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Mindful Diving — depth lens with dolphin, seal and turtleMindful Diving™

認證

One pathway. Five levels.

From the first mindful breath underwater to training the next generation of instructors, the Mindful Diving™ pathway grows with you — always inside the standards of your own diving agency.

一名教練與一名學員互比 OK 手勢，身影在明亮的水面映襯下形成剪影

水之藝廊

A diver silhouetted in the mouth of a dark arch.
A whale shark passing slowly through green open water.
Stalactites hanging above dark cavern water.
Shafts of light entering a cavern where a diver hovers.
A giant anemone opening like an eye on the reef.
A diver alone in a pale blue cave chamber.
Fish circling a pinnacle in a slow blue vortex.
A small silver school suspended in dim open water.

The descent

五個層級，一段持續深入的下潛。

  1. Mindful Diver™MD-1 · 0 m≈ 6–8 h · 2 dives
  2. Advanced Mindful Diver™MD-2 · 10 m≈ 8–10 h · 4 dives · portfolio
  3. Mindful Dive Leader™MD-3 · 18 m≈ 10–12 h · 4 leadership dives
  4. Mindful Dive Instructor™MD-4 · 30 m≈ 12–14 h · 4 teaching dives
  5. Instructor Trainer™MD-5 · 40 m≈ 14–16 h · supervised cohort
Mindful Diving Institute 五階學習路徑，直式排列，從 MD-1 到 MD-5。

Already PADI, SSI, CMAS or RAID certified? See how MD-1 layers onto your certification.

Not certified yet? Start with the scuba diving guide or how to choose your diving course.

專長課程 — 各級皆可選修

加入呼吸練習這一層 — Mindful Breath™ Diver €88 / Guide €222

這不是一個級別：級別仍為 MD-1 至 MD-5，維持不變。

了解 Mindful Breath™
Step 0

Dive Into Presence — the open door

World Happiness Academy

No prerequisites. Certified divers and complete beginners are equally welcome. Dive Into Presence is the World Happiness Academy's open practice program — the first breath of the pathway, before any credential.

首期於九月在馬德里開課 · 西班牙語與英語

Join Dive Into Presence →

Ready to certify? Begin with MD-1.

MD-1

Mindful Diver™

  • ≈ 6–8 h
  • 2 dives

The entry credential. Breath regulation, grounding before entry, present-moment awareness below and structured reflection between dives.

Prerequisites

Open Water Diver (any recognized agency), or taken in parallel

Format

≈ 6–8 h online · 2 supervised water sessions

What you practise

  • —Slow, continuous breathing and the physiology of calm
  • —Pre-dive grounding and self-assessment protocol
  • —Attention anchoring at depth and mindful buoyancy
  • —Reflective dive log and a personal wellbeing baseline

What you receive

可透過 QR 碼驗證的數位證書，每張都有專屬連結，每三年重新驗證一次。

Start online — €111
MD-2

Advanced Mindful Diver™

  • ≈ 8–10 h
  • 4 dives · portfolio

Deeper practice: emotional regulation under load, buoyancy as meditation, ocean-connection ethics and mindful buddy communication.

Prerequisites

Mindful Diver™ + 20 logged dives

Format

≈ 8–10 h online · 4 supervised water sessions + portfolio

What you practise

  • —Emotional regulation and composure under load
  • —Precision buoyancy and low-impact reef behaviour
  • —Conscious communication and group psychological safety
  • —A personal marine-stewardship plan

What you receive

可透過 QR 碼驗證的數位證書，每張都有專屬連結，每三年重新驗證一次。

Start online — €111
MD-3

Mindful Dive Leader™

  • ≈ 10–12 h
  • 4 leadership dives

For divemasters and guides who lead people, not only dives. Facilitating briefings, debriefs and the state of a group.

Prerequisites

Divemaster equivalent + Advanced Mindful Diver™

Format

≈ 10–12 h online · 4 supervised leadership dives (practicum)

What you practise

  • —Facilitating mindful briefings and reflective debriefs
  • —Reading and regulating group arousal before entry
  • —Inclusive, trauma-aware guiding
  • —Guide wellbeing, workload and burnout prevention

What you receive

可透過 QR 碼驗證的數位證書，每張都有專屬連結，每三年重新驗證一次。

Start online — €222
MD-4

Mindful Dive Instructor™

  • ≈ 12–14 h
  • 4 teaching dives

Licence to teach the Mindful Diving™ curriculum inside your own center, with annual quality review and mentoring.

Prerequisites

Active instructor rating (any recognized agency) + Mindful Dive Leader™

Format

≈ 12–14 h online · 4 supervised teaching dives (practicum) + assessment

What you practise

  • —The full MD-1 and MD-2 teaching curriculum and materials
  • —Assessment, standards and documentation practice
  • —The measurement protocol for wellbeing outcomes
  • —Instructor self-care, mentoring and revalidation

What you receive

可透過 QR 碼驗證的數位證書，每張都有專屬連結，每三年重新驗證一次。

Start online — €333
MD-5

Instructor Trainer™

  • ≈ 14–16 h
  • supervised cohort

The faculty credential. Trains and evaluates new instructors and supports the Institute's on-site center audits.

Prerequisites

Mindful Dive Instructor™ + 2 years teaching the standard

Format

≈ 14–16 h online · supervised MD-4 cohort + viva & panel

由學院邀請，於經認證的 Mindful Diving Centers™ 舉辦。

What you practise

  • —Instructor evaluation and calibration
  • —Center audit methodology and the seven-pillar rubric
  • —Curriculum contribution and research participation
  • —Regional stewardship of the standard

What you receive

可透過 QR 碼驗證的數位證書，每張都有專屬連結，每三年重新驗證一次。

Start online — €555

Works with your agency

Mindful Diving™ is taught as specialty programming inside your existing agency framework. You keep your SSI, PADI, CMAS or RAID path exactly as it is — Mindful Diving™ adds the wellbeing layer on top. It is complementary, never a replacement.

Digital credentials, made to last

Every certification is issued as a QR-verifiable digital credential — individually addressable, easy to check at a glance, and revalidated every three years to keep the standard current.

驗證資格

常見問題

標準，已公開發布

每個級別的要求——知識、水中訓練、評核，以及安全項目不得以其他表現抵銷的原則——都有公開的書面規範。

閱讀 Mindful Diving 標準 v1.0 →
An instructor and a smiling student diver in clear shallow water.

五個階段。同一份練習。

Continue the journey

Start MD-1 Mindful Diver™

Begin the pathway online, at your own pace.

The Standard

Every requirement behind these levels, in the open.

Find a certified center

Where the practice is taught in the water.