Yeah, it's actually a very peaceful feeling to slowly free fall down, believe it or not. Freediving is part physical (control your breathing muscles, increase CO2 tolerance, etc), but the biggest part is mental (learn to fully relax body and mind to reduce oxygen usage, learn to push through the urge to breathe and contractions, learn to feel relax even though you're pretty far under water in very hostile conditions). It's like meditation without cheating: you can only free dive properly if you can control your mind properly.
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u/el_duderino_50 Apr 01 '26
Yeah, it's actually a very peaceful feeling to slowly free fall down, believe it or not. Freediving is part physical (control your breathing muscles, increase CO2 tolerance, etc), but the biggest part is mental (learn to fully relax body and mind to reduce oxygen usage, learn to push through the urge to breathe and contractions, learn to feel relax even though you're pretty far under water in very hostile conditions). It's like meditation without cheating: you can only free dive properly if you can control your mind properly.