Start: Ayangue-Manabí, Ecuador

End: Ayangue-Manabí, Ecuador

Duration: 3 Days / 2 Night

Instructor: Led by Sebastián Hernández, biologist and freediving instructor, and Emilia Iturralde, psychologist and AIDA 1 freediver, this retreat combines practical pool and open-water experiences with mental health workshops, mindfulness practices, and emotional integration sessions.

Level: Beginner to Intermediate Level

Dates: August 8th to 10, 2026

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Main Activities:

 

• Experiential workshops exploring fear, control, emotional avoidance, and psychological flexibility

• Guided freediving introduction in a safe and supportive environment

• Breathwork practices for nervous system regulation and emotional resilience

• Pool-based immersion sessions to develop confidence, relaxation, and breath awareness

• Open-water freediving experiences with professional guidance

• Mindfulness, reflective writing, and self-inquiry exercises

• Group integration circles focused on emotional processing and personal growth

• Acceptance and presence workshops to apply lessons beyond the retreat

• Evening bonfire and meaningful group connection

• Daily opportunities for rest, reflection, and nature immersion

• Nourishing meals designed to support physical and mental wellbeing

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Highlights:

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The Emotional Mastery & Freediving Retreat is a transformative experience that combines the practice of freediving with evidence-based psychological tools for emotional wellbeing.

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Over three immersive days, you will explore your relationship with fear, uncertainty, control, and self-trust while learning to regulate your nervous system through conscious breathing and mindful exposure to the underwater environment.

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Freediving becomes more than a sport—it becomes a mirror. The ocean offers a unique opportunity to observe how the mind reacts under pressure and how presence, acceptance, and awareness can create profound inner transformation.

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Through carefully guided experiences in both the pool and open ocean, you will develop greater confidence, emotional resilience, and a deeper connection with your body and breath.

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Expect discovery.

Expect challenge.

Expect profound moments of clarity.

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Through breathwork, psychological integration, mindfulness practices, and freediving experiences, you will learn that courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to remain present with it.

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There will be space to explore.

There will be space to grow.

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And there will be space to reconnect with yourself, others, and the natural world.

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Are you ready to dive beneath the surface?​

 

Breathe deeper.
Trust yourself.
Master your emotions.
Dive into transformation.