Breatheology Blog

Breatheology in Palm Beach, Fl

Stig — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:24:50 +0000

Join the Breatheology Lecture & Mini Workshop with founder and 4 x Freediving World Champion, Stig Åvall Severinsen. Event will be hosted by Palm Beach Freedivers on Thursday April 19th from 7 – 9 pm.

Florida Freedivers
905 US Highway 1
Lake Park, Fl 33403
USA

Learn new aspects on breathing, breath holding, meditation under water…and why these techniques are also very beneficial to non-divers.

Event ends with small Q & A and book signing of the bestseller breatheology – the art of conscious breathing…

Breatheology Rehabilitation Approach

Stig — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:53:38 +0000

Finally a dream has come true. After many months of preparation the Breatheology Rehabilitation Approach has finaly become a reality. Together with doctors, physioterapists and psychologists at the the Danish Rehabilitaton Center PTU, a “test” group of 12 patients with Post Polio Syndrome will receive 4 months of free training. The idea of the program – consisting of half water and half land exercises – stems from the book “breatheology – the art of conscious breathing” where a case study describes the remarkable recovery of a patient with severe neuroborreliosis – a severe disease of the nervous system. All patients in the new Breatheology Rehabilitation Approach will keep a training diary and also go through different anatomical, physiological and psychological tests in order to scientifically validate any progress or measurable changes. All training is lead by Stig Åvall Severinsen, PhD in Medicine, and by the staff at PTU. Two weekly training sessions in warm pool and gym will be consolidated by daily “home training” by each patient. Keep updated on this exciting new approach on physical and mental rehabilitation which will hopefully soon be open to other fields and patients.

Global breathing with WHO

Stig — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:30:00 +0000

It is wide great pride and excitement we can announce that breatheology has become official supplier to the World Health Organization (WHO). Spreading the news and concept of breatheology – uniting ancient wisdom with modern science – hopefully will support the rise of a new hyperfuturistic wave of simple, safe and fun ways of improving global health through breathing, breath holding and mind training. Founder of breatheology – Stig Åvall Severinsen – held a lecture for the Regional Office for Europe and plans to continue on a world tour. This exciting collaboration between WHO and breatheology will hopefully be a fruitful symbiosis with great perspectives for health and happiness.

A great Dive Show at Bella Center

Mark — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:52 +0000

The breatheology team spent the weekend chatting with a lot of lovely people in Bella Center Copenhagen. Breatheology arranged a session of breath holding as meditation under water with Danish celebrities, sports people and elite athletes each day in a large pool (8 meters in diagonal). This gathered a lot of onlookers and all the participants had a great experience and performed well. Stig held a presentation on the benefits of breathing and breath holding each day and enjoyed the large attentive audience that gathered.

Copenhagen Dive Show 2012

Mark — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:46:35 +0000

Well off into 2012 and we are now heading for the big dive show in Copenhagen 21. – 22. January at the Bella Center, Copenhagen.

If you are in the area, stop by the big pool where we have our booth and tell us all about your adventures and plans.

Program:
Saturday & Sunday 1pm
- Speak: “Hold your breath” by Stig Severinsen

Saturday & Sunday 2pm
- Event: Meditation under water
See some famous Danish sports and business people get coaching on breathing and breath holding by freediving World Champion, Stig Severinsen. Audience might even get an invite to join the session.

You will find us in Section C1 (diving area).

Meet our great staff, get your hands on our latest breatheology lanyards and learn all about our future events.

Member No. 1000 at breatheology.com

Mark — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:10:55 +0000

Thank you for all people around the world who have become members of our online community here at breatheology.com.

Congratulations to Nathanael Loh from Canada who became member number 1000 – we will soon ship a specially personal signed copy to Canada;)

Now we are working hard to make the community even better next year. We aim at sharing more info, tips and tricks and invite you all to share your own experiences, ideas and dreams.

If you are on Facebook you can also follow breatheology there and post things you want to share with the world…we now have over 500 followers and the numbers increase rapidly day by day. See you here at breatheology, in Facebook or out in the real world;)

You can grab breatheology as an ebook right here. Since we have made it in a pdf format it opens on all smartphones, tablets and other platforms. Just make sure you have a Adobe Reader installed – get it for free here.

If you prefer the paperbook version stop by Deeper Blue where you can also find a video where Stig presents this unique workbook and what you can gain from it.

Mindpower, breatheology & Bruce Lipton

Mark — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:29:14 +0000

Not far from Santa Cruz in sunny California lives a man with a passion – for life and for changing the future to the better. Bruce Lipton is the name and Doctor Lipton was kind enough to invite for a wonderful organic dinner just around Thanks Giving. Add delicious food to wonderful company from his family and fellow friend/philosopher/guru Steve Bhaerman – co-author with Bruce Lipton on their new book Spontaneous Evolution and inspiring moments are guaranteed. If you look into great ways to use your mindpower to change your own life then pick up Bruce Liptons groundbreaking bestseller The Biology of Belief – or make sure it is under the Christmastree for your friend or loved one.

Breatheology will continue to exchange great ideas and passion with Doctor Lipton, so watch this spot for news…

Breatheology & Positive Psychology

Mark — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:56:41 +0000

Claremont Graduate University is a fine institution with world class leaders in the field of Positive Psychology. Breatheology had the honor of teaching a small workshop under supervision of Distinguished Professor in Psychology and Management, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Assistant Professor, Jeanne Nakamura. The whole class was engaged and most curious on topics such as ”meditation under water” and ”flow through freediving and breath holding” and even tried empty lung breath holding and meditation on their own bodies. Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has coined the term ”Flow” and is also doing ground breaking research in happiness. We also had the pleasure of meeting people who work with Flow and Positive Psychology in Business and Sports – Former CEO at Patagonia, Michael Crooke and former NFL Pro Damian Vaughn. Keep updated on more breatheology news on these exciting topics.

Seal Freediving in Laguna

Mark — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:33:08 +0000

Freediving in beautiful Laguna Beach in Southern California is a pleasure – especially when you can play with seals and other marine life. Breatheology went on a small expedition with cool surfer Aaron Dodson from Organic Food Bar and had a magnificent day at sea near Crescent Bay. Laguna is also a perfect place for yoga on the beach and hiking in the mountains – a true peaceful pearl.

Freediving with sharks & dolphins

Mark — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:55:24 +0000

Freeport Grand Bahama is a great place to dive with marine animals – especially if you like shark diving and have the luck of knowing Cristina Zenato from UNEXCO in Port Lucaya Marina.

Feeding sharks takes great skills and experience and should never be attempted by novices. Cristina Zenato is a world leader in this field and we got really close to the sharks – amazing, graceful creatures. Going to swim with trained dolphins in open sea was also a beautiful experience. We had company from the US and by fellow Dane Peter Brauner – divemaster at UNEXSO. If you want to enjoy marine life up close, Bahamas is a great place to go.

Dean’s Blue Hole – Bahamas

Mark — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:29:11 +0000

After kind invite from freediving World Champion William Trubridge and his wonderful yoga wife Brittany the Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas provided water to some breatheology diving. The Blue Hole is a magic natural phenomenon and the deepest in the world – plunging down to an abyssal 202 meters (663 feet). Freedivers from all over the world had gathered for William’s teaching (Vertical Blue Freediving Apnea Academy). Great days with great people.

New contract

Mark — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:18:31 +0000

From the breatheology headquarters we are happy and proud to announce that we have signed contract for the translation and publication of breatheology in Italian. The prestigious publishing house Idelson Gnocchi – with a century of experience in publishing beautiful medical books - is our partner in this new exciting book adventure – forza Italia;)

Manatees in Crystal River

Mark — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:59:55 +0000

The marine paradise of Crystal River in western Florida was an incredible place for a small breatheology manatee exploration. These gentle animals are in the area most of the year but congregate during the winter months. Going out on a boat with our American publisher Maurizio Candotti Russo, vice-president of Idelson Gnocchi Ltd was the perfect way to track the animals and also visit the clear water springs ”The three sisters”. Manatees move very slowly and are often resting near the surface which leads to collision with boat propellers. One animal had scars all the way down its right side and it would be great if the laws in Florida were changed so that protective cages around boat propellers would be mandatory in certain areas.

During the exploration there were plenty of manatees providing ample opportunity to test out our new cameras – Lumix and Gopro and the great 1200 lumen power light from Light & Motion.

Wonderful people at DEMA

Mark — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:39:06 +0000

During the biggest trade show for diving in the world – DEMA – breatheology was well represented. The United States Apnea Association with president Grant Graves hosted the book signings with Stig Åvall Severinsen and also coordinated the two breatheology lectures. Interesting people like Hall of Fame Divers Zale Parry and Professor Emeritus from UCLA, Glen H. Egstrom, world famous artist Wyland and many others were introduced to breatheology. There was also time to discuss future adventure on breatheology with Maurizio Candotti, Vice President at publisher Idelson Gnocchi after all the breatheology books have been sold and out of stock for some time. The crew from Light & Motion – pioneers in under water lighting and housings also showed new interesting items and the always charismatic freediving legend Bob Croft made DEMA at great experience. Also the introduction of the new breatheology lanyards received wonderful feedback and waterboy/business man Stephan Whelan from DeeperBlue was first on the trigger. So soon these new pro-made safety lanyards will be available in the Exclusives Shop at deeperblue.com. Finally the meeting with HSA – Handicapped Scuba Association – and Founder/President James Catagre was very inspirational and important since one of the most important goals for the breatheology philosophy is to supply knowledge and exercises on breathing and breath holding in order to improve future rehabilitation methods.

Preparing for DEMA 2011

Mark — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:30:25 +0000

From 2. to 5. November Breatheology will be taking part in the annual DEMA show – this year held in Orlando, Florida. Here Stig Severinsen will be giving two lectures on the concept of Breatheology and ‘behind the scenes’ stories on his latest Guinness World Records. The lectures will be held on Thursday Nov. 3. from 2 – 3 pm (Room N320F) and on Friday Nov. 4. from 4 – 5 pm (Room N320E). He will also be doing daily book signings of the bestseller book Breatheology from 11 am to 12:30 pm at the USAA stand (booth 713). Also stop by DeeperBlue’s booth where he will be giving interviews and present the brand new Breatheology Safety Lanyard. Click here for details on the USAA press release.

Coaching and filming at the World Championships

Mark — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:55:44 +0000

During the AIDA Freediving World Championship in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, Team Breatheology was present coaching various athletes and documenting all official dives. World class freediver, the young Rune Hallum from Denmark, did an incredible dive of 193 meter without fins thus securing the bronze medal. Rune was coached by Stig Severinsen, who is also in charge of Rune’s daily training and goal setting.

Croatian superstar Goran Colak set an impressive new World Record in the discipline dynamic with fins (DYN). After the dive there was a lot of drama because a safety diver touched the athlete and thereby disqualified him (red card). However, after a protest the dive was recognized and the new World Record now stands at 273 meters – the 300 meter dream limit seems to be within reach! See the entire dive of the new World Record below:

Stig Severinsen on Jo Brand’s Big Splash

Mark — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:56:32 +0000

Stig Severinsen joined British comedian Jo Brand for some breath taking breath holds in England for the show: Jo Brand’s Big Splash featured on the Dave Channel. First broadcast on October 6. Take a look at this video to see how this developed.

Great success with new official breatheology lanyard

Mark — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:32:37 +0000

The new breatheology lanyards were received with great curiosity and appreciation. The development of these safety lines has been going on for years and the breatheology lanyards are developed by freedivers for freedivers. There are two different lengths and two different carabiners – steel and aluminum – to meet wishes and requirements from athletes and disciplins. Safety is the main issue in all freediving and the new lanyard – approved by AIDA international and continously undergoing rigorous testing – will be evolving with the future of freediving. A freediver lost his homemade lanyard at the world championship and only faith (and a strong calm mind and trained body) saved his life. Keep posted and follow the development of these new exciting safety lanyards.

Freediving World Championships 2011 Kalamata

Mark — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:11:13 +0000

Breatheology secured new national records at the Freediving World Championship in Kalamata Greece. Stig Åvall Severinsen was coaching different freedivers who all set new personal records. The protegee new rising star Rune Hallum delivered new national records – just to top his total victory from the Med Cup few weeks ago. Also Mexicos new talent, Estrella Navarro was coached by Stig and did two new Mexican records. The breatheology team congratulate all athletes for their great performances.

Another beautiful day with Pfizer

Mark — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:47:29 +0000

Pfizer had been very happy with our last workshop and invited the breatheology team to give a presentation on efficient breathing and the principles of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Naturally, we hauled them out to sea on a boat ride with Aarhus Rib Safaris afterwards and enjoyed some breathing exercises at sea. A lovely cheerful crowd!

Team work at Lundbeck in Copenhagen

Mark — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:07:10 +0000

The breatheology team was welcomed by an international group of optimistic participants at Lundbeck. Following breathing exercises we entered the water with the sun shinning into the pool through the window. Everyone was challenged, boundaries were pushed and some positively surprised.
It was 28 happy faces we left at Lundbeck. :O)

Great Breatheology Workshop with Pfizer

Mark — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:31:00 +0000

A lovely day at Hotel Vejlefjord giving a workshop to a group from Pfizer. There was a beautiful view, fresh air, sunshine and great people from Pfizer learning more about breathing, breath holding, inner smile, positive psychology, mindfulness & ACT.

Stig challenged the participants to understanding COPD (chronic disease in the human lung) in a completely new way: stair apnea walking and breathing through a straw breathing – and finally an empty lung up the stairs quite tough people. ;O)

Breatheology Summer Camp 2011 at an end

Mark — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:04:44 +0000

Another great Breatheology week at Isteroed Hoejskole with freediving and breathing exercises ended with a party Friday as usual. The participants had enjoyed the challenges Rune and Mark gave them and Stig’s visit on Tuesday. All participants improved on their initial results and had a good experience. We were happy to enjoy the social community at Isteroed Hoejskole and will hopefully return for more…

Breatheology Master Class 2011

Mark — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:05:29 +0000

We are excited to launch the next Breatheology Master Class and invite you to join a strong international network.

Ready to engage in this journey of self-exploration?

The Breatheology Master Class is a self-development process, which is taught in 3 steps over a period of 3 months. There are no prerequisites for diving, breathing, yoga, swimming, meditation or sports required.

During the entire program you will be guided and coached by world-class experts.

If you want to join a Breatheology Master Class please apply here.

Download or read info-folder here: English version Danish version

Watch what is in store for you…

Breatheology in Beijing

Mark — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:25:08 +0000

Visiting Beijing was a marvelous experience. Just as in Japan and other Asian countries, people are hard-working, but always with a smile and a kind attitude. The cultural heritage of body-mind-spirit connection clearly shines through in this booming part of the world. There was lots of room for new ideas and inspiration, as the Breatheology crew found fit, slim and joyous people exercising early mornings in the parks around the Forbidden City. China is clearly the new super-power of the world, so the experiences certainly leaves hope for a brighter future – with a stronger connection to Nature and other people. Of course there was also time for a trip to run on the Great Wall – and shoot a few videos of Apnea Wall Walking;). If someone can build a Chinese Wall – they can build anything!

Chinese TV show LIVE

Mark — Sat, 14 May 2011 19:51:38 +0000

Baofeng lake set the scene for the spectacular event with synchronized swimming, folklore dancing, traditional rites and much more. Following this, Stig and the escape artist were lowered down in the lake strapped on to a large iron frame and held their breath in the murky water with the Breatheology team standing by for safety. Thrilled and impressed by Stig’s achievements Chinese journalists and Hunan TV station interviewed Stig to learn about the philosophy of Breatheology and where curious to know how breathing and breath holding exercises can benefit normal people in a hectic everyday life.

Preparing for the great event

Mark — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:57:29 +0000

The breatheology crew followed the preparations for the event on Saturday. The Chinese crew had been working hard on building a stage that floats on the water of lake Baofeng and a huge crane had accompanied us at the lake. This crane was going to lift Stig and the Hungarian escape artist, David Merlini, into the water for their breath hold. For the public to practice breath holds, two large ‘aquariums’ was built where two opposing contestants would challenge each other. The scenery in Zhangjiajie was incredible and it was a great experience to be diving with these beautiful mountains from the Avatar scenes around us.

Breatheology goes to China

Mark — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:00:20 +0000

With great pleasure, the breatheology staff has been invited to China for an exciting journey. The purpose is to participate in a big TV show and to explain the people of China about the concept of breatheology as well as discuss the Guinness World Record of 20 minutes and 10 seconds breath holding by Stig Åvall Severinsen. The Chinese breatheology expedition will start in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Zhangjiajie (where Avatar was recorded) and continue to other destinations.

Bruce Lipton – Charity event

Mark — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:50:47 +0000

One of the main events this spring was the charity lecture held by world famous Dr. Bruce Lipton. The event was arranged by health profile Alun Biggart and all money was donated the the Children Heart Foundation. It was very inspiring to hear Doctor Lipton talk about what directs our lives. His thoughts, research and and ideas are certainly in tune with the concept of breatheology.

Breatheology Pro Football Training

Mark — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:47:13 +0000

A new venture in breatheology is the training of professional football players. Working with innovative sports psychologists and gifted athletes always bring great pleasure and fun. We are exited to develop breatheology training programs for pro athletes – who seek new ways to gain those last details for perfection and excellence.

Swim coaching part II

Mark — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:44:52 +0000

The continuation of sports training in the concept of breatheology leads to brand new methods and results. The work with elite swimmers now have a sound base and leads to great performance. We continue to develop and search for the best drills.

breatheology Workshop in Southern Denmark

Mark — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:40:03 +0000

Not less than 100 eager persons participated in the big breatheology workshop ”Breathing – the connection between body and mind”. Yoga teachers, martial experts, elite swimmers and ordinary people with an interest in a healthy day shared wonderful vibrations and breathing.

Saving hearts in Pisa

Mark — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:37:42 +0000

The field of Modern Science is in a phase of change. There are slow (but sure) signs that more and more doctors are looking back to learn more from Ancient traditions and knowledge. In Pisa it was a great pleasure to once again meet the heart surgeon Doctor Alessandro Pingitore to discuss new research projects and better ways of treatment of patients with cardio-vascular challenges. The complimentary treatment for and prevention is a high priority for the concept and goal of breatheology.

Breatheology meets His Holiness Dalai Lama

Mark — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:33:01 +0000

The 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama visited Copenhagen and once again the breatheology staff was on the spot. The mere presence of this peaceful and happy man is a gift to the mind. The messages of peace and a calm mind are more important than never before. His Holiness Dalai Lama received a copy of breatheology – the book written by Stig Åvall Severinsen.

Breatheology Video production in Spain

Mark — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:28:18 +0000

New video training material was produced during a week long stay in beautiful Southern Spain. Get ready for online breatheology teaching in breathing, yoga, relaxation, meditation and techniques you have never seen before – but are guaranteed to work wonders!

Breatheology VIP cruise process II

Mark — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:14:05 +0000

The happy people from the breatheology VIP CRUISE are continuing their work after the Breatheology Master Class in the Red Sea, Egypt. More water training (freediving and swimming), breathing, meditation and personal/business development. New goals are set before the last big group meeting in May.

Breatheology brainstorm – future goals

Mark — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:09:31 +0000

The international aspirations for the concept of breatheology keeps the staff working hard communication, education, product development and project management. Consultants form the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark are helping greatly and kindly with creative ideas and global solutions. These steps are important to the concept of breatheology in order to secure stability and high quality on a global scale.

Duty to self, others and God

Mark — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:07:06 +0000

The Danish Scout Association wanted to offer a breatheology lecture at their national camp. The topic was ”Duty to self, duty to other and duty to God”. It was a wonderful night in the company of bright young kids with … Continue reading →

Social media talk & trends

Mark — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:03:29 +0000

The concept of breatheology bridges Ancient Knowledge with Modern Science. In this space, breatheology educate, inspire and search for new and better ways of life. Since it is important to reflect on trends in a hectic society and essential to understand how to better spread news and knowledge on social media, the breatheology staff is getting training from different experts in the field of Cyberspace. The Danish Social Media Expert and Psychologist Anders Colding Joergensen is one man who understands this game. He has followed the breatheology platform development from it’s birth and continues to give inportant input for optimization.

Meditation with Brahma Kumaris

Mark — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:00:57 +0000

Not far from Oxford, the people of Brahma Kumaris meditate in a gorgeous mansion. The gardens are like out of a Fairy Tale and the energy and peace quite ”intense”. Stop by if you are ever in that area!

Breatheology medical testing

Mark — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:56:53 +0000

The ever growing interest for freediving, yoga and meditation in Modern Science let to some new results in University of Lancaster. Headed by researcher Norman Turner, the experiments conducted will soon be published in a Doctural Thesis and will surely reveil exiting new findings. More to come on breatheology when the scientific papers have been published.

Jo Brand’s Big Splash

Mark — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:53:49 +0000

Doing almost nothing can be great fun! The English comedian Jo Brand was curious to know more about breath holding and breatheology, so now a show has been produced called Joe Brand’s Big Splash. Freediving World Champion Stig Åvall Severinsen held his breath at a secret military base and instructed Jo Brand in breathing, yoga and freediving. The program will air in GB late Summer. Get ready for fun and surprises!

Business Adventures

Mark — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:48:37 +0000

Bringing eight Scandinavian business leaders and CEO’s together in the African Atlas Mountains can be a challenge in itself. Add to that a variety of activities like freediving, breathing exercises, meditation, martial arts, mountain bike off road racing, night sailing, horse- and camelback riding – then it can truly be labeled a great Challenge. Three days of hectic training as well as time for reflection and self-development clearly show that the business world is opening up for body-mind-spirit methods and ideas. This is not only interesting in the reflection of the economic world crash but also indicates a shift in the ”leader paradigme” and involvement in society. At breatheology we welcome these new trends with open hearts and are happy to help building new strong stepping stones.

Breatheology swim coaching

Mark — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:45:12 +0000

Coaching of elite swimmers and under water recording for swim style analysis. To work with top motivated athletes create an ever increased base of knowledge and ideas for the breatheology training programs. Keep posted for more online sports coaching soon.

Breathing and happiness at University of Aarhus

Mark — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:39:20 +0000

Denmark is the most happiest country in the world – or at least, some studies have shown that Danes are the most happy people on Earth. Whether or not this is true is a long discussion, but the Theme for the Special Invite Lecture at the University of Aarhus was ”Breathing – a true indicator of happiness!”. The delicate and automated process of life called breathing (or respiration) was dissected in the breatheology lecture in regards to historic and cultural perspectives and summed up in relation to the newest findings of Modern Science.

Breatheology special forces training

Mark — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:34:56 +0000

Ever more soldiers and candidates for the Navy Seals/Jaeger Corps/Anti-Terror and other Elite Special Forces, are seeking advise and training in the breatheology concept. They express gratitude and are delighted to find new, efficient and well-proven methods to stengthen their competencies in a demanding job. Keep posted for new Breatheology Special Forces online training programs.

Breatheology collaborates with Spiropharma

Mark — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:32:11 +0000

To be able to professionally monitor and evaluate the development of people training under the concept of breatheology, we have now invested in a high tech Spirometer to accurately measure lung volumes. Also we continue to collaborate with Spiropharma – a company situated on the lovely beach north of Copenhagen, which is specialized in equipment for lung measurements.

VIP process I – water training, sushi & meditation

Mark — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:27:56 +0000

The wonderful group of people from the breatheology VIP Cruise in the Red Sea (January 2011) got together to reflect on the breatheology life changing process. Self-development, reflection on business, specific networking and everyday life changes. Add some sushi, freediving and group meditation and you have a magic cocktail.

Breathing, freediving and meditation

Mark — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:22:44 +0000

The interest in freediving and techniques of relaxation and meditation is still growing. The breatheology lecture in the City of Smiles, Aarhus, demonstrated ways to use breathing, freediving or snorkeling in safe and fun ways.

Focus on breathing & breath holding in therapy

Mark — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:18:55 +0000

The home town of world famous story-teller, HC Andersen, put the frame around a well attended breatheology lecture at the University Hospital of Odense, Denmark. Great dialog and discussions on simple and better ways to offer complimentary exercises with breathing and breath holding to different groups of patients.

Eudi Show

Mark — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:11:54 +0000

It was a pleasure to visit the big EUDI SHOW in Bologne where water lovers from all over the planet arrived to learn more about the sea, diving equipment and freediving. Signed breatheology books were proudly presented to freediving champions such as Umberto Pelizzari and Federico Mana. The Apnea Academy which teached freediving internationally is still one big happy family.

Breatheology workshop at Interno Yoga

Mark — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:07:07 +0000

Interno Yoga and Apnea Academy Instructor, Fabio Cavallini, had arranged a great ”stage” in Bologne. The breatheology workshop was the first of its kind in Italy but surely not the last. It was a wonderful packed workshop with open-minded friendly people.

Lecture at Copenhagen Dive Show

Mark — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:57:25 +0000

Copenhagen Dive Show again gathered people with a fascination for the Ocean and marine life. The breatheology lecture was well attended and showed ways to improve safety in diving as well as new ways of experiencing the wildlife up close.

Breatheology VIP CRUISE

Mark — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:23:42 +0000

The breatheology VIP Cruise was long awaited and the Breatheology Master Class showed to be one of our greatest triumphs yet. After initial trips, exploring of the Red Sea for decades and after hand plucking just the right people for the Cruise, we are happy to see a new mental awakening in society. After the Global economic crash and following world wide crisis it is truly encouraging to see a thirst for long lasting values – not just fast cash or quick fixes.

The Breatheology Master Class combined amazing freediving experiences with yoga, meditation and personal/business development and reflection. A group of extraordinary people all contributed to make the cruise nothing less than perfect.

Get ready for YOUR new adventure – read more here – apply and get a new international network as well as new simple tools on breathing and meditation to use in a hectic everyday life.

Brainstorm on African Adventure

Mark — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:18:54 +0000

Planning wild trip to the Atlas Mountains with a group of Nordic CEO’s. Focus will be on self-development, self-understanding and self-enlightenment.

Breatheology welcomes the new ”trend” of hardcore business people searching for inner truth, strength and a crisp clear mind via breathing, breath holding and meditation.

STRESS lecture at University of Aarhus

Mark — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:54:29 +0000

An interesting evening lecturing for a large group of scientists specialized in Stress Physiology. Great discussions on new ways of measuring and evaluating stress and stressors.
In the light of freediving, yoga and the holistic approach of breatheology, there seems to be an intensifying interest in ”Ancient Knowledge” in Modern Science.

breatheology book on Amazon

Stig — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:15:56 +0000

Finally the paperbook version of breatheology is out in the world. Publisher Idelson Gnocchi has created a beautiful book and now you can get your hands on it by a simple click in Amazon.

“In breatheology, Stig Åvall Severinsen brings together medical science and ancient wisdom in a comprehensive study of the intricate art of breath control… As Stig convincingly demonstrates in his writings, breath awareness and control can have dramatic benefits in everyday life, influencing everything from stress management to weight loss and athletic performance. It is a must-read for anyone with a curiosity for the little-known techniques of human performance enhancement, or anyone who simply wishes to improve their own health and personal well-being.”
Pierce Hoover, Co-founder of Sport Diver magazine

To buy the book at Amazon.com click here

To buy the book at Amazon.co.uk click here

Enjoy the reading and especially the exercises;)

PRO workshop for Team Saxo Bank

Stig — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:00:04 +0000

A great 3-days breatheology PRO workshop has just ended in the beautiful Spanish island of Fuerteventura.

All 25 riders, trainer and sports directors for the best cycling team in the world – Team Saxo Bank – got extra air and energy for the new season. The main focus was on different forms of breathing, breath holding and relaxation techniques.

All participants showed greath enthusiams and even Team Director Bjarne Riis engaged eagerly in all aspects of the training. Amongst other things, he held his breath for 4 minutes 10 seconds and ended the dive in a controlled and calm manner – quite impressive!

The new team seemed to collaborate and act as a group – and even Alberto Contador, who is going through a very difficult phase of his life these days, could relax a little and enjoy the training.

There was a great interest in working with lung capacity, flexibility, strenght, breathing and mental control – something that will probably soon spread to other sport venues.

All day the Press was on the scene – see a clips here from the Danish National Broadcast Sports News: her

Stig speaking at TED

Stig — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:52:12 +0000

Tune in to TEDxCopenhagen on Tuesday Nov. 30th. This amazing event takes place in the heart of Copenhagen and hosts a group of great speakers. There will be LIVE STREAM – so dont miss Stigs talk on “How to hold your breath for 20 minutes” at 4.20 CET.
Did you miss the speak – worry not and see it HERE

Deeperblue interview on breatheology

Stig — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:48:16 +0000

See the video interview from Las Vegas where Francesca Koe asks 4 times freediving World Champion, Stig Åvall Severinsen, about his new book “breatheology”.

More info here.

New launch of breatheology

Stig — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:44:23 +0000

“breatheology – the art of conscious breathing” is being launched at DEMA – the biggest diving show in the world. This year, it is celebrated in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Nov. 17th Stig Åvall Severinsen, freediving world champion and author of breatheology, will give an open lecture at 16 pm.

He will explain about the benefits that can be drawn from breathing and breath holding exercises if done safely and properly – and he will be launching the new web community at breatheology.com. Join the community for free and meet other people with interests such as sports, health and prevention of illness.

Download a FREE chapter from the new book or buy the eBook at breatheology.com. Or order your paperbook version directly from Amazon. It will soon be at your door!

Nov. 18th Stig will join the Rolex OWUSS dinner and on Friday Nov. 19th he will be at the DEMA GALLA.

Nov. 20th he will again give an open lecture at DEMA at 12 pm. Feel free to stop by if you are in the neighbourhood!

Breatheology Crash Course

Stig — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:31:33 +0000

A great Breatheology Crash Course has now ended in sunny Miami. Thank you to all the business leaders involved and a special thank you to Martin Thorborg (Mr. 5 minutes) – body, mind and spirit got a good workout

Calendar Autumn 2010

Administrator — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:07:42 +0000

Check out the updated Calendar for lectures, courses, workshops and other events.

If you wish to arrange a breatheology event in your country feel free to contact us here.

World Champion coaching

Stig — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:39:18 +0000

Denmark has reclaimed the title as Freediving World Champions 2010.

The competition was held in beautiful Okinawa, Japan.

The Danish team consisted of Jakob Hansen, Jesper Stechmann and Rune Hallum and was coached by Stig Åvall Severinsen. They secured the Golden medals after intense diving in three disciplins in the sea and the pool.

Okinawa is also the place in the world where people live the longest – so a lot of ideas and inspiration have been collected.

See official results, photos and video here.

Breatheology Summer Camp 2010

Administrator — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:14:42 +0000

The one week long Breatheology Summer Camp 2010 will take place in Denmark from July 18th – 24th.
Visit beautiful Isterød Højskole north of Copenhagen.
Learn about freediving, breathing, relaxation, yoga, meditation safety and a lot more.
Days will be spend in the sea, pool, lake, beach and forest.
Detailed program and sign up at FREEDIVING & BREATHING .
Level for participants from total beginner to advanced.

No stress at Aarhus University

Stig — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:13:56 +0000

The lecture is in English and takes place from 12:05 – 12.30 pm. in “Søauditorium 2″ across the lake – Wilhelm Meyers Allé – at the beautiful campus, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

See you there;)

MR brain scan – breathing and meditation

Stig — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:29:08 +0000

These days we are working hard to get some advanced and exciting new studies up and running.

Check out the first images from the preliminary MR brain scans of freediving world champion Stig Åvall Severinsen.

Stay tuned – and learn more about how breathing, breath holding, meditation and different techniques of imagery affect the brain. Hopefully these studies will reveal more about how the brain works under both tranquil and very stressful situations…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z4Xwh78_ds

A beating dolphin heart

Stig — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:15:04 +0000

Sensing the heart of a small Danish dolphin -- the harbour porpoise Phocoen phocoena.

What an amazing experience;)

Her name is Frigg and she is only a little more than two years old.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PFqS1mQPSc

Check out this mini portrait of mans ability to mimic dolphing in the water (in Danish -- but global videography;)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bONuCepwVvk

New Guinness World Record – 20 minutes

Stig — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:43:46 +0000

Today shortly before noon, Stig Åvall Severinsen did a new Guinness World Record when holding his breath for 20 minutes and 10 seconds. The dive was done after many months of training and careful preparation.

After inhaling pure oxygen for approximately 10 minutes, he started his dive in the big tropical shark tank in Kattegatcentret, Denmark. Grey reef sharks, nurse sharks and sand tiger sharks were his friendly companions for the long dive.

With his dive today, Stig Åvall Severinsen becomes the first human to pass the magic 20-minute barrier -- a physical as well as mental feat and his way of pushing the limits for mankind, raising awareness on shark behaviour and exposing his new concept of breatheology.

Follow this space for more photos and videos.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_I4EkKmuoQ

Interview and under water video on Danish TV2

Speak at Aminotastic 2010

Stig — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:46:03 +0000

On Saturday March 27. the energetic entrepreneurs of Denmark and other creative souls will gather in the city of Koege on Sealand to join the yearly event for entrepreneurship. The final will be “Aminotastic 2010″ plus free party, where people like Martin Thorborg, Mikkel deMib and Stig Aavall Severinsen talk about personal branding, networking in 2010 and how to achieve your goals. Stig will even explain why proper breathing and breath holding can help in developing a stronger company as well as your personal integrity.

Only few tickets left so get yours here.

Are you lacking energy or inspiration then check out the little naughty teaser below – remember to crank up the volume and watch in HD in order to get the right “mission possible-effekt” – Hollywood and Brad P. go home

PS. The little tigercat Boef will obviously be on the podium – hear hear…

breatheology in the City of Smiles

Stig — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:16:40 +0000

After the last two successful breatheology workshops in Copenhagen and Odense time has now come for the last course of March.

There are only a few seats (yoga mats) left, so if you want to join the fun on March 26. and/or 27. then sign up now at Ashtange Yoga Aarhus.

The extensive breatheology follow-up courses in May will take place on 8. in Aarhus and 9. in Copenhagen.

Since these courses are already nearly fully booked, info will follow on the last seats.

Lung power in Copenhagen

Stig — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:02:34 +0000

Thank you everybody for a few great days during the first breatheology workshop in Copenhagen from March 12. – 13. 2010.

It was nice to meet you all and experience your interest and persistence in the breatheology concept.

See you all in the follow up workshop in Copenhagen on May 9. (or Aarhus May 8. since Cph follow up is possibly already fully booked!)

Here is a little video showing the great energy and focus in the room – prana all around.

Guinness WR – under water video

Stig — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:24 +0000

Finally some of the under water video has been edited. This is from a live interview with Danish National Television.

Enjoy -- much more video to come…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijDjvM4HN0

NEW ICE GUINNESS WR – Video

Stig — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:14:35 +0000

Thank you everybody for great support and wonderful energy.

72 meters /236.22 ft under the ice on a single breath of air -- only equipment was speedos and a mask.

Much more info, videos and photos here…follow this spot…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6HguomHg1A

breatheology course in Cph fully booked!

Stig — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:13:17 +0000

Dear breatheologist!

It is great that the first Danish breatheology course is already full – wauuuw..that was quick;)

However, there are still a few places left for the small introductory “Snus” course on Friday 12th in Copenhagen.

Also there are a few seats (or yoga mats!) for the two-day breatheology courses in Odense (19. – 20. March) and Aarhus (26. – 27. March). In Odense there will be FREE accomodation in the yoga school, so just bring a friend or two and make a small “yoga trip” out of it;)

See U all very soon for some great breathing and breath holding…

Friendly

Stig

PS. All info on exact dates, place, price and payment can be found in the links under “Calendar” – sign up today!

PPS. If you want to learn more about the concept of breatheology – then tune into DR1 Aftenshowet Monday on March 8.

Last test dive

Mark — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:26:24 +0000

Just came back from a greeeat dive. No ice or slush covering the bay today but the water was still sub-zero (- 1 degree centigrade Celsius). Weather forecast looking fantastic with sun for the weekend. Feeling absolutely ready for the record attempt on Saturday March 6^th. Official top at 1 pm. Everybody is welcome to join at Knudsoe¸ in Ry, Denmark.
Watch this space;)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE5YamwEh4Y

Getting organized

Mark — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:02:52 +0000

Meeting in N. O. W. DIVE about details for safety, media, filming etc. in relation to the upcoming Guiness World Record attempt on March 6^th I Ry, Denmark. Ben Bos illustrated the event, Kurt Lykke Larsen made the “secret” dive target plan – and Boef was watching closely.
Still many practical things to solve before the dive under ice.
Stay tuned

Viking swim in my local “pool”

Mark — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:58:39 +0000

It has been some beautiful days here in Denmark cold but clear blue skies and a lot of good energy in the air. Did some nice laps and enjoyed playing with the little icebergs floating on the surface.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JKvSVFHlPY

Japan get ready

Mark — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:05:40 +0000

In January I was officially selected as coach for the Danish National Freediving Team. We are all looking very much forward to joining the AIDA World Championship in Japan from June 30. to July 10.

Pranayama for grannies

Administrator — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:52:46 +0000

Enjoy this great breathing exercise from the yoga practice of pranayama.
Alternate nostril breathing (nadi shodana) is an excellent tool to reduce mental stress and enhance a calm and fresh mind.
My grandmother Stina is 96 years old and can do it…so can you!
Enjoy and remember not to exceed your own capacity!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5jmgDZ1k84

Snow Storm in Sweden – walking apnea

Mark — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:03:29 +0000

I am now in Sweden visiting my beloved grandmother Stina. Every morning we do gymnastics and breathing exercises. I am amazed about how strong lungs grandmother Stina has hopefully it runs in the family but I also guess a 95 year long life of sports has helped quite a bit.
Usually we go for a walk in the afternoon but today a snowstorm has set in. So I went out alone and did some nice walking apnea. It is very simple and very effective! I focus and breathe up for and while and then start. Walk 100 steps, breath for 10 steps, then walk for another 100 steps etc. Try it for yourself it is a great mental/physical training and a mile or two will do;)

“Cool” Freediving

Mark — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:00:05 +0000

Saturday was booked for icediving. Freedivers from my club (Aarhus Freediving Club) gathered in the diveshop of N. O. W. DIVE in Skanderborg to have a briefing about the day. Safety was obviously 1. priority and the meeting took quite a while. A film crew with Danish stuntman and producer Lasse Spang Olsen was also present to document the diving for Danish National TV.
After a few broken chain saws the triangular holes were finally cut throuht the thick and crystal clear ice. The three holes were at 0 meters, 25 meters and finally at 50 meters.
Water visibility was not more than a few meters so all dives were observed and planned carefully.
There was a strong wind so the chill-factor made it feel like -25 degrees Celsius on land.
Non the less I made a final dive in my wonderful blue speedos and my old blue mask fun fun fun.
Thank you to Kurt Lykke Larsen from Aarhus Freediving Club and Ben Bos from N. O. W. DIVE to arrange such a great day.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=on-GH4DvPZQ

Getting ready for new World Record in March

Mark — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:09:35 +0000

Today was perfect for training under the layer of slush ice which still covers large areas of the bay here in my hometown of Aarhus. Mark Goldsmith went with me to do the safety freediving. He has been a friend for many years and is now employed at my company BlueConsult.
Water temperatures were sub-zero in the saline liquid and I could feel some hypothermia in my body. However, session went great and my body (skin) was totally red after leaving the water so vasoconstriction and metabolism work great.
The person who had the hardest day was actually Mark, since he first had to remove quite a few ice bergs on my path and also had to plough his way through the thick layer of slush on the surface while doing the safety.
More action to come…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3CjovKbdE4

Night swim in ice

Mark — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:07:39 +0000

Winter does not seem to stop in little Denmark. I invited my younger brother Martin to join me for some training in the cold water in Aarhus Bay. A wonderful night with icy clear water and the blood rushing through the veins.

Training 2010 has started

Administrator — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:49:26 +0000

Wanted to test the baseline for my static breath hold after too many weeks of hard work and too little training.

Ended with a smooth and easy static of 8´10 minutes and was very pleased. More to come;)

Even better, two of my students did PR dives in dynamic (long distance swimming with fins). Kalle, who just started a few years back, showed tremendous development and swam a phenomenal 175 meters on a single breath of air. My own favorite “student”, 18 years old Rune Hallum, whom I also sponsor through my company BlueConsult, did a wonderful and controlled dive of 213 meters – Keep an eye on Rune…he is just warming up!

Shark static

Mark — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:49:09 +0000

A graceful sunny and misty morning welcomed the day as I set off to do a morning session diving with tropical sharks in Kattegatcenteret in Denmark.
Entering the water it was clear that some of the sharks were quite curious and quite active in their swimming style and speed. However, it did not take long until they settled down and I could enjoy their beautiful perfect glide through the water.
It was great to get up close to the big moray eel and also the sandtiger sharks.
A great training with beautiful fishâ€¦

Enjoy the video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RakyUGTLBgI

Lecture in Copenhagen

Mark — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:57:38 +0000

From 4^th to 6^th February I had been invited as guest speaker at the Scandinavian Congress of Medicine and Science in Sports 2010 (SCMSS). More than 450 doctors and physiotherapists meet at SAS Radisson Blue Hotel in Copenhagen and exchanged knowledge and experiences.
I was very happy to be given the opportunity to speak about my ideas on breathing and breath holding in relation to prevention, treatment and rehabilitation in modern Health Care.
Judging from the various responses everybody appreciated my new concept of breatheology and I find this attitude of openness most positive. It is a brand new era for traditional medicine.
Besides of giving a lecture, I enjoyed meeting new clever and interesting people and of course took full advantage of the great facilities of the hotel – especially the pool and the nice sushi restaurant.

Inspiring a leader

Administrator — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:42:21 +0000

On a cold and clear night I had the privilege to introduce Rene Balle to the art and peace of freediving and breathing techniques. Rene is the director of innovation for the large DanishÂ wind turbine company Vestas and was looking for new inspiration. Very cool he took up the challenge of breathing and breath holding. After a brief introduction and a few test dives he managed to pass 3 minutes of breath holding – ending with a big smile.

But this was not enough – so for true inspiration we went out in Mother Nature and jumped into the ice freezing water of Aarhus Bay. Feeling the body mix with the mind and enjoying the beautiful lights from the harbor.

I wish Rene the best of luck – in life, in the water and with his new approach to his business through breatheology.

BREATHEOLOGY is in the air

Administrator — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:02:54 +0000

Welcome to BREATHEOLOGY

BREATHEOLOGY was launched during Copenhagen Diveshow and Travel Fair 2010 in the last weekend of January.

The objective of BREATHEOLOGY is to create the worlds leading community for all aspects of breathing and breath holding.

Sharing experiences, discussing different techniques, gaining new knowledge and expanding your network.

Whether you are interested in stress control, sports, yoga, diving, rehabilitation, daily health, self evolution or even corporate development, BREATHEOLOGY will help you making progress with simple, practical hands-on optimization.

BREATHEOLOGY takes a holistic approach on the human body and mind and is focused on the intimate relationship between the physical act of breathing and the mind. The working area of BREATHEOLOGY is in-between the ancient knowledge of Eastern philosophy and yoga and cutting edge scientific discoveries from the Health Sciences.

Enjoy your new life with BREATHEOLOGY -- connect with new friends, follow the advances in science, share your experiences and thoughts -- and help yourself, other people and Planet Earth to thrive.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGDn1A78XAk

AIDA and CMAS holding hands

Mark — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:04:54 +0000

A historic moment in the history of freediving happened the last days of August in Aarhus. For the first time, the AIDA and CMAS Freediving World Championships were held in the same facilities the beautiful Olympic size pool of Swim Stadium. Here athletes from both organizations competed side by side, talked and had a great time.

Kurt Lykke Larsen was the mastermind behind this fantastic competition having Stig as a member of the organizing committee. Stig also educated all safety freedivers together with Stavros Kastrinakis from Greece.

Besides sponsoring the event for Medical Safety with his company BlueConsult, Stig also gave in to a request and joined the CMAS competition.

With an easy dive of 200 meters in DYN (long distance swimming with fins) he qualified for the finals. Here he swam 238.72 meters beating the existing CMAS World record with 30 meters.

However, CMAS has some funny rules (and swim with weight belt in hand not around waist or neck) so the dive was never approved because of protocol violation. Gold and well deserved went to the last diver, Goran Colak from Serbia, who made a strong 244 m dive.

Congratulations.

Also congratulations to all AIDA winners, who did some very good performances.

New World Record for Danish team

Mark — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:02:54 +0000

The beautiful spa fascilities of Hotel Vejle Fjord saw a new World Record of team static when athletes Henning Larsen, Jesper Stechmann and Stig Aavall Severinsen held their breath collectively (in relay) for exactly 20´08 minutes.

Team static record

Mark — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:01:21 +0000

The Danish National Team made a new World Record in team static where five people held their breath for 28.31 minutes during Copenhagen Diveshow in Bella Center.

Double-GOLD and new World Record

Mark — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:34:08 +0000

At the 3rd AIDA Indoor Individual World Championship of freediving 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia, Stig won the golden medals in both of the dynamic disciplines. In dynamic apnea he swam 216 meters with his monofin in a nerve wrecking duel against the young Russian talent Alexey Molchanov, who reached 213 meters. The last final at the World Championships was in the discipline dynamic apnea without fins. Stig dove 186 meters which did not only secure the gold medal but also a new world record since it beats German Tom Sietas former world record by 3 meters.

Stig is now the only male freediver who is a reigning world champion as well as current world record holder in both of the dynamic disciplines. The same applies for the Russian freediving phenomenon Natalia Molchanova (picture) who has almost all the world records on her CV.

Final in Dynamic with fins -- 216 m

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8gKZRBAkeQ

More info and final results here

New World Record 225 meters

Mark — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:29:02 +0000

During this year’s biggest international competition in Denmark Aarhus Triple Challenge Stig performed a world record dive in the discipline Dynamic Apnea. On June 16th he monofinned his way to the new world record distance of 225 meters in 2´53 minutes. The day prior he had won the static competition with a very strong static dive of 8´40 minutes. This dive is a new Nordic Record and only seven seconds shorter than the longest dive ever performed in any official AIDA competition. On the last day he won the last discipline Dynamic Apnea Without Fins with a modest 155 meter dive.

See uploaded pictures and read more about the competition and the final results at:

http://www.aarhustriplechallenge.dk/

Golden Tour in Slovenia

Mark — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:24:15 +0000

Despite of low intensity in the amount of training following after the Team World Championships, as well as the final sprint with his PhD-thesis, Stig managed to bring the gold back home from the indoor pool championship in Maribor, which boasted competitors from 13 nations. On top of the individual title, Stig also won the team competition with Team Vikings. This team also included the new star of the freediving horizon, Norwegian Elisabeth Kristoffersen and a strong Timo Jattu from Denmark. A warm and friendly atmosphere surrounded the competition, which ran like a Swiss clockwork. It will be interesting to see what secrets the pool hides for the next competition since this will be the individual World Championship in July 2007.

Danish Gold at the Team World Championship 2006

Mark — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:22:04 +0000

It finally happened on Monday 11. December, Stig entered the water at 3 p.m. and swam, as last athlete in the final heat of the dynamic length-swimming competition. After a successful dive he and his team-mates Peter Pedersen and Henning Larsen could celebrate the first ever Danish victory at a Team World Championship. During the whole competition all three athletes delivered safe and secure top-results with excellent assistance from Team Captain Jesper Stechmann and reserve Lars Strandridder. Denmark won the gold in front of the Czech Republic and France who took Silver and Bronce.
The Golden medals were the culmination of the last 5-6 years of hard and well-planned training and they have, once again, set focus on Denmark as a flagship in the world of Freediving.
Since Stig is already reigning individual World Champion he becomes the first freediver in history to hold both World Champion titles.

5th AIDA TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Mark — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:19:31 +0000

From 1. to 12. December the best athletes from around the world will gather in Makadi Bay – Hurghada Egypt , to dive for the gold medals. Stig is part of the Danish Team, which is in great shape. Apart from Stig, the team consists of Peter Pedersen and Henning Larsen. Reserves are Lars Strandridder and Jesper Stechmann, both of which will also serve as team captain and coach.

The Danish adventure producers Ace & Ace will be present during the whole championship and will, in corporation with Stigs company Blue Consult, produce a small documentary which will be aired on Danish National Television (DR1) on Saturday December 16. from 7 p.m.

Killer whale adventure in Norway

Mark — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:15:36 +0000

Orcas or killer whales as they are also called, are beautiful and elegant creatures growing up to nearly 10 meters in length and a weight of almost 4 metric tons. For 10 days Stig visited the spectacular Lofoten Islands to experience close encounters with the most intelligent and most wide-ranging predator on our Planet. The TV company Ace & Ace, the Swedish under-water videographer Sebastian Naeslund and photographer Casper Tybjerg were also present in order to secure a professional and magical documentary produced for international broadcast in 2007. Read about the gracious Orcas, orange Polar sun, sky-diving sea eagles, an ocean of herring.

See trailer here

Danish Champion 2006 New Danish Static Record

Mark — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:12:55 +0000

For the 6th time in a row, Stig won the Danish Championship. At the same time, he improved his barely three months old static record to 7 minutes and 43 seconds.

Grand Victory at Nordic Deep 2006 New Danish Record in Free Immersion

Mark — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:10:10 +0000

For the second year in a row, Stig won the international competition on the Swedish Westcoast. More than 40 freedivers from all over Europe had found their way to Lysekil, and for the first time in the history of freediving, all the competition disciplines were included. By winning Nordic Deep, Stig proved his completeness as an athlete. Besides the victory, Stig also made a new Danish Record of 56 meters in Free Immersion.

Worlds longest dive in open water 209 meters

Mark — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:07:58 +0000

Stig won all three disciplines during the Open German Championship in Hemmoor west of Hamburg. The dynamic apnea was performed in the lake over a white rope which was extended at a depth of 2.5 meters. Unfortunalety, the rope was only 200 meters long, however this did not stop Stig as he continued to exactly 209.78 meters. This is the longest dive that has ever been performed in open water.

Graduate Speech at SIMAC

Mark — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:05:35 +0000

Svendborg International Maritime Academy (SIMAC) had invited Stig to give a festive talk to the Ship´s Officers and Marine Engineers at their graduation.The main theme of Stigs talk was How to follow your dreams? and the graduates were sent out to the world´s oceans with new energy and a fresh splash of water on their cheeks.

7´27 min. New Danish Record

Mark — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:03:18 +0000

At the international competition Aarhus Tripel Challenge 2006, Stig added four seconds to his almost four year old record in static. The dive of 7 minuttes and 27 seconds was done in the cosy babypool in the beautiful swimming facility “Spanien” where Stig also has his daily training.

200 meters in Nice Open 2006

Mark — Sun, 28 May 2006 14:01:12 +0000

During the competition in Cot d´Azur, Stig managed to perform a dynamic dive of 200 meters. This is the longest dive in competition this year, and places Stig as number one on the official world ranking list.

Apnea Academy Instructor

Mark — Sat, 20 May 2006 13:58:46 +0000

Despite of the horrible terror-bombings in Dahab, freedivers from all over the world joined Umberto Pelizzaris advanced instructor course in Sharm el Sheikh in the south of Sinai. After seven intensive and wonderful days with lectures and practical exercises in psychology, communication, human anatomy, swimming techniques, yoga and much more, the official instructor cards were handed over personally by Umberto to all new members of his family. Stig will bring many of these inspirational lessons to his future courses starting in 2007.

New World Record to the Danish National Freediving Team

Mark — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:56:16 +0000

During the big Travelfare in Copenhagen in January, the Danish Freediving Team succeeded in setting a new World Record in the show-discipline “Team Static”. The record was arranged in collaboration with the Scandinavian Underwater Magazine DYK, and the three first athletes held their breath for a total of 18 minutes 56 seconds beating the old record with one and a half minute! Stig delivered the best performance with a time of 7´10 minutes. All together the five athletes held their breath for 29´32 minutes! The many bystanders following the record attempt were entertained by conferencier Camilla Ottesen, who continuously asked questions to the team members.

After the record, Stig held his usual “happening” and taught volunteers different breathing exercises and freediving techniques.

Freediving and breathing exercises at the Travel Expo in Copenhagen

Mark — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:54:04 +0000

As usual, Stig will be present at this years Travel Expo in “Bellacenter” the last weekend of January. Those who want and dare are invited to join Stig in the pool for free private lessons. On top of that, the Danish National Freediving Team will try a “World Record” attempt in Team Static, which is an intertaining breath holding relay. The 5 athletes expect to hold their breath for 30 minutes.

The dream of the abyss to be rerun on Danish National Television DR1 Thursday 9. Feb.

Mark — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:51:19 +0000

DR1 has chosen to rerun the popular documentary, which follows Stig on an intense World Tour. The programs offer lots of deep blue water, exotic animals, interesting personalities and high level freediving. Join the trip and visit Sardinia, The Red Sea, Thailand , India , Hawaii and Venezuela . The program starts Thursday 9. February at 8.30 pm and the following three Thursdays.

Freedive with Scandinavia´s largest underwater-magazine Dyk

Mark — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:48:57 +0000

Read this month about the history of freediving, physiology, technique and disciplines in Stigs big article in Dyk (issue 12- Jan/Feb). Part two, which deals with breathing exercises and training exercises will be out in the next issue (Feb). Enjoy the beautiful pictures by photographer Casper Tybjerg especially the cover.

Apnea Academy Instructor Course in the Red Sea

Mark — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:46:44 +0000

Freediving legend Umberto Pelizzari has invited Stig as guest instructor on the first Apnea Academy Instructor Course in English. The course is designed for skilled freedivers and offers a very intense, advanced and colourful program.

Freediving Course in Sweden

Mark — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:43:48 +0000

In collaboration with Swedish freediver and underwater photographer Sebastian Naeslund, Stig will be giving an advanced freediving course in Gothenburg from 21.-23. April. The course focuses on technique, high level training programmes and yoga.

WORLD CHAMPION 2005

Mark — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:40:39 +0000

As the only male freediver, Stig qualified for all three finals in the 1st AIDA Individual World Freediving Championship in Pool in Renens, Switzerland. In dynamic with fins he became the first freediver ever to pass the magic 200m mark with a monofin when he swam his way to a silver medal with a strong 202m dive. His qualification dive done only hours earlier on the same day was 200m.
In the last final of the championship, Stig secured the World Champion Title with a magnificent dynamic no fins dive to 165 meters, 31 meters more than number two!

Grand victory at the Danish Championship 2005

Mark — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:37:33 +0000

Again Stig won all disciplines at the Danish Championship from August 19.-21. and even without putting on fins for the dynamic discipline.

“Nordic Deep” victory

Mark — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:33:59 +0000

Freedivers from all over Europe participated in the Nordic Deep competition, where Stig ran of with the laurels and was announced total winner.

Deepest Viking

Mark — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:30:56 +0000

Wearing only swimming trunks, Stig became the deepest diver in the “Viking Challenge” on August 17. With no preparation, he made his way through stinging jellyfish and cold dark water and came back fresh as a fish from 40 meters.

Stig attended Murat Exhale Course in Lysekil, Sweden

Mark — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:26:05 +0000

From August 12.-14. Stig participated in Sebastien Murat´s Exhale Freediving Course and did several tests on lungs, oxygen levels, no warm-up max dives etc.

Yoga summer course in Aarhus July 15. – 17. 2005

Mark — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:26:48 +0000

A new yoga course this summer will be held in Aarhus.

Unique Yoga and Meditation Courses in Denmark with Indian Guruji and Stig

Mark — Sun, 29 May 2005 11:24:03 +0000

With pride and happiness Stig and Blue Consult can offer various exciting Yoga Courses with Yoga Master Acharya Milind Kumar Bhardwaj (from June 3. June 12. 2005).

Freediving photosafari in The Red Sea

Mark — Sun, 29 May 2005 11:17:37 +0000

A week of training and fun in the sea was followed closely by professional photographer Casper Tybjerg.

Yoga and Meditation Courses in Denmark

Mark — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:04:44 +0000

In the first weeks of June Stig will be giving courses in different yoga techniques. There will be special emphasis on breathing and relaxation. There will be courses in both Copenhagen and Aarhus for more info on dates, programmes, prices etc please stay tuned on this site.

Freediving in Space!

Mark — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:58:55 +0000

Stig has been selected as Astronaut Candidate for the European Space Agency´s Astronaut Corps. During the next few months he will be tested in different skills such as simultaneous capacity and 3D perception. He will also be undergoing various medical and psychological examinations.

Exclusive Freediving Event in Monaco

Mark — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:55:05 +0000

Together with a dozen og the best freedivers in the world, Stig has been invited to join the “World Static Apnea Contest of Monaco” from 21 – 23 of July. Press coverage will be massive on this event, which holds many prominent persons in the Honour Committee among others his Royal Highness Prins Albert.

Freediving Documentary on Danish Television

Mark — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:48:06 +0000

Danish National Television (DR1) starts 2005 with 4 documentary programmes about Stig and his world tour from 2004.

World Tour 04

Mark — Sun, 15 Aug 2004 10:41:57 +0000

From July til October Stig will be on a world tour training for new World Records. He will be training with the best freedivers in beautiful locations. The destinations will include Sardinia in Italy , the Red Sea (Israel/Egypt), Koh Tao/Phuket/Similan ( Thailand ), Rishikesh/Himalaya ( India ), Hawaii (USA) and finally Mochima National Park in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela . A TV crew will be documenting Stigs adventures on the entire trip.

Stig speaks before the Danish Sports Diving Federation

Mark — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:40:06 +0000

The technical commitee of the Danish Sports Diving Federation will host the annual Instructor conference in Copenhagen. Stig will give a lecture on freediving physiology and also focus on the safety procedures for freedivers and scuba divers during record attempts and competitions.

New Official Static World Record

Mark — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:38:12 +0000

2004 was only a few weeks old when the Danish multiple World Record holder Stig Aavall Severinsen once again impressed the entire world with his aquatic abilities.

Freediving at the big Travel-Expo in Copenhagen (January 23rd-25th at 16.45 p.m.)

Mark — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:32:11 +0000

As last year, Stig will be giving a speak on freediving. This year he will focus on his World Records set in 2003. Questions on Freediving can be adressed to the DYK stand, where Stig will be found most of the weekend.

Stig selected as the best “new” freediver in the world

Mark — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:29:08 +0000

At AIDA’s newly held awards, Stig Aavall Severinsen was selected as “Best Male Rookie 2003″ at the ICARE Trophies. This trophy is given to honour an athlete who has accomplished outstanding achievements and done an extraordinary effort to develop an promote the world of freediving.

New World record at The Second Dutch Free DiveINN

Mark — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:16:39 +0000

Stig sets a new World Record in the discipline Dynamic with fins and is the overall winner of The Second Dutch Free DiveINN.

Stig broke the surface after 204 meters. See the dive here Stig 204m

Stig Aavall Severinsen now holds 3 World Records.

Great victory at the Danish Indoor Championships and Copenhagen Open

Mark — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:10:49 +0000

For the third year in a row, Stig winns the Danish Indoor Championship and also the international competition Copenhagen Open.

Success in Berlin

Mark — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 10:06:22 +0000

On November 15th Team Jutland (Peter Smed Jensen, Peter Pedersen & Stig Aavall Severinsen) continued on last years winner course with a convincing victory in the “6.th Night of Apnea”. On top, Stig also won the individual competition.

Deepest dive in the world

Mark — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:51:30 +0000

Stig sets a new World Record in the purest discipline of freediving – constant weight (deep diving) without the use of equipment. The dive to 61 meters took 2 minutes and 14 seconds and was realized in the national park of Mochima, Venezuela.

Danish champion 2003

Mark — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 09:54:38 +0000

Stig wins the Danish Freediving Championship.

WORLD RECORD 166 m

Mark — Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:36:58 +0000

18. juli – 150 m in the disciplin Dynamic without fins
19 juli. -166 m in the disciplin Dynamic without fins

See the 166m dive here World Record 166 meter (8.75 mb)

Copenhagen Dive show 2003

Mark — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:35:06 +0000

During the yearly dive show in Copenhagen Stig coached different divers in the pool and talked about freediving and breathing techniques.

7´23 static

Mark — Sun, 22 Dec 2002 09:12:30 +0000

Stig wins 1st Dutch Free Dive-INN – the largest international competition in Europa this year.
New Nordic Record 7´23 min. in static apnea – the best time ever realized in an international competition.

Danish victory for “Team Jutland” in Berlin

Mark — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:49:30 +0000

Team Jutland (Peter Petersen, Bo Simonsen og Stig Aavall Severinsen) become the first Danish team to win a big international competion with a great victory at “Night of Apnea” November 16th in Berlin.

First Danish Freediving course

Mark — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 08:33:25 +0000

Stig Severinsen gives the first Danish intro freediving clinic on October 20^th2002.

Danish Championship 2002

Mark — Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:29:24 +0000

At the Danish championship the 17th and 18th of August 2002 Stig became Danish champion.

World Record dive

Mark — Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:58:10 +0000

A great day for Stig Aavall Severinsen, which today made an official dive in the discipline of DNF (horizontal distance diving without fins) during the AFK Championship. With a distance of 131 meters he equals the official World Record held by Austrian Herbert Nitsch.

Stig Aavall Severinsen equals World Record

Mark — Sat, 25 May 2002 07:46:24 +0000

On May 25^th2002 Stig made the longest dive in the world in the discipline “dynamic apnea without fins – 134 meters.

Oceanmen – A masterpiece

Mark — Mon, 20 May 2002 08:44:10 +0000

Don’t miss out on the great Omnimax movie “Oceanmen ” featuring my Italian friend Umberto Pelizzari and Pipin from Cuba.

World Champs in Ibiza

Mark — Fri, 07 Sep 2001 15:56:50 +0000

During the AIDA World Championship in Ibiza, Spain, Stig made a new Scandinavian record dive to the depth of 62 meters.

Triple gold

Mark — Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:54:26 +0000

The first official Danish Pool Championship was celebrated in Beder-Malling near Aarhus. Stig made a clean swipe taking gold in all three disciplines.

Apnea Academy Course

Mark — Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:10:38 +0000

During the first week of July Stig participated in legendary freediver Umberto Pelizzari’s freediving course. People from all over the world had flocked to beautiful Sardinia in Italy where Umberto’s Apnea Academy Diving Centre is located. A fantastic course!

Scandinavian record in Germany

Mark — Sat, 16 Jun 2001 15:52:37 +0000

In the crystal clear waters of Lake Heemoor in Germany, Stig made his first Scandinavian Record with a deep dive of 56 meters (fresh water record).

The founding of Aarhus Frediving Club

Mark — Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:51:04 +0000

Today was a historic day for Danish Freediving, since Aarhus Freediving Club was constituted. The three persons giving life to the new club were Dennis Stello (student of astro-physics), Peter Mejlhede Andersen (student of biology) and Stig Aavall Severinsen (student of biology).

World Cup in Nice

Mark — Sun, 08 Oct 2000 15:48:48 +0000

For the first time Stig was selected for the Danish National Freediving Team and joined the World Cup in Nice, France. At this large international competition, Stig managed to set a new Danish record in constant weight (deep diving) by reaching 50 meters of depth.

Danish record in deep diving

Mark — Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:47:21 +0000

Stig set his first official freediving record, diving 45 meters into the dark and chilly Baltic Sea. The dive was done during the first Danish Freediving Championship which took place on the beautiful Danishrocky island of Bornholm.

Training in Spain

Mark — Tue, 06 Jun 2000 15:40:52 +0000

In beautiful Costa Brava just North of Barcelona, Stig managed for the first time to dive deeper than 40 meters in training. This will make him ready for the Danish Championship later in the Summer.