The Shape of my Water

“Unable to perceive the shape of you I find you all around me, Your presence fills my eyes with your love It humbles my heart, For you are everywhere.” The Shape of Water   These past weeks have been difficult to navigate. They have been beyond the usual pulls and tides. I have...

MERMAIDING in OPEN WATER

Welcome to our Merfamily, Do you feel like mermaiding with us on the mermaid shaped island of Corfu? We use professional monofins with tailor made tails to swim in the infinite blue of the Ionian Sea individually or in small groups. The island of Corfu is known for...

MERMAID ROCKS AND ISLES IN CORFU

With some 219km of coastline, the mermaid shaped island of Corfu has some mermezing playgrounds. Here our merfamily gathers, swims and sings together. Many mythical rocks and geographical formations bejewel this sacred island all of which are not on the list bellow. Some things are meant to be...

THE DREAM DREAMS THE DREAMER

They say a dream finds you not you a dream. A dream not in the Freudian sense of the word but in the heart knowing, soul expanding, visionary kind. A dream that resonates with your soul’s vibration in this time and space, requires attentive listening, trust in...

ΤΟ «ΔΕΝ ΜΟΥ ΑΡΕΣΕΙ!»

Ένα από τα βασικότερα όρια που καλούμαστε να μάθουμε μεγαλώνοντας είναι το «δεν μου αρέσει!» . Στο πρότυπο παιδικό σταθμό, ηλιαχτίδα, το «δεν μου αρέσει» είναι μία από τις βασικές κολόνες εκπαίδευσης με στόχο την καλύτερη γνωριμία του παιδιού με τον εαυτό του. Θα μπορούσαμε να πούμε...

SWIMMING WITH A TAIL

Mermaiding has certainly taken off as a global trend whether it be for fun, fitness or entertainment. People young and old, men and women are finding joy and magic in wearing a tail in the sea, in natural bodies of water or the swimming pool. Making magic...

ESMAREE – TALES OF A MERMAID ISLAND

"Esmaraeé It is not always easy being a mermaid. Not for the reasons you might imagine. All sorts of bad tasting jokes get told of our kind. They usually revolve around matters of love and sex, like why are mermaids the most useless fish? Little do they...

INTO THE DEEP

We all have something we fear. If it isn’t one thing or a something, then it’s probably an inner state floating somewhere beneath the surface. Few human beings are comfortable with the ultimate fear, our own mortality. Few are really comfortable with deep dark waters. For most people,...

THE SUN GLITTER EFFECT

Sun glitter is a bright, sparkling light formed when sunlight reflects on water waves. The waves may be caused by natural movement of the water, or by the movement of birds or animals in the water. Even a ripple from a thrown rock will create...

ARILLAS: FAVOURITE SWIMMING SPOTS IN CORFU

Arillas is first on my list of favourite swimming spots in Corfu. The beach is soft and golden. The water shallow at first, then gradually deepens at an inviting pace. The colour ranges from sea green to translucent turquoise, with Ionian blue shimmering all the way into the...

CORFU’S PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS

"In The Book of the Bath, Françoise de Bonneville wrote: "The history of public baths begins in Greece in the sixth century B.C." where men and women washed in basins near places of exercise, physical and intellectual. Later gymnasia had indoor basins set overhead, the open maws...

CORFU ISLAND’S HEALING WATERS

The Power of Water to Heal Corfu Island is surrounded by exquisite Ionian Blue waters that are simply divine for any water loving person. Ionian waters are not simply clean, crystal clear and safe, they sparkle golden in the sunlight and their colour conjures up images of...

FAVOURITE SWIMMING SPOTS IN CORFU

Growing up on a mermaid shaped island, there is every chance you’ll end up loving the sea. In fact you are likely not to be able to live without it! What’s so wonderfully alluring about Corfu, is the variety of waters that adorn its 217 kilometers of...

#WATERHAPPY Aquatic Playshop

Hi there!   I believe there is something fundamentally joyful about childhood memories in and around water and I know from personal experience, that Corfu Island’s north east coast is a natural haven for water lovers and life loving enthusiasts.   Splashing tentatively at first, then comes jumping off...

THE BENEFITS OF A WARM WATER HEALING POOL IN CORFU

Corfu Island is surrounded by the crystal clear blue waters of the Ionian Sea.  Its sparkling safe waters make Corfu the ideal home for lovers of The Blue. So why swim in a pool? Some Corfiots who enjoy swimming in the sea regard a swimming pool...

WHY IS CORFU ISLAND SACRED?

For a start it is the shape of a mermaid. If you look at the satellite image of Corfu Island you will see that it is the distinct shape of a mermaid. In fact you won’t be able to see the island any other way after...

THE ENERGIES OF CORFU ISLAND: A guide for visitors

THE MERMAID CORCYRA As you look at the satellite image of her the clearer she becomes. Can you see her? Her slender legs, her well-formed knees, her mermaid’s tail? Can you see her rounded breast, her human face and flowing hair? A beautiful human like being rising out of...

GREECE’S NATURAL COASTLINE

Greece                            13,676 km United Kingdom            12,429 km Italy                                   7,600 km Croatia    ...

WHY IS THE GREEK SEA LEGENDARY?

Though the sea itself cannot be Greek, Indian nor American  for she belongs to no other than herself, the Mediterranean waters surrounding the land known as Greece have a distinctive quality that makes the Greek sea legendary. "Why is the Greek sea legendary?" is an arbitrary question...

CAN GEOLOGY ACCOUNT FOR A LACK OF UNITY?

An interesting read into how geology and geo-morphology shaped society in Greece. The Greeks called their land Hellas and themselves Hellenes. It was the Romans who called them Greeks- (Graeci ) and that is the name by which we know them. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that...

ALL TOGETHER WE CAN

Eight wheelchair access ramps where placed on Corfu Island’s beaches this summer so that everyone can enjoy the pleasure of the sea. This was done not by a government body, or a European funded programme nor was it a private business enterprise either. During a time of...

WHAT’S IN A HOME?

A house is a house but not necessarily a home. A home does not necessarily have a roof nor a door though she who sleeps under the stars would say that it does. After stripping down to the bare necessities, ‘travelling’ through six abodes in half...