Francesca 🇮🇹

It took me 2 weeks to edit this video 🥹🙈 I am actually trying to learn how to use a video editing software and it’s not been easy 😂 I am definitely not the most patient person and I want everything “right here right now” so the process it’s been a bit complicated for me. I know the video is far from perfect and I still have a looong way to go. But I promised myself that I was gonna post this video today to avoid to just let it sit in my laptop. I love every scene of this video, and I feel it really shows how magical it is being underwater in the beautiful cenotes. Even more if you are with the person you love the most 🥹🫶🏻Thank you @imlusien for capturing these moments and for being so kind helping me out with the video editing skills. I really appreciate it 🫶🏻✨ . . . #underwaterworld #freedivingart

When Josiah is around, amazing things are about to happen. This time we went back to our special cenote to shoot some more photos. As soon as we got there, Josiah jumped in the water to check the light, scout the cenote and look for ideas. 5 minutes later I was joining him in the water. I was pretty tired that day and I was definitely feeling every no fins dive down to 15 meters. Plus, being naked in the water made me feel very cold very soon and it added that extra challenge. I wasn’t sure we were getting anything interesting as every time I was diving down I was either too deep or too shallow. But I remember that when I tried this pose I managed to fully relax and “let go”, hoping for the best and hoping that the pose looked nice. When Josiah showed me the photo I couldn’t believe it!! It was PERFECT and a way better than what I pictured in my mind 🥹. This photo for me is a reminder to surrender and just let go. Let go of the things we cannot control and the things that no longer serve us. Most of the time, the best things happen when we fully surrender and trust that everything is gonna work out. Thank you @josiahwg for this amazing photo and to motivate me to push myself a little bit more every time 🫶🏻

Hay momentos que no se pueden poner en palabras pero cuando los vives sabes que has tocado la eternidad. Estos momentos te acompañan por el resto de tu vida y se vuelven tu hogar 💙 🎥Gracias @piersonx por estas increíbles tomas! #almalibre #freediving

Hay pocos lugares en el mundo tan mágicos como los cenotes ♥️ Aquí es donde nos conocimos, donde nos enamoramos, nos comprometimos y donde nació Alma Libre. Aquí es donde todo comenzó y donde cada día tenemos el privilegio de nadar en estas aguas cristalinas, permitiéndonos conectar con nosotros mismo y la naturaleza. Qué suerte tenemos de llamar estos lugares CASA y poder compartirlos con ustedes 💙 . . . 🎥 amazing shots by the talented @ryantucreative 🫶🏻 . #almalibremx #cenotesyucatan #freediving #apneamexico ʏᴏᴜᴀɴᴅᴍᴇ

I think being told that love demands work, sacrifice, and effort is a partial lie… I’ve known love to be sacrifice and demanding of parts of myself I’ve known it to be compromise and have felt when one carries it as the other cannot But I think the lie comes in how we hold love with a partner… I’ve known love to be free To not demand I let go of the parts of me that make me feel alive I’ve known it to feel like coming home Like the world disappeared I’ve known it to feel like safety and being seen fully without fear or hesitation And so I think the lie is in love being defined by one type of relationship In limiting it to what it means to love and be loved by parent by how we love a child or even a friend Love in a partner should never be sacrifice of who we are Never demand work that feels like work It should feel like coming home and like a smile refuses to leave you Like you are discovering more of yourself It should be days of excitement to share what you both love And mutual admiration for who you get to share life with It should feel like living Like breathing Like laughter I think the lie comes in being told it cannot be effortless And so we settle for something that feels like it causes loneliness to leave us…. But what if it was effortless In frame @_______francesca @alberto_swain

Viajar no siempre es fácil y no siempre es lo más cómodo. Pero siempre, siempre valdrá la pena decir que SÍ a lo desconocido y explorar nuevos lugares 🥹🌎 No te pierdas el mundo. Conoce, experimenta, piérdete, atrévete, simplemente hazlo. No te vas a arrepentir ✨ . . . #viajarporelmundo #almalibremx #freediving #aventura #síalodesconocido

I don’t belong to just one world. I learned how to breathe in both. #Freediving #UnderwaterVideography #UnderwaterFilmmaking #CenoteDiving #UnderwaterWorld

If peace were something to be contained Bought and sold and at times given for trade If peace were wealth some could claim A tangible treasure not given in vain If it could be ruled and over it some might reign… But it is not to be known apart from love Not bought and sold or judged from above Belonging not to a single soul And found in the space where one not need be consoled In the silence In the sea In the tangible space between you and me From the water with my darling @_______francesca

A feeling between breaths. ✨

El 24 de noviembre del 2019 probé freediving por primera vez. Descubrí que esto que hacía, cada vez que me sumergía en el mar, tenía un nombre. Que al parecer era un deporte y podía entrenar para aguantar más la respiración y bajar más profundo. Se me abrió un mundo y fue totalmente amor a primera vista. Empecé a entrenar cada fin de semana. Esperaba con mucha emoción el sábado para estar en el agua, aprender cosas nuevas y mejorar mi técnica. Veía como todos bajaban hasta el fondo del cenote y me decía “un día quiero llegar a tocar el fondo, quiero ser como ellos”. Hasta que lo logré. No solo logré tocar el fondo del cenote, sino que me sentía lo suficientemente cómoda como para llegar al fondo y posar para unas fotos. Todavía no sabía que este pasatiempo se convertiría un día en mi trabajo y en mi estilo de vida. En 2021 compré un housing para mi cámara y empecé a tomar fotos bajo el agua. Ahí empezó la magia: combiné mis dos pasiones en la fotografía subacuática y me volví a enamorar. Me enamoré tanto que ya no quise hacer otra cosa. 6 años después, esto que tanto me gusta hacer se convirtió en mi vida. Alma Libre es el resultado de esta linda historia de amor con el freediving, la fotografía, el amor por descubrir nuevos lugares y conectar con personas nuevas. Es el resultados de crear la vida que siempre he soñado: hacer lo que me gusta y ser libre al lado de la persona que amo @alberto_swain 🥹♥️ Disfruté mucho hacer este video. A veces nos olvidamos de lo lejos que hemos llegado y lo tanto que hemos crecido hasta que nos paramos un segundo y vemos hacia atrás. Eternamente agradecida con la vida por todo lo que tengo hoy y muy agradecida con la Francesca de hace 6 años por perseguir sus sueños 💙 . 🙏🏼 gracias infinitas a @charlie.efecto.mexico por haberme abierto las puertas de este mundo que cambió mi vida 🫶🏻 . 📸 cover photo by @carlosluna.films . . . #freedivingeffect #viral #grateful #viralreel freedivingart

Weightless. Breathless. Endless. 🖤

Insieme ad Alberto e al nostro carissimo amico @matthma , abbiamo creato un viaggio incredibile alla scoperta dello Yucatàn 🤩🇲🇽 vi mostreremo i cenotes più belli e ci immergeremo in acque cristalline. È un viaggio pensato per apneisti che vogliono esplorare posti unici e migliorare le proprie immersioni sempre accompagnati da 3 istruttori di apnea 🤩 una settimana di scoperta, tanta acqua, esplorazione, foto stupende, esperienze gastronomiche e culturali e sopratutto tanto divertimento e nuovi amici 🤗 Restano solo 5 posti disponibili. Il viaggio sarà in Italiano (con ovvio il tocco messicano di @alberto_swain ) quindi davvero non ci sono scuse 🙈🫶🏻 🗓️17-25 gennaio 2026 📍Merida - Valladolid, Yucatán 🇲🇽 ➡️ Commenta “cenotes” per ricevere tutte le info! Ci vediamo in Messico 🇲🇽🥰