Welcome to Blue Mind Flow, our Freediving - Yoga & Breathwork expedition.
More than just an exploration of depth and time, Blue Mind Flow is a journey inward,
a chance to reconnect with yourself through the power of breath, movement, and the ocean.
🌊 What Blue Mind Means for Our Retreat
The term “Blue Mind” was coined by marine biologist Dr. Wallace J. Nichols to describe the calm, meditative, and deeply satisfying state our brains and bodies enter when we are near, in, or on water.
At our retreat, you’ll experience this firsthand.
Being in the ocean, freediving among manta rays, or simply floating in the warm tropical waters of Nusa Lembongan naturally lowers stress, slows your breathing, and softens the sensory overload of daily life.
This is exactly what Dr. Nichols describes as Blue Mind: a state of peacefulness, creativity, emotional clarity, and joy in the present moment.
🌬️ How We Tap Into Blue Mind During the Retreat
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Freediving: Moving slowly and mindfully underwater helps your nervous system reset, encouraging calm, clarity, and a heightened sense of presence.
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Breathwork: Morning activating breathwork energizes you, while retraining exercises optimize your respiratory system for freediving and overall vitality. Deep “fireworks” sessions release stored tension and help you return to calm when life feels overwhelming.
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Yoga: Daily yoga aligns body and mind, encouraging awareness, balance, and embodiment; helping you integrate the serenity of the ocean into your nervous system.
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Manta Ray Excursion: Observing these gentle giants in their natural habitat creates awe and connection, strengthening the biophilic bond that is core to Blue Mind.
⚖️ Why This Matters
By combining water immersion, conscious breath, and mindful movement, this retreat helps you shift from the overstimulation and stress of everyday life (Red Mind) or emotional fatigue (Gray Mind) into Blue Mind: calm, creative, connected, and present.
Every session, from freediving to breathwork to yoga, is designed to help you tap into the natural restorative power of water, to leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more aligned with yourself and the world around you.
Meet the Team
A passionate crew of guides, each bringing their unique skills, heart, and experience
to support your journey—both in the water and within.
YOGA
Lea
Founder of Still Point Formations, Yoga, Meditation and Pilates instructor, will be delighted to facilitate a morning and evening session to enable to connect and open your mind and body to the daily freediving training.
Lea interweaves the terapeuti aspect of Yoga practices with a curiosity approach to leave you with tools for the dive and everyday life.
Freediving
Cam
Instructors from Fluid Focus/Blue Corner offer a therapeutic approach to connect to the ocean, describing freediving as learning the art of underwater meditation, and aim to combine saltwater therapy with a bit of much deserved self-progression.
Breathwork
Nikki
Founder of The Breez Hub and Accredited Master Breathwork Instructor, Nicoletta will be guiding daily morning and evening breathwork sessions designed to help you connect deeply to your breath and support safe, conscious diving.
With a holistic and individually tailored approach, Nikki provides tools not only to enhance your experience in the water but also to integrate breathwork into your everyday life—building resilience, presence, and inner calm well beyond the retreat.
What to Expect
Freedive Training & Certification
Five ocean training sessions, two instructor-led pool sessions, and personalized training to improve breath-hold and comfort. Mochanovs Wave 1 and/or Wave 2 are offered, and certification will be granted if the student meets all performance requirements.
Yoga and Breathwork
Daily curriculum with qualified and experienced instructors, all of whom are trained in modalities outside of the water. Classes will cover various practices and will be used to complement much of the physical training we will be doing during the training sessions. Through breath, movement and relaxation exercises, we prime the body before the ocean and cool it down after.
Date with the Mantas
Guided freediving excursions with the Manta Rays, where we will interact like freedivers. Often the highlight of the week where we understand how freediving can change our interactions with wildlife.
Accommodation & Food
Six nights accommodation in a homestay. A place to relax and be comfortable is important. Lunch and Dinner are provided daily, emphasising local vegetarian dishes and tasty health.
Inclusions
- Wave 1 and/or Wave 2 Freediving Course -
- All Freediving Equipment and Certification -
- Daily Morning and Afternoon Yoga and Breathwork -
- 7 days / 6 nights Accommodation -
- Lunch at sea and Dinner Buffet Everyday -
- Half-Day Excursion with the Manta Rays -
