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Zen Special: Monofin Workshop by Michelle 

Fast, fluid and efficient is how most people would describe freediving with a monofin. This half day, individualised workshop will help you to understand the movement mechanics of the dolphin kick ...

An Introduction to the Monofin (by Cong)

Here's one of our Zenners, Kohei, looking great with a monofin at his side, at the Pan Pacific Championship 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. As I start my DYN dive in the pool, I try to relax and disengage ...

First Comp: 2018 AAS Depth Championships (by Adrian)

In September, I dove in my first freediving competition at Singapore’s Depth Championships held near Amed, Bali, and it was undoubtedly an experience of a lifetime.  It was a fantastic experience...

An Experience with Middle Ear Trauma (by Shuyi)

I consider myself a conservative freediver. I progress slowly and when I can’t equalize, I turn back. A middle ear barotrauma is the last kind of injury I would have imagine happening to myself.  ...

Introducing Our Brand New Molchanovs Courses and Training (by Michelle)

Molchanovs Education System At the end of August, Molchanovs launched their education program, which is now being offered at here at Zen! The Molchanovs courses are based on the freediving techni...

Alexey's Surprise Visit at Zen Training

On the way to Deep Week in Bali, Alexey Molchanov stopped over in Singapore and made a surprise appearance at one of our Tuesday training sessions in early August! He planned the night's session a...

Harvesting Practices of the Sama-Bajau Fishers

In mid August, we invited Shannon Switzer Swanson, a photojournalist, marine social ecologist, and National Geographic Explorer from San Diego, California, to give a talk on the indigenous, tradit...

"Birthplace" - helping to raise awareness of plastic in the oceans

At Zen Freediving, our ongoing social commitment has been to ocean conservation and awareness (for example, we have been active partners of Project Manta for several years, going to the Great Barr...

Molchanovs F1 Bifins Review (by Jin)

Hello Zenners! You might have seen Michelle's pair of bright blue fibreglass bifins at training recently and some of you were curious about how they perform - so here's a review of mine!  I purcha...

Freediving Trip to Bali

We will be organising a freediving trip to Amed, Bali from 4 - 8 October 2018!  It will be filled with training and fun dives, including freediving with the manta rays and mola mola (hopefully!) i...