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Had a spooky time paddle boarding at sunset in costume with @southtampasup What a fun group of people! I dressed as a coral reef and my brother was a viking. Thanks to Cassandra for organizing the event and Heather for taking some great photos of us (since I was focused on not falling off my board.🤣) Can’t wait to see everybody at the next event! 🪸🦈🐙🐢🌊 #paddleboarding #halloween #coralreefcostume #vikingcostume #florida

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weekend dive log back in one of my favorite places

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Less kicking, more floating 🤿💙

Weekend two of our Comfort & Buoyancy Workshop! Taking time to practice hovering, dial in our trim, and get more comfortable underwater. Watching divers find that moment where everything starts to click is one of my favorite parts of teaching. 🌊

Good buoyancy takes practice. Keep showing up, keep breathing, and enjoy the little wins. 🫶

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#MaddieUnderwater #ScubaDiving #BuoyancyWorkshop #DiveTraining #ScubaInstructor

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turned my Master Diver into a Dive Master 😎
Chris got his open water at @dive_bus_curacao in january, and has completed over 100 dives since! from helping lead @padiaware cleanup dives, to helping install shelves in the new shop, Chris has become a part of the fam.
with help from everyone at the shop, he finished his DM after 3 months 😅 i am honored to have my name on his ecard :)

#divemaster #padi #scuba #scubadiving #diveinstructor

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Sure, a mouthpiece is better than nothing (and custom mouthpieces can be great for comfort) but that’s not really the dirty part of the regulator.
Ask any service tech who maintains a rental fleet what horrible things they’ve seen inside those 2nd Stages.
I myself have personally seen gum, nicotine patches, tobacco chew, puke residue, and cigarette smoke smell that just won’t go away with normal sanitizer rinse.
The trick? The easiest thing is just bring your own, but if ya can’t: Try to dunk and purge it while on a tank, and just do what most people do and try to ignore it (haha).
In reality diving is just a bit nasty sometimes, and it’s part of the game. BUT, a little awareness can go a long way.
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#scubadiving #scubalife #gross #scubagear #sweetwaterscuba

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There’s a kind of peace I can only find underwater.

Something about being here that makes me feel more like myself.

I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this feeling.

#CatalinaIsland #insta360 #ScubaDiving #ocean #southerncalifornia

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Pausing and slowing down before, during, and after a dive is one of the simplest, most effective ways of improving your diving enjoyment.

Not only will the dive become much more meaningful, but you’ll notice more: from buoyancy and breathing nuance, to actually seeing more marine life and overall beauty.
Slowing down means more than just doing skills slower and not rushing around during a scuba course. The Dive In® framework focuses on a more meaningful experience during the time spent, but also slowing down before, during, and after the water.

Quite simply, many who feel diving “just wasn’t for them”, or “just weren’t loving it” just needed their course slowed down a bit.
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#scubacertification #scubadiving #scubainstructor #diveinstructor #journeyunderwater

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@spacefisharmy was well represented on @explorer.ventures in Saba-st-kitts adventure!

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How do you feel about teaching OW dive students to go “straight” to the octo (safe 2nd) when recovering a lost primary regulator?

There is a hot discussion out there on whether divers should be taught to go to their backup FIRST, before beginning sweeping/lost regulator recovery.

PROS: Some divers miss the regulator on the sweep, or it gets caught/snagged somewhere tough to find. Having the octo already in their mouth would alleviate potential panic, or heightened anxiety that could lead to panic.
Also, if the octo is used as a “last resort” because they couldn’t find their lost primary, they are already running low on air and approaching the panic threshold.
If there is anything wrong with the octo, this gives very little wiggle room at the last minute.

The reality is, many divers do not test their regulators, neglect their octos, or they rent poorly maintained gear with octos that can malfunction. Sometimes, an octo can simply get debris in the exhaust diaphragms and “breathe wet” (we have breakdown videos on this channel discussing that issue).
If the octo is malfunctioning at this critical moment, there is a compounded issue, vs finding that out early on in the initial moment of the switch.

CONS: This can create gear complacency, and prevent the student from learning to cope with urgency. It also reduces the likelihood of a student learning the different places an octo might get stuck (or float above them) and not have to contend with the importance of learning different techniques for finding and recovering their primary.

While there are plenty of great arguments for alternative configurations, hogarthian / long hose, necklace use, or even an integrated inflator (safe 2nd) such an Air2 or SS1. This is still a required basic Open Water teaching skill, and is the most common scenario with rental gear or typical dive buddy setups.
Is there a “best” way, or should we actually consider teaching both?
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#scubadiving #scubalife #rescuediver #panic #sweetwaterscuba

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#PADI

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Coach Brittsi is in town 🏝️ and you know what that means… REEL TIME!!🎥

#Titanic #crossfit #crossfitchallenge #crossfitflamingo #barebells

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Retraining our minds to notice more isn’t all that hard.
We create the space within the Dive In® framework to “notice”, and the rest happens on its own.

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#scubadiving #underwaterlife #scubalife #mindfulness #journeyunderwater

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