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