprender hasta 100 canciones. Su enfoque considera las limitaciones físicas propias de la edad y promueve la confianza, el aprendizaje y el bienestar emocional.

Desde la isla de Margarita, donde vive actualmente, enseña de forma voluntaria en la asociación ASOMAYOR, y lidera la formación de un grupo musical folclórico conformado por adultos mayores.

Este episodio no solo comparte un método, sino una visión esperanzadora sobre cómo envejecer con propósito, creatividad y dignidad. María Virginia nos inspira a redescubrir pasiones, sin importar la edad.

#cuatrovenezolano #asomayor #terceraedad #adultomayor #islademargarita

Para donar on cuatro etc, contacten: ASOMAYOR

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What does it mean to truly belong? When Casey lost her father at 11, her mother at 12, and her brother at 20, she began a lifelong search for family. Through this journey, she realized that what she was truly seeking was a sense of belonging, which would shape everything that followed. I find this conversation about her new memoir, "The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared," to be deeply moving. Her story explores how grief can coexist with joy and how true belonging differs from merely fitting in.

Casey Mulligan Walsh is an author nominated for Best of the Net. She is a founding editor of In a Flash literary magazine and serves as an ambassador for the Family Heart Foundation, which has impacted her family across generations. Casey lives in upstate New York with her husband, Kevin, and has more books than she can count.

• Losing her entire family at a young age—father at 11, mother at 12, brother at 20

• The different ways we experience grief depending on our age and circumstances

• Finding a spiritual foundation that provided peace amid profound loss

• Discovering the difference between fitting in and true belonging

• How writing clarified patterns and deeper meanings in her life experiences

• The meaning behind the book title "The Full Catastrophe" is the poignant enormity of life's experiences

• Writing as a way to feel truly seen and heard in an authentic community

Casey's memoir "The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared" is available wherever books are sold.

Learn more at www.caseymulliganwalsh.com

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