About Us
We believe in the transformative power of nature and the profound connection between mind and body.
We are a team of passionate freedivers, photographers and health enthusiasts dedicated to sharing our love for the underwater world while promoting holistic well-being.
Our Ethos:
Authenticity is what we believe in, what we value, what we look for in people and experiences. We embody this and if we do, offer, eat, study or recommend something it is because we truly believe it is good and well suited for us and for whoever we are sharing it with.
We believe we should create and look for real beauty in this life, share laughter and empathy, and connect with like-minded people.
Why Choose Us?
Ethical & Artistic
We offer high quality but affordable products that come from a basis of ethical integrity and an artistic outlook.
Personalized
We tailor our products to the customers’ needs (our workshops, yoga classes and much more can be tailored to suit your needs).
Support Local
We are also committed to collaboration with local businesses to get the best local knowledge and quality of products, while also supporting small local businesses.
Environmental
We believe in environmental awareness and respect of nature and wildlife: we will educate about mindful practices and we will put them into action! We support volunteering organizations and small NGOs.
20+
Years Experience
2000+
Students taught
10
Countries
Meet The Team
Chiara Bussini
Chiara was born in a little town nestled amongst green hills in the centre of Italy, but she always felt drawn to the sea.
Her curiosity and love for travelling, nature and foreign cultures led her to study and live in remote parts of the world, where her relationship with the ocean grew stronger and more multilayered: living on a sailing boat for many years, joining surf lifesaving clubs, scuba diving, underwater photography and freediving came as a natural progression to her.
Her yoga and aquatic bodywork knowledge also got formalised and Chiara believes that all this ties up in a perfect little bundle.
Practicing, teaching and sharing what she loves is her source of joy and inspiration!
Relevant Qualifications:
Molchanovs Freediving Instructor
PADI and SSI SCUBA Instructor
Qualified Skipper
Advanced Resuscitation and Emergency First Aid Certified
Yoga Alliance certified Yoga, Pranayama and Ayurvedic Nutrition Instructor
Healing Dance Facilitator
Gaston Otero
Born in a small seaside town in remote Patagonia, Gaston’s life has been revolving around the water and wildlife since he remembers.
After studying kinesiology and arts, his love for travel and the ocean led him to become a scuba instructor and work in many stunning diving destinations around the world. He has managed dive shops and planned diving itineraries for several companies in the Maldives and other parts of the Indian Ocean before approaching freediving from a more academic way and becoming a passionate instructor.
This is when Gas took his photography to the next level… and underwater!
Relevant Qualifications:
Molchanovs Freediving Instructor
PADI SCUBA Instructor
Advanced Resuscitation and Emergency First Aid Certified
Postgraduate studies in Kinesiology and Arts
Sailorman
Vegan Chef
Life Is A Journey:
The Carpe Diem Holistic Team
Carpe Diem Holistic is the natural product of the union between Chiara and Gaston: their common interests and values blended together with their individual skills in a complementary way to give birth to this project and adventure.
The team met in Australia, where they worked together on boats covering many roles (scuba and freediving instructors, deckhands, workshop facilitators, managers, underwater photographers and more).
As their relationship progressed, they decided to link their skills in order to create their unique style of delivering knowledge and services to people, while also traveling to pursue their interests and quench their thirst for adventures and novelty.
Under their holistic umbrella, they cover many skill sets and the owe a vast but humble knowledge - Chiara and Gas are keen for all those things to grow and ever-evolve, and as connections and pathways will lead them to learn and explore more and more, there will surely be more experiences to be added and treasured.