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Metta Meditation for Self-Love & Loving Kindness

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Metta Meditation for Self-Love & Loving Kindness

May I be happy, healthy, safe, and may I live with ease. May you be happy, healthy, safe, and may you live with ease. May all beings be happy, healthy, safe, and live with ease. A love that fuels the world begins with love & compassion for yourself. Explore this practice of Metta…

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A Hint of Salt: Practice, Patience, and Dedication

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A Hint of Salt: Practice, Patience, and Dedication

As cliche as it sounds, our yoga & surfing practices often remind us of this truth that extends far beyond our surfboards or our yoga mats: The destination is in the journey, the practice is in the process. And if we can focus on what’s in front of us now, we can open ourselves up to the possibility of what’s next.

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Breathing for Patience: Box Breath (Sama Vritti Pranayama)

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Breathing for Patience: Box Breath (Sama Vritti Pranayama)

One of my favorite techniques for when I’m feeling impatient, annoyed, or overwhelmed, I often turn to this breathing technique to help me anchor in the present moment, settle my nerves, slow down the thoughts, and create some space between my ears.

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Fresh Year Perspective: Journal Prompts

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Fresh Year Perspective: Journal Prompts

The New Year can be a nice time to set goals or intentions as it always feels like a fresh start. Although, life is also never linear, and it’s important to remember that we each hold the power to pause, reflect, and begin again whenever we need to clean the slate, recenter, or refocus our attention. Let these prompts support you!

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Swell-Bender?? MFR for When You're Surfed Out

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Swell-Bender?? MFR for When You're Surfed Out

The Swell-Bender Edition: Self-Massage (MFR) to encourage recovery and rejuvenation when you’re wrecked. So whether you’re currently indulging in an abundance of swell or maybe in anticipation of that surfed-out sensation, bookmark this quick & effective sequence.

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Yoga Update: YM500 + Therapeutic Specialist

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Yoga Update: YM500 + Therapeutic Specialist

After 3+ years, hundreds of hours of lectures, countless hours of practice, and a handful of dedicated students to be my case studies… On December 1st I got the email that my requirements were met & my case studies were approved!

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A Note for the Wellness World: We're Only Human

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A Note for the Wellness World: We're Only Human

As humans, we are not just one way or another. In fact, we can be and it’s OK to be a living contradiction. Why?! Because we change. We adapt. We learn and we unlearn and we shed many skins over the course of a lifetime. And these layers of feelings and emotions just give life that much more depth.

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Yoga for Surfers + Athletes: Morning / Pre-Surf Routine

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Yoga for Surfers + Athletes: Morning / Pre-Surf Routine

Do you have a morning movement or mindfulness routine? Here I share my current morning routine, which also serves as a pre-surf warm-up, that has been my go-to sequence as of late. It only takes me about 15 minutes to move through and I notice such a difference in my day!

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Talk Story: Surfing, Yoga, and Mirrors of Life

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Talk Story: Surfing, Yoga, and Mirrors of Life

Let’s talk story: You may have heard this one before, but if you didn’t know, I was a surfer long before I was a yogi. Yoga didn’t come into my life until I was 21. The night of my 21st birthday I was out celebrating with friends…

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La Brega: Resources for Learning + Ways to Support PR

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La Brega: Resources for Learning + Ways to Support PR

La brega = The struggle // Resources that I’ve found helpful if you want to take a little deeper dive into the real history and current situation in Puerto Rico. I also share a handful of groups + organizations if you’re looking to donate to hurricane recovery or volunteer.

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Travel Journal: Mexico + California

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Travel Journal: Mexico + California

Mainland Mex has been on my list for a while now, so I was super excited when this trip came together. I went into it with few expectations, and after planning this trip months in advance, we just so happened to luck into one of the better swells of the season…

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Con Mi Amor: We got Married!

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Con Mi Amor: We got Married!

On more of a personal note: We made it official. After 11ish years, on July 23, in front of just our families and with the help of two incredible friends, we committed to together forever! Read more about our small ceremony and check out some amazing photos by my friend Camryn Derman.

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3 Tips to Maximize Your Cross-Training

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3 Tips to Maximize Your Cross-Training

We all train for a variety of reasons. For some, exercise is a form of stress relief. For others, working out is a way to improve their physical health. Some people train to feel more confident in their bodies, and others may work out to improve their athletic performance or to train for a specific event, such as a race, or competition, or in preparation for a high season of surfing. Regardless of the reason, or the modality, here are 3 tips to get the most out of each session!

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Self-Care Club: 7 Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System

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Self-Care Club: 7 Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System

Here I share 7 techniques to downshift and regulate your nervous system so that you can reconnect, recalibrate, and recharge. Especially helpful if you are feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or stressed out.

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A Yoga Playlist for Slowing Down + Doing Less

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A Yoga Playlist for Slowing Down + Doing Less

This hour-long playlist was curated for a Restorative Yoga practice with the intention to support you in slowing down and doing less (without feeling guilty) as a way to recalibrate, reconnect, and refill your cup. Enjoy!

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A Hint of Salt: Lean Into the Stillness, No Matter How Brief

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A Hint of Salt: Lean Into the Stillness, No Matter How Brief

Here’s to finding more of those moments of stillness sprinkled within the movement. Because like the ocean, life is rarely ever completely still…

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Check It Out! I'm on the KookCast Podcast

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Check It Out! I'm on the KookCast Podcast

I was honored when Chris from The Surf Continuum asked me to be a guest on his podcast “KookCast: Surf Education.” We chatted about my upbringing, learning to surf, finding yoga, and facing fears. I really enjoyed our conversation and I hope you will too!

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Travel Journal: Surf + Yoga in Nicaragua

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Travel Journal: Surf + Yoga in Nicaragua

A three-part travel journal featuring a few stories and some insights from my recent trip to Northern Nicaragua for the GLOW Surf and Yoga Retreat, plus a little post-retreat adventure with my honey in search of some beach-break barrels and uncrowded waves…

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Yoga: More than a Practice of Postures, It's a Practice of Living

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Yoga: More than a Practice of Postures, It's a Practice of Living

I think that one of the most common, modern-day misconceptions of yoga is that it’s only about the poses we practice on the mat, when really, well at least the way I see it is, yoga is more so a practice of choosing to show up for life. Yoga is a practice that reaches far beyond these four corners with the capacity to stretch into each + every corner of our lives.

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Self-Care Club: My Go-To Practices for Managing Anxiety

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Self-Care Club: My Go-To Practices for Managing Anxiety

Anxiety is something that has been present throughout the majority of my life. It’s shown up in a variety of forms and ways over the span of my relatively short lifetime, and it wasn’t until fairly recently that I’ve begun to acknowledge it, accept it, and work with it, instead of working against it. Here are my 3 go-to practices for managing my anxiety.