Apneista Blog
Frederic Lemaitre- Deep immersion into the cutting edge of freedive science.
It's been a very a long time since we've posted a blog, but this freediving workshop really deserves a blog. It's something special, a very unique mix of cutting edge apnea research, tailored coaching, freediving focused yoga and meditation, all in beautiful Amed,...
Visualisation and Mindfulness Meditation
Nowadays, visualisation and mindfulness meditation are not uncommon terms. Even kids have heard of meditation and they know to sit and close eyes with index finger and thumb pressed together. They are both important tools and highly effective if practiced with...
“Showing Up”- Yoga Teacher Training
The following blog is about practice and the importance of showing up. I have told this story so many times in yoga teacher training programs, workshops and certainly in a class. Every time someone is late for my class, it reminds me. I started yoga in an attempt to...
Self hypnosis – tools for freediving training
Our friend Helena ran a ´Self Hypnosis´ class recently. After the practice she answered questions about the suitability of the practice for different desired outcomes and environments. An obvious question from one of us was about whether the practice could be utilized...
Yoga teacher training workshop, Dristhi.
“Drishthi”is one of those terms you hear a lot if you go to any yoga classes. Even if you went to a meditation class, you’d often hear this term. It is roughly translated as focus point. In a yoga asana (posture) class, you may hear a phrase “Set your Drishthi” and it...
The importance of freediving courses and safety training
Freediving courses save lives. A few years ago I was freediving on the reef in Jemeluk bay, East Bali. Upon surfacing from one dive my hands shook a little. It was a very short lived sensation. I considered the dive to be nowhere near my limits so it didn't occur I...
Testimonials from freediving training students in Amed, Bali 2014.
Here's some feedback from students in 2014 up until we got too busy to put the feedback onto the computer 🙂 A big thanks to all our students who make teaching freediving such a rewarding job. This course is perfect for a terrified beginner. I was talked...
Yoga workshop in Deep tissue release, ‘roll and release’
Monday night 6pm 'Rolling release' workshop A very fun workshop with deep tissue yoga massage and myofascial release with the lovely Barbara from yogavibe. We'll use asana and props to effect some deep release and give guidance for ongoing self treatment. The focus...
Vipassanna meditation, for freedivers, for everyone…
'When the doors of perception are cleansed man shall see things as they truly are, infinite' William Blake Why learn Vipassanna ? In the past month 2 more of our freediving instructors have challenged themselves with the practice of Vipassana. There are different...
Bali freedive courses in Russian…
Друзья! Этим летом на Бали, при центре Апнеиста, работаетрусскоговорящий инструктор по фридайвингу. Центр Апнеиста существуетуже более 4 лет, это был первый центр фридайвинга на Бали. Вдополнение к курсу по программе SSI делается упор на практики из йогии медитации и...
Apneista Freediving Courses Feedback
This kind of goodness must be shared. Just in case you needed any convincing, we've got students' words of encouragement... “I came here afraid of the water only left committed to free diving. WOW! This has been a deeply moving life affecting experience for me. Having...
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,...
Master Freediving Course in Amed Bali with Apneista Freediving and Yoga.
Coming very soon... The best Master freediving course in Asia, with optional Yoga and meditation training. In the last year we have been so taken up with the building of our new training space that we have resisted taking on Master students. We didn't want to take on...
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...