ISR

I learned about ISR when my boys were young.  Living on an island, we are always near water. I wanted to make sure my children had the skills to survive just in case they ever found their way to the water alone. After taking my first-born toddler to various swimming lessons in several different programs for over 2 years, he still could not swim. I searched for a better swimming program for young children that would teach my boys real survival skills. That’s when I found ISR. I knew this was exactly what I had been searching for, however, there were no ISR instructors in Hawaii at that time (2007).

 

We needed ISR in Hawaii, for my own boys and for all the children here. I made the decision to leave my corporate CIO position and commit to the intensive training to become a certified ISR instructor. I completed my ISR Certification Training in early 2008 and I’ve been teaching ISR ever since. It is incredibly rewarding to help babies and children learn to swim and float so they can enjoy the water safely with their families AND save themselves if they ever find their way to the water alone. This is not a substitute for constant uninterrupted supervision of children near the water. It is an extra layer of protection, just in case.  ISR offers one-of-a-kind self-rescue swimming lessons. We also educate families and communities about water safety. The sooner, the safer, so that not one more child drowns.

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Miracle Swimming for Adults

​I learned about Miracle Swimming while researching swimming lessons for adults. Some of my ISR parents asked me if I could teach them to swim the way their children were swimming and floating. After talking with the parents, I learned that they had tried traditional swimming lessons many times with no success. They had a fear of the water that needed to be addressed before they could learn swimming technique (strokes). I researched swimming programs for adults who are nervous or fearful in the water and I found Melon Dash and Miracle Swimming for Adults. I completed my Miracle Swimming Instructor training in 2010 and have been teaching this amazingly successful program ever since. Every person who has completed a Miracle Swimming for Adults class has been transformed. Some are fully free in deep water after one class. Some become free after two classes. But every single student progresses to amazing levels of comfort and control in the water. Give yourself this gift of freedom in the water!