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Deep week Thailand 2024

This year seven of us took part in a week of freediving. Two of my friends decided to try what freediving is all about — and weren’t disappointed. I myself, to be honest, had considered freediving just a hobby until then. This time, I think I grasped the essence.

Freediving is beautiful because it reformats you from within. You can’t dive angry, resentful, irritated. You’ll immediately run out of breath. Freediving isn’t about overcoming fear or anything. Freediving is letting go. Letting go of everything. Every dive should be easy and pleasant. Like everything in life. And then you find yourself at depth without even noticing. This time I became a freediver.

There were about fifty of us, three speedboats. The beauty of Deep Week is that you spend entire days among your people. Meditation, yoga, breakfast, and out to the ocean. After open water — pool training: breath-holds, techniques, passing standards. Then seminars — how not to think, how to relax, how to hold your breath. Help and support from every direction.

My suitcase without a handle — all the baggage of resentments — I left at the bottom of the ocean near Racha Yai last year. Now, after advancing to Wave 2 and the sensations from depths where freefall begins, you can’t live the way you used to. Freediving washes out everything unnecessary. And after that you get to choose what to let back into your life. You keep only what you love. You think only your favorite thoughts. The rest you simply walk past. You just become yourself, keeping only what you like. Free as in freedom.

This amazing effect — everyone felt it this time. It all turned out to be simple. And continuously raising your level of consciousness — find your people. You can’t drag anyone to a new level. I found friends and like-minded souls. Making adjustments to my life path. Going to strengthen my positions in Thailand. Gathering strength for a push into social media.

Before the end of the year there are still several events. Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket. After that I plan to get into production. Rough schedule for next year:

— February 17-20: Starting with a freedive-psychology trip to the islands. — April 26-3: Deep Week Bali — still a maybe — June 12-17: Anjunadeep Explorations, Albania — also not confirmed yet