The Mindful Surfer

How to Surf like NO ONES watching

The lads talk about the crazy cool world of surf footage - photos, videos, instagram and how it interplays with our progression and the egoic roller coaster ride of "oooo I like good" vs "oooo I look baaaaaad" and how to carve our way through that world with a smile! 
The lads philosophise how much Surfing is about staying in the middle between having goals, ambition etc (if that feels natural) and knowing how to stop ego from getting too in the way of why you started and why you want to carry on - JOY! 
Stay stoked guys! 
Liam & Will 
 

Feel better = look better!

This week, we explore the inside-out job that is how you feel when you're on your board and how affecting it is to how you look on your board - how much spray you produce, your style - everything
If you can surf with a pure stoke, your performance levels go up and we're humbled by this every time we surf! 
Stay stoked guys! 
Will & Liam 

How to love your surfing

This week, we dive deep on how to remove shields to get more from the sport of surfing...
We also cover how to manage an overactive mind - one that tries over predicting the future as well as mull over the past. 
Stay stoked guys! 
Will 

Kelly’s pubes, twinnies & wipeouts

In this weeks show, we chat about Kelly Slater's pubes, Will's recent 7'0 mid length surfing and Liam's keel twin experience. 
In other stories, we talk about recent surfs - in what they did to challenge our minds and affect the stoke levels and get on to talk about why it's SOOOO important to let go of how our surfing looks (vs how it feels!!). 
Stay stoked guys! 
Will & Liam 

Selfish Surfers = Happy Surfers

This weeks intro covers everything involved with a life aiming for balance and yet still getting in your waves - yes, there are partners, kids, jobs, dogs and chores that need tending, 
BUT...
You've got to take your chance to get your waves!
And...
There's NOTHING to feel guilty about that! 
Stay stoked guys! 
Will & Liam 

How to improve your surfing now

We're back....
After Portugal Trips, Covid and half term holidays, we're back in the studio!
Will covers big wave stories from his recent Portugal trip, 
Liam chats about the pro's and con's of quad fins in a wide tail board, 
We then both get deep on what it is happy, successful surfers do differently - in how their habit formation moves away from black and whites "on or off" the training/nutrition towards a more nuanced, daily routine. 
Its great to be back! 
Much love and stay stoked, 
Will & Liam 

Why are some surfers more stoked?

In this weeks show, after the boys have recovered from Will's monstrously awful fart at the beginning, we go onto our longest ever intro chatting through a range of topics including: 
1. Surf-Life balance 
2. Surf fitness 
3. Butt-holes paddling in front of us (aka "the cave") - just listen 
4. Surfing expectation do's and don'ts 
5. Self honesty and why its the key to growth in and out the water
Stay stoked guys!
Will & Liam  

Lovely backside

This week, we're back after 3 weeks off from recording due to holidays, sickness and loads of surfing. 
In this episode, we cover how to manage your mind and stay calm even when fear thoughts start entering the picture. 
We also talk loads about nutrition and how to make the most of your diet so you can get the most stoke (and performance) from your surfing! 
Enjoy guys and stay stoked!
Will & Liam  

Navigating Surf Marketing BS

This week, we go deep on surf kit; the in's and outs of wetsuits, boots, boards and the marketing that goes into them. 
After we've put the surf marketing world to rights, we go onto share insights on how to manage anxious thoughts in everyday life. 
Lastly, we go onto explain how normal it is to go through an up and down journey in your surf career - that almost every surf you ever have will be different to the last one and learn to let go of total control of this natural process. 
Stay stoked guys! 
Will & Liam 
 

Feel the fear and do it anyway

This week, Will shares a near death experience that shook him to his core (and chats about how it affected him in the surf)...
Liam goes on to share his thoughts on how to manage fear in a world trying to make you do and believe things you don't want to! 
We also go onto share insights around the benefits of fasting and have a new segment "listeners questions" going on to talk about boards for UK waves
Stay stoked Guys! 
Will & Liam