Freediving involves diving on a breath hold rather than diving with breathing apparatus like in scuba diving. Besides being the most natural way of exploring the ocean, freediving is also a discipline that when turned into a lifestyle provides various physical and mental benefits.
Pranayama is an ancient yogic practice where the breathing is regulated through different breathing patterns, and voluntarily stopped as a preparation for meditation.
Virtual is the new normal. You can now start learning breath holding techniques online or learn training techniques to help you improve as a freediver.
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Private courses and training only to ensure the quality of teaching and to allow every person progress at their own pace without external pressure.
A strong focus on the proper development of the skills associated with freediving to help people build the right fundamentals that will make them progress faster as freedivers.
Knowledge and experience that go way beyond what the freediving textbooks and syllabus of diving organizations teach to provide maximum practical and realistic application.
My name is Alexandre Latour and I am fascinated by what can be achieved with the breath. Originally from Mauritius I travel the world teaching people how to breathe properly and how to hold their breath.
I first became aware of the importance of proper breathing when I started practicing hatha yoga more than a decade ago. As I progressed with my yoga practice I came across pranayama, an ancient yogic practice where the breath is voluntarily stopped. I realized that there was a lot of physical and mental benefits to gain from holding the breath, and I was eventually brought into the world of freediving.
A yoga and pranayama teacher turned freediving instructor with 13 years of combined teaching experience, since 2018 I have been pioneering the development of freediving in Mauritius and more recently in India.
Just like yoga, freediving has also become part of my way of life. For me being a freediver is not just about diving deep in the ocean. It is also about being free from the mental conditions that keep us from reaching our true potential in and outside of water. My intent is to show people that freediving can be a powerful tool for the mind, personal development, self reflection, and not just some form of underwater entertainment.
This is why instead of chasing after numbers or marine life, I prefer to focus on techniques to give people the proper foundation to be able to later grow as a better freediver and a human being. For me it does not matter how deep you can dive. What matters is what you have learned about yourself during that dive.
