Being in the water is an extraordinary experience that takes you into a different reality where body and mind will become the tools to discover the deepest part of yourself.
Technically Freediving is a form of underwater diving that does not involve the use of scuba gear or other external breathing devices, but rather relies on a diver's ability to hold his or her breath until resurfacing. The activity that garners the most public attention is the extreme sport of competitive apnea in which competitors attempt to attain great depths, times, or distances on a single breath.
But Freediving is much more, because it will force you to "see yourself". Your body is ready for great achievements, but it is your mind that is lacking - the confidence and the mental coordination that is required for a deep dive far away from the safety of the surface.
If you choose to become a freediver, you will have to confront yourself. Get to know yourself in a new way. Your fears, your reactions to stress, your attitude towards performance, to failure, and more so, it will force you to understand your body in a very "intimate" way. Your circulatory system, your lungs and heart and blood system. Your muscles, and limbs, and the form of your body as it moves through a weightless and truly three dimensional world.
A wise freediver knows that going against the environment is not a fruitful approach, it is all about yielding and adapting. Even though all sports is about moving and body control, successful freediving demands a mental awareness.