Blog – Zen Freediving

What does it take to coexist with nature? (by Kathleen)

Some may know this, but many have forgotten - in Singapore, we live in the remnants of a Big Cat era. Tigers and leopards once roamed lush forest t...

Outside the Pool - Talk about Plastic Ocean with Marine Scientist Dr Kathy Townsend (by Christine)

At Zen Freediving we think outside the pool. While teaching and training freediving build the core elements of our organization, we also aim to lea...

Hope for the future, one clean up at a time (by Kathleen)

Hope runs scarce as an environmental advocate. The changes I seek within political, economic and social systems happen slowly and imperceptibly, a...

Ten Thousand Kicks (by Christine)

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. – Bruce Lee I have to admit, ...

Maintaining Your Freediving Fitness At Home

Photo by Karl Solano from Pexels As Covid-19 spreads around the world and in our lo...

Working on Equalisation (by Germaine)

I started attending the weekly pool trainings with Zen Freediving after a failed attempt to get my open water certification in Nusa Penida. After ...

Pink dolphins at Lazarus Island (by Michelle)

It was just another normal open water training day, or so we thought. Conditions were looking good as we pulled up to our usual spot between Lazar...

From Freediving to Underwater Hockey (and Hopefully Back to Freediving Soon)!

After nine years in tropical Singapore and a love for freediving under my belt, my family and I relocated to cold Ottawa, Canada. Saying goodbye wa...

Returning to Amed, Bali (by Michelle)

Amed, Bali, has got to be one of our favourite places for a freediving trip. This was our 3rd Zenners trip there, and here’s why:Being just a half...

Singapore's First Freediving Clean Up (by Michelle)

On 10 Aug 2019, in the middle of the National Day long weekend, 15 Zenners headed to the bay between Lazarus and St John’s Islands, with the aim of...

Freediving with the Ama in Japan (by Michelle)

Most freedivers know of the legendary ama divers of Japan. Known as “海女” in Japanese, which directly translates to “sea woman“, these ladies depen...

Kerama Islands (Okinawa) Fun Diving (by Tiffany)

It’s hardly possible to mention Okinawa without thinking of the ocean, with its clear waters, beautiful coral reefs, and almost all-year dive-frien...