EPISODE · Jun 30, 2024 · 51 MIN
Free Diving and Diving Deep, with Sam Millward
from Swimmingpod · host Stanley Ulijaszek
Sam Millward is a scuba and freediving instructor, fascinated by the mental, physical and experiential benefits that all forms of immersion can give. In this podcast he describes the different world that free diving is a gateway to. He also describes deep diving, with equipment, and the physiology that goes with it - what your body needs to be able to do. Breathing, breath holding and breath work are all hugely important in diving, whether it be free or deep, and Sam discusses the psycho-physiological states that being able to link mind and body in breathing and diving practices. Finally, community - as a medical anthropology student, Sam is deeply attuned to how communities are formed around these practices, and when keeps people coming back.
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Sam Millward is a scuba and freediving instructor, fascinated by the mental, physical and experiential benefits that all forms of immersion can give. In this podcast he describes the different world that free diving is a gateway to. He also describes deep diving, with equipment, and the physiology that goes with it - what your body needs to be able to do. Breathing, breath holding and breath work are all hugely important in diving, whether it be free or deep, and Sam discusses the psycho-physiological states that being able to link mind and body in breathing and diving practices. Finally, community - as a medical anthropology student, Sam is deeply attuned to how communities are formed around these practices, and when keeps people coming back.
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