Bogie
Contributor
The number one rule in scuba and, life for that matter, is to breathe.
Of all the things I have learned in my first 150+ dives the power of breath is the most important.
Diving takes control of primitive brains auto response mechanisms. We were not designed to breath underwater and we must over come the feeling of intense survival instincts.
I have found the breathing techniques taught by Yoga practitioners work incredibly well in scuba. I think these techniques should be taught in all the earliest certification classes.
The slow and easy deep breathing techniques have many benefits.
It relaxes both our bodies and minds. The full expansion and contraction of our lungs relaxes and energizes our core. It also relaxes our primitive brain (amygdala), which allows us to think clearly utilizing the neo-cortex of our brain to think and reason.
This can keep us calm underwater so we can fully use our training so we can think and act appropriately. In Rescue Diving they teach: stop, breathe, think, and act.
Using deep breathing consistently is the safe way to breathe. It eliminates CO2 build up and keeps one calm to stop the path to panic. It prevents breath holding which is very dangerous.
In all certification classes they teach many skills. Good breathing techniques would be helpful in all of them.
I have learned to use my breath to fine tune buoyancy skills. It is amazing.
It has lowered my SAC rate tremendously. A calm body and mind uses less air. The efficiently of CO2 elimination and absorption of oxygen is better utilized. The combination of this utilization and superior buoyancy control creates the most efficient optimization of the air in our tanks.
I wish that I were taught this from the beginning. It would have helped and excelled the learning process.
Hope this was helpful.
Of all the things I have learned in my first 150+ dives the power of breath is the most important.
Diving takes control of primitive brains auto response mechanisms. We were not designed to breath underwater and we must over come the feeling of intense survival instincts.
I have found the breathing techniques taught by Yoga practitioners work incredibly well in scuba. I think these techniques should be taught in all the earliest certification classes.
The slow and easy deep breathing techniques have many benefits.
It relaxes both our bodies and minds. The full expansion and contraction of our lungs relaxes and energizes our core. It also relaxes our primitive brain (amygdala), which allows us to think clearly utilizing the neo-cortex of our brain to think and reason.
This can keep us calm underwater so we can fully use our training so we can think and act appropriately. In Rescue Diving they teach: stop, breathe, think, and act.
Using deep breathing consistently is the safe way to breathe. It eliminates CO2 build up and keeps one calm to stop the path to panic. It prevents breath holding which is very dangerous.
In all certification classes they teach many skills. Good breathing techniques would be helpful in all of them.
I have learned to use my breath to fine tune buoyancy skills. It is amazing.
It has lowered my SAC rate tremendously. A calm body and mind uses less air. The efficiently of CO2 elimination and absorption of oxygen is better utilized. The combination of this utilization and superior buoyancy control creates the most efficient optimization of the air in our tanks.
I wish that I were taught this from the beginning. It would have helped and excelled the learning process.
Hope this was helpful.
