Many of you may know Anna von Boetticher as Germany's top female freediver. I've been watching her with awe as she handles some pretty hefty life and health challenges, seems to get the work-life balance spot-on with managing her bookshop in Berlin, her relationship in London and her holidays and depth training and competitions everywhere else in the world, and transforms her body into a lean, mean cross-fit machine!
Read MoreBeyond Yoga for Freediving - practices for life!
When we are in the water and we experience discomfort, the discomfort it not something to run away from. Rather, within the discomfort itself lies a message. Learning how to de-code and understand these messages is the key to successful freediving - and a successful life.
Read MoreDid you just call me 'Mighty Mouse'???
Meet William Winram - the man who calls himself a 'shark publicist', the first man to dive CNF through the arch (yes, he beat Will T, but didn't video the dive), the man who lovingly told me that it's a miracle I can dive to 46m CNF because my technique was soooo bad (and I set a WR in it a month or so later), and named me Mighty Mouse.
Read MoreQuiz: what is your biggest training issue?
To really improve your performance, first isolate the problem, ie is it technical, physical, or is it mental. 80-90 percent of divers are struggling with MENTAL issues, which manifest in PHYSICAL discomfort or problems
Read MoreRemembering Natalia
One year on the shock of Natalia's death doesn’t seem to have subsided, nor the surreal nature of her disappearance. It is still something that I personally am struggling to integrate into my understanding of this beautiful sport.
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