Lessons from the deep

In this episode, Hazel speaks with professional free diver Miguel Lozano. Free diving has to be one of the more psychologically uncomfortable sports you can do and Miguel has learnt a lot from his time mastering depth and holding his breath! 

Start >  8 mins - talking about parenting 

8 mins > explaining freediving

16 mins > dangers of freediving 

18 mins > how to equalise the ear 

21 > managing the urge to breathe, mental training and similarities between free diving and climbing 

23 > dissociation and hypercapnia as the urge to breathe, diaphragmatic contractions 

26 > knowledge, adaptation and physical training as sources of confidence 

29 > matching psychological discomfort and physical ability 

32 > passing out, blackouts and death in freediving, managing risk 

34 > managing external pressure and the desire to beat the record 

48 > mental training tools, visualisation, connecting to sensory information 

50 > how to relax as much as possible, only using the muscles that you need 

52 > breathwork 

58 > flow state and focus  

60 > negative thoughts 

63 > progression in freediving 

65 > mental preparation before a dive

69 > how has what you’ve learnt in free diving helped you in other areas of life? 

74 > learning from other sports