a one breath journey
Private freediving training in Stone Town, Zanzibar
hatha yoga pradipika
The mind is the king of the senses but the breath is the king of the mind. Control the breath and you also control the mind.
A one breath journey
Welcome to Apnosphere, home to quality freediving instruction in Zanzibar.
To learn freediving at Apnosphere is to adopt freediving as a way of life. It means learning to surpass yourself physically and mentally, and not just ticking boxes to be certified as a freediver. It means learning freediving techniques and skills tailored to your individual abilities and goals, and not just learning generic freediving knowledge. It means being aware of the impacts our freediving can have in and out of the water, and not just freedive for ourselves.
Apnosphere offers, for those looking beyond the certification card, its own approach to teaching freediving based on the in-depth knowledge gained by training freedivers individually during more than half a decade.
Your one breath journey is about to begin.
Standing Out From The Rest
Learn Freediving In Zanzibar The Apnosphere Way
ONE ON ONE TEACHING
Private courses and training only to ensure the quality of teaching and to allow every person progress at their own pace.
STRONG FUNDAMENTALS
A strong focus on the proper development of the skills associated with freediving to help people build the right fundamentals that will make them progress faster as freedivers.
FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE
Knowledge and experience that go way beyond what the freediving textbooks and syllabus of diving organizations teach to provide maximum practical and realistic application.
SUSTAINABLE FREEDIVING
Limited usage of boats with most of the training dives conducted from the shore. Zero promotion of non-ethical freediving activities involving marine life like dolphins and whales.
Introduction To Freediving
An introduction to freediving for beginners wanting to learn the basics of freediving.
Mindfulness Freediving
A practice combining yogic techniques and philosophy with freediving techniques to help people learn how to meditate.
Renegade Freediving
An approach focusing on personalized adaptive training with minimal gear for genuine knowledge and skill development in freediving.
About Me
My name is Alexandre Latour and I am fascinated by what can be achieved with the breath. Originally from Mauritius I travel the world teaching people how to breathe properly and how to hold their breath.
I first became aware of the importance of breathing properly when I started practicing hatha yoga more than a decade ago. As I progressed with my yoga practice I came across pranayama, an ancient yogic practice where the breath is voluntarily stopped. I realized that there was a lot of physical and mental benefits to gain from holding the breath, and I was eventually brought into the world of freediving.
A yoga and pranayama teacher turned freediving instructor with 15 years of combined teaching experience, since 2018 I have been pioneering the development of freediving in Mauritius, India and more recently in Zanzibar.
teaching through writings
Articles I wrote
Awakening From The Dream: How Tibetan Dream Yoga Led Me Beyond Freediving
How Tibetan Dream Yoga transformed my freediving journey, leading to profound insights beyond performance.
Beyond The Veil (Learning the hands free equalization technique)
A chronicle of my journey toward mastering and learning how to teach the BTV/VTO, commonly known as the hands free equalization technique.
Neoprene Wetsuits and Environmental Advocacy
The environmental impact of neoprene and its environmental friendly alternatives.
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