Biography
Craig
Townsend is Director of "It's Mind over Matter" in Sydney, Australia, and has
worked in the area of mental training for swimming, sport and personal development
for over a decade. He
believes in empowering people and teaching cutting-edge skills to extract the
utmost from their talent.
His
Mind Training for Swimmers program has led the way in mental training for swimmers,
utilizing a powerful blend of mental training techniques. Around 70 of his mental
training articles have appeared over 5 editions of the esteemed 'Swimming In
Australia' - the official Journal of the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers
Association in 2002, and also in several editions of the Italian swimming
magazine Nuotare Magazine. Amongst
the various swimmers and athletes he consults to, he has provided mental training
advice for a world-class overseas swimmer
for the past 18 months, which in 2004 took him to both the US
National Swimming Championships and
Athens Olympic
Games in 2004.
He
possesses a Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis 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, the Silva Method, deep relaxation, personal development, meditation,
visualization, motivation, positive thinking, 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 well 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, in both swimming training and swim meets.
His revolutionary 'Mind Training for Swimmers' Program and extensive Mental
Training Archive have been utilized all over the world by National and
State Swimming Associations, Coaches Associations, National Coaches, major swimming
websites, many US university teams, Australian Clubs, international swimming medallists
and Head Coaches at countless centres around the globe. He has worked
with the NSW State Swim Teams in Sydney, Australia which spawned
numerous international swimmers, and lectured to the Australian Swim Coaches
and Teachers Association, whilst 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.
Craig was also commissioned to write the Aquaphobia
and Mental Training modules for a swim coaching qualification created by aquatic
research company Poseidon Tech, which is to be used by many of the major
world swimming organizations.
His interests also stretch beyond
swimming and sport. He completed a Diploma in Travel and Tourism in 1988, and
set the Qantas Jetabout annual sales record in his first and only year there.
Realising that his career path was destined for the motivational area, Craig left
the travel industry and began his own mental training and motivational business
- his vast knowledge has led him to lecture across a broad cross-section of the
community - business, sport and private practice. His deep understanding of the
various mind techniques has led him to lecture major corporations such as Fujitsu,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Comverse Network Systems World
Group Annual Meeting in Phuket, Thailand, cancer patients at various hospitals,
and public seminars on the mind and its 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.
Disclaimer
Please
note that Craig's qualification is in the area of hypnosis and his teachings,
articles and programs have been derived from a wide range of sources, completely
unrelated to and unassociated with sports psychology and its programs, teachings,
courses or doctrines.
Contact
Craig can be contacted here
or
by mail at:
It's
Mind over Matter
PO
Box 106
Belrose West
NSW
Australia 2085
Phone
(int. dial-out code) + 61 413 010 700 or 0413 010 700 within Australia
NB: It's Mind
over Matter is a fully registered business with The Department of
Fair Trading (Business Registration Number Q8944214) and The
Australian Tax Office. ABN number is 51 235 954 712
