Combining diving and yoga

Namaste. Photo: OceanEye

Why would a diver do yoga? As divers we can benefit greatly from doing yoga and breath work – both physically and mentally. We can:

• increase lung capacity

• remove back pain

• keeping your mind calm & clear

• being open to new adventures

As a yogi we can discover not only our inner world but also the underwater world, which can be a nearly spiritual experience. When hundreds of reef fish swirl around us, when we meet big pelagic creatures and see how big the blue world is – then diving teaches us to be humble. We also easily see how everything is connected. Diving can:

• help keep our mind open

• be an enriching experience

• put our ego aside

• connect us with nature, in silence

We are divers. We are yogis. We are beachbums and travellers. We are humans who want to reconnect.