Why scuba diving is a surprisingly chill method for mindfulness.
“Scuba diving can be a tool for breathwork as it requires one to be deeply conscious—you must breathe purposefully and with control,” says Erika Bloom, a certified holistic health instructor and founder of, which teaches breath-centered healing movement and therapeutic modalities. Bloom has firsthand experience diving in locations like The Dead Sea, Mexico, and near her Amanyara studio in Turks and Caicos.
It makes sense, then, that instead of fearing the possibility of sharks I was able to chill out and float weightlessly—even as a beginner. In just a week’s time, a combination of delightful open water dives and one hand-written test turned into a global PADI license that will last for a lifetime. Already emboldened by our new knowledge of the depths, my husband and I booked a snorkeling trip on our Pod House host’s catamaran.
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