Desea Baja Adventures

FREE DIVING COURSES

SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN ALL COURSES AND IS EMPHASISED THORUGHOUT. Rescue, problem solving and safety techniques are taught at every level, and strictly adhered to.

One of the keys to the Solomons training success is not only their philosophy of allowing each of their students to explore and maximize his own ability, but is emphasized by their high instructor to student ratio, restricting students to groups of a maximum of six for beginner & intermediate courses, however generally working with groups of two to four students. Their personal attention and hands-on training allows for quick and noticeable improvements, and is also one of the main reason that their students enjoy coming back to further extend their knowledge.

Courses are available for all levels, from beginners to the advanced free diver. All courses include to varying degrees as applicable:

• Breathing and ventilation techniques
• Yoga based breathing exercises for training the diaphragm
• Mental controls - visualizations
• Physiology of respiration and breath hold
• Diving reflexes and responses, their application to free-dive training and static apnea
• Psychological and mental techniques of concentration and relaxation
• Problem solving and accident prevention.

Breathing techniques and exercises vary according to specific disciplines, and clinics targeting a specific task, problem or discipline can be organized upon request.

BEGINNER FREE DIVING COURSES
Suitable for beginners in free diving or spear fishing wanting to learn the safety procedures in free diving as well as skills for improving breath-hold, equalization, technique and efficiency of movement in the water.

Intermediate Free diving course:
If you are comfortable with basic free diving, and currently dive to a depth of between 10 and 30 meters, however have a limited knowledge of breathing, recovery and rescue techniques, this course is for you.

Advanced Clinics:
Please contact us direct with a brief description of your past experience and training, as well as details of your goals and objectives for your training clinic so that we can suggest a program for you. At this level, the training requirements and schedules are very individual and specific, and your course will be tailor designed to best fit your experience and needs.

Also, advanced clinics targeting specific skills and problems will be programmed, so please contact us for the current schedule.

Desert Adventure:
If you want to combine the peaceful and characteristic beauty of Baja with the perfect atmosphere for relaxing and instructive free diving, or even a personal fitness training program, then this is the ticket. After a first night’s introduction at Club El Moro in La Paz, you will be heading off-road to Punta Coyote, north of San Juan de la Costa, an approximate 4 hour drive into the virgin desert. Here you will stay in simple but comfortable camping accommodation, and will find the most fitting environment for you to make the most of your training, as well as your Baja experience. After five days (4 nights) of training, you will return to La Paz, and have a final evening in Club El Moro.

Spear fishing / Live aboard combination:
Are you planning a spear fishing live aboard in the sea of Cortez with us, or would you like to simply enjoy the beautiful dive sites and beaches around the island in the La Paz area, such as San Francisquito, San Jose or Las Animas? Why not take the opportunity to combine it with your own free diving clinic on board, with Aharon & MT going through theory in the evenings and free diving exercises early in the morning, leaving the rest of your day free to put your new knowledge into action, and seeing your results, right there and then!

Experience the "Sled" –"No Limits" Free diving:
This is simply an introduction to Sled Diving to Sled Diving to learn & experience the beauty of “Freefall” in No Limits and Variable Weights, and how it can be used as a training tool to learn equalization to accustom the body to be at ease under increasing pressure with depth.

This is NOT a race for depth and free divers will be limited to dives proportionate to their performance in Fixed Weights and Free Immersion.