Akim, originates from Paris, but spent his early years on the coast of the Mediterranean by the clear waters of Tunisia. A confident and passionate relationship with the water began from a very young age as he spent hours spearfishing with his family who has been fisherman for generations.

This awareness which has been with him throughout his life has helped him achieve success in professional competitions in Muay thai (thai boxing) in Thailand as well as in teaching martial arts. Through this experience he learned to build a strong spirit in order to challenge and overcome his limits.

His passion for the water has brought him back to the sea in the beautiful shores of the Sinai, where he found Blue immersion to shares and brings freediving to an ever growing audience.

Akim holds the Tunisian record in constant weight (CWT) and can dive to 103 meters he also one of the few freedivers who has dived below 100 m in CWT.He currently trains in Dahab in the famous spot of Blue Hole and organises training and courses on the island of Kho Tao in Thailand.

Akim strives to impart his knowledge and experience to those with an open mind and desire to learn. He believes that freediving builds a strong spirit, self-confidence, and a sense of peace, by competing with yourself. It is for people who want to know their ability and expand those limits.

Tunisian Freedive record holder.
AIDA Master Freediving Instructor.
SSI   level3  Freediving instructor.
EFR Insructor.
Spearfishing Instructor.

Jonas Samuelsson is a multi-award winning PADI Platinum Course Director and Technical Instructor Trainer who taught over 2000 diving instructors all levels. Jonas has been a leader in the dive industry for almost 20 years and has been operating some of the largest dive centers in the world.

Jonas also has a background as a diving journalist and contributed with articles in many diving magazines since 1994, the latest published article was in The Undersea Journal, first quarter 2010. Jonas has played a vital role as mentor for many current PADI Course Directors in their pursuit of becoming a Diving Instructor Trainers.

Jonas is a technical instructor trainer for mixed gas diving and loves to explore deep caves and wrecks all around the world. Jonas recently moved after more than 10 years of teaching diving instructors in Asia to teach technical and recreational diving instructors in the Red Sea. Jonas Samuelsson join his friend and collegue freediver Akim Adhari in blue immersion to found Team Blue Immersion technical diving which is a team of the world's leading freedivers and technical divers.

QUALIFICATIONS IN DIVING

2007:                   Platinum Course Director #72605
2010:                   DSAT Instructor Trainer TEC Deep
DSAT Instructor Trainer TEC 40-45-50
DSAT Instructor Trainer Trimix

Other Achievements:

EFR Instructor Trainer                                               MFA Instructor Trainer
PADI Cavern Instructor Trainer                                 TDI Intro and Full Cave Instructor
ANDI Level 4 Cave                                                    IANTD Advanced Nitrox and CCR
BSAC Compressor Operator                                    PADI Draeger Instructor Trainer (SCR)
PADI Oxygen Instructor Trainer                                Dry Suit Instructor Trainer
Ice Diving Instructor Trainer                                      Specialty Instructor Trainer in 15 other areas.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

2010:    Outstanding Contribution to the Dive Industry
2010:    PADI Course Director Platinum Rating
2009:    Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development
2000:    Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development
1998-1999:              Hall Mark of Excellence

Yoga literature and long discussions on the topic of Eastern philosophy were not the initial start to my interest in yoga. All of it came later as a consequence. My introduction and fascination with yoga began with practical exercises during my journey to India. When I started practicing yoga, I was very lucky to come across a style, called Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga that was very close to me spiritually, it suited my temperament as well it was well-matched to my need in physical exercise.

On return from India, Ksenia has carried on practicing yoga in Russia, taking lessons from Moscow’s leading yoga instructors. She has continued developing her body and spirit through dynamic daily exercises and meditation, focusing on her movements and breathing.

While acquiring experience and personal growth, Ksenia has developed a desire to share her knowledge with others. She was determined to demonstrate that yoga is not only about relaxation and meditation but it also involves hours of daily hard work, both physical and mental. After finishing courses in yoga teaching at Moscow Ashtanga Yoga Center, Ksenia’s desire led her to become an international certified instructor.

Later, Ksenia has also discovered freediving as a mean of self-discovery and as a result today she combines her practice in yoga and free-diving. Her classes of yoga adapted to freediving are built in such a way that first you warm up and stretch your body to go to the next step-vital breathing exercises (pranayama) together with various relaxation techniques.