Category: Applied Mermaid

• Mermaids are Real

  Water to us is like our second womb. When we are immersed in water we immediately feel a sense of inner peace and healing. Holding our breath underwater is a mediational process and discipline. Mermaids are real through an applied mermaid approach and that begins with a mentality. Ask yourself where you are in your […]

  Cheryl Pastrana

  September 24, 2021

  Applied Mermaid

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• Snotty Mermaid

  Although being a mermaid advocates for self awareness, self regulation, and self care on every level of the individual, it is not always a fabulous world. Especially up above the sea where what we do affects us down there. Underwater sports and fitness takes discipline. In the mermaid sports world it takes it a step […]

  Cheryl Pastrana

  September 23, 2021

  Applied Mermaid

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• PADI Freediving Mermaid Certified

  After much anticipation I am finally certified as a PADI Freediving Mermaid. What does this mean? I am part of a small, yet growing number of certified mermaids with one of the largest underwater sports organizations in the world! I completed this program through Jewels Diver, a free diving mermaid with over 10 years of […]

  Cheryl Pastrana

  May 14, 2021

  Applied Mermaid

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• Cozumel, Mexico: “La Isla De Sirenas” (The Island of Sirens)

  

  I arrived at Cozumel, the island of sirens. I was fascinated with how smooth my post-covid travel with United Airlines was. Not a huge fan of the plastic snack bags, but love the snacks. I get a shuttle costing me $6.00 USD to Casa Del Mar.  As I look out into the city through the […]

  Cheryl Pastrana

  May 9, 2021

  Applied Mermaid

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• Rise and Thrive with Applied Mermaid: Diving Deep into ABA while Navigating RBT > BCaBa > BCBA waters

  

  I’m currently sleeping at 9:30 PM each day to fight off a cold one of my kiddos gave me while giving them ABA therapy at work. They clearly had yellow snot but what kid that age doesn’t have some form of snot coming out of their nose that would be alarming enough to have them […]

  Cheryl Pastrana

  April 3, 2021

  Applied Mermaid

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