Apneista Blog
Freediving is for everyone…
In the last while we have seen plenty of examples of just how accessible free-diving is. Here's a pic of who was our oldest student to date, 65 years young Lloyd who surpassed his own expectations and gave me hopes of training my Dad.. Yesterday we had a very varied...
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...
Best place to learn free-diving in Bali….
Apart from the beautiful new training space right on the beach, as before we have the beautiful blue right in front. Which is why we came in the first place. Here's some random pics to show what the vibe is like free-diving at Apneista, Amed Bali.
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...
The best place for free-diving in Bali…
As we spend the next couple of days ironing out the last little things, here are some pics for those of you interested in making the trip to this beautiful corner of East Bali. The next few blogs will basically explore why Amed is such a great place to come and...
The best place to learn to free-dive in Bali…
...has now been ritually cleansed with a new temple. The last week we've been teaching students of both yoga and free-diving, but it's really today that we have moved into the space properly. It was today, the day of the full moon that we made the proper offerings...
The Mammalian Dive reflex, conversations with Sebastian Murat.
Sebastian Murat was recently in Amed, Bali, while preparing for his 703 ft no limits world record attempt. Knowing that Sebastian Murat is not really an exponent of the Yogic school of free-diving I was expecting an uber-focused competitive athlete. It was a pleasure...
Sebastian Murat’s world record attempt.
With so much energy and time going into getting the space finished I just got round to looking at the website for Sebastian Murat's world record attempt.The publicity around it is all a bit hyper for such a cool and down to earth guy, we wish him the best of luck with...
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...
Glossopharyngeal insufflation, to pack or not to pack…
Last year I read Simon Borg-Olivier's idea that the mysterious Pranayama practice of Plavini was essentially a form of lung packing (pushing extra air into the lungs to fill them beyond normal volume)and not the filling the stomach with air, as it often described. A...
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...
Free-diving is for everyone…
Or at least almost everyone... If you watch TV and follow forums on the sport it's easy to believe that you have to be young, ultra-fit and preferably beautiful to free-dive, that it's a past-time of aquatic supermen, and smoking hot babes in Mono-fins. The media...
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...