The signature workshop for divers

Equalization Workshop

This workshop is the result of years of teaching experience of the senior instructor team of Freedive Flow on Gili Air. This one-day program is for divers and freedivers who cannot equalize at all, or would like to improve their equalization technique.

The most noticeable effect on the body upon descending underwater is the change in pressure. This is what we feel in our ears, sometimes also in the sinuses. The pressure increases at approx. 1 bar for every 10 m of seawater and needs to be equalized before it starts to hurt. We can achieve this via several equalization techniques e.g. the “Valsalva Maneuver” or the “Frenzel Maneuver”, to name the two most often used ones.

Equalization Technique is not something we are born with, but a skill we learn somewhere along the way. And if not, now is the time: For all divers that have a hard time to equalize head-down or that would like to improve their technique, we created this workshop to send you on your journey to master freedive equalization.

This signature workshop is open for everybody, no certification is needed.

Schedule

  • 1 Theory Session
  • 1 Pool Session
  • 1 Open Water Session

Content

  • Muscular Training: Flexibility and Control
  • Cleansing Techniques of the Breathing Aparatus
  • Introduction of Frenzel Technique
  • Exercises to train Frenzel Technique

You will learn a set of dry-training exercises to work with on a daily basis. The exercises will enable you to master the Frenzel Technique and lead to a great improvement in your ease and efficiency of equalization.

We provide a Workshop Manual (PDF, english, deutsch) for you to take home and keep exercising.

We also offer a specialized workshop to introduce and master the Mouth-fill Technique for freedivers with an Advanced Certification. Please send us a message to info@freediveflow.com for further information!

Please see our Pricing-Page for further information.