THE DEPTHS OF FREEDOM

An Initiation to Freediving

Edition 2

November 12th - 19th 2022

Tulum, Mexico

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The Details

This experience is for you if…

  • You wish to obtain mental clarity

  • You want to overcome fear

  • You want to deepen your connection to water

  • You wish to develop/enhance your breath practice

  • You want to cultivate meaningful relationships with others and yourself

  • You welcome stillness in a world of chaos

  • You want to find where your mind, body, and spirit intersect

  • You wish to become Certified in Freediving

Note: We offer a safe space to ALL beings regardless of age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political and religious beliefs, education, and range of abilities– come as you are.

Arrival: November 12th 2022
Departure: November 19th 2022

Location: Tulum, Mexico

Accommodations: Retreat held at private villa in the jungle for intimate training setting with private chef.

Retreat Program

Freedive Intensive: 7 days in total, Level 1 Freediver Certification.

  • 5 days of Courses, Level 1 Freedive Certification

  • Freedive Training at 4 Magical Cenoté Locations

  • Professional Underwater Photography Session

  • Cenoté and Ocean Diving Exploration

  • Daily Yoga/Stretching and breath-work

  • Stress Optimization Workshop with Ice Bath

  • Inversion Therapy Workshop

  • Sound Healing

  • Cacao Ceremony

  • Temazcal

Includes

7 Nights in a Private villa - 15 minutes from Tulum Centre.

  • 3 Healthy Meals per day , snacks (vegetarian menu preferred) 

  • Freediving Courses and Level 1 Freediver Certification Aida

  • Transportation to Cenotés and scheduled activities

  • Additional scheduled activities

  • Freedive Equipment

NOT INCLUDED

  • Flights and transportations from airport

  • Non-inclusive dinners

  • Alcoholic beverages

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Pricing

EARLY BIRD until July August 15 th 2022

  • $3675 Single Room

  • $3375 Shared room

    • *Space is limited to Maximum 8 Spots

Meet our Instructors, Creators of the Freefall Academy

Valentina Kochian

I am Valentina Kochian, born in Argentina but had the luck to grow up in the Mexican Caribbean where all I did was spend time underwater. At 15 years old I learned to scuba dive and at 19 years old I became the youngest freediver instructor in the World (at the time).

Freediving connects me to the Ocean and its inhabitants in such an intimate way, and when I teach freediving to my students I try to transmit that love for the sport and the Ocean. In 2017 I moved to La Paz, Baja California Sur to chase my dreams and become a marine biologist. I’ve been discovering the secret wonders of Baja, and I have completely fallen in love with it. No matter what time of year you’re here, there’s incredible wildlife to dive with.

In 2019 I attended my first official competition, where I broke 2 Argentinian National Records in CWB (45m) and CNF (39m). As much as I enjoyed competing, I realized that my freediving career path is more aligned with showing people the wonders of the underwater world. To me there’s nothing more fulfilling than watching a person tearing of joy after diving with dolphins, or taking my guests to dive with sharks and show them that with respect there’s nothing to fear, or guiding them through the freefall where people meet their true selves. This is what I live for. To connect with humans and animals.

Tyler Van Roden

II am Tyler van Roden, born and raised in Lancaster Pennsylvania. I attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa for my undergraduate in business and realized quickly I loved the Ocean more than business. Here is where I received my PADI Divemaster, USCG Captains‘ license and surfed as much as possible. I was on Spring 2009 Semester at Sea to further see the world from the perspective of an ocean traveling student.

While crewing a Catamaran through the Eastern Caribbean with my brother in 2014 we discovered freediving at Vertical Blue school in Dean’s Blue hole, Long Island. I fell in love with the physical practice of meditation which is freediving. Here is where I received my AIDA instructor certification in 2016.

I arrived in La Paz Baja California Sur Mexico early 2017 where I have stayed to teach freediving with Freefall Academy, Captain sailing yachts and now instruct sailing with an American Sailing Association school called Go Baja. In the summer of 2021 I sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Cabo to French Polynesia. This trip brought together all the things I love to do in the beautiful islands of the Marqueses, Tuamotus and Society islands. My future goal is to Captain and charter a large Catamaran in the most beautiful and remote areas of the world to interact with wildlife, dive, kite, surf, sail and meet the locals.