life lesson

GirlDiver Spotlight – Dive for a Cure

August 27, 2010

GirlDiver would like to invite all of it’s fans to check out http://www.diveforacure.org/   This is an AMAZING group of women (and some token guys!!) who work tirelessly all year long for this important cause.   You don’t need to live locally to participate…donations, I’m sure, would be accepted worldwide.

From a Students Perspective: The reason we teach scuba in small groups

April 22, 2010

This is a message we received on Facebook about a “divers” experience in her Open Water class.    She had originally asked if her being extremely nervous, even though she’s certified, is normal.   This is her thought on the differences in a mega-class (more than 8 students) vs. a small class: “Thank you so much for [...]

GirlDiver: Life Lesson #3

November 15, 2009

Stay Calm When it All Falls Apart Serena is one of my favorite teen students. She’s 13 years old and a daredevil. Not that I’ve seen the daredevil side of her…for me, she was happy, polite and obedient, but her mother reports she’s a bit of a daredevil.   We had finished her sisters certification [...]

GirlDiver: Life Lesson #2

November 11, 2009

Slow Down There is a rhythm to the water, and the thickness of the body slows every movement, whether our breathing, our reach, our kick or vision. If we try to overpower the water, we become tired. Overexerted. We don’t find the ease others speak of. If we move as the water allows us, we [...]

GirlDiver: Life Lesson #1

October 31, 2009

Be in the Moment I’ve often told students that diving is an extreme stress reliever because you can’t take your problems underwater with you. No matter what kind of a day you’ve had, the problems are hydrophobic and don’t seem to be able to follow you beneath the sea. When you enter the sea, you [...]