# Mindful Diving™ — Mindful Diving Institute

> The first international standard uniting recreational diving, mindfulness and the science of wellbeing. An initiative of the World Happiness Foundation (in consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC). Complementary to, and independent of, SSI, PADI, CMAS and RAID.

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Tagline: "Presence runs deep." / «La presencia cala hondo.»

## Key facts

- Governing body: Mindful Diving Institute (Standards Council; Safety & Dive Medicine Board; Research Council).
- Diver pathway: MD-1 Mindful Diver™ · MD-2 Advanced Mindful Diver™ · MD-3 Mindful Dive Leader™ · MD-4 Mindful Dive Instructor™ · MD-5 Mindful Dive Instructor Trainer™.
- Seven Pillars: Safety & Excellence · Mindful Experience · Instructor Wellbeing · Ocean Connection · Human Connection · Evidence & Impact · Happiness Leadership.
- Practice arc: Before · Below · Between · Beyond.
- Center seal: Certified Mindful Diving Center™, with three earned growth levels — Seed · Branch · Reef.
- Measurement: the FP20 Fundamental Peace scale, with the Chair in Contemplative Sciences, University of Zaragoza.
- Safety: every practice fits inside the diver's existing agency standards and dive plan. Slow continuous breathing only; never breath-holding or skip-breathing on scuba. Not therapy or medical treatment.

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## Attribution

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