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 life. Do you need a transformation?
PADI Mermaid
Mermaid Model
UncategorizedThere is nothing wrong with some good ol’ modeling but Applied Mermaid is so much more than that. It’s the ability to collaborate with community, give back to the environment, and help people undergo a transformational process through learning. In fact, I would view Applied Mermaid as being a model for the world. I AM an Applied Mermaid because I care about the Earth and I hold myself accountable for her.
Snotty Mermaid
Applied MermaidAlthough 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 further and adds a second layer of breath control required to take your tail into newly unventured depths.
PADI Freediving Mermaid Certified
Applied MermaidAfter 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 experience in Cozumel, Mexico.
I got into this sport by being instagram curious of another mermaid. @themermaidelle another Puerto Rican mermaid to be exact. I was like, “good gracious that tail is bodashious”.
Getting into water sports is a reminder of my connection to water and how I’ve underestimated my natural inclination to it for quite some time, suppressing myself from all the amazing Florida Springs that the amazing state I live in has to offer.
After training I also quickly realized that it’s better to underestimate than to overestimate and learned about Loss of Motor Control and Black Out that can occur from lack of oxygen. I will begin to document all that I’ve learned and will continue to as I found this to be a fascinating part of my training.
I’m just as in love with freediving as I am with mermaiding and I’m not in a rush to try scuba at all but I am sure that I will be getting that certification in the future as well to venture deeper and longer into the depths of the oceans, springs, rivers, and just about any gem of precious swimmable healing water that Earth welcomes us to.
This world is so unique and I want to share it with as many people who are interested as it is such a low impact, alternative sport for full body fitness & mental health that makes for great gains.
Cheers to becoming a Freediving Mermaid Post Pandemic.
Sincerely,
Applied Mermaid
(Cheryl Pastrana)
Cozumel, Mexico: “La Isla De Sirenas” (The Island of Sirens)
Applied MermaidI 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 window of my shuttle van taking me to my hotel I take in the peaceful scenery with vibrant colors and the ocean line view as if I’m following it’s trail.
This is the first time I have traveled alone to a resort. #womenwhotravel
I check in to my hotel and have the rest of the day to prepare for my PADI freediving mermaid course.