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Swimmer Identity Hypnosis - Reignite Motivation, Speed and Love for Swimming · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing
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  genuine. Issues.
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  Brought to you by The Hypnotherapist, Demanded by
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  celebrities, CEOs and even royalty, Adam Cox.
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  These recordings took place live from Adam Smith in London's
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  world famous Harley Street. So get yourself comfortable and
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi, it's Adam here and you're about to listen to a hypnosis
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  session all about activating A swimmer identity.
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  And one of the things that I think is one of the most
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  profound distinctions in therapeutic change is the
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  difference between changing a behaviour and changing an
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  identity. And there is a big difference
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  from someone that occasionally swims and someone that sees
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  themself as a swimmer. And if you're watching this, you
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  probably know how to swim. But do you swim consistently?
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  Do you do it in a challenging way?
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  Do you try and compete? Because that's what swimmers do.
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  When people really tap into the swimmer identity, they train
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  consistently. They are aware of their speed,
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  their stamina, their lengths, their stroke style.
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  They're looking to refine and this particular client
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  originally came to work with me to reduce the amount of alcohol.
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  We'd managed to reduce the amount of alcohol that they were
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  taking significantly. And she used her final session
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  really to embrace the swimmer identity.
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  And she had this identity about 12 or 13 years before.
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  So this hypnosis session starts with regression to a couple of
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  different. By either lakes.
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  Or swimming in the sea, places that she knew very well and that
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  was designed to reawaken that enthusiasm, that passion.
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  It has levels of disassociation. And it also has this idea that
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  by her swimming, her life is enhanced in various ways.
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  Leaner body, more confidence, higher self esteem, more energy,
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  more clarity. And in fact, the other areas of
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  her life that she also valued, like her relationship, being
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  owner of two dogs, having a a real passion for her work, would
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  all be enhanced by her reactivating her swimmer
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  identity. Now it might be that swimming
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  isn't your thing, in which case I would encourage you to think
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  of this session as reactivating what identity you've ever had in
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  the past that was the most empowering and beneficial for
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  you. But if you do like the idea of
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  being a swimmer and swimming more, you'll get even more value
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  from this session. Now it was created for an
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  individual, so some of the suggestions are going to be very
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  relevant to the client and not so relevant to you.
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  So if you do like the idea of working with me directly rather
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  than just listening to recordings, there will be a link
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  in the description and also on my website, adamcox.co.uk, and
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  you'll be able to book a free consultation call over Zoom.
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  We'll have a chat and who knows, we might end up working
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  together. For now though, find a quiet,
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  comfortable place where you won't be disturbed.
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  Relax and enjoy the session. Take a.
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  Deep breath in, and as you breathe in, breathe in that
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  slow, long breath of relaxation. And as you exhale, feel a
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  wonderful feeling of release, as if any tension, stress and
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  worries gradually, incrementally starting to leave your body in
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  that outward breath. And then when you breathe in,
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  breathe in deeper and longer than you normally would.
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  That's it. Activate the diaphragm.
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  Breathe in that feeling of resourceful relaxation, and as
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  you exhale, allow it to release like a sigh, any trapped
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  frustrations or tensions or old echoes of the past just feeling
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  like they're being released. Give permission to release any
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  tension in your forehead, your jaw, your neck of your
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  shoulders. That's it.
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  Breathing in relaxation, exhaling tension.
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  Each breath takes you deeper and deeper.
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  Relaxed now. The deeper you breathe, the more
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  relaxed you feel. And the more relaxed you feel,
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  the deeper you breathe and imagine as your body relaxes
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  more. Now your imagination awakens.
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  And I want you to imagine an island, An island by the coast,
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  on the morning of what soon will be a sunny day, maybe just after
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  sunrise. The golden oranges, yellows,
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  perhaps even the pinks in the sky.
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  And I want you to feel what you would feel like if you set the
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  intention to be there early. And maybe you can recall a
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  memory, a time when you were looking out to the water but
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  hadn't entered the water yet. And I want you to imagine there,
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  perhaps on a beach or a nearby field overlooking the island.
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  Just imagine the most comfortable chair that's ever
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  existed. Just imagine you're wearing a
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  wet suit, a light wet suit, the kind that can enable you to
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  swim, have good motion, still keep warm.
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  And as you imagine wearing that wet suit, imagine sinking into
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  that comfortable chair, thinking about that island, the waves,
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  the currents, the tactics, that's it.
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  And just get a sense. But as you sink into that chair,
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  I will count down from 12:50. And with each descending number,
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  you will drift deeper and deeper to a place that awakens the
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  power of your subconscious mind. 10 Eyelids feeling heavier. 9
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  Feeling your jaw loosen. 8 The tiny muscles in your forehead,
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  those muscles responsible for facial expressions like surprise
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  or concern, give permission to release any tension there.
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  Feel that internal desire to yawn.
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  I feel that relaxation linked to the idea of a yawn rippling down
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  into your neck and your shoulders is 8 becomes seven and
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  seven becomes 6. And feel your arms feeling limp,
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  loose and heavy, sinking into that chair there overlooking the
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  island. 5 Imagine your lungs, stomach and gut all start to
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  feel relaxed, aligned in harmony. 5 becomes 4.
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  Feel it moving from your gut into your abdomen and then down
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  into your legs. And then four becomes 3.
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  And just feel your legs getting limp, loose and heavy, feeling
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  relaxed. That's it. 2 Down into your
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  calves and then one your ankles, down to the tips of your toes.
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  And then allow what feels like a ripple of relaxation from your
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  toes, up your body to the top of your head, and then down to the
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  tips of your fingers. And I wonder what it would feel
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  like to drift into a dream like sleep.
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  A dream of what was, what is, and what will be.
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  That's it. Drift to that place now, a place
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  where your imagination is receptive to new ideas awakening
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  neural pathways, beliefs, standards and habits of your
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  past. That's it.
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  And I want you to imagine there is an identity within linked to
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  the idea of being a swimmer. And for a while that identity
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  was frozen solid. But now, and in the weeks that
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  follow, that identity will thaw. Instead of being locked in ice,
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  it will meltdown until that identity is reawakened.
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  While you're in that dreamlike sleep on the chair near Sandy
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  Cove Island, imagine what it would feel like to be dreaming
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  about just about to enter the water.
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  Imagine it's early, just after sunrise now.
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  The light is soft and the air is clean and fresh.
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  And imagine hearing the water gently moving against the shore,
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  that quiet, rhythmic sound that already feels familiar and
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  reassuring. I want you to feel the
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  temperature of the air on the skin on your face, the feeling
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  of standing close to the water. That's subtle anticipation.
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  And when you're ready, you step in and the water wraps around
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  you, merging with the material of your wetsuit on your skin.
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  And I want you to feel that sea water meets you as a greeting,
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  like something recognizing you, almost the connotation of we're
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  glad you're back. I want you to imagine beginning
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  swimming around the island anti clockwise, at an easy, natural
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  pace. Not forcing speed, not chasing
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  performance, just moving. And I want you to think of a
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  stroke that feels natural, aligned, that links to memories
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  of the past. In this island, the body
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  remembers the timing, the rhythm, the quiet efficiency,
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  and with every stroke you feel more like you notice your
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  breathing, the rhythm, the movement, noticing currents and
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  waves. Strategy of getting closer or
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  further from the shore using a natural movement of water from
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  the rocks to your advantage. It all comes flooding back and
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  this this isn't behaviour, this is identity because it's your
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  imagination. As you go around the island,
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  notice the island disappears and rather than being in the sea,
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  you're now in a lock. Maybe a specific lock like Loch
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  Hine. Maybe the temperature is
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  different, or the currents, or the waves, But the feeling, the
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  feeling of belonging is there, connected to a memory, an idea.
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  Perhaps a time when swimming was joyful, playful and free.
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  That's it. And notice how your body
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  responds to this memory, how deeply it recognizes it.
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  And as you float gently here, allow yourself to drift even
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  deeper. Now every sound, every ripple of
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  the wave, every sensation takes you deeper and further in, and
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  every breath settles you more completely.
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  With each stroke in this memory, feel yourself drifting deeper
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  into comfort, and with each breath you sink into
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  familiarity. I'll countdown from 5:00 to 1:00
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  as it takes you deeper to those neural pathways.
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  Identity 5. Floating easily 4.
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  The water supporting you fully 3.
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  Nothing to prove, nothing to push 2.
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  The body aligned, the mind clear, and one feel fully
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  connected to swimming, not as something you do, but as
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  something you are. Let's speak to that part within
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  you, the particular level not of behaviour but of identity,
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  because at this level you don't do swimming.
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  You are a swimmer. And what if that identity never
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  left? It was hibernating, resting,
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  waiting for the right moment to re emerge.
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  And now it does. And over the days and weeks and
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  months that follow, you will notice it.
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  First in subtle ways. Maybe it will be a desire to
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  train consistently, not from discipline but from alignment.
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  Not something you have to do, something you want to do.
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  But swimming feels right again. You look forward to it.
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  You plan around it naturally. It's something you look forward
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  to because you get to do it. It's a choice, a privilege, and
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  you begin noticing more clues because you're swimming more.
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  Your speed is improving, your stamina returning, your body
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  adapting and responding. And I don't know if it will be
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  weeks or months, but sometime soon, without expecting it, you
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  will catch a glimpse of yourself in a reflection, maybe a window,
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  maybe a mirror, maybe water. And you will notice a change, A
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  leaner frame, a more toned physique through force.
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  But through the kind of repetition that is guided by
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  identity, your intuition becomes your coach, knowing when to push
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  and knowing when to ease off. You have nothing to prove.
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  This is about passion, not obligation, and you listen to
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  that intuition, you adapt, you protect your body by respecting
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  it, and you reduce the chance of injury by listening to it.
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  And these thoughts of locks and seas reawaken a desire.
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  As you feel drawn to open water again, the sea, the lakes, the
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  rivers, especially early in the day before work or on weekends,
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  and if you need to swim alone, the pool feels right,
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  structured, focused, clean and safe.
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  And when swimming in nature, you enjoy company.
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  Others who share the water, shared effort, shared presence.
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  And maybe your dogs are there too, perhaps fully embracing the
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  water or maybe being more tentative.
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  But they love it. As do you, In fact, the more you
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  notice your dog's enjoying water, the more that feeling is
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  contagious in you and your desire, enthusiasm and joy
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  increases. You might call it inspiration or
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  mirror neurons. It doesn't matter what causes in
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  you, just know that the more you swim, the more you like it, and
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  the more you like it, the more joyful, alive and connected you
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  feel. Connected to your dogs but
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  connected to your partner. It almost seems that there is a
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  ripple effect of all this swimming and when the swimmer
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  identity truly reactivates, then everything else also benefits.
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  I want you to imagine that your work quality improves because
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  your mental clarity sharpens, because your energy levels rise,
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  and all of that comes from you being aligned with your passion.
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  Imagine moving through the day more focused, more efficient.
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  Imagine your relationship deepens even more that you feel
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  more like the person that they first met.
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  Think of all of those wonderful qualities you had back then, and
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  imagine all of them enhancing. I want you to think that the
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  closer you get to that ideal version of you, the happier you
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  feel, The more confident you feel, the more alive you feel.
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  And with that higher self esteem comes greater body confidence,
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  more passion, more presence. Because when you feel good in
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  your body, that changes how you show up in other areas of your
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  life. Don't be surprised if people you
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  haven't seen for a while start making comments or compliments
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  about your energy. That you seem happier, more
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  joyful, more focused. And don't be surprised if you
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  begin to see food differently, not as restriction and not as
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  reward, but as fuel. Intuitively, you know what food
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  support, performance, recovery and clarity.
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  When you immerse yourself in something that stimulates,
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  fulfills you, then any desire for alcohol naturally reduces.
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  Not through effort, not through self-control, but simply because
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  it doesn't align with who you are and who you are becoming.
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  That's it. Connect without feeling
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  momentum, progress and imagine you're still swimming in lakes
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  or in the sea while imagining yourself at a swim camp in early
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  summer. Imagine yourself arriving fit,
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  healthy, strong. Imagine that your speed is back
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  and your stamina is solid. Imagine there's a version of you
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  that turns up that is lean, toned, efficient, oozing
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  confidence in the water. And all of that training that
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  was guided by intuition and not pressure meant that you're now
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  not making the same gains you were in the preceding weeks.
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  And that's why you're there to find a breakthrough.
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  Slight change to a technique, perhaps a way of thinking about
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  water. Something to unlock the next
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  level, because plateaus are there as launch pads.
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  Launch pads to the next level. A place where breakthroughs are
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  ready to happen. Imagine observing that version
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  of you in the future that refines A technique that learns
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  more, that unlocks new levels. And this camp is not the
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  finishing line, just a stepping stone.
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  I want you to imagine your life beyond the camp, perhaps in
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  competitive races where you're looking forward to competing
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  mainly with yourself. Every race is trying to beat
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  some new threshold that represent progress, maybe a
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  faster time, or maybe the pride comes from knowing how well you
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  did in the conditions that you swam in.
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  You don't need to compare yourself against others in your
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  age group, but whenever you do, it's either congratulations or
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  inspiration. No judgement, no pressure.
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  You can either feel proud of where you are or feel inspired
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  by others around you, knowing then that's possible for you
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  too. Fitness, confidence and social
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  connection all rise together, and I want you to feel that
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  after a while. Swimming just integrates
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  seamlessly into your life. I want you to think about your
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  relationship with your dogs. I want you to think that you do
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  things consistently, day after day, because it links to an
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  identity. It doesn't require willpower to
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  take them for a walk or make sure they're fed.
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  It just aligns with your identity.
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  And imagine that taking place now with swimming.
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  A swimmer is who you are, so swimming is what you do.
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  And at the deepest level, one truth anchors everything.
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  You don't have to swim. You get to swim.
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  There will be a time in your life, perhaps decades in the
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  future, but swimming around an island or in a lake or in a 50m
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  pool won't be possible. And wouldn't it be nice, all
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  that time in the future, when it's not possible, to think back
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  to that wonderful time where you reawakened an identity,
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  unleashed a new level of joy and enthusiasm?
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  To feel that swimming is a privilege, a gift, an expression
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  of who you are. And the more you live from that
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  identity, the easier everything becomes.
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  Imagine swimming in the lake and finding it morphing back into
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  the sea around an island. Imagine swimming back to shore
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  and imagine up on a hillside or there on the beach, seeing
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  someone wearing a wet suit looking like you in a dreamlike
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  sleep in a comfortable chair. Imagine stepping into that
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  version of You 2 become one. You leave the chair and see what
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  a joy, privilege and pleasure it is to get to swim in nature and
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  everything else. The changing body shape, the
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  enhanced mental clarity, the leanness, the new enthusiasm and
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  passion for life that is just a side effect of reawakening a
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  wonderful identity. To allow yourself to start to
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  float back to your present, take a deep breath in through your
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  nose and out through your nose. Wiggle your fingers, wiggle your
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  toes, connect and calibrate into the here and the now.
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  Because when I count from 1:00 to 10:00, you will awaken with
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  energy returning, clarity rising with a new desire to fully
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  embrace this identity as a swimmer.
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  Starting to count 123 Waking up 456.
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  More alert 7-8 Open your eyes. Open your eyes 910.
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  Wide awake, Wide awake. Wide awake.
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  Thank you so much for joining me on today's episode of The
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  Hypnotist. If you've enjoyed this episode
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