Bathysmed Int'l "Dive & get rid of stress"

12/01/2026

Last Friday, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, honoring the best mental health coaching initiatives.

𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, in which the B͟a͟t͟h͟y͟s͟m͟e͟d͟ t͟h͟e͟r͟a͟p͟e͟u͟t͟i͟c͟ d͟i͟v͟i͟n͟g͟ p͟r͟o͟t͟o͟c͟o͟l͟ w͟a͟s͟ a͟ f͟i͟n͟a͟l͟i͟s͟t͟.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 🤩

Bathysmed stood out for its human and scientific values, its commitment to supporting those who need it most, the rigor of our caregiver-focused training for Bathysmed instructors, and the quality of a 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Our method was validated by five juries composed of psychologists and mental health experts.

𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲:
💙 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺
💙 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱
💙 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀: 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Wishing everyone a wonderful year 2026. 🌊✨

08/01/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Since 2022, health diving and zen diving programs have been popping up worldwide. We also see more and more “mental-health diving” courses being promoted—often created independently by instructors designing their own methods.

It’s a good thing that mental health is finally getting the attention it deserves, and that many people genuinely want to help.
That said, it has become essential to bring some clarity to how this actually works.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
👉 “𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲?”

Here’s the key difference:

🔹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.
Most health-sport programs focus on long-term physical conditions such as musculoskeletal disorders, metabolic diseases, or diabetes.
They do not specifically address stress-related disorders—burnout, generalized anxiety, or PTSD—which are the primary focus of Bathysmed.

🔹 𝗡𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮-𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀, and even fewer teach targeted in-water mental exercises designed to influence stress-related conditions.
In many cases, instructors are left to improvise without a structured, validated framework.

🔹 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮-𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀.
Without clinical data, caution is essential. As in many wellness fields, there is little to no regulation, which means titles can be claimed after minimal training—sometimes just a few hours of online learning—without clear standards or supervision.

🔹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀.
In scuba diving, the stakes are even higher. This is why a dedicated, rigorous, and structured training program is non-negotiable.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:

✅ 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀

✅ Nearly 𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 with zero incidents

✅ Almost 𝟭𝟰𝟬 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲

✅ Around 𝟰𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 within a validated protocol

✅ An active 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀

✅ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮-𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

✅ Official 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗔𝗡

✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 and resources provided to instructors

We hope this clarifies why Bathysmed stands apart.

Wishing you all a great 2026, and an excellent trade show to those attending! 💙🌊

02/01/2026

🎥 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁.

Mental health is one of the greatest challenges of our time.
As diving instructors, we can choose to do more than teach skills — we can create impact.

🌊 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗱® 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼:

. the spirit of the Bathysmed approach
. the scientific foundations behind the protocol
. the human dimension of the instructor’s role
. how diving can become a true tool for mental health & well-being

👉 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿,
𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀,
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

💡 You don’t just train divers. You support human beings.

🎓 Bathysmed Instructor Training
📘 Hybrid format | Limited spots

▶️ 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽.

23/12/2025

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (training in French)

🌍 Mental health has become a major public health challenge.

Chronic stress, anxiety, burnout, post-traumatic stress disorders… these issues are increasing worldwide — and they also affect our divers, our students, and the people around us.

👉 What if you could play a concrete, meaningful, and recognized role… as a diving instructor?

🌊 Become a Bathysmed® Instructor
📍 Montreal – Aquadome
📅 April 3–6, 2026

Bathysmed is much more than a wellness approach.
It is the only health-oriented diving protocol built on scientific foundations, integrating:

🧠 mental skills training
🫁 Wellness & Mental Health diving care techniques
🧘 meditation & sophrology
🌊 stress physiology and psychology

🎯 Why train with Bathysmed?

Respond to a rapidly growing demand in mental health

Bring deeper meaning to your role as an instructor

Help people seeking well-being, recovery, and balance

Develop new clients and new activities (pool, open water, wellness, health)

Clearly differentiate yourself within the diving industry

💡 You no longer train only divers.
You support human beings.

📘 Hybrid training program (e-learning + in-person)
👥 Open to instructors driven by human values, health, and the evolution of their professional practice

🔗 Limited spots – information & registration on request

👉 What if diving also became a tool to care for the mind?

INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:
https://www.bathysmed.fr/moniteurs/

13/11/2025

Today is a special day for many people in France. It has now been 10 years since the Paris attacks.
And yet, from this chaos, a great deal of hope was born.

Bathysmed pays tribute to the direct and indirect victims 💙 of November 13th.
May this day be one of shared love, support, and resilience.

Between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., France 2 will broadcast a beautiful concert that I invite you all to watch. The emotions will be intense.

We would also like to thank the association Life for Paris: 13 November 2015, thanks to whom (and together with other structures such as FAVT, IRBA, AP-HP, AP-HM) the DivHope study on post-traumatic stress was born.

From there, the Bathysmed protocol was tested — a program that now helps many people living with psychological suffering, as well as individuals like you and me who simply need to learn to better navigate life’s challenges.

Without the courage of the survivors, their active participation in the study, their humanity, and their resilience, we would have missed something truly meaningful.

All our love to everyone, our deepest support — may this day celebrate resilience in all its beauty. 💙💙💙💙💙

For those who want to see and hear something incredible...Watch this choir for the commemoration day on the French TV replay France 2...

11/11/2025

Quote of the day!

“The Bathysmed diver is like an archer: he does not pull back the bowstring of his mind, he relaxes it so that the arrow flies straight.”

28/10/2025

🌊 New Scientific Publication! 🧠✨

We’re proud to announce that a new peer-reviewed study has just been published about the Bathysmed protocol!
📖 “A combined diving and mindfulness program as a catalyst for behavioural change in adults with obesity: a qualitative study.”

see the publication HERE : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17482631.2025.2571942?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

This research highlights how the unique combination of scuba diving and mindfulness can foster deep behavioral transformation, helping participants reconnect with their bodies, improve self-perception, and develop healthier habits — both in and out of the water.

🌐 Developed in France and validated through several clinical studies, Bathysmed continues to bridge the gap between science, mental health, and the ocean.

26/10/2025

Can Bathysmed protocol improve the quality of life in PTSD ? listen to the podcast to know how !

29/09/2025

14/09/2025

Larry and Sharon, friends and avid divers, had recently traveled to a very popular Caribbean dive resort. While waiting to board an island hopper flight to the main island and their flight home, La…

12/09/2025

🌊 Potential Bathysmed Instructor Training – Ontario, Canada 🌊

We are currently evaluating interest for a Bathysmed Level 2 Instructor Training, planned for December 15–19, 2025 in Ontario 🇨🇦

✨ Why consider joining?
Bathysmed is a unique and scientifically validated protocol, already recognized by international organizations such as DAN and PADI.
By completing the Level 2 Instructor certification, you will:

Learn to use a structured set of exercises designed to improve mental health and resilience.

Gain the ability to offer therapeutic-oriented diving sessions throughout the year, even in swimming pools.

Access a new clientele seeking wellness, stress reduction, and therapeutic benefits through diving.

📚 Training curriculum includes:

- Stress physiology
- Sport psychology
- Sophrology & meditation techniques
- General psychology of mental health conditions and psychological distress
- Safety guidelines to organize therapeutic-oriented dives using the Bathysmed protocol

📩 If you are interested and available on these dates, please contact: vmeurice@bathysmed.com

📖 For more details, check the March edition of Scuba Diving Industry magazine and visit our website: www.bathysmed.com

⚠️ The course will only be confirmed if enough candidates register. Let us know quickly if you’d like to be part of this unique opportunity!

08/09/2025

When our instructors make the headlines!
Congratulations Sam 👏

The Fédération Addiction has just published an article featuring Samuel Bloch and his work, highlighting how experiential knowledge can lead to innovative therapeutic approaches. Bathysmed is proud to be part of this journey!

https://www.federationaddiction.fr/thematiques/sante-mentale/samuel-bloch-ou-le-savoir-experientiel-au-service-de-linnovation-therapeutique/

✨ Becoming a Bathysmed Instructor means contributing to health in many different fields through diving — from trauma recovery and stress management to emotional regulation, resilience building, and overall mental well-being.
With Bathysmed, scuba diving goes far beyond leisure: it becomes a tool for health and transformation.

Après avoir vécu plus de 20 ans avec une addiction, Samuel Bloch entame un parcours de sevrage. Amateur de plongée sous-marine, il réalise au fil du temps qu’elle peut être bien plus qu’un loisir : un véritable outil thérapeutique. Aujourd’hui patient-expert en addiction et moniteur de ...