Carol introduced me to rolling from my front to back and vice versa in the water while lying horizontally. This was also strange to me. She did it so gracefully and I felt clumsy and it was not natural to me. She explained the mechanics was similar to rolling over in bed. Eventually, I got it but so far it's only on my left side. I know it sounds dumb, like only turning corners that go left. But hey, it's still a milestone.
Then she wanted me to get a sense of how my body moves with water. In order to do this she had me wear a snorkel and mask so I could see and not worry about the breathing part. This was like being on another planet for me - to breathe while submerged under water. Now how weird is that ! Once I trusted the process and floated around looking underneath it felt great ! To hear my own breathing so profoundly through the snorkel reminded me of hearing one's own heart beat on a cardiac monitor.
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