| type | date | location | status | NEW ! MASTER CLASSFor the first time, Vertical Blue will collaborate with expert instructors in Yoga (Simon Borg-Oliver of www.yogasynergy.com/au)and Mental Coaching (NLP & meta-coach Tim Carrol, www.selfinsight.se) to create the most advanced course ever offered in freediving.Master your game in each of the 3 keystones of freediving training: mind, body and technique. more info here |
| introduction(in assoc.with DolphinExpeditions) | Sep 21-26 | LiveaboardBimini, Bahamas | last 2 places! | |
| Master Class | Oct 5-9 | Dean's, Bahamas | last 2 places! | |
| 5-Day Stage | Oct 13-17 | Dean's, Bahamas | last 3 places | |
| 5-day Stage | Nov 9-13 | Dean's, Bahamas | vacancy | |
| Advanced | Nov 19-21 | Dean's, Bahamas | vacancy | |
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Introduction to Freediving
A 3 day course for the complete beginner. Students are given the basic techniques and theory necessary in order to make their first steps into the world of breath-hold diving. The emphasis is on efficient breathing, relaxation, and sensitisation of the body to being underwater. Cost: $355This year the Introductory course is being offered in combination with Dolphin Expeditions (www.dolphinexpeditions.com)From the luxurious 91 foot liveaboard yacht 'Indigo, students will learn how to freedive and swim like a dolphin underwater before being taken to meet wild bottlenose dolphins, who play and interact in a completely natural and unique environment. Book soon, as places are limited. Cost $1695
A 5 day generalized freediving course that caters for students of all levels of ability, from a relative beginner to an experienced freediver. Theory classes, practical sessions in the Blue Hole and sessions of yoga and relaxation fill the days, while the evenings are a time to sit back around a seafood barbecue and swap stories about adventures under the sea Cost: $525 Advanced/No Fins 3 day course
A 3 day course that focuses on the specific discipline of freediving without fins or any other form of assistance. The freediver descends and ascends swimming an adapted style of breaststroke. Dubbed by some as 'pure human aquatic potential' this discipline is both the most demanding and the most rewarding. William Trubridge is current world record holder in no-fins freedivering, and will use videos, demonstrations, and exercise drills to perfect students' technique whilst maintaining their own personal style. Cost: $500
Master Class, with guest instructors in yoga & mental coaching (5-days)
Master your game in the three keystones of freediving: mind, body and technique
The program of the Vertical Blue Advanced class and instruction from double world record holder William Trubridge is combined with training from two of the worlds' experts in the fields of yoga and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)
- Simon Borg-Olivier (www.yogasynergy.com/au)
MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy)
- Tim Carroll (www.selfinsight.se)
Internationally certified Neuro-Semantics/NLP Trainer
Internationally certified Meta-Coach ACMC
This is the first time that a course with this level of instruction has ever been offered, and it promises to provide new insights into holistic training that will take your freediving to the next level. More info here.Cost $995
Apprenticeship
For those interested in taking the Apnea Academy Instructors Course an apprenticeship with an existing AA Instructor is obligatory. The student will assist the Instructor in the running of courses over the period of a week. Cost: Free, entry subject to assessment
For those interested in taking the Apnea Academy Instructors Course an apprenticeship with an existing AA Instructor is obligatory. The student will assist the Instructor in the running of courses over the period of a week. Cost: Free, entry subject to assessment