Private Coaching
Find Stillness in Your Breath - Personalised coaching with Nathan Williams to refine your technique, grow your confidence, and reconnect with the calm of the ocean and your own breath.
You already know how to hold your breath, but do you know how to truly rest within it? Private coaching with Nathan Williams goes deeper than technique drills. Through personalised 1:1 or private group sessions, you'll learn to bring your body, breath and mind into harmony, developing efficiency, focus, and a profound sense of inner calm that transforms how you experience freediving.
Your personalised journey:
Beyond Breath-Holding
Advanced Breathing Techniques
Master pre-dive breathing, recovery protocols, and breathwork methods that optimise oxygen use and extend your capacity.
Technical Refinement
Receive detailed analysis and correction of your form—from duck dives to finning mechanics, equalisation to body positioning.
Mental Mastery
Learn proven psychological strategies to quiet internal noise, manage pre-dive anxiety, and cultivate the stillness that makes long breath-holds feel effortless.
Physiological Training
Evidence-based training that works with your body's natural adaptations, building CO₂ tolerance, oxygen efficiency, and physical resilience.
Private Coaching
Duration: We recommend 1-2 hours sessions (customisable)
Location:
Tasmania-wide by request
Coaching Options:
Private Freediving Courses
Ocean Confidence
Depth Training
Pool Training
Personalised Learning
Equalisation Problem Solving
What's Included:
Dedicated attention from experienced instructor Nathan Williams
Customised training plan based on your goals
PADI online eLearning material
Video analysis (where applicable)
Detailed feedback and progression guidance
Safety supervision throughout
What you may need:
Fins, mask, and snorkel
Wetsuit, hood, gloves, socks and weight belt
Towel, change of clothes and reusable drink bottle
Don't have all the gear? Contact us about rental options.
Why Choose 1:1 Training
Group sessions build community and provide structure, but private coaching offers something unique: complete customisation. Every minute is focused on you, your technique, your challenges, your breakthroughs.
Nathan identifies exactly what's limiting your progress, whether that's a subtle equalisation error, mental pattern, or physical habit you can't see yourself. With immediate, detailed feedback and the freedom to spend as much time as needed on specific skills, progress accelerates in ways group training can't match.
This is where stubborn plateaus break, where confidence transforms, and where the deeper aspects of freediving - the stillness, the harmony, the profound calm, become accessible.
Ready to Begin?
Private coaching sessions can be booked individually or as custom packages tailored to your goals.
Contact Nathan directly to discuss your needs, schedule your first session, and begin your personalised journey.
Not ready for Private Coaching?
Join our regular Pool or Line Training group sessions or take a Freediving Course
Your Instructor
Nathan Willliams
Lead Instructor & Founder
PADI Freedive Instructor
Nathan has been freediving for over 15 years and trained under two of Australia’s freediving pioneers, Clinton Laurence and Marlon Quinn. Nathan sees freediving as a powerful way to bring people together, support ocean conservation, and help others experience the mental health benefits of time in the water.
With years of coaching and teaching experience, Nathan is passionate about helping people feel safe, confident, and calm in the ocean. He looks forward to meeting you and welcoming you into the Deep South Freediving community.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you're progressing well in group training, keep going—it's excellent value and community. Consider private coaching if you're stuck on specific issues, want accelerated progress, or prefer personalized attention.
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Can I combine private coaching with regular group sessions? Absolutely. Many students use occasional private sessions to work through specific challenges while maintaining regular group training for community and practice.
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Come with specific goals or challenges you want to address. The more Nathan understands what you're working toward, the more targeted and effective the session becomes.
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Depends entirely on your goals. Some students book one session to overcome a specific issue. Others work with Nathan regularly over months to achieve major performance goals.
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Yes. Nathan has experience coaching competitive freedivers and can design training programs specifically for competition performance.
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Yes, though we generally recommend starting with PADI Basic or Level 1 courses for foundational certification, then adding private coaching for refinement. However, if you prefer 1:1 learning from the start, that's absolutely possible.
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Contact us as soon as possible. We'll work with you to find another suitable time.
Why choose Us
Learning to freedive requires trust. Our certified instructors combine rigorous safety standards with a personalised approach that respects your pace and goals. We don't rush you—we guide you.
Certified Instructors: Years of experience.
Continuous Growth: Regular training sessions and community support for lifelong development.
Personalised Training: Your pace, your goals, your journey—we adapt to you.
Local Expertise: Deep knowledge of Tasmania's best and safest dive sites.
Join the Deep South Community
Freediving is better together. When you train with Deep South, you're joining a supportive community of ocean lovers who push boundaries and celebrate progress as one.
Connect with experienced freedivers for regular group sessions, find trusted dive buddies for weekend ocean adventures, and access our network for tips, encouragement, and trip planning. We organise social events, explore Tasmania's best dive sites together, and build genuine friendships through our shared passion.
The mental resilience and trust developed through freediving create bonds that extend far beyond the water. You're not just learning a skill—you're finding your tribe.
Dive deeper. Together.
