During the sixties, a Frenchman named Jacques Mayol had the new idea of combining breath-hold diving with the ancient discipline of yoga, a series of practices that emphasize control of mind and breathing to achieve physical and mental welfare. He was the first free diver to descend to 100 meters (330 ft) (November 23, 1976), and descended to 105 meters when he was 56 years old...guess what, he was a yogi! Jacques Mayol en 'Dolphin man' Anemon Productions. The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson was inspired by his life story and that of his friend, Enzo Maiorca.Mayol was one of the screenwriters and authored the book Homo Delphinus: the Dolphin Within Man of his philosophy about the aquatic origins of humans Fué conocido como “el delfín humano ” debido a sus hazañas subacuáticas en el campo de la Apnea. Welcome to Team Mayol and our Apnea / Yoga center located on Elba Island. In 1976 the freediver Jacques Mayol was the first man to dive below 100 metres on a single breath, defying physiologists who had predicted that his lungs would collapse. And Umberto Pelizzari always practices these techniques as part of his training. Mayol started the modern freediving, freediving for all. La fascinación de Mayol con el mar se originó con una amistad cercana que sostuvo con una delfín llamada Crown en un acuario en la Florida en donde él trabajó. ... presión a la que sometía su cuerpo bajo el agua sin respiración artificial la compensaba gracias a la práctica del yoga. Surrounded by the Sea and stunning Nature our location is the perfect place to learn free-diving and yoga! Jacques Mayol introduced yoga techniques in freediving, connecting these two techniques for improving the benefits in freediving. For the 2017 season Jean-Jacques Mayol is excited to offer new Apnea, Yoga and specialty sessions. Jacques Mayol was the holder of many world records in free diving. Freediving can be viewed as a mediator of our time between yoga and the modern knowledge-based society. Printre personalităţile din galeria exclusivistă a scufundătorilor de mare adâncime fără echipament special, se remarcă aproape firesc figura lui Jacques Mayol. Jacques Mayol fué un francés, nacido en Shangai, China el 1 de abril de 1927. Nu doar că a fost primul om care s-a scufundat liber la adâncimea de 100 metri, dar personalitatea sa carismatică, dedicaţia si realizările sale au impulsionat arta explorării abisurilor albastre. The first man to introduce us to breath-held Yoga and in particular to apnea Pranayama was the great Jacques Mayol, who learnt the techniques of this millenary discipline from his mother. Mayol's life formed the basis of Luc Besson's 1988 film The Big Blue, which he co-wrote, and which proved very successful at the European box office. Meet great people and experience Jacques Mayol's living museum. Jacques Mayol (1 April 1927 – 22 December 2001) was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving. French President Jacques Chirac hailed Mayol, who was born in 1927 in Shanghai, as a "visionary, who for the 'Big Blue generation' will remain as a symbol of the quest for the absolute." Jacques Mayol fué un francés, nacido en Shangai, China el 1 de abril de 1927. At 49, Mayol became the first human being to reach more than 100 meters on a single breath. Fué conocido como “el delfín humano ” debido a sus hazañas subacuáticas en el campo de la Apnea. And in 1976 the unthinkable happened when Frenchman Jacques Mayol, who introduced yoga and meditation into the sport, became the first man to break the 330-foot dive mark. Follow @rachel_and_yoga. In particular ancient Pranayama breathing techniques with Asnanas. The credit for bringing Eastern traditions into the Western world of freediving should be given to the aforementioned legendary French freediver, Jacques Mayol. La fascinación de Mayol con el mar se originó con una amistad cercana que sostuvo con una delfín llamada Crown en un acuario en la Florida en donde él trabajó. Yoga and freediving.