Background
Stig Åvall Severinsen is a four time World Champion freediver and the first human to hold his breath for more than 20 minutes (20 minutes and 10 seconds back in 2010). The same year he also beat the Wim Hof record diving under ice.
Stig holds a Master’s degree in biology (2001) and a PhD in medicine (2007) from the University of Aarhus, Denmark. In 2017 he was inaugurated as a fellow international member of the Explorer’s Club in New York.
Stig has set 10 official Guinness world records, including the deepest unassisted dive in the ocean (200 feet in 2003), swimming 250 feet under ice wearing only speedos on a single breath (2013) and swimming 202.0 meters on a single breath in open water (2020).
In 2012, Stig was crowned “The Ultimate Superhuman” on the Discovery Channel’s “Superhuman Showdown” when he held his breath for 22 minutes under water!
Stig’s methods has been trusted by Olympian gold winning athletes, Navy SEALs, Fortune 500 companies & the Danish Royal Airforce. Besides the High Performance segment this method is also widely used for veterans battling with PTSD, for people recovering from illness or accidents and for everyday people and employees to stay healthy and energized throughout busy and stressful days.
Today Stig focuses entirely on public speaking, 1:1 coaching and teaching the many benefits of conscious breathing through his Breatheology platform, making the world breathe better, one breath at a time.
July 19 2003
Stig Severinsen breaks the AIDA Freediving World Record Dynamic Apnea without fins (DNF) in Aarhus, Denmark, swimming 166 meters on a single breath.
May 5 2009
The first version of the bestelling Breatheology book is published in Danish (Træk Vejret – mere energi, mindre stress) is released for Danish speakers.
April 1 2010
Stig Severinsen became the first person in the world to hold his breath for over 20 minutes when he held his breath for 20 minutes and 10 seconds in a tank full of sharks at the Kattegat Centre in Grenaa, Denmark
November 21 2010
The first publication of Breatheology “The Art of Conscious Breathing” is published in English which lays the groundwork for the Breatheology Method and becomes a bestseller.
November 30 2010
Stig delivers a talk at TEDxCopenhagen titled How to Hold Your Breath for 20 Minutes where he goes into detail how he manage to hold his breath for more than 20 minutes long and how controlling our breath means controlling our lives.
May 5 2012
Stig Severinsen reclaims his title as he holds his breath under water for 22 minutes during the production of the Discovery Channel show “Superhuman Showdown” in London and earning him the title Ultimate Superhuman
November 22 2012
The Breatheology Acadamy course – the frontrunner of the popular Breatheology Fundamentals course – is made available online for the first time, allowing people from all over the world train whenever they want through online video training.
April 16 2013
Stig Severinsen breaks the Guinness World Record – Longest swim under ice – Breath held (Fins and diving suit) – swimming a distance of 500 feet (152.4 meters) below one meter thick sheet of ice at Qorlotog Lake in East Greenland.
April 17 2013
Stig Severinsen breaks the Guinness World Record – Longest swim under ice – Breath held (No fins and no diving suit) – swimming a distance of 236 feet (76.2 meters) below a one meter thick sheet of ice at Qorlotog Lake in East Greenland.
May 27 2015
PTSD and anxiety training is a very important area for Breatheology to engage strongly in and support. I firmly believe we need a completely new approach to PTSD treatment since the current “system” is clearly not working. Drugs and screwing up an unbalanced brain and hormonal system will never cure…
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October 1 2018
31 enthusiastic students start with the first day of the very first Breatheology Instructor Program with Stig Severinsen
April 13 2019
Stig delivers a talk at TEDxOdense titled Breath Holding is the New Black where he puts his world record breaking ice dive in perspective, uncovers the hidden potential of breath holding and gives his opinion of the mainstream approach to treatment of PTSD and addiction.
July 27 2019
Breatheology has now been officially approved as a treatment for addiction at the Cedars at Cobble Hill, Residential Addiction Treatment Facility just 2 months after Tyler Huston´s completed his certification as a Breatheology Instructor.
November 27 2020
Finally, after many years, the logical follow-up to the immensely successful Breatheology Fundamentals course has been launched: Breatheology Advanced. This course offers the ability to continue learning about breath and is the logical next step towards the Instructor Program.
December 22 2020
Stig Severinsen sets the Guinness World record for longest distance swam underwater with one breath (open water) at 202 m (662 ft 8.7 in) in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on 26 November 2020. The record has been verified and made public on December 22, 2020. Link to Guinness…
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August 25 2024
Biohacking meets breathwork… Exciting times ahead! One of the fastest growing fields in 2024 has embraced breathwork Biohackers are going all in on the Vagus nerve, pulse oximeters, HRV monitors & more Freedivers & yogi’s have been hacking our breath for decades and millennia, respectively It’s time to get together…
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October 2 2024
Breathwork Instructor Program with Stig Severinsen is now fully online! You Breathe Between 20.000 & 30.000 Times A Day It’s my mission to make the world breathe better, one breath at a time. But we need help! That is why we made it easier and more affordable to train with…
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