Hello my dear February,
How excited are we to begin February? The month of love and affection. That seems a little stressful but think about it, what if we took the time to show pure love and affection towards ourselves. Why not become our very own movie director or author and write a love story for ourselves. That beautiful human being that keeps you moving forward every day deserves their own story!
Take the time this month to appreciate yourself. Take joy in your everyday battles and wins. Let's make this February beautiful and filled with self-love and, of course, tons of mermaid bubble baths.
Take the time this month to appreciate yourself. Take joy in your everyday battles and wins. Let's make this February beautiful and filled with self-love and, of course, tons of mermaid bubble baths.
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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
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Mermaid Events
Winter Mermaid Retreat
Feb 28th-March 4th
Mai Tiki Beach Resort, MI
Looking for some Winter Mermaid Fun? Join @jlutskyphoto , @mermaidvlogs , @feliciawithfins and I for the very first Winter Mermaid Retreat. ❄️🧜♀️
We will be hosting a small group of mermaids at Mai Tiki Beach Resort, this February 28th to March 4th. I am so excited to collaborate in my home town of Oscoda, MI. It may be small, but our town sits on the Au Sable River and Lake Huron. Plus it's backed up to a National Forest. This retreat includes a morning sunrise shoot together on the ice as well as individuals. We will also be visiting Iargo's frozen waterfall. Not to mention private access to a 6 lane pool for even more mermaid madness. To say the least it's a sight you'll never forget.
If you are interested we still have spots available. Please click the link below.
https://submergeunderwater.com/winter-retreat-2022/
We will be hosting a small group of mermaids at Mai Tiki Beach Resort, this February 28th to March 4th. I am so excited to collaborate in my home town of Oscoda, MI. It may be small, but our town sits on the Au Sable River and Lake Huron. Plus it's backed up to a National Forest. This retreat includes a morning sunrise shoot together on the ice as well as individuals. We will also be visiting Iargo's frozen waterfall. Not to mention private access to a 6 lane pool for even more mermaid madness. To say the least it's a sight you'll never forget.
If you are interested we still have spots available. Please click the link below.
https://submergeunderwater.com/winter-retreat-2022/
Mermaid's Day in Disneyland Parks!
March 13th, 2021
Our longtime vendor Sweet Siren Designs hosts an unofficial meetup at Disneyland Park in sunny southern California. Don your best mermaid scales, and get ready for a day of fishy fun in the happiest place on earth.
What could be better than a school of mermaids at Disneyland?! -Taken from California Mermaid Convention
What could be better than a school of mermaids at Disneyland?! -Taken from California Mermaid Convention
2022 SPRING SPLASH
May 6, 7, 8 | Ginnie Springs, Florida
2022 SPRING SPLASH Florida Springs Mermaids Meet Up is officially scheduled.
Join the Florida Springs Mermaids for a 3-day Mermaid Meet Up & Swim at Ginnie Springs in Florida!!
Please share this post and join the “Florida Springs Mermaids Group” on Facebook (link in header & make sure to answer all the group questions or we can’t approve you). We will post more info on Facebook.
We need volunteers! Please contact any of the admins: @lori_florida_springs_mermaid , @shellseaflmermaid or @mermaidaerialprincess if you can help with the raffle, potluck, or just general help 😁.
This Meet Up is for our Mermaids and we want what you want. The final schedule is TBD. As more info is finalized we will update the pod.
All Florida Springs Mermaids are expected to be respectful and follow Ginnie Spring’s Rules & Policies. We are sharing the Springs with other guests as well as mermaids. Please note that Ginnie Springs is one of the only Springs that allows alcohol. While we have amazing and very well-behaved mermaids, we often see other guests/campers getting rowdy. This probably isn’t the best Meet Up to bring young impressionable guppies.
Join the Florida Springs Mermaids for a 3-day Mermaid Meet Up & Swim at Ginnie Springs in Florida!!
Please share this post and join the “Florida Springs Mermaids Group” on Facebook (link in header & make sure to answer all the group questions or we can’t approve you). We will post more info on Facebook.
We need volunteers! Please contact any of the admins: @lori_florida_springs_mermaid , @shellseaflmermaid or @mermaidaerialprincess if you can help with the raffle, potluck, or just general help 😁.
This Meet Up is for our Mermaids and we want what you want. The final schedule is TBD. As more info is finalized we will update the pod.
All Florida Springs Mermaids are expected to be respectful and follow Ginnie Spring’s Rules & Policies. We are sharing the Springs with other guests as well as mermaids. Please note that Ginnie Springs is one of the only Springs that allows alcohol. While we have amazing and very well-behaved mermaids, we often see other guests/campers getting rowdy. This probably isn’t the best Meet Up to bring young impressionable guppies.
West Coast Merfolk Retreat
Anaheim, California | May 13th-16th
Anaheim, California | May 13th-16th
The West Coast Merfolk Retreat is geared towards aspiring professionals or anyone who wants to take the next step in their mermaid journey. Earn your SSI Mermaid AND SSI Basic Freedive Certifications all while surrounding yourself with like-minded and positive individuals! Build your photography portfolio with our on-site photographers and underwater posing workshop. Learn to make your own accessories, apply underwater makeup, and more with our included workshops.
For more information and to view the full itinerary visit us on Instagram @westcoastmers
May 12th - 16th, 2022
Anaheim, California
For more information and to view the full itinerary visit us on Instagram @westcoastmers
May 12th - 16th, 2022
Anaheim, California
Things To Do In Mermaid Beach In Winter 2021
Mermaid Beach, Australia
Mermaid Beach, Australia
Wondering what’s on Mermaid Beach In November? Well here’s all that you need! Discover all the concerts, exhibitions, workshops, festivals and events in November in Mermaid Beach with AllEvents. Experience the best of everything with a curated list of November events in Mermaid Beach with us. Find out all the crazy things to do and book tickets for some of the best events!
Mermaid Beach Surf Life Saving Club, Mermaid Beach, Australia
Please visit site for multiple events, dates and times!
Mermaid Beach Surf Life Saving Club, Mermaid Beach, Australia
Please visit site for multiple events, dates and times!
Remember Atlantis Mermaid Retreat Registration
Bali Indonesia, April 15th-22nd
Bali Indonesia, April 15th-22nd
Join us on a transformational adventure in paradise! Creating a retreat like no other, we combined the elements of our greatest passions of underwater training & sacred dance together. The aspects of the mermaid & the temple dancer are ancient archetypes of the divine feminine. These two elements are the foundations of embodiment practices. All aspects of this retreat were designed to nourish your body, mind & soul.
Attention we have postponed dates of our RETREAT due to Corona Virus New Dates ARE April 15th-22nd 2022 We’re going to Bali, Indonesia!
Attention we have postponed dates of our RETREAT due to Corona Virus New Dates ARE April 15th-22nd 2022 We’re going to Bali, Indonesia!
Mermaids & Mariners on the St. Clair
Port Lambton, Canada | Multiple Events
Port Lambton, Canada | Multiple Events
Mermaids & Mariners on the St. Clair is an all-ages, adult, and family-friendly event celebrating all things nautical on the scenic St. Clair River @ Brander Park in Port Lambton, Ontario, CANADA! Meet the Mermaids and mingle with Mariners, find some treasures and have a splashing good time!
Cleanup Events
Ocean & River Cleanups
All locations
All locations
Interested in a beach/river clean up near you? We got your back, you can visit: https://www.volunteercleanup.org/find to see if there are any cleanups near you! The cleanups are organized by a variety of third party partners, non-profits, local businesses or individual volunteer leaders. For questions about any specific cleanup below, please contact that cleanup’s organizer, their contact info is provided on their event page.
International Coastal Cleanup
Rhode Island | Multiple Events
Rhode Island | Multiple Events
The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is the world’s largest volunteer effort for our ocean. People all over the world remove trash from the shores and document what they find, and Save The Bay is proud to be the Rhode Island State Coordinator for the effort, organizing dozens of cleanups throughout the state. In 2020, volunteers in the Ocean State collected more than 4,000 pounds of trash from Rhode Island shorelines.
Save Our Beach conducts a Monthly Beach Cleanup on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm rain or shine at the beach parking lot at the end of 1st Street, Seal Beach.
Pre-registering here will speed up the check in process for you and your family. Each adult participant must register separately. Minor children may register on a parent/guardian's registration. No need to print a ticket, we will check your pre-registration at our blue canopy! Clean-ups happen 'Rain or Shine'.
Pre-registering here will speed up the check in process for you and your family. Each adult participant must register separately. Minor children may register on a parent/guardian's registration. No need to print a ticket, we will check your pre-registration at our blue canopy! Clean-ups happen 'Rain or Shine'.
4Ocean Bracelet of the Month!
For the month of November, 4Ocean has chosen the Pelican as their featured bracelet icon! Pelicans are an indicator species that alert humans to unseen threats in the ocean environment. Nearly driven to extinction by human activity, plastic pollution and oil spills are now their biggest threats. That’s why these seabirds are our cause of the month for November 2021.
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SNEAK PEEKS
New Tattoos and Stickers Coming Soon!
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Soon we will have some cute mermaid stickers and tattoos available for you! These are perfect to hand out during mermaid birthday parties or as a Christmas Gift! Let us know which style you are interested in.
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Ready to work out with Kariel's Personal Trainer?
Kariel has hired her personal trainer to conduct a weekly live stretch and work out on her free app. To help us all get strong and ready for our beautiful tails and her new swim line hint hint... wink wink!
Topping it off with amazing news!
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I'm sure this is what we are all excited for! MORE comfortable beautiful top styles to choose from. In my experience it's extremely important for my top to look beautiful and to fit comfortably so that I don't want to rip it off half way through a photoshoot. This starfish inspired top features intricate details on the upper rims and a beautiful centered shell.
We have a nice time lapse painting of the STARFISH top design in progress by Kariel herself. There is also a 2nd scale silicone top being sculpted and is in collaboration with Traci Hines for a project shes always wanted to create. I can't wait to see them in real life. If you had to choose colors... what colors would your choose for your top? |
MERMAID TIPS FROM KARIEL
Why sparkle is a girl's best friend...
I flew to San Francisco and spent 72 hours of quality time in Jessica Hoff’s world. She graciously invited me to help with my bikini line and get my pattern the way I envisioned it. Getting invited into Someone's home is truly a great expression of love, in my opinion. It’s trust, openness, and intense quality time. It’s my favorite way to get to know someone and form a bond.
Her home was indeed an expression of her art. Her walls were full of her original paintings. Her tapestries and linens were her couture fabrics. Her shelving had meaning from every angle. Walking in, you first saw hand-built racks of rare sparkles, sequins, silks, chiffon gowns, and bodysuits draping the custom-made display racks that adorned her home, which was also a couture showroom of a sparkling, sequined crystal in an encrusted dream. Every piece of her home was artistic and handmade and reflected her great appreciation of creativity.
Her food was harmonious, earth and animal-friendly. She hand-made Her vitamins and had various specialty foods from local farmers and chefs. It was like submerging myself into a wealth of knowledge and health for me to nibble on.
To dance and sleep, She lent me her loungewear, soft and smooth to the touch she made herself.
The feeling of her home felt like love, calmness, and wisdom. The energy current was soothing, yet you felt vibrations that would undoubtedly level up spiritually in her space.
There was so much to see; even leaving, I don’t think I could fully have seen all the beautiful art displayed in her home. It’s like reading a great self-help book. Every time you read it, you learn more. Her home will be like that. Every time you visit, you will see more beauty, eat wiser and see the world a little more compassionate. Her home was like a rare temple; I feel blessed to experience it.
Her space quickly matched who she was as a person. Her words are kind and uplifting, her heart open and eager to heal and grow the souls of those close by. She is a mother that makes you feel safe and wants to open your own eyes to see the beauty she sees within and all around.
Jessica had me try on every gown in her studio. Looking in the mirror while wearing her pieces makes you look at yourself as if you were royalty, possibly the luckiest woman in the world. To look in the mirror and see yourself draped, tucked, and folden into sparkle as a queen is very awakening. I felt emotions come up into my skin, flood my heart, trying to escape like air underwater. I knew something new was happening within my soul, and it was more than a sparkle obsession. But what was it?
We went into the city. Jessica shared her favorite spots like the windiest road ever, eclectic homes, lush greens, and views of all kinds. Houses are draped with unique doorways and architecture. She pointed out the world as she saw it. While I expressed the possible annoyance of living on a hill with a one-way street, on a windy steep one-way road, she invited me to see the charm and rarity of having Impeccable city views adorned with lush gardens on one of the most iconic streets of San Francisco. It’s a gift to see the world with such beauty and appreciation and know its worth despite its flaws. Even more significant is the "gift of words" to which others can see life in your light, especially when your voice has opinions with more appreciation.
I danced and posed in her couture as she photographed me in unique spots around the city. She was reminding me not to clench my jaw from the cold and to move my body and enjoy the present moment. She asked me to look into her lens like a woman owning herself, to give her an expression with attitude. Posing this way and making these expressions were unfamiliar to me; my go-to is smiles and dreamy looks out to an ocean view like a mermaid in wander.
I’ve looked at thousands of photographs of myself, but these were knocking at my soul. Knock knock knock, but I’m not sure what's there.
Before I met Jessica, I collaborated with her by wearing and photographing her gowns. I opened my hard drive to give her a batch of photos I had previously taken of her couture bodysuit, modeled by Hannah Fraser (also an extraordinary soul in my life). There was an adorable image of myself being goofy, Holding Hannah underwater like a baby. I cracked up remembering the memories, and then the words came out of my mouth before I even knew I said them. But once they came out, I felt my soul cry a little. I did not speak impeccably with my words. Something I have hardly done since I vowed not to nearly 25 years ago. I’ve consistently recognized words can be so toxic. The words came out, and it hurt, emotions bubbled up into my throat, and it swelled tight.
The sentence fell out of my mouth, “Ugh, my legs are so skinny I look disgusting” . Swiftly Jessica swiveled her office chair around and looked at me in my eyes directly to my soul and said, “don’t shame yourself because others have been shaming you your entire life.”
How could this woman know why I said it before I did? She went straight past all the excuses I may have given myself for saying it and just pulled out my guts.
My conflicted heart heard her words so forward and direct. She was on point, and like a wind tunnel, all excuses, all confusion were sucked out of my mouth, and all I could do was nod and let the tears wallow down my cheeks.
Her space quickly matched who she was as a person. Her words are kind and uplifting, her heart open and eager to heal and grow the souls of those close by. She is a mother that makes you feel safe and wants to open your own eyes to see the beauty she sees within and all around.
Jessica had me try on every gown in her studio. Looking in the mirror while wearing her pieces makes you look at yourself as if you were royalty, possibly the luckiest woman in the world. To look in the mirror and see yourself draped, tucked, and folden into sparkle as a queen is very awakening. I felt emotions come up into my skin, flood my heart, trying to escape like air underwater. I knew something new was happening within my soul, and it was more than a sparkle obsession. But what was it?
We went into the city. Jessica shared her favorite spots like the windiest road ever, eclectic homes, lush greens, and views of all kinds. Houses are draped with unique doorways and architecture. She pointed out the world as she saw it. While I expressed the possible annoyance of living on a hill with a one-way street, on a windy steep one-way road, she invited me to see the charm and rarity of having Impeccable city views adorned with lush gardens on one of the most iconic streets of San Francisco. It’s a gift to see the world with such beauty and appreciation and know its worth despite its flaws. Even more significant is the "gift of words" to which others can see life in your light, especially when your voice has opinions with more appreciation.
I danced and posed in her couture as she photographed me in unique spots around the city. She was reminding me not to clench my jaw from the cold and to move my body and enjoy the present moment. She asked me to look into her lens like a woman owning herself, to give her an expression with attitude. Posing this way and making these expressions were unfamiliar to me; my go-to is smiles and dreamy looks out to an ocean view like a mermaid in wander.
I’ve looked at thousands of photographs of myself, but these were knocking at my soul. Knock knock knock, but I’m not sure what's there.
Before I met Jessica, I collaborated with her by wearing and photographing her gowns. I opened my hard drive to give her a batch of photos I had previously taken of her couture bodysuit, modeled by Hannah Fraser (also an extraordinary soul in my life). There was an adorable image of myself being goofy, Holding Hannah underwater like a baby. I cracked up remembering the memories, and then the words came out of my mouth before I even knew I said them. But once they came out, I felt my soul cry a little. I did not speak impeccably with my words. Something I have hardly done since I vowed not to nearly 25 years ago. I’ve consistently recognized words can be so toxic. The words came out, and it hurt, emotions bubbled up into my throat, and it swelled tight.
The sentence fell out of my mouth, “Ugh, my legs are so skinny I look disgusting” . Swiftly Jessica swiveled her office chair around and looked at me in my eyes directly to my soul and said, “don’t shame yourself because others have been shaming you your entire life.”
How could this woman know why I said it before I did? She went straight past all the excuses I may have given myself for saying it and just pulled out my guts.
My conflicted heart heard her words so forward and direct. She was on point, and like a wind tunnel, all excuses, all confusion were sucked out of my mouth, and all I could do was nod and let the tears wallow down my cheeks.
I live to grow; I feel sad moments and use them as tools to better myself for a simpler, happier, and more loving life journey. I’ve felt very confident with my life, choices and achievement, and personality. But I had an inner conflict with my sparkle and shine. I’ve been thin my entire life. Being picked on my whole life with names like Grasshopper, Stick-legs, and more and consistently being questioned about malnutrition or having an eating disorder and being accused of being a lousy role model to another woman because I’m thin and am encouraging them to have an eating disorder because I share my images.
I have never done any of those things. I’ve oppositly done everything possible to gain weight my entire life. Supplements, tinctures, nutritionists, weight lifting, powders, various smoothies and diets, vegan diets, vegetarian diets, meat diets, and finally, just feeling hopeless. Shamefully aware, my lack of weight gain is others' dream compared to their desire for weight loss. The tug and pull of opinions, accusations, and confusion lead to deep sadness and shame. I felt like there was no win for me in the area. I rarely looked directly at the camera because I saw my face as long and thin. It was a regular thing to add weight to my body in photoshop to appease these judgments of others. This all came apparent to me in Jessica's words.
Looking at Jessica's photographs she had just taken, hearing her sharp words, and staring at myself in sparkle, I realized why diamonds are a girl's best friend. No one denies the beauty of a diamond. We all want to sparkle and shine and be, without a doubt, like a diamond. Even if pulled from the dirt, barried alive, we would still be dusted off and gazed apon as treasure.
I recognized that the memories, words, and opinions had made their mark on me. I looked again at the images Jessica took of me. They were untouched, and I was not in costume or character. Those pictures were all me, and I was beautiful. Almost 40, extremely healthy, in love with life, proud of my kindness, proud of my growth, and really and with one more glance, very at peace with all my body is. I realized it was time to own my god-given body and stop punishing myself with gruesome eating regimens. I know I’m healthy, and with a life of nutritional research, I know my eating habits are impeccable; now it’s time to accept I am beautiful, unapologetically with grace. I’m lucky to have this body that is able, healthy and that is where I shall place my focus. I can dance, sparkle, and god help me; I will shine irrespective of my body in the mirror.
I have never done any of those things. I’ve oppositly done everything possible to gain weight my entire life. Supplements, tinctures, nutritionists, weight lifting, powders, various smoothies and diets, vegan diets, vegetarian diets, meat diets, and finally, just feeling hopeless. Shamefully aware, my lack of weight gain is others' dream compared to their desire for weight loss. The tug and pull of opinions, accusations, and confusion lead to deep sadness and shame. I felt like there was no win for me in the area. I rarely looked directly at the camera because I saw my face as long and thin. It was a regular thing to add weight to my body in photoshop to appease these judgments of others. This all came apparent to me in Jessica's words.
Looking at Jessica's photographs she had just taken, hearing her sharp words, and staring at myself in sparkle, I realized why diamonds are a girl's best friend. No one denies the beauty of a diamond. We all want to sparkle and shine and be, without a doubt, like a diamond. Even if pulled from the dirt, barried alive, we would still be dusted off and gazed apon as treasure.
I recognized that the memories, words, and opinions had made their mark on me. I looked again at the images Jessica took of me. They were untouched, and I was not in costume or character. Those pictures were all me, and I was beautiful. Almost 40, extremely healthy, in love with life, proud of my kindness, proud of my growth, and really and with one more glance, very at peace with all my body is. I realized it was time to own my god-given body and stop punishing myself with gruesome eating regimens. I know I’m healthy, and with a life of nutritional research, I know my eating habits are impeccable; now it’s time to accept I am beautiful, unapologetically with grace. I’m lucky to have this body that is able, healthy and that is where I shall place my focus. I can dance, sparkle, and god help me; I will shine irrespective of my body in the mirror.
Sometimes it just takes an authentic look into your soul to see what’s crying and then make a choice to no longer accept that as part of your spirit anymore. I’m excited to respect my boundaries and not allow body shaming from others or myself anymore. I’m ready to speak and think kindly of myself and unapologetically request someone not to shame me either the moment it comes up. Once you own something, come to terms with it in your own words, others' opinions can not affect you anymore. You realize it’s their reflection of their insecurities, and you don’t take it as your own.
I hope this encourages you this February if you do not love yourself fully. Take the time to find out why and then figure out how you can decide to sparkle. Stand in the mirror with the most beautiful thing you have and explore why you may feel less than what you hold so high. Be your valentines and be kind and love your body, soul, and heart.
My dear Jessica, Thank you for expanding my life through your light. I love you.
❤️ Happy Valentines, Love Kari
I hope this encourages you this February if you do not love yourself fully. Take the time to find out why and then figure out how you can decide to sparkle. Stand in the mirror with the most beautiful thing you have and explore why you may feel less than what you hold so high. Be your valentines and be kind and love your body, soul, and heart.
My dear Jessica, Thank you for expanding my life through your light. I love you.
❤️ Happy Valentines, Love Kari
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Mermaid Zari | Lead Editor
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Mermaid Zari is a professional certified SSI Mermaid as well as an underwater photographer. She loves the mermaid world and is obsessed with making a difference in the mermaid world. She has joined forces with Kariel to help mermaids stay informed and to share mermaid hacks.
When she's not designing tails or helping Kariel out, Zari loves to edit photos to add fantasy touches. Her work has been featured on Adobe and several fantasy magazines. Her goal is to help new mermaids fulfill their siren dreams safely and efficiently. Follow her on Instagram for more fantasy edits! |
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