The Mindful Surfer

This week we delve into micro waves, surf trips, sharks, acceptance and fear. Life can’t always be peeling waves and sunshine so how do we make the most of what we get from the ocean and back on land. We are working on mind gains along with full body training. Will is talking getting too lean and has Liam invented a new word?
All this and more in the wave pool barrel that is episode 57 of the Mindful Surfer show.
Mentioned in the show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenie_Clark
 

Welcome back gang. This week we are looking at whether words can do justice to the joy of surfing and this beautiful thing that is life. We explore putting joy into all experiences, making the present moment your friend and tapping into the mysteries of the universe. Not to mention how having a back door into mindfulness through surfing connects surfers to spirituality.  
We chat play for it’s own sake, surfing like no one is watching, doing things for you alone and for the joy of expressing yourself without worrying what anyone thinks.  We have deep breathing for healing, challenges, novelty and flow.  
Will has been back to pumping surf and Liam is trying his best to keep JERFing.  
All this and more in the relaxing sea swim that is Episode 56 of the Mindful Surfer show.
Mentioned in this episode.
John Wayne Freeman – https://www.instagram.com/jonathanwaynefreeman/?hl=en
Echarkt Tolle - https://eckharttolle.com/
Joe Dizpenza - https://drjoedispenza.com/
Laird Hamilton - https://lairdhamilton.com/
Koa Smith =- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DrzRS9nXJs
Matthew Syed - https://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/6-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-bounce/
Ombe – Carver vs Smoothstar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8tm4R6r6KM

Hello again Mindful Surfers. This week we are editorless for a raw and uncut show.  We discuss this week’s thumping session in Cornwall exploring all the learnings and joy that it brought.
We cover silk sheet moments, expensive kit, the surf and sun gods lining up in harmony, magazine surfing, grovelers vs shortboards and board choice tyranny, why it isn’t bad to admit being a beginner at any stage and how with self-honesty comes improvement in all aspects of life. We are also asking the question – ‘what even is mindfulness?’
Will has lapsed into pube talk and why was Liam beating such a hasty retreat from a sunny day on Saunton beach?  
A very Happy Birthday month to Mick Fanning, Clayton Nienaber,  Kyle Baker! And not forgetting us. 1 year of chat, surf and laughter with all you mindful surfers.  Thanks as always for staying with us on the glassy barrel that is the Mindful Surfer show.
Mentioned in the show.
La dernière vague (The Last Wave) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8844798/
Ombe - https://ombe.co/courses/surfing-analysis/
Clayton Nienaber - https://www.claytonsurf.com/about/
Surf Simply - https://surfsimply.com/

Hello again gang and a very warm welcome to the latest episode where we are talking - food stuffs, seed oils, hyper-palatability, not being able to out train bad diets, surf fitness improvements, well-being and will power. We chat infinite games and how to enjoy the journey rather than itching for the destination. There is more on being honest with yourself on the road to gains as well as our regular spots on breath work and surf media insight.
Will is working on his press up challenge and Liam has discovered the Baywatch channel.
All this and more in the banging point break wave that is Episode 54 of the Mindful Surfer podcast.
Mentioned in the show.
https://chriskresser.com/about/

Welcome to the latest episode Mindful surfers. This week we are chatting sunshine, waves and public holidays. Getting off grovellers and on to shortboards, being humbled by decent waves, fear, surfing the conditions you enjoy and knowing what you like. There is energy healing, dealing with setbacks, hesitation, commitment, the consequence of inaction, wipeouts and how words cannot begin to do justice to the wonder that is life and surfing. 
Will is chatting his love of bigger waves, foods and inflammation and Liam is primed for trying the ply with bellyboarding.
All this and more in the crowded summer beach break that is episode 53 of the Mindful Surfer Podcast.
Mentioned in the show.
https://www.realsurfingmagazine.com/karma-surf-shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXcRRUW-j10
https://isasurf.org/event/world-surfing-games/
 
 

As we hit episode 52 we are asking whether surf and lifestyle brands actually walk the talk. We have more on training weaknesses, work and surf life balance and how no one can or is going to do the hard work for you. We talk pub surfers, judgement and ask what is surfing to you?
Bit of a disclaimer Liam’s microphone was a bit temperamental in this episode.
Mentioned in the show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Gabeira
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPj1iPyIOo8
https://athleanx.com/the-coach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvon_Chouinard

Almost a year of paddling around in the foam ball that that is surf and mindfulness podcasting gang. This week we are chatting hail stones in summer time, wave gifts from the surf gods, putting training into practice, board volume, speed, social media and TV negativity.
Is it easier to go from mush burgers to great waves than it is to transition from great surf to sloppy? and is this simply the truest metaphor for life. If you can squeeze joy out of the mundane then you ride the highs and lows whereas chasing perfection as us surfers tend to do is to enter a infinite loop of disappointment.  
We have breathwork, daily rebirth, knowing yourself, pain barriers and growth and can training our weaknesses really help our surfing? All this and more in the head high, clean wave, that is episode 51 of the Mindful Surfer podcast.
Thanks to all you wonderful humans, as always,  for joining us for the ride.
Mentioned in the show
The Sacred Cow - https://www.sacredcow.info/

Happy Friday Mindful Surfers. Thanks for pulling your wetsuits back on as we dive in and talk about peaceful but nuanced debate, the importance of including different viewpoints in your life, broadening what you read and doing your own research on the things that matter.
We chat diversity of thought, mental and spiritual wellness, rejection and vulnerability, meat diets, impractical surf hair, Matt Biolos and the importance of trusting your instincts.
All this and of course much more in the belly-board-wave-slide that is episode 50 of the Mindful Surfer Podcast.
Mentioned in the show.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/emotional-kyle-sinckler-left-brink-20556724
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJz-1Tv_A8A
Jamie Wheal https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46205669-recapture-the-rapture
https://www.aubreymarcus.com/blogs/aubrey-marcus-podcast/ecstatic-practices-can-save-the-world-with-jamie-wheal-amp-305
 
 

Thanks for getting towed into the latest show gang. This week we are looking at performance anxiety, sweating the small stuff, contagious behaviour, fear – real and perceived, bigger waves, heart rate, mind-to-body connections, intuition, trusting your instincts, safety zones, hold downs, training for life and our menacing local seal.  There is infinite and finite games, cheat codes for life, being happy for others and dealing with pushing comfort zones.
Liam is back in the pool training for surf lifesaving and Will is chatting ego and Will Ferrell movies.
All this and more in the double over toe micro-wave that is episode 49 of the Mindful Surfer podcast.
Mentioned in the show
Dylan Graves - https://www.vans.co.uk/team/surf/dylan-graves.html
Weird Waves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQCi2ELHow
Daddy’s Home - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1528854/
Old School - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302886/
 

Thanks for paddling back out with us gang. This week we find out if Will really did give up surfing for meditation in the face of a long awaited swell?  We are also discuss the mad race to the beach when a swell arrives, long suffering families , not taking our own advice, forgiveness, control and the art of being kind to yourself. There’s more on judgement, fear, ego, novelty, joy, longboards and the importance of laughing at those in power.
Liam’s accepting his zero wave sesh and learning to let go and Will has had a rare post cricket cider. Find out whether that was a good idea and if surfers are indeed natural liars, in the shore-break body-surf-sesh, that is episode 48 of the Mindful Surfer podcast.
Mentioned in the show
Lost Track Atlantic Torren Martyn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjCQEbM_9_M
https://lostsurfboards.net/