This past June, Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić held his breath underwater for 29 minutes and 3 seconds! And that got me thinking about what this means in our own lives and what we can take away from this extraordinary example of human potential. And so I’d like to share some of my take-aways.
Vitomir Maričić’s breath hold doesn’t belong only to the world of sport. It belongs to an ancient lineage of humans who learned that breath is not just air–it’s leverage. Yogis used it to still the mind. Monks used it to survive the cold. Warriors used it to stay clear in combat. Modern freedivers use it to renegotiate the limits of oxygen and fear. Different aims. Same doorway.
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