After thirty-seven years of teaching, "Melon"  (Mary Ellen) Dash sits at the cutting edge of  the technology of teaching afraid adults to swim.  What gave her this edge for 37 years? A tool of mindfulness called The 5 Circles. It's an explanation of panic and learning that demonstrates that they are two sides of the same coin. The coin is mindfulness. Afraid adults --and anyone--can overcome fear and learn virtually anything with The 5 Circles, without being afraid.