Optimize Your Human Capacity
Dolphin traits are remarkably similar to human characteristics, especially in terms of stress control and survival. The concept of ‘being your own dolphin’ highlights how both dolphins and humans have evolved complex behaviours and systems to manage stress, enhance survival, and thrive. It is these factors that collectively contribute to the dolphins’ reputation for being masters of stress control and survival, and therefore an apt metaphor for humans to aspire to as examples of how we can tap into our own potential and thrive.
Our leading edge protocols and comprehensive coaching tools use a combination of breath control, and nature’s elemental stressors of heat and cold, to teach people how to endure discomfort and control stress. This holistic approach emphasises an ability to withstand adversity, manage discomfort, and adapt to life’s dynamic and varying circumstances.
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Learn How to Control Stress
Water is a great equalizer, and suffocation is one of our greatest fears. With this in mind, we leverage techniques from surfing hold downs and breath hold training to teach individuals how to control their stress responses. As the world’s premier surf-specific breath hold training provider, our Surf Apnea course has been developed with over a decade of rigorous research and development, and input from freedivers, surfers, and first responders worldwide. It focuses on techniques essential for developing a robust breath hold and controlling stress to enhance performance in any critical, high-stress situations.
Our online Surf Apnea course caters to everyone, from absolute beginners to kamikazes and high performers, ensuring all participants develop greater self-awareness and self-control. Which translates into improved confidence and decision-making ability during high-pressure situations, such as surfing hold downs.
Through a combination of land and water-based drills, participants on the Surf Apnea course learn to:
- Hold their breath longer
- Develop greater self-awareness and self-control
- Improve responses to stress and fear
- Enhance decision-making under pressure
- Stay calm and in control
- Acquire skills transferable to any stressful environment
Learn How to Manage Discomfort
Applying principles learned from the discomfort endured through immersion in cold water we teach you a suite of tools that can be used to effectively control stress and navigate discomfort in any environment. Our globally recognised Cold Water Immersion Instructor certification was the first of its kind and remains the industry benchmark for anyone wishing to facilitate cold water immersion (cold plunge) workshops.
By using cold water as a stressor to challenge our breath control, we learn to apply tools that regain control of our nervous system and experience benefits that extend way beyond the immediate post-plunge glow, such as enhanced cellular oxygenation, increased blood flow and lymphatic function, endorphin release and of course, reducing the stress resulting from exposure to life’s many discomforts.
Through a blend of education and practical experience, our goal is to equip you with stress reduction and deep relaxation tools that can be applied to and that will enhance performance in all life situations.
Stay Calm Under Pressure
Using breath holds and breath control techniques, we teach you how to remain calm when navigating the stress of challenging situations and when under pressure. Enabling you to develop enhanced self-awareness and self – control, promoting deeper relaxation, and improving mental clarity, to be more adept at maintaining your composure during any high-pressure situation. We’ll give you specific breath control tools, that regulate the autonomic nervous system, reduce anxiety, and foster a sense of calm.
All of our training can be adapted to be land or water based, or a combination of both. Offering unprecedented versatility and accessibility. Breath control drills and breath holds are initially practiced in a controlled environment, allowing participants to focus on mastering the techniques, before we begin adding natural stressors, such as, aquatic environments, and more dynamic movement, gradually upping the ante to provide more a more specific and immersive experience.
In addition to breath training, we incorporate contrast training, which is the alternating between hot and cold exposure, these tools are used to further build resilience and enhance stress control adaptations. The combination of heat, typically from saunas, and cold water immersion helps participants adapt to extreme temperature changes, stimulating the body’s stress response, and teaching it to return to its balanced baseline more quickly. This method not only teaches the mind and body to stay calm and composed during sudden and intense periods of stress, but also provides a pathway to better decision making whilst you’re under pressure.
The wisdom behind our name ‘Apnea Survival’
An interlude of stillness and quite occurring between the breaths, where one exists in a space free from distractions and external pressures, providing insights, introspection and a deeper connection with the self. A space of settled nothingness, akin to the calm at the eye of a storm and a necessary pause that offers a window into how we can quite the mind to master stillness and balance amongst the chaos of life’s relentless pace.
The act or process of continuing to live or exist, especially under challenging or life-
threatening conditions. Encompassing the ability to withstand adversity, manage discomfort,
and adapt to varying circumstances to maintain life. Survival implies resilience, endurance,
and the capability to overcome obstacles and recover from difficult situations.
Rooted in Experience and Wisdom
With over 3 decades of devoted practice and performance in high-stress tactical and critical environments, Jason Rice, the creator of Apnea Survival, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. Drawing on insights from surfing, freediving, and first response communities, Jason has honed his methods to perfection, integrating the wisdom of all five of nature’s elements into his teachings.
Our teachings are grounded in the elemental wisdom of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Ether and it is these elements that represent the pillars of how we do what we do.
The foundation that connects us all to our source and grounds our energy.
The invisible bridge between mind, body, and soul, activated through breath control.
The catalyst for stillness, embodied through exposure to heat.
The essential teacher of self-awareness, unlocking human capacity through immersion in the aquatic realms of the ocean, pool, and ice.
The pinnacle of self-mastery and self-actualisation. Our union with the elemental whole and our creative source.
The Creator
Jason is a respected mentor and coach who believes all humans possess a system of inbuilt knowledge that is increasingly overlooked in the modern world. His life’s work is focused on equipping others with the confidence to unlock and trust this inner power. With over 30 years of experience as a first responder in high-risk environments, coupled with a lifetime of creative artistry and outdoor adventuring, he is uniquely qualified to guide potential dolphins along their journey of self-discovery. Jason’s expertise spans a variety of diverse vocations and modalities from diving to health and fitness. He has also coached world champion athletes across multiple disciplines, developed interventions for vulnerable and at risk populations and training for maritime and aviation rescue sectors, surf life savers, first responders, and the military.
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