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
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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.

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Incredible experience
Jasons course was amazing. One of the most incredible experiences of my life.  A breathwork course in a pool that will 10 X your performance. 
Bella Zanesco – best selling author, World champion sailor and kite boarder.

Amazing course
Amazing course that taught me a lot about how our bodies work and how important breathing is. Jason is a great teacher and helped me push my limits. It’s a rewarding form of training for ones body and mind and I definitely recommend it!
Matthew McGillivray – 2022 WSL competitor, aerial ripper and base jumping hell man!
Excellent
Your whole course was excellent, well timed, extensive and fun, superbly paced and suitable for me as an experienced surfer and waterman and novice breath holder.
Tom Avery – Australian Indigenous longboard champion

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.

Foundational Principles

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.

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Jason Rice Trainer

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 coached world champion athletes across multiple disciplines. He is also experienced in developing and facilitating interventions for vulnerable and at risk populations, training for maritime and aviation rescue sectors, surf life savers, first responders, and the military.

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