Yoga & Freediving: One Breath, Two Paths to Presence

Chiara practicing yoga before freediving

We often say freediving starts on land with mindfulness, and yoga is the breath that brings us there. The two practices are like twin tides - one inward, one outward - but both lead to the same place: presence.

Yoga Builds the Kind of Strength Freediving Needs
Not brute strength - soft strength. Fluid core control. Gentle flexibility in hips, spine, shoulders. Yoga teaches the body how to move like water, which is exactly what the ocean asks of us.

Breathwork is the Golden Thread
Pranayama (breath control) is where the two disciplines intertwine most deeply. Kapalabhati, nadi shodhana, kumbhaka - each technique has helped us dive with more ease and less tension.

The Mental Game is the Same
In both yoga and freediving (and life too!), panic is the enemy. The antidote? Awareness. Non-attachment. Acceptance. On the mat and underwater, the goal is not to push, but to notice - and soften.


Yoga isn’t just preparation for freediving: it’s a love language. 

Between breath and body. 

Between self and sea.

We offer gentle, ocean-inspired yoga and breathwork practices both in person (wherever we are in the world) and online.

If this way of moving and breathing resonates with you, you’re warmly invited to join us: come float in stillness with us - on the mat, in the sea, or somewhere in between.

Next
Next

The Quiet Intelligence of the Ocean (Lessons to Learn)