Gofreediving Reviews

The coolest course you ll ever take

The coolest course you ll ever take The world of freediving is a huge unknown to most people but Emma and her incredible team make it completely accessible over a fun and relaxed weekend I d highly recommend this course to anyone that s ever wanted to try freediving

Returning Student

I came back as a returning student because I really enjoyed my course last year but didn t get as far as I wanted to I wanted to come back get all my skills and I knew it would be chilled out and I could get on with it and there would be no pressure And I did it all before lunchtime yesterday because there was no pressure It was just lovely I have discovered as a returning student that it is perfectly OK not to finish the first time There is no oh well you didn t do that It was all it s all good carry on keep going at your own pace it doesn t matter if you don t finish this time which was just lovely I ve loved coming back It is just fun with everybody There is no competitiveness or you have to do this Everyone is just offering advice everyone is just calm and chatting It s just lovely to see everybody Coming back as a returning student builds your confidence If there is anything you are worried about it helps you get over that hump But also you can consolidate everything you have done before and just relax and enjoy it As a returning student you ve got more time to just do the recreational diving and just really enjoy being here and chilling out Having also trained with other groups the contrast is astounding - with Go Freediving the emphasis is most definitely about having fun and relaxing into it and as a result you learn twice as much and twice as fast I would absolutely recommend coming back as a returning student because as I say you can consolidate get over any fears and also there s no pressure to do it You re not looked at as having failed you re just coming back to have another go

Freediving is just awesome

love the water Being underwater playing in the water I ve snorkeled all my life and then I did scuba because I thought it would help me appreciate being under the water more But scuba diving is just too much of a faff I can t stand it It s nice being down there but it s not free enough I like being free I like to motorbike to camp that s the sort of thing I like doing and so that s why I wanted to freedive I chose Go Freediving because of Emma I was googling and I looked at reviews and actually it was Emma that made me choose Go Freediving because she s got a really good manner about her it s very relaxing And even the email exchanges were very relaxed and I felt that she cared about what she was doing And then I looked at all the videos and it looked as though you all cared about what you were doing And you take it really seriously without taking it too seriously if you know what I mean I m a bit of a science geek that s my thing And this is the amazing bit I didn t know how much goes on with one s breathing So I didn t understand the dive reflex When I was doing the Breathing optimisation classes Emma mentioned the mammalian dive reflex and before I did the course I thought it was something we had to do not something that happened automatically So that s been one brilliant bit learning about that and the other bit and I only learnt this yesterday was about the urge to breathe I thought the urge to breathe meant that at that point if you don t breathe you re in trouble but that s not necessarily true So now I m sitting at home trying to force myself to go past that just to see what happens So it s the whole physiology of breathing That s for me the most amazing thing I m learning stuff about my body I didn t realise before So I m now doing my own reading up about it reading more books listening to Ted talks some podcasts It s amazing and to be able to do it with something I enjoy doing in the water is fantastic I absolutely loved doing the duck dive It feels really nice and natural and I loved tapping the aircraft at the bottom Yesterday I was nervous I wanted to be able to to do this but I was also conscious about not pushing myself too much So I thought just take it easy But I m not very good at taking things easy So today relaxing has helped a lot I ve just loved that feeling of getting down and it doesn t feel stressed it feels really relaxed and I like that My wife and I we like travelling and the whole point of scuba diving was that I could go somewhere I like and then go diving I do love being underwater I m always underwater and so with freediving I can get to be underwater more often Another benefit of learning to freedive is the relaxation side of it Me and my wife meditate every day and we ve been doing that for a few years now And freediving is helping that enormously Other benefits are understanding the science of breathing and then thinking what can I do with this Those are the main benefits I think of learning to freedive I would absolutely recommend this freediving course Even if you don t go freediving learning all the breathing techniques is beneficial When you think about exercise you never think about your breathing muscles you never think about your diaphragm So I would certainly recommend learning to freedive no question I m going to get my wife to do it at some point I m sure

My son was doing the course and I love

My son was doing the course and I love spending time with him and I love the water so I decided to do the course as well It was a great opportunity to spend time in a structured environment with my son He chose Go Freediving but I would have chosen them anyway because they are accredited I have this subconscious block when it comes to holding my breath and I wasn t expecting to be able to overcome that Freediving in a quarry has been amazing The facilities here at Vobster are really practical and must be one of the best in the country I have loved been in the water which has been the best thing for me Improving my breathing techniques learning to be really calm and overcoming a mental block are some benefits of the course I would recommend this course because of the great location and great instruction Andrew Cross

fantastic experience

Such a fantastic experience learning to Freedive with Emma and the team at Vobster It s been something I ve wanted to do for years and now I have the knowledge and confidence to go go down to 20m Can t wait to go back

Amazing course the Breathing Optimisation Online lessons are Great

Amazing course The Raid Freediving course is a must have it really allows you to learn all the necessary elements to free diving safely and Emma and her team are fantastic The is alot of information to take on both so it is great that the course is based over two days to help hone in your skills and practise parts that you learnt on the first day The theory side of the course is very useful and interesting giving you a great understanding of what your body is going through when you free diving - including information on equalisation gas exchanges safe breathing practise much more Since the course I have also been undertaking Emma s breathing optimisation classes online which are awesome My breath hold has increased greatly my understanding of my breathing muscles how to control each part has improved ten fold my CO2 tolerance has also improved I would highly recommend these breathing optimisation classes even prior to the RAID freediving course so you learn how your body feels during a breath hold

Brilliant course Super friendly people

I had such a great time on my RAID Freediver course with Go Freediving I booked this course on my own and travelled down from North Yorkshire The Go Freediving team were so welcoming and friendly they made me feel at ease and I enjoyed meeting all the other lovely people that were taking part in the course The course itself was brilliant I loved learning how to be a good buddy and pushing myself in such a safe environment I was surprised at how quickly I progressed in just two days Emma and her team are so knowledgeable and having only a few students per instructor meant I could learn at my own pace Freediving in Vobster was fun Having travelled fairly far it was great that I didn t have to worry about weather disrupting cancelling the course Swimming through the plane was also a real highlight I loved freediving so much that I booked on Go Freediving s Red Sea Liveaboard holiday and I can t wait Thank you Emma Team X

Freediving is the next level

Freediving is something I have always wanted to do Because I practice meditation for me it was the next level I wanted to take it into the water I have always felt the need to be in water I love the ocean I ve scuba dived and snorkelled so Freediving for me was the next level I ve wanted to do it for a few years and finally here we are Go Freediving was the closest school to me and from what I could see you were also the busiest which I thought must be a good thing I ve discovered there is still a lot to learn I m amazed by what my body can do I was like Wow I didn t know my body could do that I ve just loved it I m an engineer so I love the technical aspects and the science behind it I ve loved being in the water Getting the kit on is a pain but getting in the water is good I ve loved learning the skills discipline the relaxation and comradery just the people who naturally gravitate to it I liked that I would recommend this course for the technical aspect the relaxation the enjoyment the freedom of open water All those things The adventure the nature I am always looking for new things and anyone who is an adventurer at heart like myself will really like the course too

Great Course Great communications

My daughter became interested in freediving and I wanted to get her qualified for her own safety She is 15 Pach and Sarah done a great job and she passed all her skills She can t wait to get back in the water