PADI Distinctive Specialty

Dive In™: Scuba for Wellness

Advance along the PADI pathway with the Dive In™: Scuba for Wellness Distinctive Specialty, an introduction to scuba diving as a somatic practice for certified Open Water Divers.

Across two guided dives, you’ll explore how breath, bodily awareness and presence transforms the way you experience the world, both underwater and on land.

Prerequisites

To enroll in this Distinctive Specialty, you must:

Hold a PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent from SSI/RAID/NAUI/SDI)
Be medically fit to dive (as per international standards)
Be at least 12 years old

How this Journey Unfolds

I. Complete the Dive In™ : Scuba for Wellness Online Course

This self-paced course introduces scuba diving as a somatic practice, weaving together theory with experiential exercises. You'll explore and experience how breath and bodily awareness support nervous system regulation — both on land and underwater.

The course offers a supportive structure for long-term change, with daily practices designed to be revisited and integrated over time, allowing insight to deepen.

II. Join two guided specialty dives

Across two MindBody dives, you'll be guided by an authorised Dive In™ PADI instructor, supporting attunement to breath and physical sensation beneath the surface, with reflective integration on land after each dive.

These dives may be experienced as part of a Dive In™ tailored offering or within one of our global retreats.