At first sight,  we could think that yoga and diving are two completely different activities with nothing in common.
But if we look further ... while diving, the deeper we go, the more we disconnect from our everyday life, from the  world, from space and time, from problems, from bad energy in general ... isn't it the same with yoga?
From this perspective, we can see that combining their practice has a beneficial impact on both.

5th best dive spot in ASIA: Thailand
Even though it is quite busy for our liking, Thailand still offer excellent diving spots. Discover the West coast with :

Surin Islands
Koh Bon
Koh Tachai in the Similan national park 
Richelieu Rock.
Possibility of seeing : mantas rays, eagle rays, stingrays, guitar sharks, turtles, reef sharks, humphead parrot fish, Napoleons, gaterins... and a good chance to see Whale Shark.

Richelieu Rock, is always listed in the top 10 dive sites in the world! It can be described as a big aquarium with more or less everything from the whale shark to the seahorses...

With easy dive sites and conditions, Koh Tao on the East coast is recognized as the best spot to learn about diving with over 50 dive schools competing to offer the best value for money on dive courses.
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​Negative point about Thailand : dive sites are usually busy with divers…

3rd best dive spot in ASIA: Indonesia

True paradise on Earth, Indonesia has some pretty awesome dive spots such as :   

Raja Ampat
The Komodo Islands

​Diver, you should put them on you bucket list ! Especially if you love macrofauna and big pelagic alike. Not to mention the magnificent landscapes of the Sonde archipelago and the encounter with the famous Komodo dragons when stepping foot on land. Subject to very strong currents that converge in all directions, this area is sometimes dangerous, so diving is only for experienced divers. 

What we think : Good mix between big and small critters but often quite hard to reach.

Our #1 favorite dive spot in ASIA: Myanmar (also known as Burma)
While (...and also probably because) Burma is not yet on the map for most divers, we think it truly is the best dive spot in Asia. A diver's paradise still very little known and explored there are 800 Islands in Mergui Archipelago and countless pinnacles to explore! Best visited from a liveaboard, it is a perfect playground for divers wishing to get off the beaten track. The beauty both above and below water makes every cruise here exhilarating. Several dives in Burma pass under the Islands offering a unique underwater panorama. 
Myanmar is a dream come true for Macro life lover with:

• seahorses, harlequin shrimp, spanish dancers, frogfish, plenty of nudis and shrimps in every cracks! 

It is not uncommon to also spot pelagic with mantas rays and whale sharks roaming around.
What we like most? No need to share! In Burma, you are usually alone on every dive site! 

If you want to go diving in Burma, the smiling seahorse has just what you need: a friendly staff, comfortable boat, exceptional service and breathtaking diving. We are waiting for you to discover our paradise on Earth!
And you, do you have any diving Bucket list? ​

When talking about essential safety item, dive knives are not the first thing people think about when they start buying their own gear. So why exactly do you need a knife to go diving? And then from the large variety of dive knifes and line cutters,  which one is right for you?

Here are a few reason why you should avoid drinking alcohol and scuba dive


1. You're risking Decompression sickness

You get more nitrogen in your system: Through an increase in peripheral circulation

Because alcohol increase blood flow, you could be absorbing 

You get rid of it slower: Through dehydration
How funny that while being in water, dehydration is probably the number one risk factor for DCS and is already a problem for divers who did not consume alcohol: the pressure, the cold and the tight suit make you want to pee all the time! -> you’re losing liquid= dehydration
Alcohol has diuretic properties (makes you urinate even more) 
Haven’t you wondered why pub’s toilets are always packed?
Hence you pee twice more and get dehydrated twice more.
Your blood is thicker, its circulation slower and the elimination of nitrogen bubbles altered.
That’s also why you should not drink too much alcohol even after dives as you are in the process of getting the nitrogen out of your system.

What should you do to stay hydrated?

When you go diving: before and after a dive, especially when you are on a liveaboard trip and do several days of diving, Drink plenty of water before feeling thirsty.
Attention: Drinking coffee, tea or sodas (or beer!) are not as good as drinking water.
It has been said that ideally we should drink one liter of water after every dive.
Eating yogourts, fruits and vegtables rich in water helps you fight dehydration as well as food rich in potassium such as bananas.
It is recommended to stop drinking alcohol (moderately) at least 8 hours before your next dive.
Avoid doing sport or sun bathing after the dives as they also make you more dehydrated.

2. you get cold faster

For a diver, body heat loss is of significant concern. This is because in water, the body loses heat 25 times faster than in air. Alcohol is known to be a peripheral vasodilator; it makes blood vessels to widen more than usual.  As blood flows into the dilated vessels, it withdraws heat from the core to surface of the body; although this may bring about a flush of warm feeling, it is short-lived and predisposes the body to hypothermia. Research conducted recently out of Canada indicate that nitrogen narcosis is responsible for delay in shiver response, an important indicator of a considerable heat loss from the body, alcohol is also known to depress the response; complicating the heat loss problem further.

3. Drunken effect of alcohol and depth combine: you're losing it

The danger imposed here is that, a diver may be unable to deal with an emergency, something which may land the diver into an accident.
Have you heard of the “martini’s law”? It states that every 15 meters a diver descends is equivalent in effect to drinking a glass of Martini. And of course both alcohol and nitrogen narcosis combine.

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