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A Look Into Holistic Freediving Instructor course handout Stella Abbas Rowland Introduction The focus of being a holistic freediver, is to encompass all factors that influence how you dive. Through gathering information and examining yourself, you will be able to be more reliable and effective during dives and in your general well-being towards yourself and your environment. What is the meaning of holistic? The meaning of holistic is described by … Leer más

Stretching for Freediving Instructor course handout Ghabi Sleiman The more flexible and relaxed your body is, the easier it will move in the water. Stretching will help you improve your flexibility, as a result you will be more relaxed in the water. Stretching is a very personal thing, and many freedivers have a specific routine they perform before and after a freediving session. Stretching is one of the most important … Leer más

Pranayama, Breathing for Performance Instructor course handout Sherif Daader Table of contents Introduction Pranayama, Breathing for Performance Benefits of Pranayama Pranayama for Freediving References Introduction The aim of this paper is to introduce different pranayama techniques that are practiced by world- class freedivers such as Sara Campbell, William Trubridge, Umberto Pelizzari, and more. To start with, we will define pranayama and look briefly into its history to get a clear … Leer más

Freediving with Sharks Instructor course handout Khaled ELGammal Introduction What do we know about Sharks? How to react in an encounter? Do all Sharks behave the same? What attracts Sharks? Is it Safe to Freedive around Sharks? Sharks Misconceptions All Sharks are Dangerous Not all sharks are large, bulky and scary-shaped like the ones we see in movies. There are actually more than 400 different species of sharks and they … Leer más

Underwater Photography Instructor course handout Hesham Aboul-Fetouh There is so much beauty underwater to capture while freediving, to go through this journey of underwater photography, one should start to know about the camera he/she will be using and gain more knowledge about photography and how to bring it to the sea or ocean in an efficient and easy to understand way, in this handout we will go through together the … Leer más