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5 Best Post-Surf Stretches

Wether we are pro-riders or pro-at-wiping-out, we all experience pretty serious tensions in our neck, shoulders and back from surfing. Treating yo'self with 10 minutes of stretching can significantly enhance your chances of feeling fresh for tomorrow's sesh, as well as increase your longevity. (Or [...]

By |June 27th, 2018|Categories: Surf, Yoga|Comments Off on 5 Best Post-Surf Stretches

The 7 Commandments of the Salty Club Food Philosophy

We believe everybody should make a transition to a HEALTHIER FOOD DIET for environmental, physical/mental health and economic reasons. When it comes to nutrition, there are many schools of thought. Here are the 7 main commandments of the Salty Club food philosophy.   We believe [...]

By |June 24th, 2018|Categories: Nutrition|Comments Off on The 7 Commandments of the Salty Club Food Philosophy

8 Most Magical Yoga Centers Around the World

1 -The Yoga Barn - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia Facebook | Instagram I don't even have words to describe our magical this place is... For me, the Barn is the source. It's where it all started, where I've done my Yoga Teach Training, and where I keep going [...]

By |June 9th, 2018|Categories: Yoga|Comments Off on 8 Most Magical Yoga Centers Around the World

My tribute to a legend + a reflection on nutrition and mood disorders

Yesterday morning I woke up with more new message in my inbox than usual. WOOoAH how damn popular I am!? my ego suggested. Opening them, my self-enthousiasm quickly switched to sadness. "Hey , did you hear the news? Apparently Anthony Bourdain is dead!’’ (Anthony Bourdain [...]

By |June 9th, 2018|Categories: Nutrition|Comments Off on My tribute to a legend + a reflection on nutrition and mood disorders

Your story isn’t finished. It isn’t even close.

I’m in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I need to get back to Albuquerque before nightfall, because I’ve rented out a little tiny wagon home for the night, before my flight out of the States the next day. I don’t know why I chose the tiny [...]

By |May 24th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on Your story isn’t finished. It isn’t even close.

The Dream House Project: Part 1- the Commitment

We are sitting at a round table in the bank, in the very middle of San Salvador. There's three women in the room; me, Tanya- the notary, and Doña Vilma- the 77-year-old woman selling me her land. Tanya is reading us the deed in Spanish [...]

By |May 20th, 2018|Categories: Adventure|Comments Off on The Dream House Project: Part 1- the Commitment

MORNING RITUAL: How to set yourself up for an epic day!

Every day, we are given one more shot at life. One more chance to make today our masterpiece. Yet, millions of people are just cruising down the streets of life everyday, on 'auto-pilot' mode; physically present, visible to the eyes of others, but truthfully having their [...]

By |May 15th, 2018|Categories: Life hacks, Yoga|Comments Off on MORNING RITUAL: How to set yourself up for an epic day!

13 Affirmations for radical body love

feature image: @magsymooo   Our brain is usually talking to itself all day, at all times. So often we assume the self-talk is automatic and innate. But when was the last time you held an ear up to the voices and asked yourself what kind [...]

By |May 13th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on 13 Affirmations for radical body love

Arroz con menestra

Of all the typical meals in Ecuador, arroz con menestra is surely the most widespread in all regions of the country. You will literally find it on every street corner! It is either made with red beans or lentils, and it is served with rice [...]

By |May 12th, 2018|Categories: Nutrition|Comments Off on Arroz con menestra

Best Surf Spots (Beginner+Intermediate): Balangan, Bali, Indonesia

What's the Surf Spot Series ? It's the Salty Team's favorite surf spots ;) When it comes to surfing, it’s never easy to pick the right spot, especially as beginners. There are so many and they all work better at different time of the year, [...]

By |May 6th, 2018|Categories: Surf|Comments Off on Best Surf Spots (Beginner+Intermediate): Balangan, Bali, Indonesia

Learning to live with less: the reality

"You pay for things with hours of your life." A few years ago someone spoke these words to me. It has haunted me for life. Just like that, I was never the same again. Every time I tried to order a new dress online for [...]

By |April 29th, 2018|Categories: Life hacks|Comments Off on Learning to live with less: the reality

Ground cherry – thyme compote

The wave season in Ecuador has been pretty mellow, so about a month ago, I decided it was time for me to go play the tourist. It is currently my fourth long-term stay in Ecuador and I still hadn't explored anywhere but the coast. So [...]

By |April 26th, 2018|Categories: Nutrition|Comments Off on Ground cherry – thyme compote

•• FREE DOWNLOAD •• Salty Club Not-Journal Mini-Journal

Hey human! As adults, it can be easy to get too deep into our own heads, and our own seriousness. With a saturation of ‘life coaching’ and ‘wellness’ people telling us what we should and should not be doing to be ‘spiritual’, journal like this, [...]

By |April 19th, 2018|Categories: Life hacks|Comments Off on •• FREE DOWNLOAD •• Salty Club Not-Journal Mini-Journal

Best Surf Spots (Beginner+Intermediate): Montañita, Ecuador

 What's the Surf Spot Series ? It's the favorite surf spots of the Salty Team ;) When it comes to surfing, it’s never easy to pick the right spot, especially as beginners. There are so many and they all work better at different time of [...]

By |April 17th, 2018|Categories: Surf|Comments Off on Best Surf Spots (Beginner+Intermediate): Montañita, Ecuador

Five Minutes with Surf Photographer Cait Miers

Lush beach settings, impossibly blue-green waters and magical all-girl surf sessions in exotic surf locations all over the world. Meet Cait Miers, the woman behind the lense (and screen) of @caitmiersphotography. At 24, she has released a book, a swimwear line, has a 100,000+ strong [...]

By |April 14th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on Five Minutes with Surf Photographer Cait Miers

5 ways to get over creative block

What is creativity to you? Creativity is complicated. For me, it's a dance. The kind of white-lady dance where you’re not quite sure what you’re doing so you throw a whole bunch of moves together, slap on a smile and hope for the best, but [...]

By |April 8th, 2018|Categories: Life hacks|Comments Off on 5 ways to get over creative block

Post workout – Peanut Butter and Tofu Jar

When I get back from a surf session, I often get huge instant sugar cravings. I guess I am so exhausted that my body is looking for a fast & easy energy boost right away. In these cases, it is so damn easy to start [...]

By |March 27th, 2018|Categories: Nutrition|Comments Off on Post workout – Peanut Butter and Tofu Jar

It was you all along (and other poems)

Love will always find its way back Love will always find its way back to you. It doesn’t matter how long ago you lost it, or how dark you think the path to your heart is. That’s the thing about love, it will always find [...]

By |March 16th, 2018|Categories: Poetry|Comments Off on It was you all along (and other poems)

Why ‘ready enough’ is good enough.

Roughly how many times in the past six months have you told yourself you’re not ready? I’m not ready to apply for that job. I’m not ready to share my gifts with the world. I’m not ready to be more visible, more vocal, more honest, [...]

By |March 14th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on Why ‘ready enough’ is good enough.

Why do yoga ? (Hint: It’s not about tightening your ass in a hot room)

I still remember the exact second I fell in love with yoga, almost four years ago. I had been practicing in the city for a while at this stage, but low-key thought this whole thing was a little overrated... Written in my journal on July [...]

By |March 13th, 2018|Categories: Yoga|Comments Off on Why do yoga ? (Hint: It’s not about tightening your ass in a hot room)

You contribute to the revolution… {poem}

You contribute to the revolution Every time you get good and vulnerable Every time you voice your emotional needs in your relationships, clearly, assertively Without apology for being "such a girl" You contribute to the revolution Every time you refuse to compete or feel threatened [...]

By |March 7th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on You contribute to the revolution… {poem}

Your two-month check-in: journalling exercises to tune-up your intentions and get you firing again!!

We're officially two months into 2018, where January seemed to last a year and February passed in two days. So now is a great time to check-in with yourself, where you're at, and where you're heading into March and April. It's journalling time! Do the [...]

By |March 4th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on Your two-month check-in: journalling exercises to tune-up your intentions and get you firing again!!

How to Stop Comparing Your Life to Other People’s: a no BS guide

There is no quicker way to make yourself feel like a bag of shit than to compare your life with someone else’s. I think the Buddha said that. Or Mariah Carey. Whatever. The point is, I do not believe truer words have ever been spoken. [...]

By |February 24th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on How to Stop Comparing Your Life to Other People’s: a no BS guide

Oat, lime and plum breakfast muffins

↠ Défilez vers le bas pour la version française The time of eating muffins with a big top is DONE, PEOPLE. Muffins have always been promoted as 'breakfast' but the truth is if you're eating a muffin with a big top popping all over- you're just [...]

By |February 11th, 2018|Categories: Nutrition|Comments Off on Oat, lime and plum breakfast muffins

Thank you for setting me free

If you’d have wanted me back Back then I never would have left the city.   And then I never would have seen the sun setting over the desert in New Mexico as I sat in a circle of wild witches, howling at the sky. [...]

By |January 28th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on Thank you for setting me free

Sobriety, moderation, conscious drinking: is it time to recalibrate your relationship with alcohol?

First light It was January first, 2018. The first day of the new year. The sun hadn’t even risen yet and my feet speared the cold sand as I walked toward the water. I remember that feeling of breaking the skin of the sea, my [...]

By |January 18th, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on Sobriety, moderation, conscious drinking: is it time to recalibrate your relationship with alcohol?

Have you checked your energetic hygiene lately?

As children, we were taught to be strict with our personal hygiene. To wash our hands and clean our teeth.  To change our undies daily (unless, like my sister, clothes were a foreign concept to you and you ran around 92% of the time in [...]

By |January 3rd, 2018|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on Have you checked your energetic hygiene lately?

I hope you break your resolutions on day 1

I hope on the first day of 2018, you break one of your resolutions. And it takes you two or ten or twenty startovers to get into the swing of your new habit So you may see The consciously 'not doing' of something you promised [...]

By |December 28th, 2017|Categories: Empowerment|Comments Off on I hope you break your resolutions on day 1

Stuck for what to buy your loved ones this Christmas? We got you.

Christmas has become a very capitalist-driven enterprise that pressures us all into stressfully buying a bunch of crap for our loved ones to prove our love for them. We want to stress that buying gifts is not a necessity to express your love this time [...]

By |December 15th, 2017|Categories: Life hacks|Comments Off on Stuck for what to buy your loved ones this Christmas? We got you.

I Wasn’t Ready

Going to a foreign country for the first time has a lot of unknowns. I didn’t know if I'd like it, if I'd be safe, if I'd be myself, nothing…I was walking in blind. I didn’t know how I could prepare myself, so I just [...]

By |November 18th, 2017|Categories: Adventure|Comments Off on I Wasn’t Ready