Lessons of the Student Teacher

Tuesday, 12/15's class of four at The Heritage of Raleigh went swimmingly. We built on our foot awareness theme by practicing vertical extension of the spine, breathing and the Sitting Mountain pose. By adding shoulder rolls we began doing the Back Stroke. We counter-flowed with a slight twist and bend into Freestyle/Dog Paddle to further activate the core muscles. One student stated that "he'd leave" if we did the Butterfly. Fortunately, the class was about over as I showed the group the arm, leg and then combined components of this stroke (their family favorite). Everyone felt energized yet also relaxed enough to want to seek a nap.