Our Holistic Freediving Programme is specially designed to allow beginners and intermediate freedivers to learn in a non-pressured, totally supportive environment, with a caring, qualified coach. We believe that the experience is important, rather than the numbers, and our focus is on relaxation and happiness. Our Holistic Freediving programmes are about learning and personal development, and therefore there are no requirements to be fulfilled in order to complete the programme, no benchmark of whether you have 'succeeded' or not. It's about growth - at your own pace.

Over the past years we have seen a worrying increase in the number of freedivers pushing themselves too hard, too fast. And an ever larger number of 'new freedivers' either completing a certification programme but struggling to feel comfortable and relaxed in the water, or 'failing' to get certified because they are unable to reach certain depths within a fixed timeframe. Often instructors are under pressure to deliver certificates to up-sell students to the next level, or the instructors have no experience to help students who may be struggling with emotional issues such as fear, control, lack of confidence, which surface in the water.

Holistic Freediving offers the mental and emotional support and guidance that lacks in most 'out-of-the-box' freediving certification and education programmes. We want to see smiles and happiness, not frustration and anxiety. And certainly no lung squeezes or black-outs.

WhY Holistic Freediving?

Too often freedivers get stuck in their heads about numbers and lose the connection to the original joy of freediving and diving without expectations. We use our experience and expertise in yoga, meditation and other spiritual practices, to focus on relaxation, mental training and self-awareness through developing the body-mind-heart connection. Our aim is to help you get back to the feeling of freediving and forget about the numbers as a benchmark of your diving experience. 

The holistic approach addresses each student as a unique individual. We look beyond technique to help unravel the unique emotional and mental backdrop against which each student enters the water. Holistic Freediving ensure that all factors - body, mind, and spirit - are explored through the journey of the programme. Through breathwork, meditation, and awareness, students are invited explore their inner landscape of beliefs and fears, motivations and self-sabotage behaviour. 

WHO IS HOLISTIC FREEDIVING FOR?

programme structure

Each workshop will be open to a maximum of three freedivers to ensure the quality of the teaching and personal attention for all participants.

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

While we of course make sure your body alignment is correct and your equalisation and finning is good, our approach goes way beyond technique. We truly believe that in order to freedive well, we all need to address our fears and negative beliefs as, whether we are aware of them or not, they will surface when we are holding our breath metres below the surface of the ocean.

This programme looks at the three primary facets of us as human beings; body, mind and spirit; and helps each student individually understand and overcome his or her mental challenges in the water. 

Day 1: Wisdom of your body
Day 2: Peace of your mind
Day 3: Day off to rest and reflect
Day 4: Bliss of your soul
Day 5: Diving into your truth

DAILY SCHEDULE

09:00-13.00 : Theory, yoga practice, meditation and pranayama
14:00-16:00 : Dive session at the Lighthouse, followed by feedback, questions and discussion

If you are a complete beginner, please let us know so that we can run our special programme to cover the essentials for your safety and wellbeing in the water, as well as the core of our Holistic Freediving programme. 

PRICES

How to Book

We now take bookings online! In the drop-down menu below, you will see course dates that are available. Please read instructions to ensure you book the right course for you:

• OPEN signifies that any four-day window is available for courses on or between these dates. and as we have no bookings for those dates yet, they will be EITHER beginner or intermediate, depending on the first person to book for the dates of their choice. If you are interested in booking dates for any of the OPEN sessions, please ensure you email us immediately to specify your preferred dates (allowing five full days to include the rest day in the middle), and state whether you need the course to be beginner or intermediate level, or private
• BEGINNER means that you have no freediving certification with any organisation
• INTERMEDIATE signifies that you have one or more certifications with any of the education agencies, but want to take time out to learn and develop your freediving and awareness in a more supportive and holistic manner
• PRIVATE is only available in the OPEN course dates. If you wish to have guaranteed one to one coaching for your Holistic Freediving experience, please select one of the OPEN course dates, and email us immediately so we can block those dates for you. Your payment of £250 will count as a deposit for your course and a further £100 will be payable before arrival.

Once all three places are sold out on any of our programmes, you will be unable to place an order, and we ask that you look at other dates, or contact us by email to discuss your requirements.

We look forward to welcoming you to your Holistic Freediving experience. For any questions or enquiries, please do not hesitate to email us to discuss your specific requirements - we are always happy to design bespoke programmes if you feel that our set programme isn't quite right for you.