December, when everything feels festive and special and you get a break from your usual day-to-day routine, is the perfect time to reflect with some new year journaling prompts and look back on everything you have experienced, discovered and achieved during the last 12 months. [...]
Falling Out of Love with Your Sport: When Ego Takes the Wheel If you're here, you've probably felt that dizzying, intoxicating feeling of falling in love with a new sport. Wether it was the first time you stood on a surfboard and wobbled your way [...]
There's nothing more satisfying than that surfed-out feeling; the tired spaghetti arms, the ache in your neck, that feeling that for the last few hours, you were really moving. Surfing is a full-body workout, and pushes our strength, cardiovascular endurance and balance. You might find yourself [...]
photo by Pedro Grimaldi If you asked me about leaving the traditional life for the unconventional life, a new life in a new country, no set 9-5, making a living from different, constantly changing income streams so we have more time to play, I’d say [...]
15 Proven Ways to Work While Traveling: How to Land the Best Remote Jobs with These Insider Tips Dreaming of traveling the world while maintaining a steady income? Today’s remote work landscape makes it easier than ever to earn money while exploring new places. But [...]
How do we know when it's time to leave? Should I stay or should I go. What if this is just a phase? What if I regret it? What if I never find anything better? “Do not choose the lesser life. do you hear me. [...]
Top Female Surf Documentaries You Need to Watch Right Now From big-wave riding to breaking gender barriers, these top female surf documentaries spotlight the fearless women who have redefined the world of surfing. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, edge-of-your-seat wave action, or stories of sheer [...]
What's your biggest fear? Sorry, I know we just started this conversation, and, like, we're getting deep pretty quickly here. Kind of like when at my birthday drinks recently one of my friends asked another friend (they had only just met); 'do you want cake?' [...]
Research shows that women’s pleasure is often more multifaceted and responsive to emotional, contextual, and psychological factors compared to men’s. Studies have found that women’s arousal and satisfaction tend to be influenced by a wider range of stimuli, including emotional connection, mood, and mental state. [...]
photo by @jessallenartist Ah, restlessness. That itchy, unsettled, skin-feels-one-size-too-small feeling. And when one partner has it, and one doesn't, I call that the restlessness gap. I knew it well, once. That feeling that my true self was off living a life somewhere else, and I was [...]
Why do we get so embarrassed when we’re learning a new sport or skill or craft? I call it beginner's shame. PERSON: “Are these your paintings?” US: "I mean, yes… but like, I’m JUST STARTING and I haven’t had any OFFICIAL TRAINING and this is [...]
As I am about to write the full chronicle of our recent adventure in South Sumatra, I search #sumatra in my personal Notes app. I find this quick list of places and names of the surf world I had stitched together on September 20th, 2014. [...]
Less scrolling...more reading ! // A great book as the power to completely shift your vision of life, and teach you more useful tips than your whole university degree. But eh ! there is so many out there, it's sometimes discouraging to even make a [...]
A few weeks ago I hopped on a plane from Australia to take part in the first Salty Souls Experience for the season. And it is fair to say I came out a different person than I was when I went in. To try fit [...]
Learn to Surfskate What is is Surfskating? Why is getting so popular? Surfskate, also known as surf skateboarding or surf-inspired skateboarding, is a style of skateboarding that mimics the movements and feeling of surfing on land. It involves using a specially designed skateboard with unique [...]
Photos by Fredrikke Sofie Jerring In the Northernmost part of Norway, above the Arctic Circle in an archipelago surrounded by rough waters, astonishing majestic mountains, breathtaking fjords and world class waves you find Lofoten. A cold-water surf paradise, and probably one of the most remote [...]
In this article, Caitlin Creeper sits down to talk Thailand's Growing Surf Scene with Dew Promchareon. Where are you from? Rayong, Thailand. I learnt how to surf there but I usually move down to Phuket or Khao Lak as they get more swell. I am [...]
A trip that started a little over 2 years ago. It's early pandemic, and I have just been repatriated to Canada from El Salvador on a flight organized by the embassy. Upon arrival, my parents send me off to a cottage to quarantine by a [...]
How to Train According to Your Menstrual Cycle. How did the USA women’s soccer team win the World Cup in 2019? Cycle charting. I read this in a news story soon after the Women’s Football World Cup and was truly astounded! I’m sure a [...]
Did you know, most of the time people have cravings- it's a sign that they’re just tired. Did you know if you have a poor nights sleep, you’re more likely to have a poor memory the next day, because you didn’t give your mind a [...]
Say "Hola!" to our co-founder and Salty Souls surf coach Marie-Christine Amyot, aka "MC" - the co-founder, head trainer and workout creator in the Salty Club app, as well as the co-creator of the Salty Mama package, and a new mama herself to her baby [...]
Surfing While Pregnant: Some Things You Should Know. As soon as you announce you’re pregnant, you may find the opinions, insights, advice and judgement starts coming at you from all angles. Eve-rything from what you’re eating, to what you’re doing, to how you look, to [...]
Eco-anxiety refers to anxiety or worry about the biological threats facing the earth. This is definitely a very new phenomena that many of us are facing. It is seen as a typical reaction to a growing awareness of the problems that can result from climate [...]
This cabbage, tofu and sesame salad is a huge step up from your standard tomato-and-lettuce salad combo. The blend of textures and flavors will have you coming back for seconds every time. ↠ Ingredients ↞ 1 package of rice noodles ½ cup of toasted peanuts [...]
Hi, my name is Erika. I’m 30 years old. I’m the fittest I’ve been in years, and dude, that feels amazing. Here’s what’s written in between the lines: it wasn’t always like that. I’ve always been an active person. More than the average Joe or [...]
Every cult has its mecca, that one place fanatics dream of experiencing with their own living soul. Surfing is no exception: Indonesia it is. In the last decade Indo has easily become the promised land for surfers and non-surfers alike, rapidly gaining popularity as one [...]
If you missed it, read: Part 1- The Getting There THE HABITATION We had settled into a modest land camp at the southern tip of the island. Six ocean front rooms with flower pattern mosquitos nets, a disproportionally spacious bathroom with a tiny sink, a shower [...]
If you haven't read them yet, first read Part 1 and Part 2. Beyond the stormy boat ride and the wild pig BBQ, the real point to coming all the way here was obviously to surf impeccable waves. But we would be lying if we [...]
Drink more water. We all know we should, but most of us don’t. The algorithm depends on many variables for just how much water each of us needs such as exercise intensity, the climate of where we live in, diet etc. Very roughly speaking the [...]
In honor of Mother Earth, we must ask ourselves: how can we clean up our eating habits for the planet? How can we support a harmonious ecosystem, a natural food system that provides so much for us and asks for nothing in return? The direction [...]
