I always thought deep breathing meant a big breath. When I started thinking about it, it just caused stress since my buoyancy and trim would change when taking a big breath. This course gives a clear explanation about the actual deep breathing and how to practice it in your daily life, so you don’t have to worry about it while diving. – Charlotte Continue reading Deep Breathing in Scuba Diving

An excellent course presenting the important psychological aspects and influencing factors on diving. In my opinion this should be considered much more in diving training as it is done today, because especially diving tends to produce many situations, which cannot be handled solely by physical abilities. There are a lot of feelings and thoughts involved, especially fear, stress, overload of tasks, but also euphoria, wellness … Continue reading Psychology for Scuba Divers

Insightful and relevant, a must do course for all divers! Lots to relate to here and a great overall look at the way panic manifests itself and how to manage it. This is relevant to all divers irrespective of experience and has some very important lessons and tools. All divers should take this course! – Faye Continue reading Prevent Panic in Scuba Diving

PADI Psychological Diver What did you learn from this course and how will you use this when you dive in future? “To face your fears, learn about why something might be happening, work to resolve it.  I have become able to look to re-booking the drysuit course as I have become more aware of my fears and worries to overcome them” Has this course changed … Continue reading PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

PADI Psychological Diver What did you learn from this course? ​“Methods of dealing and controlling emotions, reading situations, being true to yourself and listening to your gut, understanding that a level of anxiousness is good. Stepping outside your comfort zone and encouraging others to do so but knowing your limits. Differences between fear and happiness, and the similarities, ways of controlling emotions or turning situations … Continue reading PADI Divemaster

PADI Psychological Diver “Helpful and interesting! I learned greater awareness of, and capacity to reflect on, own and others behaviour when diving. To be aware of and notice variations between people, or in self at different times, rather than assuming own experience is the norm.   In future I feel able to reflect on my own reactions and motivations and thereby have the opportunity to do … Continue reading PADI Rescue Diver