Melon Dash Adult Swim Lessons to Master Deep Water

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@perrychristenberry1913 Ай бұрын

Beautifully said Melon. Yet another great analogy. Thank you for all that you share.

@jollyguy2007 3 ай бұрын

This woman is amazing. I am an adult just started swimming. This is how a coach should be. Remove the fear everything falls in place. Although I can float and kick and do some arm movement i am still afraid of a pool which is just 3.5 feet. I imagine what will happen if I go down and drink water. This is so bad that I can't try different strokes 😢. Unfortunately I am not in US and have a coach like this. I am so surprised why this channel having more than 900 videos for more than 10 years still it is having only 5k subscribers.

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 3 ай бұрын

This is the best alternative for you: www.miracleswimming.com/product/conquer-your-fear-of-water-learn-to-swim-book/

@VeronicaMcGriff-cn4zq 3 ай бұрын

Hi Melon

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 3 ай бұрын

Hi, Veronica! Nice to see you here. Been staying wet?

@VeronicaMcGriff-cn4zq 3 ай бұрын

@@MelonDashMiracleSwimming I’m thinking about starting back up with Watermelon Swim

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 3 ай бұрын

@@VeronicaMcGriff-cn4zq Veronica, do! Go to West Palm for it, cuz as you may know, we're not giving courses right now...I'm writing an instructor training and I can't focus on both. Bring Fred!

@ayakassab9992 4 ай бұрын

How can I be safe in the deep water if I cant tread water?? The only way of breathing, of course Im gonna be scared if I cant breath 😅

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 4 ай бұрын

You're not safe because I'll bet that you don't know that the water holds you up. And if you're one of few people who do not float, then still, your safety must come from knowing that you can rest and get air whenever you want in deep water. Treading is not necessary for that. And treading cannot be learned until you know that: you will be too afraid to feel what you need to feel to make treading work.

@ayakassab9992 4 ай бұрын

@@MelonDashMiracleSwimming you mean back floating?

@ayakassab9992 4 ай бұрын

@@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Also, can we try practicing treading water in the shallow water first?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 4 ай бұрын

@@ayakassab9992 Yes, bkflt is a way to rest. But confidence does not come from skills like bkflt or treading. You have to get to know the water.

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 4 ай бұрын

@@ayakassab9992 You can, yes.

@swaminityayogananda158 4 ай бұрын

There are people who can lie flat on their back for hours in deep fresh water pool without any support and without moving their body parts.

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 4 ай бұрын

True, Swami Nitya! SRFer!

@MuzMysyq 4 ай бұрын

i knew that the water was pushing on my lungs but the advice is still helpful, thank you very much. gonna take it slower next time in the pool

@kimbrown797 4 ай бұрын

I can float on my back and swim…I just can’t swim on my front…I am trying

@TalkingChimp88 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Melon! I have watched this video 3 times! I am teaching an adult class, and one of my students is having tremendous difficulty learning this skill. (All my other students have mastered it and advanced.) I have never tried the technique in this video; I'm eager to try it out today with my non-floating student! He has the ability to float, just like everyone else; I think he simply does not *believe* that he can, which is interfering. The other problem is that we (instructors) are told to teach them how to float with legs up (as per US Masters curriculum). If I can get him to float "legs down" then maybe he will become comfortable and "feel safe" enough to gently kick his feet to raise his legs. (I found that when I try to back-float, my legs automatically rise because of habit. It takes effort for me to relax enough and allow my legs to fall. I've been swimming for the past 60 years (thru high school, and then thru US Masters), and I forget what it is like to be new to the water, and why it feels so foreign and scary to adults. This morning, I spent 30 minutes trying to replicate what my non-floating student is doing (legs sinking, chest sinking, then head sinking), just so I can know what he is feeling (teachers need empathy!). I can't correct him unless I know what he's doing "wrong." This video has offered me a new approach. Thank you! - Matt

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome, TalkingChimp88. Glad to help! Who tells you that people should float with feet off the bottom? Fire them. Adult swimming lessons are in a state of emergency due to instructions like that. www.pr.com/press-release/917482

@TalkingChimp88 4 ай бұрын

@@MelonDashMiracleSwimming It's not that back floating must be horizontal. It's that we'll eventually move to the deep end, where there is no bottom. So, diagonal floating is okay, but there won't be a bottom for feet to touch. The most valuable part of this video is listening to the questions by the students and your answers. I also love the excitement of the students when they "get it." I didn't understand, however, why you put your foot on the student's foot to keep it on the floor. (around 12:00)

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 4 ай бұрын

@@TalkingChimp88 Dear Caring Instructor. This is flawed thinking that he should float without his feet on the bottom because he won't have that bottom in the deep end. Please do my instructor training. When it's ready. As much as you want to help, you (and thousands of others) are preventing this student from learning to float. Too much to explain here.

@sunilscorpy4594 4 ай бұрын

God bless you 🙏 I hope to get out of my aquaphobia and learn to swim 🏊‍♂️ 🙏

@amybrock2592 5 ай бұрын

Do you have chapter/instructors in other states? I live in Rhode Island. I'm a swimmer, recently returned to swimming after 20 years. In the course of talking to people in my life recently and found out two of them are terrified of water- both had near-drowning experiences- and they are too afraid to try again, which I completely understand. I'd love to see a program like this in the Northeast, particularly in underserved communities. Like the rest of the US, we've seen several very tragic drownings of both children and adults this summer. Thank you! You're doing an amazing service.

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes, we train instructors. We have one in Boston but she's got a day job that's very busy. Please go to www.miracleswimming.com/instructor-training-2/ Thanks for your interest.

@amybrock2592 4 ай бұрын

@@MelonDashMiracleSwimming thank you so much! I order "Conquer Your Fear of Swimming" a couple of days ago and I'll give that a read ASAP. Great pages of resources in the above link. I wil keep in touch.

@decafmocha211 5 ай бұрын

Never

@jogmas12 6 ай бұрын

This is great. Baby steps, sit, kneel and then from a full stand. I’m one of those with a tendency to sink deeper when I jump in I guess because of my body physiology mass make up . She popped right up within a few short seconds. I would take longer to reach the surface. But I tell myself, don’t panic, you’ll reach the surface, just be patient. Gotta stay calm and in control

@nh6162 7 ай бұрын

thanks a lot for your video, I am a new swimmer, when I get in water I feel that pressure. i thought that I have heart failure or that I will have a heart attack or something. thanks alot <3

@twitterblackdove 7 ай бұрын

Karen this is outstanding! #Hi5

@twitterblackdove 8 ай бұрын

Cool, calm, collected. Go Selwyn, go! Thank you Melon Dash and Miracle Swim, I'm next. Love, Black Dove in Cincinnati OH.

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome, Black Dove. Thank you.

@krishnakrrish578 9 ай бұрын

How deep is that sir 8 feet ?

@rahulmahbubani1392 9 ай бұрын

Could be 15-20

@curiosityzero2151 8 ай бұрын

No way its 15 feet.its like 9 feet

@jogmas12 6 ай бұрын

Makes no difference. Your body will react the same whether 8 feet deep or 80. Notice his feet never touched the bottom of the pool

@curiosityzero2151 6 ай бұрын

@@jogmas12 lol where did u learn this form?

@jogmas12 6 ай бұрын

Just because water is deeper don’t mean it requires more energy or special techniques to keep you afloat.

@unburriedtalents599 9 ай бұрын

I wish I could take this class 🤗

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 9 ай бұрын

Wish you could, too. We're working to get this available everywhere.

@Lolla1- 9 ай бұрын

Gorgeous... Must my feet stay on the floor the whole time.

@Lolla1- 9 ай бұрын

My concern is my feet

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 9 ай бұрын

If your feet naturally rest there, then yes. Don't lift them. If they come off the bottom on their own, let them. In other words, let them go where they naturally go and leave them there.

@PersonalJungle 9 ай бұрын

Celestial

@LoveJoyPeaceSistah 10 ай бұрын

Is this a part of the Essentials 1, Essentials 2, or Deep Water Play class?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 10 ай бұрын

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 9 ай бұрын

@hendrickstead182 11 ай бұрын

"promosm"

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 10 ай бұрын

True. If I understand you. Couldn't help it that day!

@amarieh737 11 ай бұрын

Congrats on your newest patent to add to the other one Melon! Also for anyone else watching this I bought one after taking the Ess 1 class. It help tremendously with me continuing to build on what I learned!

@twitterblackdove 11 ай бұрын

So peaceful, I need this so much.

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming 11 ай бұрын

You can do it. Start with tiny steps. Buy the book.

@tricedennishirr4516 Жыл бұрын

I have used this method of teaching the back float for over 50 years. When I learned it, I knew it was a game changer, especially little ones who want to put their feet on the wall and push off which causes you to go under. This method also automatically teaches people how to stand back up by allowing your feet to touch. Love it!

@diannalanzer Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!!

@zelda_k6 Жыл бұрын

I'm 25 years old and I'm feeling that way, is there anything I can do to make it go away?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

Read the text below the video

@diannalanzer Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@twitterblackdove 11 ай бұрын

There are no words to express the joy I feel watching this. I need to finally learn myself. ❤

@elizabethctucker2186 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations. I have the same testimony. Miracle Swimming is The Truth!

@twitterblackdove Жыл бұрын

I want to learn, had a traumatic experience as a pre teen. 60 now, live in Cincinnati OH. Where can I go?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

Go to MiracleSwimming.com. Come to Sarasota FL or Chicagoland to learn. We have courses in Palm Springs and Atlanta at various times of the year.

@diannalanzer Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 🎉!!

@Antiwheezey Жыл бұрын

Where is melon dash located

@ramyg5037 Жыл бұрын

Wow..too good...she learnt the flip turn as well...

@markeshiaricks Жыл бұрын

And a flip turn?! Standing O, indeed!

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

Question: can someone be too buoyant to swim under water?

@elizabethctucker2186 Жыл бұрын

Miracles happen

@diannalanzer Жыл бұрын

You did an awesome job!! Congratulations!!!

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

It’s the same concept, shallow or deep, they just need to prove it to themselves

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

Nay, the instructor has to lead them to the correct conclusion by experience. That's what an instructor is for.

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

How can someone muster up the comfort, courage and confidence from reading a book or watching an online video and apply it actual swimming???

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

The book musters it up! The reader, given what the culture tells him/her, would not be able to muster it up on his/her own if they're really afraid. Anyone can learn to swim, but not in typical swimming lessons or with books that say that learning to swim and be safe in deep water requires learning strokes. That's misinformation.

@rajinderkumar3266 Жыл бұрын

Hindi

@diannalanzer Жыл бұрын

Congratulations, Mike!!🎉

@diannalanzer Жыл бұрын

You go, Rose! 🎉

@elizabethctucker2186 Жыл бұрын

I'm impressed, encouraged & inspired..

@dontommaso4420 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

Is this confidence gained by trial and error regardless whether they are in control of themselves?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

Heck no! :-) It's not trial and error. We would not subject people to such pain. It is our system that builds confidence. You're seeing the results. They only do what they are in control doing.

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

@@MelonDashMiracleSwimming it took me years to get to certain level of confidence and being comfortable in the water and at times it was scary, but I hunkered down and did everything by trial and error whether I was comfortable doing it or not, it eventually paid off but I see your course can accomplishes this in only a week. That’s great

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

Are they exhaling under water because I see no bubbles, are they holding their breath the whole time they are bobbing up and down??

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

If you see no bubbles, they can't be exhaling. They are holding their breath if there are no bubbles (unless they're there and we can't see them).

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know. I can’t see how your students can keep their heads in the water that long. I need to come up for air after every other stroke. Since I had Covid 2 years ago I have tachypnea as a long symptom. Even when resting I can get this symptom.

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

Give yourself all the air you need whenever you need it. The students are not pushing themselves.

@jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

Is holding ones nose when jumping into a pool a practice your swim course frowns on because you want your students to have breathing control in any circumstance?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

Heck no! :-) We want them to do the comfortable thing: to stay in the 1st Circle! If someone isn't holding their nose, it means they've already learned how to keep water out without holding it.

@ashubabbar3637 Жыл бұрын

Great drill, what's the next step ,do i kick to being my legs ups?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

No. Leave your legs down. Watch again.

@ashubabbar3637 Жыл бұрын

@@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Hello. Yes I am able to replicate the steps in the video. After I can float do I learn to kick while backfloating?

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

NO. Next is to pull yourself along with your arms. Let your legs trail, even if they're down. That doesn't matter now. @@ashubabbar3637

@MelonDashMiracleSwimming Жыл бұрын

@@ashubabbar3637 You could. But you'll get more from pulling. Don't add arms unless you can be calm. I don't give swimming lessons on KZbin so if you want the rest, pls read my book. Everything you ever wanted to know about learning to swim and never got in lessons is there. Conquer Your Fear of Water, A Revolutionary Way...

@Кот-Обормот-х4с Жыл бұрын

Кайф :)

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