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Scubapeutics™ Program

Additional Information

  

Scubapeutic Experience (SE)


A 1-2 hour introduction to scuba diving in a pool. This is intended for those who are new to scuba diving and introduces them to basic diving skills including a lesson on scuba diving gear and safety followed by water skills practice in a pool.  After the completion of the SE, you can choose to participate in any regularly scheduled Scubapeutic Session (SS).  


Scubapeutic Session (SS)

Includes 1-2 hours of rehabilitative exercises, scuba skills and drills as well as team building activities to develop confidence, achievement, and self esteem focusing on ability not disability.  These sessions will be offered in a pool.  SS includes : Scubapeutic Restore (20-30 min), Scubapeutic Skills & Drills (30-40 min), Scubapeutic Calm (10-15 min).


Flotilla SIT Session

UTS will offer members to participate in Flotilla SIT Sessions via Zoom and/or in person. These SIT sessions will offer an opportunity for peer support via check-ins and may include occasional guest speakers to discuss related topics of interest such as coping strategies, health and wellness, scuba diving, ocean conservation, or share inspiring stories while creating a network of resources centered around Whole Health and well-being.                  

Scubapeutic™ Sessions

Scubapeutic Restore

Scubapeutic Skills & Drills

Scubapeutic Skills & Drills

For restoring mobility & function underwater

-rehabilitative exercises

-circuit exercises

-walk, run, swim

-weights/resistance

Scubapeutic Skills & Drills

Scubapeutic Skills & Drills

Scubapeutic Skills & Drills

 For practicing scuba diving skills and developing confidence

-team building activities 

-obstacle courses

-buoyancy control

Scubapeutic Calm

Scubapeutic Skills & Drills

Scubapeutic Calm

 For mindfulness and relaxation underwater

-Ai Chi

-yoga

-meditation 

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at underthesurfacescuba@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Yes! Scubapeutics is for everyone! The program is designed to promote health and well being through scuba diving activities, mostly in a pool.  Suitable for all individuals regardless of abilities,  physical and mental.  


Absolutely.   Each participant  may have different needs and sessions may be individualized or conducted for an entire family.  We offer private, semi private and group sessions. Under the Surface can also collaborate with allied healthcare professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and recreational therapists to develop underwater activities that will support your rehabilitation!  


Yes.  Everyone who wants to scuba dive needs to fill out a medical questionnaire and possibly have it signed by a doctor to ensure the experience will be safe.  You should be clear with your doctor that Scubapeutics are conducted in a pool, and that medical clearance for open water diving may differ. 


 If your healthcare providers have any questions they can contact underthesurfacescuba@gmail.com directly. 


 Here's a link to fill it out:

 https://pro-cms.padi.com/sites/default/files/documents/training-hub/10346E_Diver_Medical_Participant_Questionnaire_2022_02_1.pdf


Scubapeutics ™ & Whole Health

Scubapeutics™ As A Self Care Practice

The Circle of Health includes aspects of Me, Self Care, Professional Care and Community illustrating how the connections between your health and other aspects of your life affects your well-being.  

The benefits of scuba diving demonstrates a correlation to each self care practice within the Circle of Health.

  1. Mindful Awareness is about living life to the fullest by improving quality of life and engaging in experiences that change your outlook on life.  Interviewed Veterans have expressed how when they go under the water they are able to be in the moment, taking in the foreign underwater environment all the noise goes away and they have peace. Those with physical trauma are in a weightless environment where they experience freedom from the restrictions of gravity and pain.   
  2. Surroundings have an impact on how we feel and the way we think.  Under water, we are all equal.  A person with physical or mental injuries looks the same as everyone else when under the surface donned in scuba gear.  This gives a sense of confidence and realization that the struggles on land do not exist the same way under water.
  3. Personal Development is about empowering through personal growth by learning a new skill, continued education and reaching new goals.  Scuba diving is a sport that focuses on building skills. Endless opportunities for continued education with specialty courses ranging from technical diving, environmental issues and more training to improve skills.
  4. Food and Drink encompasses nutrition and being physically fit to be able to dive safely.  Medical clearance to scuba dive is important for minimizing risks for accidents.  Taking charge of what we put into our bodies affects how we feel physically and emotionally. Maintaining health and fitness is a trending topic to reduce scuba accidents and improve risk management.
  5. Recharge gives balance to our busy lifestyles and scuba divers know how to do this well.  Surface Intervals, the time we spend on the surface in between dives is necessary to give our bodies time to release nitrogen gas but it also provides the opportunity to rest, relax, and talk with other dive buddies. Sleep after diving is often sound from the emotional and physical exertion.    
  6. Family/Friends/Peers scuba diving is an activity based on a buddy system and is an inclusive activity that makes developing relationships easy.  Life long friends, bonding time with family and children are guaranteed side effects of scuba diving.
  7. Spirit & Soul is within every scuba diver.  The ocean leaves divers in awe of it’s beauty, strength and healing powers.  Learning more about the marine environment, advocating for the end to pollution, over fishing and conservation efforts for marine species and coral reefs can give purpose and meaning to someone’s life, inspiring a passion for our natural world and how we are connected.  
  8. Power of the Mind through breathing and imagery can help with anxiety, depression and chronic pain.  Divers can focus on the present by listening to their own breathing through the regulator, comparing it to a meditative state while enjoying the silence of the underwater environment.  These strategies can then be used out of the water.
  9. Moving Body scuba diving is a physical activity that has cardiovascular, muscular benefits releasing feel good endorphins due to the atmospheric pressure.  Weightless environment offers pain relief for those with chronic pain and a freedom they can’t find on land especially if they are confined to a wheelchair or have neurologic and muscular disorders.

                                                                                                                                      by Natalka MacKay

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