“Breath is the King of mind” – B.K.S. Iyengar

 

 

Daily yoga – Freediving Level 1 – Line and Pool training

Warming up your body with daily pranayama and yoga classes. Get ready to deepen the power of your mind and breath.

This retreat is suitable for any level of Freediver, by either taking your level 1 course with us, or joining for some Freedive training to deepen your practice. 

 

Freediving

• New to freediving?  Enroll with us, your Freediving Level 1, this course sets the foundation of knowledge and technique to freediving. By learning proper breathing methods, safety and technique you will develop the necessary skills to train your body to be more efficient with oxygen, and learn skills to take your freediving to the next level. Through the yoga aspect, you will connect to your breath while also gaining muscle flexibility. Diving to depths up to 20 meters. You will be given access to the RAID online training to learn at your own pace before the retreat, however in class we go over theory in all aspects of Freediving to ensure the knowledge starts to sink in. The goal for this level is to get comfortable at 10 meters.

There are some skills to practice from there, to develop comfort in the water, like practicing rescue scenarios. If everything is feeling comfortable we practice depth, you would be surprised how quickly that happens once we have worked on our equalization. Our approach is to first coach you more on comfort and technique, and you will be surprised that the depth just happens. We’re always keeping in mind that numbers don’t mean as much as how good it can feel.

• Already have your Freediving certificate? If you are a Certified Freediver and looking to deepen your practice, this retreat is also for you! We will train and better ourselves with dry practices, pranayama, meditation, visualization, pool disciplines and a few days of depth training.

 

Yoga

 

We will start every day with mindful practices of Vinyasa yoga aiming to activate your body, release tension and revitalize your mind, setting you up for the freediving adventure. During the afternoons we will wind down and ground ourselves through some Yin Yoga and restorative practices, processing all the underwater emotions captivated during the course and slowly calming our muscles, fascia and minds in order to optimise our energy for the following day. All classes in this retreat are personalised to help you achieve your best during this special experience on the Ningaloo.

This retreat includes:

-Accommodation: You will be staying in a beautiful and spacious Airbnb house located in the Exmouth marina; with a pool and direct private access to the canals. Rooms will be shared between 2 people. Located 1.9 km from Inhala Yoga Studio and 3.4 kms from the center of the town.

-Food: We will provide daily breakfast, midday treats, afternoon tea and an abundant dinner spread in collaboration with our local coffee shop/caterer The Social Society. Also included is one dinner at the award winning Froth Craft Brewery on our last evening.

-Daily yoga classes at Inhala Yoga Studio, and in the house on the canals by studio owner and instructor, Maria Jose Buzeta.

-Freediving level 1, pool and line training by experienced instructor Kyra Andrijich, director of Salty Hearts Freediving. Kyra and her crew are all RAID certified.

 

Daily Program

Day 1

2pm meet at the house on the canals. Light lunch and beginning of Freediving theory [for certified freedivers: option of either attending class or having some free time to explore Exmouth and its surrounds].

Yin Yoga at Inhala Yoga Studio.

Dinner.

 

Day 2

AM – Breath Workshop, Pranayama Yoga: for our lungs, body and mind.

Breakfast.

In-depth classroom theory on physiology, technique, safety, equalisation workshop, dry breathwork and breath holds.

PM – Pool / Confined Water Sessions. Over two sessions we work on Static breath holds (more for comfort and getting used to the technique rather than for time). Dynamic swimming to work on technique and streamlining. Rescues, getting comfortable and understanding with rescue techniques in the pool for a variety of situations [for certified freedivers: pool training].

Freetime

Restorative Yoga at Inhala Yoga Studio

Dinner

 

Day 3

AM – Awakening Vinyasa Yoga at Inhala Yoga Studio.

Further theory

Breakfast

PM – Afternoon boat session. The First session on the line to familiarise ourselves and practice equalisation, technique, and comfort [for certified freedivers: line training].

Freetime

Restorative Yoga at Inhala Yoga Studio

Dinner

 

Day 4

AM – Awakening vinyasa yoga short session.

Boat session on the line again for some skills, bottom time, perhaps depth. After the line session, we will go to a pristine reef, chosen on the day to suit conditions, for a “fun” freedive, to put everything we have just learnt into practice [for certified freedivers: line training and reef exploration].

PM – Come back off the boat and finish sign-offs.

Freetime

Restorative Yoga at Inhala Yoga Studio

Dinner at Froth Craft Brewery

 

Day 5

Free day!

We have added a free day to our retreats giving you time to explore the beautiful Ningaloo! On this day you will be able to either rest at home by the pool, walk or drive to one of the many World Heritage listed beaches of your choice, hop on to any one of the exciting tours the Ningaloo has to offer or do some more yoga classes at Inhala Yoga Studio (see below)! Tours will not be included in the retreat price but we are more than happy to help you out with all the local information you need about any whale shark, humpback whale, whale watching, snorkelling, glass bottom and eco-tours; or even scenic flights and micro-light flights for the thrill seekers! 

On this day you will be given free passes to participate in any of that day’s classes at Inhala Yoga Studio; so you can plan your day as you like!

We will have breakfast and dinner together at home, and there will be plenty of prepared food and snacks available for you in the fridge in case you want to head out and explore the Ningaloo with a picnic – or wherever you choose to have lunch, it’s your choice!

 

Day 6

Vinyasa Yoga at home

8 AM check out of the airbnb

Breakfast at The Social Society and time to say goodbye!

 

 For more information about Salty Hearts Freediving, https://www.saltyheartsfreediving.com/

*Accommodation and all meals included

**Schedule can be changed to suit weather

***Deposit will only be refunded 4 months before the start of the retreat

Available dates:

October 25th – 30th 1 Spot available!

For groups of 8 people, this retreat could be customised for you: just email us at hello@inhalayogastudio.com.au 

Price $2.200

*Payment plans available

Contact Maria at hello@inhalayogastudio.com.au to book!