Six days to discover what's waiting under the surface and inside yourself.
More than a freediving course. More than a vacation. The Deep Dive Retreat is a transformation in the heart of Mexico's cenotes, where technique meets presence, fear becomes mastery, and you discover capacities you didn't know you had.
Led by Jimmy Sandoval (professional apnea coach) and his partner Sina, this intimate retreat combines advanced freediving training, conscious breathwork, and ceremonial experiences in private cenotes of impossible beauty. You'll emerge not just a better diver but transformed.
This is for dreamers, adventurers, and anyone who feels there's something more waiting beneath the surface.
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WHAT IS THIS EXPERIENCE?
The Deep Dive Retreat is not a traditional course. It's a sacred container for transformation, created by Jimmy Sandoval a professional freediving coach with years of experience guiding people beyond their perceived limits and his partner Sina, who brings depth to the emotional and meditative dimensions of the practice.
In the heart of the Riviera Maya, surrounded by cenotes of impossible beauty, you'll spend six days learning apnea at the deepest level: in your lungs, in your mind, and in your presence.
What Makes It Different
This retreat weaves together:
- Advanced freediving technique (not just basics you go deep)
- Conscious breathwork (pranayama and apnea-specific breathing)
- Meditation in motion (the meditative state while underwater)
- Ceremonial practices (temazcal, traditional Mayan sauna)
- Emotional integration (circles to process what surfaces)
- Small group intimacy (max 6 people = personalized coaching)
- Cenote immersion (multiple sacred spaces, not tourist crowded)
The Promise
When you finish, most participants report:
- Physically: greater lung capacity, breath efficiency, body control in water
- Emotionally: less anxiety, more confidence, profound connection to nature
- Spiritually: clarity about personal limits, real meditative experience, presence
This is apnea as a practice of life, not just a sport.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
5 nights in a private property with direct cenote access
- Comfortable, secure rooms (double/single occupancy, availability dependent)
- Communal space for gathering and connection
Coaching & Education
- 6 days of intensive training with Jimmy Sandoval (certified instructor/coach)
- Co-facilitation by Sina in breathwork and emotional spaces
- Access to The Apnea Lab philosophy and methodology
- Personalized feedback and progression tracking
Diving Equipment
- Professional-grade fins, mask, snorkel
- Fitted wetsuits in your size
- Weights and weight belt (configured for you)
- Practice pool for warm-up before cenote sessions
Food & Nutrition
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day
- Meals adapted to special diets (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc.)
- Healthy snacks and beverages throughout the day
- Nutritious preparation designed to optimize performance
Experiences & Activities
- Multiple cenote sessions (progressive and safe skill-building)
- Temazcal (Mayan ceremonial sauna)—purification and connection
- Daily guided breathwork (pranayama, apnea-specific techniques)
- Meditation and conscious movement
- Nightly integration circles and sharing
Certification (Optional)
- Full access to AIDA 2 or AIDA 3 exam (depending on your level)
- Theory materials included
- Practical exam in cenote during retreat
- Official AIDA-issued diploma
Logistics & Support
- Round-trip airport transport (Cancún, Playa del Carmen, or meeting point)
- Transport between locations during retreat
- Certified dive guides as additional support
- Professional photography and videography
"To go deep in the water, you must first learn to go deep within yourself."
This is not a diving course. It is not a wellness retreat. It is something rarer: a six-day immersion where the ocean and the inner world become one practice.
Freediving led by world-class instructor Jimmy Sandoval meets the Deep Dive Method, Sina's transformational coaching framework designed to uplevel your inner reality, so your outer world shifts to match.
What if the thing you're most afraid of is actually the key to everything you're seeking?
Most people will never experience the freedom that comes from true presence. Never know what their body is truly capable of. Never feel that moment underwater when fear turns into flow.
But that's not you. You're here because something inside whispers that there's more.
For six days in the cenotes of Riviera Maya, you'll discover it. Led by Jimmy Sandoval, a coach who understands that apnea is meditation, not just sport, you'll learn to breathe consciously, dive deeply, and transform your relationship with fear.
Meet Your Guides
Two experts dedicated to guiding you beyond technique, into presence, and through transformation
Jimmy Sandoval
Lead Coach | Freediving Instructor & Professional Apnea CoachA certified AIDA instructor who has guided over 100 students through water and through themselves. His approach to apnea goes beyond technique; he sees diving as a practice of consciousness.
With thousands of hours in the cenotes of the Riviera Maya, Jimmy understands both the technical demands and the sacred nature of these spaces. Direct yet compassionate, he pushes you to grow while honoring where you are.
- AIDA Freediving Instructor
- CPR & First Aid Certified
- Specialized training in breath-work and movement
- 10+ years of coaching experience
Sina Simon
Co-Facilitator | Breathwork Specialist & Emotional Integration GuideAn experienced guide in conscious breathing and somatic practices, Sina brings the emotional and meditative dimensions to the retreat. She creates the container where transformation can safely occur.
Her role is to help you work with what surfaces: fear, exhilaration, grief, or joy. She leads the breathwork sessions, guides the circles, and ensures the experience is holistic, not just physical.
- Certified Breathwork Facilitator
- Training in somatic psychology and trauma-informed practices
- 7+ years guiding transformational groups
- Deep personal practice in meditation and yoga
Three Depths
The Ocean as Practice
Professional freediving training in sacred cenotes and open water. AIDA-certified instruction, breathwork, relaxation, and line work. Jimmy guides you into the underwater world with precision, safety, and deep reverence for the sea.
The Deep Dive Method
Sina's signature coaching framework — daily mindset sessions, guided visualisations, and conscious creation workshops. You'll work on raising your inner standards, expanding your identity, and aligning your external life with your highest vision.
Sacred Integration
Temazcal ceremony, individual Aguahara water therapy, transformational breathwork, and grounding massage. Experiences placed when you are open, safe, and ready to receive the deepest transformation.
A Private Villa on the Lagoon
Surrounded by the lush jungle of the Riviera Maya, your home for the week is a beautiful private villa set beside a serene lagoon. Intimate enough to feel like a sanctuary, spacious enough to breathe.
This is where you rest between immersions, where conversations happen over meals, where the week's transformations settle into your body. The space is an intentional part of the experience.
What's Included
Private Villa Accommodation
6 nights in a beautiful lagoon-side villa. Your sanctuary between immersions.
All Meals
Nourishing food throughout the retreat shared meals are part of the medicine.
Full Freediving Equipment
Fins, mask, snorkel, wetsuit, weights everything provided. Bring your own if preferred.
AIDA Certification (Optional)
AIDA 1 with pathway to Level 2 if requirements are met during the retreat.
All Transfers & Transport
Airport to villa and all transport to cenotes and locations throughout the week.
Aguahara + Grounding Massage
One individual water therapy session and one grounding massage per guest.
Temazcal Ceremony
Traditional sweat lodge ceremony one of the most powerful experiences of the week.
Mindset Coaching Sessions
Daily workshops woven through the retreat using the Deep Dive Method.
Transformational Breathwork
Dedicated breathwork sessions beyond the freediving practice for deep emotional release and expansion.
Professional Underwater Content
Reels captured and edited by the team, ready to share. Your story, beautifully told.
Feel it before you arrive
These are real moments from our sessions. No script, no performance. Just you, the water, and what happens when you let go.
Good to Know
No prior experience is required. We work with all levels complete beginners are welcome. Jimmy builds each student from wherever they are, and the coaching and breathwork sessions work beautifully alongside the learning curve in the water.
Not at all. You can participate fully without sitting the certification. If you choose to certify, the exam (theory and practical) is woven into the retreat days.
All freediving equipment is included fins, mask, snorkel, wetsuit, weights. Bring comfortable clothing, reef-safe sunscreen, a water bottle, sandals, and a little cash for personal extras.
We adapt. Locations and timings are always adjusted around safety. If a session needs to move, we move it the experience will be complete either way.
Yes. Your reservation is transferable to another person for the same retreat and date. Spots are not refundable but can be passed on.
We ask you to come with an open mind, but your experience is your own. Everything is offered with care and context you are always in choice.