Diving With Body, Mind And Emotions

Diving technique is frequently discussed in merely physical terms; it is as if when we enter the water, we leave our mental faculties behind on terra firma. A diving instructor of many years standing, Monika Rahimi concentrates on the natural breathing technique required and how to overcome being afflicted by the anxieties around diving. Yet she expands upon them with the understanding that our mental activity feeds directly into our physical behaviour - and often vice versa - which can be intensified when under water, an environment that never fails to assault and surprise our senses. Ultimately, this guide will be as valuable to the novice who has never swum deeper than the bottom of their local pool as it will be to a fearless diver of teaching standard, for in helping the latter recall the fears and worries of the newcomer, they will be all the better equipped to help them overcome such things - both mentally and physically. Monika Rahimi started diving in 1975. In 1977 she took part in an assistant diving instructor course in Spain (Costa Brava). She became a diving instructor in 1979. Since then she has worked as an instructor and base leader in Sudan, the Maldives, the Philippines, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Bali and Tonga. She has also organised special diving trips in North, Central and South America and Indonesia. She now has over 14,000 dives under her belt.Rahimi, Monika is the author of 'Diving With Body, Mind And Emotions', published 2007 under ISBN 9781847480712 and ISBN 1847480713.