Before anything, belong to yourself
"You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great..." -MAYA ANGELOU If your year was a book, what kind of genre would it be? She asked. It would be easy to say my year [...]
Burn it all Down: Reasons why we Self Sabotage
You’ve just received the career opportunity of a lifetime. A new job, or an invitation into a new project, a new client, a new business opportunity, or a promotion. The kind of thing you’ve dreamed about for years. Like, beyond-the-realms-of-wildest-dreams cool. The kind of opportunity that kept the hope alive [...]
This one is for the WILD ONES
“Some days I am more wolf than woman and I’m still learning how to stop apologizing for my wild.” - Nikita Gill Coming across this short poem has hit me, shook me, straight to the heart. How to stop apologizing for my wild…? How to stop doubting if it’s ok [...]
50 Powerful Questions to Reflect on 2018 and Set Goals for 2019!
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 and look back on everything you have experienced, discovered and achieved during the last 12 months. A yearly review is also a great exercise in mindfulness and [...]
Bali Style Corn Fritters w. Avocado-Yogurt dip
↠ Défilez vers le bas pour la version française The cool thing about Bali is that the breakfast/brunch culture is very strong (at least in the foreigners’ parts Canggu and the Bukit-Uluwatu). You literally can have breakfast at every moment of the day. I don’t know if it’s more convenient to [...]
In an increasingly individualistic society, here is why community and connection is important
Today, I sat still in the ocean, holding on to my surfboard like it was the only thing keeping me alive, and I cried out loud in the middle of the big blue. Drifting away, giving up, giving in, surrendering to the all-mighty ocean. I honestly didn’t give a fuck [...]
Chocolate hummus
I love to swap ingredients into desserts to make them more healthy. Like putting tofu or avocados in brownies to cut on fat, for example. Actually, let's be honest here; it's tricking people that I like. Simply for the pure satisfaction of thinking; Ha! You liked it and I hid [...]
Empowered Sex Series – Why some women are still having bad sex
The sex-positive movement began in the 3rd wave feminism, and the 4th wave boasts a new brand of digitally driven sex-positivity. With things like the slut walk and sex-positive resources on social media instigating social change, people are realizing that a woman's worth has sweet fuck-all to do with her [...]
What is a real surfer?
"I hurtle on too long through the pounding submarine mist. End over end in my caul of bubbles until the turbulence is gone and I'm hanging limp in a faint green light while all heat ebbs from my chest and life begins to leach out of me" -Tim Winton, Breath [...]
TOP 10+ GAME-CHANGING BOOKS
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 choice... So here's a helpful [...]
PRANAYAMA – How learning to control your breath will make you a super-human
Have you ever met someone who was just so full of life, it felt like they were radiating? Someone that had a perceivable magnetism, and therefore seemed to be attracting all the good into their field… A freakin' gravitational force…!? The Chinese call it chi, the Polynesians mana, the Amerindians [...]
Why Travel Makes You a Better Person
Traveling has never been this accessible. More and more, we are using school exchanges, working visas or just backpacking around as a common rite of passage. We all want to see the world, to live the dream, to pursue our passion and hopefully make money while doing it. On top of [...]
How one woman is changing the face of El Salvador through Street Art
[*] artstigator /artsˈtɪɡeɪtor/ noun: street art aficionado who artstigates, or tirelessly covers the streets of a city on the quest to document the emerging street art scene. Slightly addicted. Meet art curator Alexandra Sol. She is the creator of Journey of an Artstigator, a group of artstigators on the quest to document and [...]
How to show your people you care…
I’m landing in Indonesia, coming straight from Central America. The last few hours before this 35-hour trip have been completely crazy and the whole journey hasn’t been less hectic: i’m still trying to catch my breath when I reach destination. I exit the arrivals door with my heavy as hell [...]
Les Salty Souls dans la série Surf Inc. de Ouisurf
L’automne dernier, Benjamin Rochette, fondateur de Ouisurf, nous a proposé de prendre part à son nouveau projet: Surf Inc. À travers une web série, on présente le parcours de 10 entrepreneurs qui ont choisi de s’expatrier afin de mettre leur passion au centre de leur vie. Surf Inc. c’est l’histoire [...]
Marie-Christine Amyot: “Make Your Own Reality”
We say things happen for a reason. Usually when someone is having a hard time in their life. My life is falling apart and you’re telling me “Everything happens for a reason”?! F*ck you… Seriously! Because, do you know what? Some things happen for absolutely no reason. Cancer, for example, [...]
The Urgency of Playfulness
This post was originally published in 2016. Some parts have been edited from the original for current day relevance. This article was written about in 2016 in Psychology Today by the late American game designer, author, lecturer and fun theorist Bernie De Koven, a pioneer in the spreading the joy [...]
Dear belly rolls; I am ridiculously in love with you
A love letter to my belly... Dude. I love you so, so much. I love how you remind me of my sister and my mother and my mothers mother, all possessing the same swell of flesh perched on the edge of our waistbands. And can I just say, I am [...]
How to find and land your dream job
So. You have finally reached that point; you’re done with school, you’ve managed to find a job that is more or less related to your field, you’re getting paid, you’re safe… But, between you and me, this job doesn’t really get you excited in the morning. You actually think it kinda [...]
Surf Terms Glossary 101 – The top words you need to know
Being introduced to the surfing world also comes with a whole new dialect. You’ll find yourself in conversations where you’ll think “what da fack are they talking about ?! What does 'swell' even mean?" Yep. The Saltyz got your back! Here are the top surf terms that are fluently used, [...]
