HYPOXIC DREAMS FREEDIVING

Updates

Posted on Feb 12, 2023

We are on travel so freediving operations in Playa del Carmen are currently suspended. Follow us @hypoxicdreamsfreediving on Instagram to stay up to date on future courses and availability

Join Instructor Chris Jackson at Dreams Freediving!

Jun 10, 2022 – Jun 12, 2022

Advanced Freediving Course

Jun 6, 2022 – Jun 8, 2022

As a Molchanovs Wave 2 Advanced Freediver you will extend your limits further in all disciplines (up to a depth of -30m), become more proficient in no fin techniques, and learn about the monofin technique which is fastest and most powerful way to navigate the underwater world. You will learn the ...

Posted on May 22, 2022

Join us for the best cenote freediving around Playa del Carmen! The experience is for all levels from beginner to professional level. Send a message to customize your experience and schedule your days.

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Men's Wetsuit Discount $5,000 pesos

May 20, 2022 – May 27, 2022

Deeper discount on Waihana Men's Essentials Line Wetsuit, $5,000 Pesos, Local pickup only in Playa del Carmen

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Posted on May 9, 2022

10% off all Molchanovs Freediving Courses and Waihana Wetsuits in May 2022

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Molchanovs Freediving Group Sale

Jan 1, 2022 – Jan 31, 2022

2022 New Years sale for groups of three on a Molchanovs Wave 1, Wave 2, Lap 1, or Lap 2 freediving course during the month of February. Message us now to confirm your dates with a security deposit

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Wave 2 Intermediate Freediving Course

May 1, 2021 – May 4, 2021

Are you ready to advance your freediving abilities from 24 -30 meters deep (78 - 98 feet) in one of the most unique diving sites in the world? With instructor Chris Jackson you will learn proven techniques in a small group. This freediving course is for everyone that has already taken a level one...

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Posted on Apr 4, 2021

New Molchanovs F1 Bifins, Blade Stiffness - Soft, Pathos Foot Pockets 40-42 One pair are available now in Playa del Carmen. $400 USD or $8000 Mxn

Testimonials

7 months ago

I completed the Wave 1 free diving course with Chris. Chris has a great approach to teaching and ensures you understand the curriculum before proceeding. He places a very high emphasis on safety while still maintaining and incredibly fun atmosphere for his classes. Free diving is a challenging venture, but Chris’ ability to teach and guide his students through the different steps means every step of the way is an enjoyable and great experience. I can’t recommend Chris and hypoxic dream free diving enough.

- Rick A

6 months ago

I checked a couple of schools to do my Molchanovs W1 Freediving Course in Mexico and Chris was the most responsive one out of all of them. His website is also informative enough but you can ask him any questions and he would respond right away. It was my intro class and as a beginner you get anxious of trying things you have not before but Chris made sure we all are prepared before doing anything beforehand and he did not make you feel pressured to do anything you aren’t comfortable with. He is very knowledgable as a mentor. His theory classes were covered enough and was made clear and my questions were all answered. It also doesnt feel like an institutional environment all the time which can in itself make you uninterested but a place where you would feel the freediving community is close and feel more personal to you as a freediver. The only con I would say is that he ran out of merch and I wanted to buy an HDF shirt, maybe next time, hehe. We went to beutiful cenotes for our co...

- Karl D

9 months ago

Chris is an absolute legend! I did my wave 1 course with him in Mexico even before I got there we were in contact and the amount of information he gave was incredible. The course was fantastic for the duration I felt safe and confident with Chris as a teacher even so after I passed I continued to dive with him on many occasions. He is a great photographer and would take videos and unbelievable shots free of charge which I found very generous I would highly recommend Chris to anyone wanting to free dive in Mexico and plan to go back and keep diving with him. Thank you for showing and teaching me about this surreal underwater world :)

- zara k

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INTRODUCTION TO FREEDIVING (39-66ft/12-20M)
ADVANCED FREEDIVING COURSE (78-98ft/24-30M)
CENOTE LINE DIVING AND COACHING

EQUIPMENT TO FREEDIVE

Mask and Snorkel (bring your own)
Wetsuit (provided)
Freediving Fins (provided)

WHAT IS FREEDIVING?

Freediving is the practice of holding your breath when diving underwater without the use of breathing equipment. It is undertaken for a variety of reasons: to become more physically and emotionally aware of your body, to be free from heavy scuba equipment, as a way to take underwater photos, to catch food, or to compete professionally. Freediving is a safe and increasingly popular activity. To some it always remains recreational, to others it becomes a way of life.

FREEDIVING IS DEVELOPING IN FOUR MAIN AREAS:

GENERAL HEALTH AND FITNESS

Freediving is accessible to anyone with good health and fitness. Regular and focused freediving improves your physical fitness and mental well-being through anaerobic exercise. Anaerobic exercise generally promotes strength, power and fitness while building lean muscle mass and physical endurance. Light hypoxic training, whereby oxygen availability in your body is limited by using specific training techniques, is known to have positive effect on your physiological systems. Freediving can also improve your mental health by increasing your ability to consciously relax, to manage stress, to focus and concentrate, and to become more mindful and self aware.

RECREATIONAL FREEDIVING

Recreational freediving remains a leisure activity aimed purely at seeking pleasure from a freedive and is non-competitive. You can learn and develop new techniques to freedive underwater, while also enhancing your physical, psychological and emotional state. Training can cover general diet and fitness, techniques such as the breath-hold as well as relaxation exercises. Recreational freediving either in a pool or in open water, can help to reset your mind, allow you to feel renewed, and help you to find harmony with nature and your inner calm.

APPLIED FREEDIVING

Applied freediving signifies the more advanced skills and techniques used by freedivers to support their daily underwater activities such as hunting for seafood, exploring the underwater world, providing assistance as part of rescue training or undertaking scientific research with Giant Manta Rays. Freediving as part of daily life has been undertaken all over the world for thousands of years. The female ‘Ama’ divers in Japan hunt for seafood and pearls while the Bajau people, indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines live at sea and spearfish. Freediving is their life and their existence.

COMPETIVE FREEDIVING

Competitive freediving focuses on the specific skill development of a freediver for competition and record attempts. There are different disciplines for pool and open water freediving, including static apnea (breath-hold without moving), dynamic apnea (diving to distance with breath-hold) and various forms of depth diving. Freedivers perform these disciplines while competing against others to achieve personal bests and to break records. There are different rules and equipment for each discipline. Reaching the top of the competitive freediving community requires total commitment as a professional athlete, to physical fitness and skills development as well as mental training, diet and rest. Competition freedivers have a strong social community where experiences, skills and knowledge are shared regularly.

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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Chris Jackson is a Molchanovs and AIDA freediving instructor with a love for deep diving. Chris has the experience and knowledge to bring the highest level of quality to your freedive courses and coaching sessions sharing the knowledge passed down from his training with champion athletes Alexey Molchanov, Dean Chaouche, and Adam Stern. Simultaneously you will experience the amazing and unique cenotes of Mexico.

Whether it is your first freediving course, you are an experienced spearfisherman / woman, or you need improvement on your equalization, freefall, CNF, DNF, FIM, CWT, or binfin technique, you will be satisfied with your experience at Hypoxic Dreams Freediving School.

If you are struggling with selecting the correct freediving equipment for you, send us a chat. We are here to answer your questions, and would love to help you. It's our passion actually.

Tap here to chat with Chris, share your goals, and to schedule your Molchanovs freediving course or coaching sessions.

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