Homo Delphinus: The Dolphin within Man FROM THE PUBLISHER
Is considered to be "The Bible for all breath-hold divers"
Bestseller in Italy, France and Japan
SYNOPSIS
Jacques Mayol is a sea researcher, a world-famous diver widely
acclaimed for his pioneering work in deep breath hold diving and dolphins. And mostly known for his historic, record setting dive of 330 feet (100 meters), during a program of experimental and medical research. He was the first man to reach this depth, diving the way dolphins do, with one breath, defying the predictions of physiologists! Therefore, he become the father of free-diving and later he plunged 344 feet deep (105 meters) when he was 56 years old. He developed his physical performance with Yoga and an intimate knowledge of oriental philosophies.
Throughout this book Jacques Mayol develop the concept "Homo Delphinus". Does man really have an aquatic origin? If is so how can man reawaken his dormant mental, spiritual faculties and physiological mechanism to develop the potential of his aquatic origins?
Mayol shows the similarity of man's "inner-ocean" with the primordial ocean.
He develop the validity of the concept of underwater birth.
This book is about "The Way" of man's spiritual connection to the sea.
Jacques Mayol's life was the subject of Luc Besson's film "The Big Blue". This book was an immediate success in Italy, France, Russia and most recently in Japan where it has become a best seller. It is considered to be the Bible for all breath-hold divers.
ACCREDITATION
Jacques Mayol, a writer, a world-famous diver,the first man to dive 330 feet deep in the ocean. He developed his physical performance with Yoga and intimate knoledge of Oriental Philosophies.
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