Hi, and welcome to the group if you are new. I was recently approached to work with a group of swimmers to help them prepare for the National Championships. I first met with the coach and manager to determine needs etc. I then assessed the swimmers using various questionnaires, including the ACSI.

As one would expect, the group is diverse and so are the needs. But one thing remains true and onstant thoughout - they all needed some sort of intervention to ovecome some sort of obstacle. The one common intervention I made use of was, you guessed it, hypnosis.

After teaching each swimmer how to utilize self-hypnosis (after much preamble and instruction), each swimmer relayed to me, in private, what his or her script would entail. They had a long weekend to practice before swimming again.

Upon returning the following week, each swimmer improved on their personal best, and most reached their first gala goals. Needless to say, I had some very happy customers!

Please feel free to contribute your experiences, both positive and negative that we may all learn.

Thanks, and enjoy!