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The 111 Model

One honest number per level.

Repeating digits, on purpose: a price you can remember, the same for a diver in Cádiz and a diver in Cozumel. Everything the level contains is in the number.

Founding era pricing — locked for life for those who join now.

MD-1 → MD-5

The Whole Descent

All five levels, granted at once, studied at your own pace.

€999

save €333 · €333

Take the whole descent

Water instruction is arranged with your MDI PRO or certified center and priced by them — it's their craft and their revenue.

What's always included

  • The full curriculum, in English and Spanish
  • Digital certification, verifiable for life
  • The Ocean Within meditation scripts and recordings
  • The Mindful Diving Toolkit
  • Your public verify page

An honest comparison

A single specialty elsewhere typically runs €150–€250, with eLearning alone often €190+. The full MD-1 is €111 — everything included.

For professionals

Founding affiliation is €111 a year, locked for life, with 11 certification credits included. Credits are €11 (MD-1/MD-2) and €22 (MD-3) — eligible partner-center MD-1–MD-3 enrollments include the certification fee.

We pay our PROs: 20% of every course your students buy — €22.20 per MD-1, €199.80 per Whole Descent.

€22.20 · MD-1 · €199.80 · The Whole Descent

For dive centers

The Mindful Diving Center™ Seal is a one-time certification fee, then an annual renewal. Team eLearning comes as a pack of eleven MD-1 seats.

Seal · first certification

€1,111

Seal · annual renewal

€555

11 MD-1 seats for your team

€999

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Center partnership

A clearer guest experience. A practical center partnership.

Give your team a shared readiness check, a considered briefing and a short reflection after the dive. Start with one guest package, learn from its delivery, then grow at your own pace.

Centers, PROs and partners: roles and fees

Center / operator

Owns guest bookings and diving operations. Agrees the guest price, logistics, instructor and payment allocation. Its membership does not affiliate its whole team.

MDI PRO

An individually affiliated professional. Teaches and assesses within verified authority; earns the agreed teaching fee. PRO-1 covers MD-1/MD-2; PRO-2 adds MD-3. MD-4/MD-5 need Institute arrangements.

Federation / community partner

Contributes experience, convenes members and helps shape the pilot. May work with an operating host without becoming a center. Agrees attribution, costs and public endorsement. Partnership alone grants no teaching rights or standard referral reward.

Diver / participant

Receives one clear inclusion and cost summary, uses an individual email and completes the applicable learning, practice and assessment. A community demonstration does not award certification.

Membership is separate from enrollment and teaching: Founding PRO €111.00/year; Seed €190.00 in the first year. Confirm Founding eligibility, renewals and previous payments. Seed and the audited Seal are distinct services. Certification credits are also separate from teaching fees.

See all fees and terms
Plan the first cohort · fees, people and next steps

Build a draft together. Blank costs stay ‘To agree’. Download a copy before leaving; this page does not save your draft or contact anyone.

Center collects: retain the reward in MDI’s net invoice. Codes follow payment confirmation. Full-price eligible first enrollments only; team training, repeats, discounts and bundles are excluded. One credited partner per enrollment.

Group estimate · 1 person

Guest total (before any separately agreed extras)
To agree
Online tuition included in that total
€111.00
Center reward
€50.00
Independent PRO referral
€0.00
MDI allocation
€61.00
Practical balance after entered teaching / operating costs, before taxes
To agree

MD-1: 2 published supervised water sessions

  • Confirm entry requirements and assessor authorization before booking practical delivery.
  1. Name the coordinator and authorized PRO; confirm prerequisites and the session/assessment plan.
  2. Agree inclusions, exclusions, taxes, payer, payment date, weather, cancellations and refunds before taking bookings.
  3. Collect each participant’s own name/email through the secure roster; confirm online access and practical dates.
  4. Record delivery, verify academic work separately, reconcile payments and review the first cohort before setting the next rate.

DRAFT - confirm the written agreement before booking. This estimate does not issue an invoice, grant access or certify a participant.

Your center earns €50–€250 for each eligible paid MD level, as shown below.

Per learner, per eligible online level · EUR
LevelOnline priceCenter earnsNet MDI invoice
MD-1€111.00€50.00€61.00
MD-2€111.00€50.00€61.00
MD-3€222.00€100.00€122.00
MD-4€333.00€150.00€183.00
MD-5€555.00€250.00€305.00

Eligible MD-1, MD-2 and MD-3 enrollments include the MDI certification fee when assessed by an authorized PRO at the credited center; no additional €11 or €22 credit is deducted. MD-4 and MD-5 practical training, assessor and panel arrangements are agreed separately with the Institute. Buying online access does not grant teaching or trainer authorization. You set your guest water-session price, pay the delivering PRO the agreed teaching fee, and retain the balance before other operating costs and taxes.

Plan each level and its assessment
  • MD-1: Entry pathway: online learning, required supervised water sessions and assessment by an authorized PRO.
  • MD-2: Confirm MD-1 readiness, complete advanced learning and water assessment. PRO-1 or PRO-2 within their verified agency rating.
  • MD-3: Confirm the preceding levels; arrange the Leadership Practicum and an authorized PRO-2 or Institute assessor.
  • MD-4: Confirm the preceding levels and active agency instructor rating; agree an authorized Instructor Trainer, Teaching Practicum, portfolio and sign-off with MDI.
  • MD-5: Confirm MD-4 and Institute admission; agree the Trainer Academy, supervised MD-4 cohort, portfolio and panel review. Trainer authorization is an Institute decision.

One center reward per learner per level, after payment and access activation. MDI-collected rewards become payable after a 30-day refund hold and are settled monthly following payment review. Complimentary places, team training, repeat enrollments, bundles, discounted purchases and seat packs do not qualify. A center reward and a PRO referral share cannot apply to the same enrollment. Refunds reverse the reward; a dispute pauses settlement pending review.

Choose the payment route for each booking. MDI collects through your center link and pays the reward monthly. Or your center collects one guest payment: select the level and request named seats, accept MDI’s net invoice and receive email-bound access codes once payment is confirmed. The level’s EUR reward is retained in that invoice, never paid twice. Both the course and net invoice are in EUR; no currency conversion is needed.

Independent PRO referrals remain 20% under the PRO terms. The center booking link you open before checkout selects the center; use a PRO link for independent referrals. Water teaching and certification permissions remain separate from earnings.

Supervised water sessions

Keep three amounts clear: the online course and center reward, the agreed PRO teaching fee, and diving logistics. A center can collect one guest payment and pay the assigned PRO the agreed teaching amount. Boat, equipment, instructor dive costs, travel and any taxes must be itemized in the quote. Complimentary online access does not include practical instruction.

There is no universal water-session tariff. Introductory pilot rates apply only to the named cohort; future rates are agreed after review. MD-4 and MD-5 require a bespoke total quote and Institute approval of the teaching or assessment plan.

  1. 01Check the learner’s preceding levels; agree the authorized teacher or assessor, who invoices and all practical costs.
  2. 02Add each team member’s name and email; nominate the instructor who will complete the pathway.
  3. 03Complete the online learning and arrange required water training and assessment.
  4. 04Launch one guest package; review the first delivery and its settlement together.
Open center earnings & billing