Grant van der Vijver
Contributing Writer
In The Sun at Bar Southerly. - Taku Shinoda
I love nature, people and the power of words. My range of interests includes science - particularly the mystery of water, nutrition, meditation, yoga, surfing and quite recently freediving. Most of my energy is currently being channeled into my first novel and there are samples of this on my website wordsfromwater.weebly.com.
Latest Articles
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2011 : The Year Of The Shark
Why are many of the world's shark populations rapidly declining? Research in marine ecology and shark conservation show why we have to care.
Dec 6, 2011
- Grant van der Vijver
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Our Bodies of Water
If the human body is around two thirds water (more in children and less in the elderly), then where is it all? And why is there so much of it?
Nov 29, 2011
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The Art of (Not) Breathing: Yoga Under Water.
Employing yogic breathing practices and discoveries of modern science, freedive athletes are able to comfortably descend without breathing underwater.
Sep 12, 2011
- Grant van der Vijver
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Introduction to Freediving Equipment and the Various Disciplines
Modern freediving equipment has gone through decades of refining to match the safety and performance needed in the various breath-holding disciplines.
Apr 5, 2011
- Grant van der Vijver
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Introducing Freediving : Underwater Adventure on a Single Breath
Free or Apnea Diving, in which one descends on a single breath, is an almost spiritual art, blending mental discipline with the science of physiology.
Feb 16, 2011
- Grant van der Vijver
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