An exceptional background and certifications
Charlène is a professional freediving instructor and Kundalini Yoga teacher. Here is her list of qualifications:
- ✅ BPJEPS Apnée — French state diploma
- ✅ FFESSM MEF1 — Federal State Instructor, 1st degree
- ✅ AIDA Freediving Instructor — the benchmark international certification
- ✅ PADI Freediving Instructor — international certification
- ✅ Kundalini Yoga teacher since 2020
- ✅ Trained in freediving first aid (international protocols)
Drawing on her experience in Capbreton (Landes), where she set up her professional practice Prana Yoga, she has also led freediving sessions in south-east France, Corsica, Sicily, Egypt, Greece and Lanzarote. She knows the specifics of the Aegean Sea inside out.
Her method: the gentle approach
Charlène has developed what she calls “the gentle approach” in her teaching. In her own words:
“In freediving as in yoga, the aim isn’t the pursuit of performance, but rather the chance to open a caring space where you can welcome your bodily sensations, your thoughts and your emotions.”
Here, there are no preset goals, no numbers to hit. Instead, a teaching centred on listening, acceptance, kindness and presence to oneself. So everyone progresses at their own pace, respecting their physiology and their limits — and often far further than expected.
The deep link between yoga and freediving
For Charlène, freediving and yoga form a coherent whole:
- 🧘 Awareness of body and breath
- 💗 Slowing of the heart rate through breathing techniques
- 🌊 A search for inner calm and full presence
- 🕉️ Active meditation beneath the surface
As she sums it up herself:
“As paradoxical as it may sound, freediving is for me a real breath of fresh air.”
Each session at sea becomes a meditation in motion, and each yoga session on deck prepares body and mind for the next dive.
