Diving is a way to clear the mental decks.  So is jumping.  Any movement that gathers all of you up and demands that you be and do just that one thing in that moment.   I think that is why I love dressage.  Doing a specific movement with a horse that demands consummate organization and clarity of intention from both of you doesn’t leave any room for mind-clatter.  You have to be all there, all in.

Try this: Stand in one place and get very still.  Feel your breathing.  Prepare to move very fast.  Imagine all of your cells gathering themselves together.  Picture where you are going to move and how.  Now BURST and jump, step, leap -move your whole body to that new place.