Yoga Blog
To all our students of Yoga or Freediving in Bali…
Hi All, We're coming up to three years that we started the whole apneista project in Bali and the last year and a half has been really intense. . with lots of new stuff.. starting at what I reckon is probably one of the coolest... Dark moon freediving... That's it,...
Psychedelic silliness in Jemaluk bay, Bali freediving.
Some interesting effects when you film a recently reborn water babe on a go pro camera with shroom-vision lens...magickristin, the first video posted to the blog.
Best in Bali freediving and yoga education…guest teachers and skill swaps…
The last while has been plenty of fun with really great students and interesting visitors sharing knowledge of their different fields. Thanks to the wonderful Lucy of Middle Path Yoga amongst other things for her excellent class in partner yoga, to the lovely Ai...
Skill barter for yoga and free-dive training in Amed, Bali.
Some clarification on what we mean by a skill swap as some people might not immediately grasp the concept. We are interested in hearing from enthusiastic people with interesting or useful skills that they would like share in exchange for training in free-diving and/or...
Yoga, Pranayama and meditation on the beach in Amed, Bali.
Our new training space is sitting right on the beach in Jemaluk Bay, Amed. Due to it's deep walls, warm water and lack of currents, not to mention stunning natural beauty, this bay is fast becoming recognised as the best place in Bali for recreational free-diving. But...
getting closer…
Weather has picked up very nicely the last few days. The peak of Agung has been clear, the sun shining and the water warm and clear. The last few days have seen some very pleasant free-diving. All hail the return of sunny days... Onsite, things here have been plodding...
Melasti, in preparation for silence.
In the modern world silence is a luxury, more precious than gold. More than that, it is an experience that for many people is so alien that they even seem to fear it, filling every moment with chatter, TV, facebook and any one of the million media we now have to fill...
The slow unfolding of a beautiful space…
The last few weeks we have been turning away all new students for both Yoga and Free-diving. While we are sorry to disappoint, we are very happy to be completely absorbed in the reconstruction and decoration of our new training space in the village of Jemaluk, on the...
Timetable for Oceanic Yoga and the breath at Villa Boreh
This special retreat is for people with an interest in the trans-formative power of Yoga and the healing energy of water. It is aimed at people of all levels of physical and yoga ability, including those who are not aquatically inclined. For both complete beginners...
Oceanic Yoga and the breath @ Villa Boreh
An exploration of the mind and body through the healing medium of water, using yoga, meditation and the techniques of elite free-divers. This special retreat is for people with an interest in the transformative power of Yoga and the healing energy of water. For both...
Fluid living in the age of ‘the impending apocalypse’
Free-diving and Yoga as existential tools for living in anxious times. We live in uncertain times. Our predictions cannot keep up with our pretensions. The world around us shrinks as our need to consume grows ever more insatiable. We carry phones that are more...
‘Be like water, young grasshopper’… benefits of free-diving for the yogi.
Since the heyday of Jaques Mayol the vast science of yoga has been touted as the key to inspired free-diving. The benefits in this area are undoubted, from mental clarity and thoracic flexiblity to emotional well-being. The list of Yogic benefits to the Free-diver is...
Silent Day in Bali
Traffic was stopped today at crossroads all over Bali for picturesque scenes of demon appeasement, as Balinese gathered in their ceremonial dress laden with offerings for the restless forces of nature. Wholes villages sat on the ground in their finest clothes while...
Some training concepts of yoga and free-diving at Apneista, Bali.
Some mildly esoteric training concepts for those readers that are that way inclined... Fluid body: Free-diving: Divers should move like water through water, without tension or rigidity, creating minimum resistance. In yoga asana: Continuously probe the form of...
Free-diving in primordial soup, Bali.
There are days on the deep line when the waters of Bali are so full of translucent life that the ocean seems like evolutionary stew. So many different jellyfish and combjellies, wriggling, pulsating and spiralling elementary forms of life. If you look closely the...