Reset Button

When I first started to swim in the ocean, it was in a shallow, protected cove halfway up the southern reach of San Francisco Bay. Still, when I first contemplated getting into that water, it seemed as wild and daunting as the English Channel.

Welcome to a new season of the Reset Button. Over the next few months, I'll be sharing the story of how I became an open-water swimmer and the effect it’s had on my life over the past decade. There will be some stories about actual swims, some of the lore and science of the ocean, and some meditations on swimming. Along the way, I will share some secrets of storytelling, writing, and journalism.

Tiny Revolutions newsletter author Sara Campbell talks about meditation and the importance of in-person interactions.

A tanka by Don Miller, from tinywords.com

Seminarian and interfaith minister Holly Wood ( https://twitter.com/girlziplocked ) talks about the powerful meditative effects of chanting, and urges us to listen to black women. Some chants she recommended: https://open.spotify.com/track/06upRjwyIDemdLqifcqiJs?si=qTWaWYzJRPO2S1TpGeWwew https://open.spotify.com/track/02XMse44oFoFe0e6dqqIUc?si=VYyaq_sRSCSY2mWz7TOqBw https://open.spotify.com/album/1PKJuD27v5XiBowxNeGvrc?highlight=spotify:track:3ZvlwQp7ZIDmTp9RF9nCJy And here's one that I have found particularly powerful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPszteX0z7k&feature=youtu.be

Introduction to this podcast, why it's called The Reset Button, open water swimming, a technique for self regulation that can help reduce anxiety, and a haiku from tinywords.com.

Just a short haiku by Gregory Longenecker. https://tinywords.com/2020/04/28/31993/

In today's one-minute episode, Dylan reads a one-line poem by Padma Thampatty. https://tinywords.com/2020/04/27/32054/

Chase Bossart is a teacher and practitioner of Viniyoga, a holistic approach to yoga, and the founder of Yoga Well Institute, at Yogawell.com. We speak about balancing your system (mental and physical), coming alive, and Chase shares a breathing technique for calming your system and reducing anxiety.

Actor Eliza Shin talks with Dylan about self monitoring and the importance of maintaining connections with humanity: How we can infect each other with attention, caring, and support.