The Exhilarating Peace of Freediving | Guillaume Néry | TED Talks

In this breathtaking talk, world champion freediver Guillaume Néry takes us with him into the ocean's depths. Meter by meter, he explains the physical and emotional impact of water pressure, silence and holding your breath. His eloquent description of the underwater experience reveals the hidden poetry of freediving.
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[@aambler16]

This is one of the most beautiful speeches I’ve ever heard, I actually had tears in my eyes at points.

[@esp643]

GAAAAAAAAY

[@kejetwitjewel]

Amazing. Especially the last part where he says that it's reconnecting with our ancient roots. We do come out of the water. It makes sense but is still very impressive!

[@MorganJoyceHart]

@Jonathan Soko We are all born from our mother's womb, which is filled with amniotic fluid. We quite literally are immersed in water until we are born.

[@sanghapeaceproject]

I must learn French.. I'm so impressed how he's figured out how to work with his body and breath..thankful he shows us the capacity of the human Spirit

[@mollysministuff]

"Let the water crush you" Talk about a strong will!

[@tyuzou14]

"In this breathtaking talk" Right on!

[@lllIlI]

You're breathtaking!

[@drums34]

You can't speak french ok but is it a reason to hit the dislike ? What he's saying is great omg. I've been learning english a lot to understand TED articles and you guys just rage quit and leave with a dislike ?

[@gengis737]

All the more since there are english subtitle

[@jakinajakina1974]

I know this reply may come a bit late but... still... I think that through life we learn how to let go of these minor issues, not everyone will understand the grandiosity of what this man does and to which extent he manages to touch us deep within, by bringing us enlightment and taking us back to our origins. Its not for EVERYONE to enjoy. Im glad I came across this, personally it made my day :) I want to learn more about Guillaume Néry and hopefully will continue to enjoy the deep ocean through his eyes... Peace :)

[@BitchItsJules]

15:55 it's a revenge

[@___Chris___]

Haven't spoken any french since 23 years ago in school, but with his clear pronounciation I understood every single word. Thanks, school education ;-)

[@charitygathi3306]

​@@BitchItsJules😂😂😂😂for not being like him weee

[@TheGayStoic]

Unbelievable. He's a powerful reminder that all our power is always in the NOW. Amazing.

[@Jasmyne444]

Agreed!

[@ambersnow2021]

thank you for pointing that out

[@mr.hilarious2702]

When he said “close your eyes” and I did, then I just realized how stupid I was because I was reading the subtitle this whole time 😂

[@machwaara6429]

lol

[@medamineelmaziane5084]

god , that was hilarious .

[@jencyelias8803]

same here😄

[@ashleytkl3036]

Yeah.. Mr.Hilarious right😂.

[@corneliaanindya982]

Lol

[@akeyphenow6432]

Just turn on your captions

[@karenwallaceadventures3146]

Done 👍🏽. Thanks! 😊

[@FreddieKayBeats]

some great life advice/philosophy here. Be one with the moment, don't panic and force things, release tension an stress. Thank you Guillaume and TED for the insight!!!!

[@jamesart9]

Wow, that just drew me in, and in and in. I felt every bit of his experience. Brilliant.

[@joetaylor486]

For those like me who have a wee bit of French, it was a fascinating talk. I was grasping for meaning most of the way, but he was very expressive and passionate. A lovely talk.

[@princessj791]

wow what he said about sometimes needing to be in the present and go through that intense moment when you want to look at the surface/finish line but instead, just focus on what's in front of you, one step at a time. And in no time, it's over. So true, often when under intense pressure we want to just get to that end point (in his instance to breathe) but we've got to not do that but stay with it and soon we will be there

[@daniellem2992]

Awesome. I learned so much, things I can apply to regular life. Stop resisting the crushing in life just let go, and it wont hurt as bad.

[@mollysministuff]

Wow. This was an amazing talk, incredible and motivational. It sounds like a terrifying, but extraordinary experience. I can't believe the amount of mental strength this man has.

[@divinacarloman3144]

The best 🙉wow so great, i watching your vedio diving on the sea men.

[@theroyalspice]

Wow, for some reason this is exactly what I needed to watch. Extraordinary talent and humility! Diving is the one thing I really miss during this quarantine.

[@protonpixels9096]

I promise you that once my connection ends between earth and the sea i feel supee relaxed and peacefull especially when i go deeper ❤

[@mfuriosa]

Life keeps happening and I keep coming back to this video. It’s such a powerful message, this mindset helps me so much to cope with anxiety. (And also makes me wanna go for a swim.)

[@Voduh]

Just watching this video my lung has compressed all over, even lacked air. Im from Brazil. I like the water ♥️👀👌😍

[@jencyelias8803]

Guillame Néry ...thank you for this wonderful speech. It took me with you while you experience all that. Hats off to what you do and feeling of humility. Bravo! Keep it up!

[@mariyaborboleta5436]

Incroyable!!! Tellement de leçons spirituelles qui s'appliquent à la vie en général. Merci beaucoup!

[@redroots3103]

Just listening to this talk lit my soul on fire. Wow.

[@LeonidasGGG]

It is a shame more people don't know more languages because this is one great Talk.

[@sofichoc]

Made me cry watching you dive down! thank you

[@erenyeager754]

Oh god...I have no words...I...sir I just want to say that this is incredibly beautiful and had me in tears...

[@carylannebeltran]

Beautiful talk. Wow.

[@u.kw1461]

Always fascinating to see this side of freediving he describes. Truly wonderful

[@MoritaJunichiro]

harmony between man and nature👏🏼

[@krishnasrinivasan7541]

i cannot believe there was no standing ovation for one of the greatest achievers of all times ...

[@kxmode]

123 meters, in case you're wondering, is 403 feet or four American Football fields.

[@07031984ZSL]

Y este discurso podría fácilmente aplicarse al tema del Arte. Increíble. Es tan bello que en serio uno llora con esto. Muchos sentimientos. Realmente sientes estar en el agua cuando él lo platica.

[@milliesecond102]

Me encontre respirando profundamente y sin dejar escapar el aire durante este video. Este hombre es muy impresante! Quisiera tener una fraccion de su talento!

[@rafaelinhox]

Thanks a lot Sincerely grateful for this video, great contribution! Excellent!!!

[@alexandranesterenko]

This guy is unbelievable.

[@DimiKaye]

This is beautiful. Please TED people put the translation on youtube. For all of you who want to check it, there's a link to the site.

[@Bullsharkyyy]

A man who has been a huge inspiration in my own life, would love to know what he's saying. :)

[@lightningMcqueen5]

Use subtitle it's just amazing .....

[@tonysalazardonjuan5623]

merci monsieur.

[@tessawelkins6325]

This is amazing, why doesn’t this have like a billion clicks

[@sebastiandiaconu1221]

Such a good presentation!

[@irenezerva5274]

Stand up while clapping to this kind of man . The least you could do .

[@iloveyourvibez]

I wish I knew how to free dive! it looks so relaxing! He's a really great free diver. His wife as well. They're both amazing!!!

[@xizhang2789]

Amazing talk! C’est extraordinaire !

[@alicewonder4272]

Absolutely amazing

[@foxyshazaam3310]

This made me cry... watching him dive into the blackness and then come up as the rays from the sun pierce through the water. Beautiful.

[@user-sb5ob5wt3z]

He is awesome

[@suryamanipandey8002]

Thanks for the talk needed it today ... I watched your video featured on nat geo and it reminds me all the time of all the possibilities human body is capable of doing ..and the absolutely fascinating blue world .. nothing like it I have ever watched. ❤️❤️❤️ 🙏🙏🙏 I pray for your good health and many more successes ..

[@brianincanada148]

sonne comme une méditation, un esprit et un corps en synchronisation Good video, Merci

[@andrinikusumawardhani]

Il est incroyable. J'aime bien la mer. Merçi d'avoir partager vôtre jpurnées dans la profonder de la mer

[@danadobroslavkova2341]

Děkuji. Zajímavé.

[@krioni86sa]

This is the day I learn French

[@RegalCooper]

How'd it go ?

[@Uminental]

Holy God! We are reminded by *the power of the mind* .

[@Hakunamatatism]

The whole diving experience seemed metaphorical.❤️

[@seppuku6230]

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[@rachelparry7374]

Beautiful talk. Thank you! *** PLEASE note... If you are unfamiliar with freediving, the translation for Nitrogen/Gas narcosis is incorrect! Guilherme says it in French correctly, but the videos translation calls it decompression sickness and the bends which is INCORRECT. DCS is something entirely different and quite dangerous. FYI

[@uberuberexperience5578]

I am a big fan, his videos are amazing!!! His videos doesn't need translate, it speak itself. I follow him but can someone translate into English so that he can reach audience around the world. I really want to know what he had to say about his experience. thank you

[@aaronwei8469]

the auto french subtitles are surprisingly good

[@moonti6820]

great talk !

[@swapnasamant9823]

Please give english subtitles. I am sure he is sharing incredible things which world needs to applaud. His videos are breathtaking and his fans are eager to know what he is saying.

[@abc314pi]

Use CC, and select English and you're all set

[@shreyatawde1816]

Brave....amazing...mesmerizing...

[@edgein6386]

Beautiful

[@suwali2450]

Magical!

[@awiemer]

Incroyable!

[@moonti6820]

mon monde à moi est plus au delà des nuages parmi la neige et le roc mais j'admire la passion de guillaume pour le monde subaquatique, respect !

[@aurorelescot3772]

Pour en revenir au « pâle bleu point » Juan Garcia Jios dit dans son roman : « les ténèbres n’empêchent pas de contempler la lumière, bien au contraire ! »

[@olgapolka168]

Спасибо! Именно поэтому я сегодня здесь. Учиться, как лучше дышать, значит учиться кпк лучше жить.

[@antonioaguiarfilho]

beautiful

[@TheVRLover]

This video has other languages subtitles. just tap the 3 dots in the top right of the video and choose captions

[@ateamacademy]

Omari Abdou THANK YOU!!!

[@olvindavidgonzalesizaguirr2703]

Amazing I'm also discover the doulingo lessons are working I understood everything without subtitles

[@tangerinescanhavebluestoo1011]

Sometimes I'm really glad I'm french.

[@siddhantjain4106]

He reached deep of spirituality by reaching depths of ocean

[@plan101]

this is such a burn to all competitive swimmers out there

[@JazZy-pn4ms]

What is he mention is all about the power of the mind that can shift your spiritual condition to another realm. Human being is made up of physical body and spiritual soul. It is connected to the divine power. He reach deep state of consciousness by free diving. Maybe the calmness and quiet and lonely surrounding on the deep ocean, lack of light, nothingness make him feel something that not all human can achieve. Some can achieve this state by persistent meditation. This is remarkable. He already upgrade his body and soul compare to many human beings.

[@richardgrant8527]

Nostalgic...

[@rosannadesole9092]

great brave man.✌️👏👏👏👏💙

[@wowandrss]

Made me tear up, I want to go diving and be this free.

[@atiqaderqaoui2448]

غياب تام الإخوة العرب ، اين انتم

[@huynhkiet4a490]

I love diving but my place didn't a diving place :((

[@dhruvjain7650]

Please put English captions please!!!

[@jaeljade3609]

I have no idea what he's saying but he's still my hero.

[@atlantis7896]

c magnifique

[@haxificality]

So basically, freediving is about HUMILITY and RELAXATION. Thanks Guillaume, now I'm interested in trying it. But I think I better start training with a master of medication.

[@tonysalazardonjuan5623]

for those oblivious to French. he's talking. about his experience as a free diver, what he feels, what is done in the process. he's referencing the video. he tells that the feeling goes from your arm to your heart. etc

[@ashleytkl3036]

Dont get me wrong. I am wondering when the time comes for him to go away from the living world, if he might think being there in the depth of the ocean is the most wonderful way to go..where he know the most beautiful feeling of being. And I have watched his video "One breath around the world" over a year ago and was peacefully amazed. He and his wife are an incredible team couple.

[@vivekjibaranwal]

16:50 I wish to talk with him more about this state as this state seems very much like "Samadhi समाधि". He is the living person who doesn't claim as Saints in India did, but I feel the same he has achieved. Many people believe that it can only be attained after death, but the man says otherwise. I believe more in him than rumors.

[@bhuvijetly2409]

I agree

[@solarnaut]

Vivek.. thanks for saying that … His narration was bringing to mind the movie "altered states" where a guy goes on a mind quest with deprivation tanks and shaman forest drug experiences … our consciousness is the only thing that gives the universe of colliding rocks any meaning and yet most of us barely scratch the surface (pun?) of the possibilities for our conscious states.

[@vivekjibaranwal]

@@solarnaut Yeah, same as movie Lucy. I am following him on Twitter, but he seems busy these days related to problems in his country. I wish to help him while I ask my question but how? 🤔🤔🤔

[@solarnaut]

@ 16:50 he seems to sharing the notion that when you stop breathing your thinking stops too and your mind calms... while there is a connection between breathing and mind state, I don't think it's quite that direct. Earlier when he speaks of being at the bottom of the sea within the deep blue abyss, @ 10:56 he speaks of feeling like "a speck of dust, stardust" and @ 11:36 he says "Im a little speck of nothingness lost is all of time and space." For him and his wife, clearly the sea connects them to their spirituality. Others find that in meditation or sports or arts or work or fellowship or family. Maybe he is busy with earthly problems at the moment and maybe he doesn't always have time to respond to random inquiries... but maybe if you happen to ask him at the right time, your question(s) will feed the energies of what he and his wife are … dare I say "preaching"? ;-) It seems that many "enlightened ones" have had some form of "ego death" This guy may or may not be a good teacher for you... but there are other options as well... what's that expression "many paths one journey" or "many paths, one mountain top" or "many paths, one sea floor" ? ;-) Sam Harris' book "Waking Up, spirituality without religion" has a good chapter on "gurus" (many of the chapters are available on youtube) May you have many enlightened moments between the breaths.

[@vivekjibaranwal]

@@solarnaut vivekjib this is my telegram accounts. Let's talk there. I have to struggle here writing and expressing myself. It's up to you. I will try to converse here but not in full.

[@ex-mormonthanos9439]

click "cc"

[@LLiyanaLatip]

I hope TED will aa it as caption instead of putting the transcript on website soon.

[@Ari-gold]

click auto translate, its ok to watch

[@BOWYO]

Subtitles: TURN ON YOUR CC. SIMPLE

[@haxificality]

I wish he returns to freediving, this is the guy that inspired to me freedive.

[@SheikTV1]

For english subs click the auto translate, it's not that bad.

[@thuphugg215]

+Alberto Figueroa Can you change the colour of it? If not, its a waste, i cannot read half of it because of white letters in front of a white shirt... :(

[@DrewColpurs]

+Shy Guy Yes, KZbin lets you change the color of the subs.

[@thuphugg215]

Drew Colpurs where exactly? :P

[@DrewColpurs]

Shy Guy You open the gear, you click "subtitles," then at the top of that box, you click "options"

[@thuphugg215]

Found it! BOY that was hidden! but thx! ;D

[@2ghostworld]

This is real life version of the movie The Big Blue with Jean Reno

[@bmolitor615]

I just wanted to hear his voice.

[@queenzakiya91]

I was looking forward to this but I can't speak French :(

[@ohad8753]

+Zara Elias subtitles

[@littlestworkshop]

+Ohad Gev Autogenerated nonsense

[@jayarjo]

Subtitles are actually quite good on this one.

[@littlestworkshop]

jayarjo I think they have now been updated manually

[@Alexandra-od1lw]

well i suppose you can read english :)

[@Geekthenet]

Guys they need time for the subtitles just wait they will be added.

[@solarnaut]

Confession: I figured he was just some one-trick-pony who was going to acknowledge "so, yeah, I'm a freak who dives absurdly DEEP... but, hey... I made you look, didn't I ? :-P " … BUTT …. WOW … "a journey between two breaths" (isn't our whole life just made up of a series of journeys between two breaths?) DUDE is a freaking poet (thanks subtitles!) and had me in tears narrating his descent and again with his (and Carl Sagan's) Pale Blue Dot and again when he returns to our world... which, as he says, is where he belongs as he is "born again" with a new breath. He is humbled that "his team" enables him to go on these journeys … in truth there aren't too many things that any single human being could do without Team Humanity … just imagine how much the internet would suck if it had a population of 1 ! Haaaaa.

[@MDF4072]

Stop crying because youtube has subtitles

[@monikacastellsestella7602]

hi Guillaume I am in bcn in one of the largest count downs of my life. I saw a report of tara foundation today talking about placton and diatomeas and I saw again my submarine world. I can show to the humanity a green diatomea with a lot of properties but in my country they don't care about this kind of things. i hope the 5th 6th I will reach Indo and restart my work enside the indic ocean. and keep on working and studies g to go deeper. when I see the universe under the ocean I feel dead on the ground. how can I survive here on the ground and not down. bcn is. sheet on the beach full of ships nature and human ship. lof and hugs for you and all your people monika Castells Estella***

[@kavinvanich]

Save our planet 😊

[@2nd3rd1st]

If you need an english transscript www.ted.com/talks/guillaume_nery_the_exhilarating_peace_of_freediving/transcript?language=en

[@sabinedouble07]

Thank you for the link.

[@jayhome2715]

There's no silence underwater, it's actually quite noisy depending on where you are.

[@Candyliz2003]

+TED Please re-release this with an English subtitles selection available. Thank you.

[@1whoDoesSimply]

It is.