Yes, this is what draws me to Yogasana and why I feel great supporting the brand. I wanted to demonstrate how trash can be turned into treasure and how we can be peaceful warriors by taking small actions like supporting companies and people who are taking this sort of initiative. and his wife Brittany, who is a Yoga instructor with an emphasis on. You and William teach in other’s training retreats. Hector's and Maui's Dolphins (HectorsDolphins.com) The Maui’s dolphin population has plummeted from 2,000 in 1970 to 55 today. But as usual in these competitions, athletes set new national records, smashed their old ones, and some fell short due to illness or lack of training, the odd blown eardrum, or the unfortunate lung squeeze. New Zealand is already infamous for wiping out the Moa (Dinornis robustus) and the Haast's Eagle (Harpagornis moorei). Wealthy nations need to address the extremes of our plastic footprint to other countries who are attempting to follow in our footprints. SuuntoRun SuuntoDive SuuntoTri SuuntoSwim. With friends renovating the old stone house, learning traditional building skills. Is William Trubridge married or single, and who is he dating now? How do you feel when you’re on a beach covered with plastic trash? She wrote of her love for the island, growing up here, meeting Will and freediving. Hector’s and Maui’s are New Zealand's only native dolphins. He has scored the highest number of points for an individual at the Team's World Championships, 313.3, which he achieved at the 2010 Freediving Team's World Championships held in Okinawa, Japan. Sometimes I feel so frustrated and helpless because the problem is so huge—but we can’t give up. Even during the great whaling era, humans didn’t quite manage to completely wipe out any whale or dolphin species. William Trubridge MNZM (born 24 May 1980) is a New Zealand world champion and world record holding freediver. What inspires the approach you take in your retreats? The species has become a poster child for “bycatch”—sea life that gets caught and drowns in fishing nets. William Trubridge: Yeah. Let them know it cost them money, because that seems to be all they’re interested in. Zoe, like the native Maori, considers them taonga, a treasure to protect and cherish. with my wife, which, quite conveniently, “coincided” with a depth training. The idea is to sync the body, mind and spirit with nature by getting into the water, out onto the sandbars and beaches, into the caves and saying, “thank you!” through yoga. A beautiful beach is a place to cleanse your mind and wash away all the sensory input rather than overload you with it. When I first began freediving in 2003, I began investigating and experimenting with different yogic exercises—mostly pradayama, which definitely has benefits. Without gravity we are able to enter and soften more comfortably into an asana than on land. Not hundreds, but hundreds of thousands of marine animals, including close to 300 that are classified as endangered, die every year because of this. William learned to love the ocean in New Zealand, and he’s appalled that obsolete fishing regulations have allowed the sea mammal to come so close to extinction. He died on Saturday 15 th February 2020, and is survived by his wife, Annie. I can't believe this is happening in 2014. How do you feel about dolphins in general? If we can prove that it is actually more profitable financially to protect the Maui’s dolphin than to allow it be rendered extinct for the sake of cheaper fish n’ chips, then maybe the species has a chance. William Trubridge (WilliamTrubridge.com) Dec 29, 2020. To support their work, please visit New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust, the leading authority on the Hector's and Maui's Dolphin and the only group actively researching their conservation. And if you decided not to visit New Zealand for these reasons, then make sure to tell the government and whatever relevant bodies that you’ve made this decision because of their poor practices. Shocking! ... the young Trubridge family was growing, David's skills and mind were developing and … Things are good. Hector's and Maui's Dolphin SOS (www.facebook.com/groups/hectorsandmauissos) Vertical Blue (www.VerticalBlue.net) She was the daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and … nautilus7620. To learn more about the Hector’s and Maui’s Dolphin, check out Dolphins Down Under: Understanding the New Zealand Dolphin (Otago University Press, 2013), co-authored by Dr. Elisabeth “Liz” Slooten and Dr. Steve Dawson, scientific partners who have intensely studied New Zealand’s only endemic dolphins for more than 30 years. Photos of Brittany practicing yoga in the water are by Elena Kalis (ElenaKalisPhoto.com) They last a lifetime, but they’re also completely biodegradable. There's a lot of energy imprinted on the individual trash items, and each piece has a story. Photo of Brittany practicing yoga on the rock formations in CapoTesta, Sardinia is by William Trubridge (WilliamTrubridge.com) We need voices—lots of loud voices—to really, truly be heard. In the first 30 or so feet underwater, the lungs, full of air, buoy your body to the surface, requiring strenuous paddling and constant equalization of the middle-ear cavities to gain depth. Secondary threats include boat strikes, pollution and developments along New Zealand’s coastline. Yet they’ve found the synergies between their passions, and they take turns sharing their expertise with people who come for her yoga and his freediving workshops at their home base in Long Island, the Bahamas, and throughout Europe. On 15 February 2019 Trubridge became the first man to complete an 'underwater crossing' of one of the major channels, swimming across the Cook Strait as a series of 934 breath hold dives. Yes, I do, absolutely! What have you learned from her? Prawano Apparel (www.prawnoapparel.com), Photos of William freediving are by Daan Verhoeven (DaanverHoeven.com) In addition to training at this facility, the couple coaches free diving enthusiasts. MIAMI, Florida -- In mid-December William Trubridge will make an attempt at the freediving world record and the monumental depth of 100 meters (328 feet). The issue of plastic pollution in oceans and on beaches all over the world—even super remote islands—is also important to you. We practice on the beach, soaking in the sun with gentle waves lapping in and over and around our bodies. William Trubridge and his wife Brittany spend seven months of the year training in the Bahamas, and the rest of the time traveling through Europe teaching freediving and yoga courses. I think that last step is very important. TruBlue Foundation (www.facebook.com/TruBlueFoundation) Trubridge was the first diver to go deeper than 100 metres (330 ft) without oxygen and As of 2013[update] held the world record in the free immersion and constant weight without fins disciplines. This time, he added two more meters, descending a whopping 124 meters (about 407 feet) while holding a … I sense all of those stories and hear that chatter, and they’re out of place. Students in William’s elite Vertical Blue freediving school find the calming breath and meditation techniques that Brittany’s yoga segment offers helpful in controlling their breathing and their minds in the water. Let the airlines and hotels and restaurants you visit know you are aware of the situation and that you feel strongly about it. Is there any practical advice you’d like to share with travelers? 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I feel overwhelmed with sensory overload. Go figure, finally I knew what I was talking about! There is complete stillness, effortlessness and joy. William Trubridge and his wife Sachiko Fukumoto and their young daughter. In the 2021 New Year Honours, Trubridge was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to free diving. If people in the developed world aren't even aware that plastic isn't biodegradable—and many people aren't—imagine how poorly understood this problem must be in less-privileged nations, where the knowledge of how damaging plastic is on the environment is virtually non-existent. 1973. You and Brittany teach in each other’s training retreats. The victory was all the more sweet considering Will has recently split from his 29-year-old American wife Brittany, a yoga teacher. breathing techniques and … In less privileged countries it is common for fishing boats, for instance, to dump their trash overboard and for coastal villages to simply let their trash be swept out to sea. I also created the TruBlue Foundation as a way of helping to preserve, protect and respect the sea. Narcose ‧ 2013 ‧ Fantasy/Sci-fi ‧ 14 mins by Julie Gautier, Guillaume Néry Photo by Igor Liberti, Brittany and William Trubridge are masters at two very different practices: yoga and freediving. So, in my opinion, if you want a great snorkeling experience, then this is the equipment you want. Some of the tourist-related plastic statistics are staggering. In the following years he met his wife Linda and they had two sons, Sam and William. Going barefoot, New Zealander William Trubridge held … It is our species that is wiping out others, so it is up to us to take a stand. Jan 9, 2021. It is made from recycled plastic bottles—seven, to be precise. It improves breath holds by increasing tolerance to carbon dioxide and low oxygen. Trubridge won gold in both constant weight no fins and free immersion. and his wife Brittany, who is a Yoga instructor with an emphasis on. Trubridge and his partner Sachiko Fukumoto - an actress and also an avid diver - flew in from Tokyo on Wednesday. Brittany shares the delights of practicing yoga in secret caves and on sand bars during her nature-based yoga workshops and William introduces her students to freediving, an extreme sport that requires divers to breath-hold dive into the abyss to retrieve markers. Plastic bottles and plastic bags are two major pollution offenders that are easily remedied with very little effort or cost. William Trubridge, 32, is a competitive freediver - an underwater sport where the athletes compete in time, distance, or depth, on a single breath. ... 'I'm so overjoyed' - William Trubridge's proud parents on son's freedive masterclass We need to decide if we want to evolve in a noble direction, rather to continue down a destructive path that ends with multiple extinctions, if not mass extinction. ContentsBiographyWilliam Trubridge Net WorthDoes William Dead or Alive?FAQs Biography William Trubridge is best known as a Diver. A short documentary about William Trubridge, a world champion in freediving. Many people don’t realize how deadly plastic can be to marine life. The crossing took 9 hours 15 minutes and was done to raise awareness of the plight of New Zealand's Hector's and Māui dolphins, which are both threatened with extinction due predominantly to over-fishing in their ranges. A diver has set a new world record after swimming 380ft under water without the aid of oxygen or flippers. But as a kid she was scared of Dean’s Blue Hole, its darkness and the deep unknown, she avoided swimming in … “We’ve been divorced for just over a year now,” he says quietly. Zoe Helene (zoehelene.com) is a media correspondent and advocate for women, wildlife and wilderness. [1], Trubridge was born in Northumberland in northern England,[2] but moved with his family to New Zealand when he was eighteen months old.[3]. Plus, they’re gorgeous, and they’re hand woven from natural materials, which makes a big difference, energetically, when practicing yoga. Brittany and William Trubridge are masters at two very different practices: yoga and freediving. Britta taught me how to find the “silent witness” during meditation—that part of you that is conscious and observant to every experience and thought but never intrudes or intervenes. Show up and give it all you’ve got. Trubridge is an Apnea Academy instructor and as of 2013[update] operated a freediving school and annual competition, both called Vertical Blue, at Dean's Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas from September to May. They were the hosts of the recent AIDA World Championships, where William won gold and bronze in … It’s a very sensual approach. Someone brushed their teeth with that toothbrush, someone drank out of that cup, some little boy threw that ball, some little girl played with that sand bucket. But with every wave, it just keeps on coming. Your underwater yoga photography is spectacular. New Zealand freediver William Trubridge admits he's terrified of getting Covid-19 as the disease could end his incredible career. My mother Linda is a yoga teacher and my wife Brittany has just become one too." This extinction is totally avoidable.” - Dr. Elisabeth “Liz” Slooten. As a diver, Trubridge mainly competes in depth disciplines. The world’s smallest and rarest cetaceans, they are a genetically distinct subspecies of the Hector’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori), which is found only around the South Island. ... William Trubridge reaches for another world record in freediving. They don’t belong there, and that’s—eerie. But as much as I love dolphins, I feel that every species on this Earth is equal and deserving of being here. Trubridge runs a freediving school with his wife, Brittany, on Long Island in the Bahamas. We’re interested in expressing gratitude—for this amazing planet, for the miracle of life, and for being alive and part of that miracle. It’s one thing to feel that urge to breathe and to be able to carry on and not take a breath, and it’s another thing to feel that urge and be able to stay completely calm and focused and therefore use less oxygen in your body so you can release your mind. SuuntoRun SuuntoRide SuuntoDive SuuntoTri SuuntoSwim. William Trubridge and his wife Brittany spend seven months of the year training in the Bahamas, and the rest of the time traveling through Europe teaching freediving and yoga courses. Letting them know that you are aware of the Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin situation and that you won’t buy anything from New Zealand until they’re properly protected is one of the best ways to help. What have you learned from him? There is clearly some meditation or yoga present in your freediving technique. The Maui's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) would be the third human-caused extinction in New Zealand. Finances. This is happening all over the world, and it breaks my heart. William Trubridge with his wife, Brittany Trubridge, recovering in good spirits after his 102-meter Constant No Fins world record attempt. I regularly share and post about the Maui’s dolphin via social media, blogs and newsletters in association with my personal yoga brand in order to reach the yoga community. This is one of the most beautiful beaches on our island, but it is covered with plastic trash that has washed up from the sea. What does it feel like to take an asana below the surface? The primary threats to both Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins are gill set nets and trawl fishing. She spent 10 influential years growing up in Aotearoa, the Maori word for New Zealand, which means The Land of the Long White Cloud. Scroll below to learn details information about William Trubridge's salary, estimated earning, lifestyle, and Income reports. Photos of Maui’s Dolphins are by Steve Dawson (WhaleDolphinTrust.org.nz), Brittany and William Trubridge: A Couple with a Cause, Dolphins Down Under: Understanding the New Zealand Dolphin, www.facebook.com/groups/hectorsandmauissos, Read “A Couple with a Cause” in Organic Spa Magazine's (Digital Issue). PARENTS: Thomas Trowbridge and Elizabeth Marshall, married March 26, 1627 in St. Petrock, Exeter, England. I’m happy and thriving.” It’s even worse for Maui’s; in 1970 were 2000 and today there are only 55. William Trubridge, world record holder in free-diving of the no-fin discipline visits Akaroa to take up the cause for the Hector’s dolphin. The way they play into this problem should not be underestimated. They’re classified as critically endangered, which means they’re facing a real and present danger of being driven extinct, which means we can't afford to lose a single one. Daily yoga practices (with one really He is the founder of Vertical Blue, the most prestigious freediving event in the world, held annually at Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas. For both William and Brittany, the sea is a sensual gift, a place that washes away stress and connects them to their higher selves. I do the best I can to raise awareness, and while awareness is key, it's not enough. It would be the first marine dolphin to go extinct at the hands of humans. course by another William – Trubridge, current World Record holder on CNF. This was his 13th world record, but Trubridge, originally from Havelock North, said … Trubridge was the main subject of a documentary entitled "Breathe" directed by Martin Khodabakhshian, which documents Trubridge's pursuits in 2010 to become the first free diver ever to reach 300 feet with a single breath in the discipline of constant weight no fins.[4]. That’s more than 75 percent. He and his wife Brittany, who is an accomplished yoga instructor, spent three days sharing their skill and passion with our larger community. “They’re intelligent, friendly and beautiful, and they only live in New Zealand. Our weekly calendar changes according to the tides and the weather, and we have daily eco-excursions like a cave tour and practicing yoga in the cave and an eco-boat tour where we go out to a sand bar in the middle of the sea to practice yoga. On Monday, the same diver, William Trubridge, broke it again. Tanya Streeter had a close call with severe narcosis 10 years ago. “I’ve moved on from that. William Trubridge: Yeah. Overfishing, aquaculture, gas and oil exploration, and offshore irons and mining are also serious threats to their vital habitat. What would you say to the current New Zealand government if you could say one thing? Data crunch: sports in 2020. The design shows the last 55 Maui’s dolphins and together they form the shape of a Maui’s dolphin. 1970—and since then the Hector’s dolphin populations have dropped from 30,000 to just over 7,000. Because of its location, Dean’s Blue Hole has become the home of Vertical Blue, a free diving academy run by world record holder William Trubridge and his wife, Brittany. Do you see wealthy nations playing a role in this? William is the current world record holder for unassisted freedive to 100 meters or 328 feet. If you were considering visiting New Zealand on holiday, I would encourage you to speak up for the Maui’s Dolphin to anyone associated with your travel plans. William Trubridge needs to get into a meditative state as a freediver. I learned another language (Brazilian Portuguese), trained with world champion free diver William Trubridge in the Bahamas, studied advanced portrait photography in the US, and fashion photography in Paris, just to name a few. William’s other cause, saving the critically endangered Maui’s dolphin that is native to New Zealand, where he grew up. NABU International (www.gofundme.com/Mauis-Dolphin-LDF) 1st WIFE: Margaret Atherton, married Dec 30, 1659 in Dorchester, Middlesex Co., MA. 83 notes. Caribbean Yoga Retreats (www.CaribbeanYogaRetreat.com) Let’s find out! We can’t hold the posture quite as long, but there is a spark of magic that happens in that brief time. He was born on Saturday, May 24, 1980. Tanya Streeter had a close call with severe narcosis 10 years ago. Discover William Trubridge Net Worth, Salary, Biography, Height, Dating, Wiki. Diver from England, United Kingdom. One Breath is the result of a few days spent with Trubridge in the Bahamas, offering a unique glimpse into his unusual and magical world. course by another William – Trubridge, current World Record holder on CNF. William Trubridge MNZM (born 24 May 1980) is a New Zealand world champion and world record holding freediver. Sea turtles and sea birds and whales and all sorts of beautiful sea creatures mistake our plastic trash for food and eat it, and it kills them. “Risian is the real winner here,” says Trubridge, sipping a beer beside his wife, Brittany. In the sea you are weightless, and when you are underwater you are also holding your breath, which stills the mind. The in-flight magazine contained an article by Brittany Trubridge, William Trubridge’s wife. Zoe works with leading activists, scientists and environmental organizations across the globe to save species such as the critically endangered Maui's Dolphin and endangered Hector's dolphin from extinction. breathing techniques and lung exercising. Incredible! Expert reports estimate that approximately 150 Hector's and Maui's dolphins die in commercial and recreational set nets every year. Students and… The New Zealand government relies heavily on tourism and exports, including organic produce and premium lifestyle products—so your voice counts. William Trubridge is the world's deepest man, having freedived unaided on a single breath to a depth of 102 meters (334 feet). Gratitude. Is this why you choose to be a Yoga Ambassador for Yogasana mats? I wanted to raise awareness of what plastic pollution can do to beautiful places like this. Maui’s are classified as critically endangered, and Hector’s are classified as endangered. They’re intelligent, intuitive, spiritual, emotional—all of it—just in a different shape. Also, if I’m going into a supermarket and I’m at the checkout register and they’re about to put an item I’m buying into a double plastic bag, I let them know that I’ve brought my own, and I also explain why I’m making the choice. What motivates the New Zealand government? Linda and David Trubridge watched on nervously from Auckland as their son set a new world record. Barefoot, New Zealander William Trubridge # New Zealand 's critically endangered endemic dolphins married Dec 30, in... 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