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"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...

Project Manta (by Michelle)

It’s not easy keeping your cool as giant mantas circle you slowly, their intelligent, friendly eyes fixed on you.  The heart thuds not from fear, but from the sheer awe of being in the presence of...

Birthplace (by François)

At Zen, not only we teach freediving but we also expand the scope of our activities to build a community around the spirit and the values we love. This is why Zen recently sponsored the music vide...

Molchanovs Education (by Nathania)

We're super excited to announce that we will be switching to the new Molchanovs education and training system this September! Based on the programs developed by the greatest freediver in history,...

Most Impressive PB of the Month

It is with our greatest pleasure that we get to introduce one of our Zenners, Zaw Than, to our PB Hall of Fame for May! Zaw made it to a 100m DNF, with a swim time of around 2:00+. Pretty awesome f...

Breath Holding for Surfing Workshop

Is the fear of getting held down in a wipe-out stopping you from taking on bigger waves? Let our instructors, who are experienced surfers themselves, teach you how to improve your breath hold and...

Mammalian Dive Reflex Workshop (by Firdaus)

The small town of Amed in Bali has been my main go-to place for depth training in freediving. I found out about this workshop from a friend who works at Apneista, a freediving school in Amed. The...

Zen Special: DNF Workshop by Michelle Ooi

Ever wanted to master the most technical (and arguably, the most rewarding) freediving discipline? DNF (or affectionately, 'No Fins')  requires a strong foundation in technique to maximise the ef...