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The World Is Your Oyster: Lessons in Stillness From Beneath the Surface

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How PADI Freediving Courses Can Transform Your Body, Mind and Life

Freediving is more than just a sport, taking a PADI Freediver course can transform your body, mind and life.
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How One PADI Diver Went from Fear of the Ocean to Filming Sharks for Netflix

From panic to starring in All the Sharks, marine biologist Aliah Banchik shares how diving took her on the career path she never expected.
DEEP undersea habitats for humans

Meet the People Behind the Next Generation of Subsea Human Habitats

Meet the team behind DEEP, creating the latest subsea human habitats that will allow us to stay at depths of up to 200 meters (656 feet).
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Find Perfect Buoyancy in Bonaire at PADI’s Total Club-Mersion Event This April

To meet new dive buddies while exploring Bonaire's pristine reefs, join PADI Club's Total Club-Mersion Bonaire, hosted by Buddy Dive Resort.
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Fear, Pride & Whale Sharks: Creating Safe Spaces in Scuba Diving With PADI AmbassaDiver Sarah Miller

Read how a chance van life encounter sparked the creation of LGBTQIA+ dive expeditions to make scuba diving more inclusive.
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Huang Bo, PADI CEO Drew Richarson and 50 PADI Divers Plant Corals in Dadonghai for World Ocean Day

PADI Global Conservation Ambassador and famous Chinese actor Huang Bo joined PADI CEO Drew Richardson to plant 250 corals.
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