Learn About Diving
This is a collection of articles about the different underwater activities such as skin diving, freediving and SCUBA diving. You may also find different diving schools and groups whom you could formally learn the disciplines from.
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A Day in the Life of a Freediver
A day in the life of a freediver is a collection of my perceived details, thoughts and emotions in my reunion with the ocean. Mornings Near the Ocean Blink, blink. My eyes would search for a sign of day break. It’s untrue ’til I see a sign of light – maybe streaks of sunlight or just a pale purple melting into a powder blue sky before me. Few more tossing and turning or maybe a snooze. The awakening of senses truly takes time in a slow and easy morning as I let each of it savor every element of the place – the salty air, the cool ocean breeze, the…
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Dealing with Stress and Anxiety through Freediving
Our daily routine, the society we’re in and this fast-paced world itself are the root causes of our disquietude. People are in a constant pursuit of being at peace hence, try countless ways to overcome the stress and anxiety that these factors bring about. I’ve been a part of this population until I learned about freediving. For the past few years, I have been dealing with stress and anxiety through freediving. With that, let me share with you how it has been helping me exactly to stay grounded. Practices for Deep Relaxation When I’m anxious, every inch of me is tensed to the core. Thoughts and images fly here and…
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SSI Try Mermaid Experience with the Pinay Mermaid
I was around six when I first saw the Disney movie, the Little Mermaid. Since then, I have always had mermaid daydreams even as a grown up! I took a step to realizing my mermaid dreams in 2017 when I first learned how to freedive and skindive. I was so close to it; exploring the deep, swimming with the marine creatures and feeling the ocean envelope me except that I am wearing bi-fins. This year, I was able to take the closest step in making my mermaid dreams come true by finally wearing a mermaid tail during the SSI Try Mermaid with the Pinay Mermaid. Who is the Pinay Mermaid?…
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Three Reasons Why You Should Start Diving Now
There is something about the ocean that will make you hold your breath and just be lost in its beauty and the reverie. The rays of sunlight piercing through the surface reveal the colors of the enthralling whole new world beneath. These very rays are hypnotic as it dance and shine though the surface to what seemed like a bottomless chasm. These were more than enough for me to keep me coming back to the ocean, enough to keep me diving into it. I don’t know if these are enough for you so I’m giving you three more reasons as to why you should also let the ocean cast its…
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The Differences between SCUBA Diving, Freediving and Skin Diving
The largest portion of this planet is covered with water bestowed with millions of creatures of different colors and species underneath. This also gives you millions of reasons to start diving now. Apparently, there are also lots of ways to explore it and among those are SCUBA diving, Freediving and Skin Diving. I was introduced to diving in the last quarter of 2017. I was extremely captivated by the life underwater that I craved for more. The desire to explore and enjoy the ocean has lead me into trying SCUBA, skin diving and freediving. As I get frequently engaged into these, I have seen how each is different from the other.…
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Depth Training Experience with Ocean Limits PH
I was actually introduced to freediving in the last quarter of 2017. It was just a spontaneous trip with a few friends and never have I ever thought that I’ll take it seriously a year after. See, I’ve joined and did a lot of fun dives. There goes the one in Coron in Palawan, Apo Reef in Mindoro Occidental, Danjugan Island in Negros Occidental, a lot in Batangas including Summer Cruise and Danke Laia. Yet, I still never had a formal training and introduction. This year, I was invited by a friend who also freedive to do a line training for a weekend. I was hesitant for two reasons: one,…