OceanVibration

You know you’re completely yourself when everyone else thinks you are mad. - #gsd #germanshepherd #gsdpuppy (at Tamarin, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hSKDKBUTR/?igshid=1ud6nvsl19wqd

“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun.” Bob Ottom - Looking for some elusive shade on @albumsurf twin fins. - #surf #surfing #surfer (at Tamarin, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9W8vDbBZKN/?igshid=7c78yncnxvfk

Far Away From Home - At the start of the year I had 5 travel plans with the next one being now in March. - I cancelled most of my trips with a heavy heart; home is calling. - I love to travel around the world, exploring new destinations and discovering new cultures; yet I have this feeling that I am running away from something important that I need to do here in Mauritius. - There is so much to do here from coral surveying to helping fishermen to catch the right size fish! How can I take a holiday from that? - Going forward I will try to match my next travels with supporting my marine biology studies, learning from organisation worldwide and bringing the knowledge back home. So much to do, so many places to visit, yet so little time. - I watch this drone picture I took in Raja Ampat with a bit of sadness... but maybe I can go back there and learn how organisations work on ocean preservation there. 2 birds with one stone! - #travelphotography #dronephotography #aerialphotography (at RAJA AMPAT - The Last Paradise) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PPvIxhMeX/?igshid=miipl0z1x5tt

WATERMAN - What does it mean to be a waterman? Surfing 60ft waves? Swimming for 24 hours? - Being a waterman for me is not much of an achievement or sports thing. - Being a waterman is a feeling that I got after my first unassisted open ocean swim. There was no clapping and no awards won; just a deep feeling of being one with the ocean. - Being a waterman is understanding the ocean and always learning from it. Respecting and protecting it. - It doesn’t matter how big you can surf or how deep you can freedive; it’s the art and union with the ocean. - One that can not be awarded to you but only you can feel. - #waterman #ocean #saltnomads (at Pereybèré, Riviere Du Rempart, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9E4ZJwhjTF/?igshid=weqw1afvnyk2

The sound of silence - Growing up my mum always used to tell me ‘in silence you hear the voice of God’. - Deep below I can hear the silence. - #freedive #freediver #ocean (at Tamarin Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/B89J9auBXS-/?igshid=1hl08yei60ksf

Parallel universe - We all spend a lot of time looking into parallel universes. - Yet we all live most of our lives in one or many; and that is the one that is created by the mind. - We delve into psychological worlds where things are the way we want them to be, where things we don’t understand have explanations; a world of comfort for the mind. - The truth is that reality is harsh and however many times you may succeed or make sweet it will soon turn bitter again; but that’s the beauty of it. - A permanent cloudless sky would make it so that we would never look up and enjoy a perfect blue sky ever. - Enjoy the moment whatever flavor it comes as; ride the wave of life. - 📸 back in the water on my #albumdoom by @albumsurf with @rspro_water #hexatraction (at Souillac, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wSDt4hGci/?igshid=2uq76m3cu27l

Falling in love - However many times the sun may set, your light will always shine on me. - #sunset #ilemaurice #oceanview (at Riambel, Savanne, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8g6RWUBV7t/?igshid=icqvh57ir27p

Wealthiness - Wealth is something that we all strive for. However much we have, we always look around us at someone that has more and wish we had the same. - This outward looking trend keeps us always looking for more and never achieving wealth. - The greatest path to wealthiness is that of renouncing desires. - #mindfulness #motivational #goalsetting (at Ganga Talao) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8bwXfsBgJL/?igshid=1cohiu3rk13qr

Every road you take will be full of challenges. - Every single one of those challenges is a gift. - A gift that will make you better, stronger and wiser. - #saltwaternomads #surfing #adventure (at Sri Lanka) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8O1eqmB9zu/?igshid=13d3lc87pirnw

Follow the sun; the one that shines in your heart. - #sunset #travel #mindfulness (at Dona Paula, Goa, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JvvM4BnvS/?igshid=1cxwascx2v47o

The definition of paradise - White sand, turquoise water, pure snowed peaks, amber green forests? - We all look at those beautiful pictures and wonder when will I be strolling in paradise. But paradise ain’t in any of those places. - I live on the beautiful island of Mauritius and often people tell me that I am so lucky to love in paradise. Mauritius is not paradise, neither are any of those places that you see on Instagram. - Everywhere you go has a down side, one that you don’t see on the pictures. We all live the same life filled with struggles and whatever life throws at us. - Make your own paradise; it lies between your eyes. It is your state of mind; the ability to see beauty everywhere and to share it with those around you. - #travel #summer #wanderlust (at Dona Paula, Goa, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yiDg0hS9o/?igshid=125u8vikwhohv

What I do best - It has been 2 days now in Goa and after more than 30 hours flight, I have to admit that I wasn’t enjoying much of it. - This morning I decided to get myself wet as that’s when I am the happiest. I only had 2 hours before making my way to Dona Paula in Panji; another hours drive. - After doing my lengths and annoying everyone going back in forth, I spotted a young Indian girl trying to swim. - Everything was wrong with her movements but I could see she was eager to get somewhere; I took it upon myself to give her her first swimming lesson. - After a few minutes explaining the basics, I got her to float and tread water. Then I showed her how to be streamlined and propulsé herself through the water. - It was an amazing experience for both of us! The attentive eyes of someone that wants to learn. Not a glimpse of ‘I know that’ in her eyes which you would get from an adult. - My day and even holiday was done; I am happy. - It made me realise that it has been a while since I haven’t properly taught something to someone eager to learn. I’ll jump on that as I get home; live with passion. - 📸 @anitabacha - #travel #wanderlust #traveladdiction (at Le Meridién Goa, Calangute) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7qx4J9Bz-H/?igshid=1gzmmj3bfuj81

Back in the game! - Those last few months were quite depressing ones. - The pain from breaking my neck resurfaced with a vengeance and stayed around for a good six months. - Many failed attempts to surf had me putting my number one passion aside; luckily I kept my feet wet with scuba diving and Freediving. - A special thank you to my sponsors @albumsurf and @rsprowater for their support and patience. - #surfing #surfer #surf (at Tamarin Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lneQ-h9rp/?igshid=1n57tzkrwxdix

Pure Perception Our beings lies in the primal essence of life, in the raw energy, not the silk screen of good thoughts and positive thinking. - The realization of truth is not the perfection of good thoughts, nice emotions and well organized discipline. - This primal being of the essence must be released, not the ego based on thought which, however refined, remains unauthentic, a conditioned and artificial entity empty inside and lacking any real power or decisiveness. - All action based on thought, choice and motivation is wrong action. - True action is a spontaneous effusion from the perception of the essence in the raw moment of living. - Rig Vedas - 📸 @ted.onno - #sunset #ocean #standuppaddle (at Pereybèré, Riviere Du Rempart, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bU9xVBXUr/?igshid=yhl4w9fmyw0f

Falling in love - Many say that love is in the air; yet for me I found love in the ocean, where the sun doesn’t shine. - Everything for me led to freediving. Starting from getting held under while surfing to wanting to have a more natural interaction with the marine life. - Through that journey I discovered the joy of taking pictures while holding my breath. I love everything about it, the challenge and the risk. It is pure! - I love those pictures I took of my friends @oursandyfootsteps it was tremendous fun to plan and be in the water with like minded people. - Tag in the comment below the person with whom you would to be in a picture like this 🔽 - #freediving #freediver #freedive (at Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7WL-7qBjZ8/?igshid=18bbso144i266

Catch of the day - I still find it amazing when I see people picking up seashells on the beach despite it being important for the marine ecosystem. - Hopefully pictures like this will become more prominent and that there will be pride in picking trash from the beach. - It may not be your trash but it’s your planet, your beach, your future and those of your kids. - Make the change in 2020; it only takes to bend down and grab a few to make a difference; to inspire others and change perceptions. - #beachcleanup #plasticfree #makeachange - 📸 @elodindoyal (at Tamarin, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RA3IuBFDo/?igshid=18g4y6i8nl1z0

Tune in - So much noise from everywhere! - What your parents want for you; what your partner wants for themself; what society has planned for you and the whole world’s blablabla. - It turns out that with all that noise it’s nearly impossible to hear yourself, let alone the rhythm of the world. - Sometimes it’s important to leave all that noise behind and tune in again to the rhythm of your own life and that of the world you truly live in. - #travel #mindfulness #ocean (at Phuket, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6QorY6BibC/?igshid=13tlj2c1i7l6b