SWIM at a glance

Four fields.
Sixteen lenses.
One living system.

SWIM is not a staircase. The four fields are currents within the same ocean.

The body shapes the story. The story shapes the body. Relationships alter what feels possible. Values shape what we do with insight. Attention changes the world that becomes available to us.

rest on a field, or on a single lens, and it will speak

S Somatic
  • Agency
  • Neuroception
  • Regulation
  • Embodiment
W Wisdom
  • Philosophy
  • Contemplation
  • Ethics
  • Eudaimonia
I Interdependence
  • Interbeing
  • Connection
  • Creativity
  • Transcendence
M Metacognition
  • Mindset
  • Mindfulness
  • Multiplicity
  • Meaning

the transcendent tether connects them all
SWIM&FLOAT™ is a training framework for practitioners and a map for contemplative education, not a treatment.
© Melissa Warner & Dr Lani Roy