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About Yuj Freedive India

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What We Offer: The Fusion of Yoga and Freediving

At the heart of our approach is the integration of yoga into freediving. We combine breathwork, body awareness, and mindfulness from yoga to enhance your experience underwater. Through guided sessions, you learn to breathe better, move with intention, and enter the water with a calm, focused mind.


This practice goes beyond technique—it becomes a journey inward. Freediving naturally fosters patience and deep personal exploration. As you descend, distractions fall away, and you’re left with space to meet yourself in stillness. It’s not just about reaching new depths, but about discovering the quiet resilience within.


Whether you’re new to freediving or looking to deepen your practice, our method brings together the best of both worlds—yoga above the surface, freedom below it.

Upcoming Courses

01/03/2026

Discover Free Diving

09AM

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2PM

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Event Details

01/03/2026

Discover Free Diving

We invite you to take a step in Freediving

09AM

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2PM

Yelahanka

01/04/2026

Discover Free Diving

09AM

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2PM

Yelahanka

Event Details

01/04/2026

Discover Free Diving

We invite you to take a step in Freediving

09AM

-

2PM

Yelahanka

About Freediving And Molchanovs

What is Freediving?

Freediving is a mode of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding  until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as  scuba gear.

Besides the limits of breath-hold, immersion in water and exposure to  high ambient pressure also have physiological effects that limit the  depths and duration possible in freediving. More on this can be read here.

Why Freedive?

  • Reduced Stress.
  • Increased Water Confidence and Safety.
  • Increased Lung Function & Improved Breathing.
  • Improved Sinuses and Reduced Congestion.
  • Improved Fitness and Flexibility.
  • Better Wildlife Encounters & Greater Knowledge and Respect for the Ocean.

What is Molchanovs?

The Molchanovs Mission is to share our love of freediving with the world.  We do this by cultivating the level of knowledge and skill of all  freedivers, by building global and local communities that fuel passion  for freediving, and by developing gear that provides the best freediving  experience possible.

Possible Journeys with Us

Molchanovs Lap Courses

Dive in the Pool

Discover Freediving

7000 INR

Prerequisites: 

Your curiosity to know and experience freediving.


Discover Freediving Lap Experience gives you a glimpse of pool  freediving, this experiences give you the fundamentals of  freediving and real-life practice under the supervision of a Molchanovs  instructor in a controlled environment. You’ll focus on the following  three aspects:

  1. Breathing and relaxation.
  2. Basic free diving technique
  3. Pool freediving.


Duration : 4 to 6 hours


For more details of Molchanovs Discover free diving please read 

Beginner Freediving

16000 INR

Prerequisites:

Swim 200m (656ft) non-stop and unassisted in a pool setting.


This course is the first you will have on your recreational freediving  journey. It teaches you the basics of freediving theory (can be taken  online and from anywhere) in the Theory 1 course, theory and pool  freediving in the Lap 1 course, and theory, pool, and depth freediving  in the Wave 1 course.


Duration : Two Days


For more details of Molchanovs L1/W1 please read or See the below video to know more

Advance Freediving

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Prerequisites:

W1 Course is completed.


Describe early freediving history and have a deeper knowledge of freediving physics

Perform reverse packing and an improved Frenzel technique.

Understand and perform mental training and mindfulness techniques.

Recognize and identify freediving-related injuries, how to prevent them, and how to treat them.

Comfortably hold your breath for 2’30”

Dive 50m (164ft) in DYNB and 35m (115ft) in DNF comfortably.



Molchanovs Wave Courses

Dive in the Ocean

Discover Freediving

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Prerequisites:

DL course is completed


If you want to discover open water freediving in the Discover Freediving Wave Experience, you’ll learn how to:

  • Equalize your ears at depth
  • Enter the water with a ‘duck dive’
  • Dive up to 14m depth with bi-fins



Beginner Freediving

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Prerequisites:

L1 Course is completed.


  • Efficiently dive down into the water from the surface (‘duck dive’)
  • Comfortably dive 12 - 20m (39 - 66ft) deep with bi-fins (CWTB) and by pulling down and up the dive line (FIM)
  • Safety freedivers in open water from 6 - 10m (20-33ft) with CWTB Buddying
  • Rescue a blacked-out freediver at depth (CWTB Rescue)

Advance Freediving

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Personal Training For Certified Freedivers

Pool 1:1 Sessions

Each Pool Session Includes: 30 mins Dry Training and 90mins of Pool Training

1 Session

6000 INR

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2 Sessions

11500 INR

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4 Sessions

22000 INR

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5 Or more Sessions

4000 INR Per Session

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Pool Group Sessions ( Max 4)

Each Pool Session Includes: 30 mins Dry Training and 90mins of Pool Training

1 Session

5000 INR

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2 Sessions

9000 INR

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4 Sessions

16000 INR

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5 Or more Sessions

3000 INR Per Session

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Freediving specific Stretching and Pranayama

Online

Cost: 1000 INR Per Session

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Offline

Cost: 2500 INR Per Session

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About The Instructor

Major Accomplishments

  • India’s first female Molchanovs' instructor
  • Deepest Indian Women with current National record of 45M.
  • Currently holds 8 National Records in all 8 Disciplines of Freediving.
  • 15 times National Record Holder in Freediving
  • First person to represent India in AIDA Freediving World Championship
  • Currently holds National Records in all 4 pool categories
  • National level Gold medallist in swimming
  • Certified Yoga instructor
  • Retired Indian Air Force Officer

Archana Thiagarajan

Archana Thiagarajan grew up in Neyveli, a small town in Tamil Nadu

where she discovered her love for water at a very young age. Over time

she became a National level swimmer collecting over 400 medals. After

finishing her engineering, she joined the Indian Air Force as a technical

officer. For a decade, she wore the uniform with pride and learnt to lead

under pressure, adapt quickly to challenges and remain grounded in the

face of adversity.

She was introduced to freediving quite recently and in a short span has

become the leading freediver in the country.

She is also a certified yoga instructor and has embraced veganism and

began living a life rooted in mindfulness, sustainability and simplicity.

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