What Does It Actually Mean to be Grounded, Present and Mindful?

How learning to swim has shown me the path toward this esoteric state and opened up a new way of living

Folks are drowning in anxiety and clamoring for inner peace. There is an endless list of self-help books, meditations and courses to help us find a sense of calmness amidst the smoke billowing from a world on fire.

My personal journey to find inner peace started almost 30 years ago, when I latched onto Transcendental Meditation—and the person who introd…