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120 Minute Session – Kailua-Kona, HI
Surf & Soul sessions are guided, ocean‑based experiences that weave surf skills with emotional regulation, somatic awareness, and reflection. These sessions are less about “shredding” and more about using the waves as a mirror for how you move through fear, frustration, joy, and change in your life. Whether you’re brand‑new to surfing or reconnecting after time away, we’ll go at a pace that honors your body, your nervous system, and your relationship with the ocean.
We’ll start on land, grounding in and getting clear on what you’re bringing into the session—maybe it’s anxiety, a big life transition, a desire to feel more confident in the water, or simply a need to reconnect with yourself. From there, we’ll walk through the basics or refreshers of ocean safety, reading conditions, and surf technique (stance, paddling, pop‑ups, and how to work with the waves instead of fighting them). Throughout, you’ll get simple nervous‑system tools—breath, orienting, shaking out tension—that you can use both in the water and in everyday life.
Once we’re in the ocean, the focus is on experience rather than performance. I’ll be close by, offering coaching, encouragement, and cues that match what your body and energy are doing in real time. We might work with moments of hesitation at the take‑off, practice staying present through a wipeout, or notice what happens in your system when a set rolls through. Every piece becomes an opportunity to practice trust, adaptability, and self‑compassion in motion.
After we come back to shore, we’ll take a few minutes to debrief and integrate. You’ll have space to name what you felt physically and emotionally, what surprised you, and what you want to carry back into your life on land. We’ll tie together surf skills, nervous‑system learning, and any insights that arose, and you’ll leave with 1–3 simple practices you can continue on your own—whether that’s a grounding ritual before paddling out, a breath pattern for stressful days, or a new way of relating to fear and edge.
Surf & Soul is ideal if you’re craving a different kind of support than a traditional surf lesson or talk‑only coaching. It’s for anyone who wants the ocean to be a partner in their healing and growth—a place to play, to feel, to practice courage, and to reconnect with a deeper sense of flow in both body and life.