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Craig Townsend

Biography

Craig Townsend is Director of "It's Mind over Matter" in Sydney, Australia, and has worked in the in the area of mental training for swimming, sport and personal development over the past decade.

He possesses a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the NSW School of Hypnotic Sciences, and for 20 years has researched and experimented with various methods of tapping the mind's potential, combining the subjects of hypnosis, auto and hetero-suggestion, deep relaxation, personal development, meditation, visualization, motivation, positive thinking, psychology, mind/body medicine, Zen and other eastern philosophies to create a highly effective mental training program which has brought impressive results.

He has worked with National and State level swimmers for over a decade, teaching them the various methods of improvement through mental training, and creating a powerful program which has spawned impressive results in swimmers at all levels.

His 'Mind Training for Swimmers' weekly swim tips have been utilized all over the world by National and State Swimming Associations, National Coaches, major swimming websites and Head Coaches at countless centres around the globe.

He has worked with the NSW State Swim Teams in Sydney, Australia, and also directly with many swimming clubs, as well as running a private practice. He also works with athletes from numerous other sports - such as athletics, golf, tennis, triathlon etc, and has even given lectures at The Royal Sydney Golf Club, home of the 2000 Australian Open.

His Mind Training for Swimmers program has led the way in mental training for swimmers, utilizing a powerful blend of mental training techniques.

His interest in the mind has also stretches beyond swimming and sport. His deep understanding of the various mind techniques has led him to lecture major corporations such as Fujitsu and The Institute of Chartered Accountants, cancer patients at various hospitals, and he has run public seminars on the mind and its huge influence on our success. Craig passionately devotes himself to increased development and understanding of the mind, and is committed to passing on this information to those who seek greater achievement in their lives.

Your Mind Is The Control-Centre Of All Movement!

Some Benefits Of Mental Training

·         Improving your times without training any harder

·         Swimming good times effortlessly, on cruise-control

·        A calm, clear and focused mind and true feeling of  confidence

·         A deep inner belief in yourself and your abilities

·         Greater inner strength, increased physical energy, overcoming pain

·         Strong and more consistent performances in meets

·         Vibrant health and a positive outlook on life

·         A lack of concern about competitors,

·         Consistently achieving goals

Common Complaints You Can Overcome With Mental Training!

All of these problems below can be overcome - do you experience any of these?

·         Extreme nervousness, and lack of belief in yourself

·         Tiredness, fatigue, pain, slumps in form / No PB's

·         Regularly recurring problems

·         Concentration and technical problems

·         Training harder and harder, but still getting no results

·         Doubts, fears, worries and anxiety, worrying about what others think

·         Intimidation from other swimmers

·         Inconsistency in meets and training

·         Slower times in meets than in training

·         Worrying about the "Uncontrollables" we cannot do anything about
(eg. how many people are in the warm-up pool)

·         Illnesses always occuring just before meets

Yes, these can all be overcome through mental training !

"These 'Mind Training for Swimmers' swim tips are written by Craig Townsend from It's Mind over Matter, who runs mental training programs from Sydney, Australia. You can freely subscribe to the swim tips at his website http://www.swimpsychology.com or send an email to subscribe@swimpsychology.com