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Freediving Retreat: Mindful Entry

Amed · March · 19-23

5 days Price usd 750$ All included Level 1 Course

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Mindful Freediving Retreat in Amed

5 days of learning freediving through emotional intelligence and presence

What if learning freediving wasn’t only about technique? But about creating a sense of safety in your body, so your nervous system can relax and learning can happen naturally?

This five day/ four nights Mindful Freediving Retreat in Amed offers a slower, more supportive way to learn freediving. Built around a Level 1 course structure, the experience goes beyond skills and certifications.

You’ll learn in a small, close-knit group (max. 6–9 participants), where shared experience and connection matter as much as time in the water. Each day is designed to balance guided dives with rest, different tools for reflection, and integration, allowing both the body and the mind to settle.

Set in Amed on Bali’s quiet east coast, the retreat takes place far from crowds, in calm conditions and clear water. The nearby Shipwrecks and coral gardens provide iconic freediving spots, while the natural surrounding coastline, mountains and nature support slowing down and presence.

Accommodation, nourishing Indonesian and Western meals, and all logistics are fully arranged. You can arrive, slow down, and give your full attention to the water and to yourself.

What Is Mindful Freediving and What Makes It Different?

Mindful Freediving is a presence based teaching approach. You learn freediving not only as a sport, but as a way to understand how your body and nervous system respond under water. Mindful Freediving

At the core of this approach is time. You are given more time to learn, rest, and progress at your own pace. When your nervous system feels safe, learning becomes easier and more natural.

Freediving is used as a direct mirror. The water gives immediate feedback about tension, focus, and trust. Instead of pushing through techniques or depth goals, you learn to notice what is happening inside and respond with more awareness.

What you experience in the water is supported and integrated on land. Meditation and awareness tools help you process and settle what comes up.

You learn in small and supportive groups, where connection and shared experience create a calm and safe learning environment. To integrate what you learn, guided fun dives allow you to apply everything without pressure or expectations.

Who This Retreat Is For

This retreat is for beginners and ocean lovers who want to learn freediving in a supportive and calm way, without pressure or performance focus. You do not need prior freediving experience. Basic swimming skills are required, along with openness to learning through both the body and inner experience. For safety reasons, all participants must complete a medical questionnaire before joining the retreat.

What’s Included

Not Included

Event Schedule 

Day 1 - Arrival & Opening

We begin with the trip from the different parts of Bali toward Amed and welcome everyone at our beautiful Bali villa. After check in we gather for a shared lunch buffet in our home space. We open the retreat with an introduction to Mindful Freediving and Emotional Intelligence and we connect the water with inner awareness. The day flows into a sunset excursion to Lahangan Sweet and we close the first evening with BBQ dinner at the villa and our daily integration circle.

Day 2 - Breath, Theory & First Ocean Dive

We start the second day with breathwork and grounding practices and we prepare the body before moving into theory. We dive into freediving education and static apnea. After lunch we offer an ice bath as an optional guided element. In the afternoon we step into the ocean for our first line dive session and we close the water part with a short check in to integrate sensations. The evening rhythm brings us to authentic balinese dinner followed by guided meditation and again our daily reflection circle.

Day 3 - Liberty Peak & Coral Garden

We start our day early to enjoy our fundive at the Liberty Shipwreck for sunrise. After stretching at the beach we explore this mystic shipwreck together and take some underwater photos. After rest time we continue with freediving theory before we make our way to playful ocean time at Coral Garden, beach hangout at Lipah Beach and optional line dive session. We gather for sunset dinner at the beach and close our day with integration about what we experienced and what came up throughout the day.

Day 4 - Deep Integration

Day four is our consolidation day for body and emotions. We meet for another open water line dive session after our morning yoga and stretching so our systems can settle. Later this day you experience an AKAWA frequency session for somatic release and emotional integration. We enjoy for our last evening together a sunset dinner with amazing view to Mount Agung and we close the night with our final workshop and sharing circle.

Day 5 - Departure

The last morning is our gentle goodbye. We offer breakfast at the villa and return transfers begin. Integration continues beyond the time together and the sensations and skills travel home with you.

FAQs

For whom is the Mindful Freediving Experience?

In Mindful Freediving, we created a retreat for those who want to learn freediving in a more relaxed and aware manner.

This experience is for you if you’re new to freediving or felt rushed in a standard beginner course, and if you want to better understand breath-hold, equalization, and fear without pushing through. If you enjoy combining physical practice with mindfulness, reflection, and integration, this retreat offers a grounded and beginner-friendly way to learn freediving with depth and clarity.

What is the difference between Mindful Freediving and a standard beginner freediving course?

In a standard beginner freediving course, the focus is usually on completing skills and theory within a short timeframe to receive a certification. At Mindful Freediving, we take a different approach. We include all the core elements of a regular freediving beginner course, such as theory, static practice, line diving, safety skills, but slow the pace and create space to really feel what happens in the water.  Freediving becomes not only a sport or technique, but also a tool to build awareness, self-trust, presence and to learn how your body and nervous system respond.

Also we use proven tools, such as reflection and guided practices (e.g. yoga, breathwork, AKAWA) to integrate and process what you experience during your time in the water.

Progression in depth is based on comfort, not numbers or deadlines.

If you want to explore the philosophy and teaching approach more deeply, you can find it at Mindful Freediving

Do I need previous freediving experience to join?

No. You do not need any previous freediving experience.

We designed this retreat as a beginner friendly experience. We guide you step by step and adapt everything to your individual comfort. Listening to your body is part of the practice.

Is this an official freediving certification or a retreat?

It is both.

We include structured freediving education with theory sessions and open water dives. If you would like to receive an official beginner freediving certification, you can add it as an optional extra. If you prefer to join without certification and focus on the experience itself, that is completely fine as well.

What if I feel fear, stress, or have trouble equalizing?

This is very common concern and one of the main reasons we created Mindful Freediving.

We work with a pressure free and consent based approach and offer equalization support throughout the retreat. We also take short check ins after water sessions to integrate what you experienced. Fear and stress are treated as information, not something to push through or fix.

Who will guide me during the Mindful Freediving Retreat?

We guide the retreat together as professional freedive instructors with a mindful and human centered approach.

We stay present throughout the whole retreat, both in and out of the water. We work in small groups (max. three people on one boy) and adapt the experience to each participant, always prioritizing safety, awareness, and sustainable learning.

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