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Skydiving: It\u2019s a blossoming garden of <\/span>crazy feels<\/span><\/i>. If you ask someone to describe what skydiving feels like directly after landing, they\u2019ll probably babble for a minute in terms that essentially revolve around the word \u201cawesome.\u201d And you know what? That is completely true, too. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know you\u2019re looking for more specific terms than just \u201cawesome\u201d–so we\u2019ll construct a little treatise that unpacks the \u201ca-word\u201d into a few well-defined categories. How does skydiving feel on your body, in your brain and in your heart? Pull up a chair; we have some answers for you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. How Does Skydiving Feel\u00a0On Your Body<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You might assume <\/span>skydiving will give you a feeling of falling<\/span>. You\u2019ll probably triangulate your other \u201cfalling\u201d experiences, like roller coasters, bungee jumps and high dives to approximate what a skydive is going to feel like physically. Oddly: None of that is going to work. As it turns out, they\u2019re all way off-base! Weird, huh?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the deal: Your stomach won\u2019t drop like when you\u2019re on a rollercoaster. You won\u2019t feel any kind of fall. In fact, you won\u2019t even feel the 120 mph <\/span>speed<\/span><\/i>. Instead, you\u2019ll feel the air underneath you for the entire freefall, supporting every surface of your body. You\u2019ll feel it pressing lightly on your stomach; on your legs, on your feet–even on your face and hands. When you jump, pay attention and try to feel the pressure of the wind; as it turns out, as a solo skydiver, you can use those helpful little molecules to orient yourself in <\/span>any orientation you want<\/span><\/a>. (You\u2019ll notice that your tandem instructor will use the air to quickly become stable in flight and to turn you around to enjoy the view.) That\u2019s how skydiving will feel on your body: Sweet support, which allows you this uniquely absolute, acrobatic freedom to move–not the terrified, rolling-up-the-windows flailing of a long fall. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. How Does Skydiving Feel\u00a0In Your Brain<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your brain might be spinning itself up in knots trying to picture what it will feel like to actually go through with the jump. Skydiving is scary, after all! You can expect that you\u2019ll be pretty darn nervous on the ground and, very likely, in the plane on the way up. When you actually <\/span>jump<\/span><\/i>, however, you can expect total calm. (Surprise!)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the feet leave the door, most new jumpers report back to us that they found crystal-clear mental space up in the sky. They tell us that they felt totally engaged in the moment; that they were able to focus completely into the present, as if their being had become soaked through with the experience, and none of their earthly concerns were able to chase them down. Pretty nifty, no?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. How Does Skydiving Feel\u00a0In Your Heart<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For us, this is the most important category of all. You\u2019re almost certainly aware by now that a whole lot of people uphold skydiving as an unequivocally spiritual experience, and we agree wholeheartedly with that. We\u2019re surer than we\u2019ve ever been sure about anything that it is <\/span>this<\/span><\/i> aspect of skydiving that keeps people coming back for more. \u201cAdrenaline,\u201d you say? Adrenaline is only of passing importance here. Really.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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