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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...

Zen Tees and Swim Caps Are In!

Just in time for you to chase away those Monday blues... Zen Tees   $40 Made by Freeset Tees. Fair Trade. Eco-friendly. 100% organic cotton. Buying a tee supports the livelihoods of former sex wo...

Tracking Sea Turtles in the Bahamas (by Nathania)

In Feburary, I volunteered with Earthwatch as part of their turtle tagging programme in the Bahamas.  Did you know that turtles have been around for the past 100 million years, but yet very littl...

Pan Pacific Championship 2018

Pan Pacs took place over 3 days at the end of March in Chiba. Two of our resident Zenners, Kohei Ueno and Michelle Ooi, competed in the pool championships, in the STA, DYN and DNF disciplines. We...

ADEX Singapore 2018

Zen Freediving was at ADEX again this year, the largest dive expo in Asia, packed with talks, workshops, films and goodies across 6 - 8 April. Our dedicated team of volunteers worked tirelessly, ...