Without getting into detail - there is often quite a bit of stress around our house. The other day it was particularly toxic and I was feeling tension in the area around my heart. There was that sort of metalic feeling of being in a war zone.
Still, my daughter and I managed to set up for a dive and drove the five minutes to our most convenient spot. I was wondering how all this tension would play out as we geared up and climbed down the old metal ladder near the limestone breakwall. First couple of dives were short and strained feeling, but the water was cool with visibility in the 10-15 meter range thanks to a days long south wind. As we got out into deeper water I began to relax - for some reason I seem to consistently not get comfortable until I've got at least 8 or 10 meters of water over me.
Floating on the surface I relaxed into the slight waves and practiced breathing from the perineum ( thanks Eric F), in waves up along the spine. Gradually I begin to feel a slight coolness as I wait for a breath that feels all the way full. I let it carry me up, over and down and, quite suddenly, there has been no stress - utterly forgotten until we are back in the truck and I remember how I felt on the drive in.
"Did you see that Freshwater Drum?" I ask my daughter "Yes, and I saw a planarian, a water flee and some sea monkeys..."
That girls got and eye for detail!
Still, my daughter and I managed to set up for a dive and drove the five minutes to our most convenient spot. I was wondering how all this tension would play out as we geared up and climbed down the old metal ladder near the limestone breakwall. First couple of dives were short and strained feeling, but the water was cool with visibility in the 10-15 meter range thanks to a days long south wind. As we got out into deeper water I began to relax - for some reason I seem to consistently not get comfortable until I've got at least 8 or 10 meters of water over me.
Floating on the surface I relaxed into the slight waves and practiced breathing from the perineum ( thanks Eric F), in waves up along the spine. Gradually I begin to feel a slight coolness as I wait for a breath that feels all the way full. I let it carry me up, over and down and, quite suddenly, there has been no stress - utterly forgotten until we are back in the truck and I remember how I felt on the drive in.
"Did you see that Freshwater Drum?" I ask my daughter "Yes, and I saw a planarian, a water flee and some sea monkeys..."
That girls got and eye for detail!
