Your first breath-hold
A first meeting with your own breath, in water that has been waiting for you.
- Duration
- 1 hr 30
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- €60
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Quai des Martyrs · Bastia · Corsica
Learning to descend in silence.
Discover a world where silence becomes an adventure.
20m
Taster session depth
AIDA
Certification
Bastia
Home port
May—Oct.
Main season
The instructor
Stéphane Provent
Stéphane has taught freediving in Bastia since he started out. An AIDA and SSI Level II instructor, trained by Federico Mana (Moving Limits), he works one diver at a time — from the beginner reconnecting with their breath to the diver chasing more depth.
His method: take the time. Read the water, read the body, read the breath. No two sessions are ever the same.
Stéphane Provent
Moniteur AIDA · SSI Level II · MEF1
Sessions
Six ways to godeeper.
From your first held breath under the surface to advanced coaching. Every session is built around the diver in front of him.
Performance freediving
Sharpen the technique, fix the flaws, push your limit with a method behind it.
- Duration
- 2 hrs
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- €90
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Advanced freediving
Advanced technique, real depth, competition prep. For divers who want to go down.
- Duration
- 2 hrs
- Level
- Advanced · Certified
- Price
- €120
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A bespoke session
One clear goal, one tailored programme. The session that adapts to you.
- Duration
- Flexible
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- On request
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Spearfishing on a breath
The ethics of the breath-hold hunter. Safety, Corsican law, reading the fish.
- Duration
- 3 hrs
- Level
- Freediving required
- Price
- €140
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Half a day at sea
Half a day across the finest spots around Bastia.
- Duration
- Half day
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- €180
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The silence below
Descend,unfold.
Freediving is not a sport of force. It is an art of letting go. Past ten metres the lungs compress, the body yields, the water takes you. What you learn here is how to listen — first to your breathing, then to the silence that follows.
The sea is not taken. It is befriended — one breath at a time.
The spots
Five windowsonto the Mediterranean.
Bastia, its gulf, Cap Corse. Every spot has its own light, its own depth, its own mood.
- 01Cap Corse
- 02Erbalunga
- 03Pietracorbara
- 04Saint-Florent
- 05Elba
In pictures
Freediving, full frame.
Submerged wrecks, drop-offs, ascents towards the light — moments caught on a single breath. Click to enlarge.
Courses & pricing
Three formats,one shared standard.
Taster session
1 hr 30 · 1 to 4 people
From€60per person · gear included
- Breathing theory briefing
- Static apnea exercises
- First supervised metres
- Suited to complete beginners
Weekend course
2 days · 4 half-days
From€280per person · gear included
- Full theory + workshops
- Progressive technical work
- Supervised sea outing
- AIDA level assessment available
Week-long course
5 days · full immersion
From€690per person · gear included
- Intensive tailored programme
- Several offshore outings
- AIDA certification prep
- Individual video coaching
Indicative prices · confirmed after a conversation with Stéphane.
Before you descend
Try the breathe-up.
The 4-6-8 rhythm Stéphane starts every session with. Follow the ring: inhale, hold, exhale. Three cycles are enough to bring your heart rate down.
A relaxation exercise, to be done sitting down and on dry land. Never practise breath-holding in water without a qualified buddy.
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Spearfishing
Know the waterbefore you take from it.
Spearfishing on a breath is practised in strict accordance with Corsican regulations. Stéphane covers the ethics, the safety, and how to recognise protected species.
- Local and national regulations
- Choosing gear that matches your level
- Permitted species, protected species
- Buddy safety and signals
- Approach, retrieval, ascent
Certifications
Recognised qualificationsin France and worldwide.
Stéphane is qualified to issue AIDA and SSI Level II certifications, and draws his methods from the advanced Moving Limits courses run by Federico Mana.
AIDA International
The global reference in competitive freediving. Level 1 (beginner) through level 4 (advanced).
SSI Freediving
A structured international programme recognised in 110+ countries. Lifetime e-card.
Moving Limits
The school of record-holder Federico Mana, focused on deep bodily control.
Contact
Find Stéphaneon the Quai des Martyrs.
Address
Quai des Martyrs
Vieux port nord
20200 Bastia · Haute-Corse
Vieux port nord
20200 Bastia · Haute-Corse
Phone / WhatsApp
Season
May → October · 7 days a week, weather permitting
Request a slot.
Tell him your level, when you are around, and the kind of session you want. Stéphane replies within 24 hours.
Reply within 24 hrs