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Picture yourself poised atop your surfboard, crisscrossing across the glassy blue canvas of the ocean. But wait-what fuels this galloping smooth sail with the waves? Welcome to yoga for surfers: like adding that inner peace to your surfing groove. Let’s dive into how this ancient practice would marry perfectly with the ocean’s rhythm, offering balance both on and off the board.Read more now on Be Well Academy
You might think of yoga as a stretchy set of exercises, but for the surfer, it is the magic ingredient in that perfect wave cocktail. Those wild waves toss your body around like a blender. It is yoga that keeps those muscles limber and turns what would be hard work into a fluid glide. Yoga also helps you maintain your core stability, so those wipeouts don’t become a comedy.
And the waves themselves-unpredictable, always fluid. Yoga develops mental clarity and flexibility, which allows a surfer’s mind to be flexible and adaptable enough to ride the waves of nature. Imagine yourself in the ocean surrounded by huge waves, and you respond to them with a zen-like calmness, knowing that the universe is entrusting its playful whims to you.
One Sunday over cold smoothies after a surf session, my friend Mia had an epiphany to impart: “Dude,” she said, eyes wide with the wisdom of a weekend guru, “yoga actually makes me a better surfer.” She was on to something when she compared Warrior II with balancing a board, a foundation of body awareness. A couple of deep breaths later, another reality dawned: yoga actually trains the mind as much as the body. Early morning sessions on the mat really teach you patience and presence: living in the now-when you can hold up a Tree pose or ride the waves that are way too radical for your comfort zone.