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It is getting more and more popular to use the ocean as a sort of therapy because of its healing energy. There are  many emotional benefits of surfing which can help with depression.

Anxiety, burn out, sedentary lifestyle, isolation and in general to release stress from everyday life.  But what are the reasons?

The color, blue:

Being near the ocean has mental health benefits as well as physical ones. Scientific research from Richard Shuster shows that just being near the color blue has led to an overwhelming amount of people to be associated with feelings of calm and peace.

The sound of waves:

The sound of waves has also been proven to relax the mind. As waves come in, crash, and then recede again, the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, which slows down the brain and helps promote relaxation.

This process makes the part of the brain. Responsible for stress emotions shrink, while areas such as empathy and memory grow.

The challenge of surf:

Many of us fear to be challenged in life or just not being familiar with challenges. To overcome these issues a solution can be to start practicing surfing. There is no better challenge than catching a wave.

At the same time it’s also one of the most difficult things to do and from time to time can be frustrating but once you succeed the reward of being one with the wave is exceptional.

Surfing as a form of meditation:

You must have heard about the benefits of meditation or at least have an idea how it should be done.

Meditation is not just sitting in a crossed legged posture and trying to be one with the divine soul without moving but to pick up an activity that clears your mind and puts you in the present moment.

Riding a wave requires you to be fully in the present moment and focus on what you are doing , so for that time you become free of worries. 

To summarize it all, surfing can definitely be a way of therapy for those who suffer from mental health issues.

We encourage you to look up the nearest surf association and let them know about your issues. Joining a group of surfers, who have similar problems than you.

This will also help to heal yourself easier and you will not feel alone. 

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Organizing the perfect bachelor/bachelorette party is not an easy task, here we make your mind to vote on surf!

1. Great team building

The most important thing before you get married is to bring the old crew together. Since surf lessons most of the time are group lessons you can all be together and have fun in between waves.

See your childhood friends or recent colleges falling to the water or succeed over and over again. It will deffinatly make you laugh and bring the team closer together.

2. Team uniforms

On a bachelor/bachelorette party uniform is an essential. In the lesson you can pick the same color for the crew and a different color for the bride or the groom.

This way you save the price of printing out shirts and enjoy a unique experience at the same time.

3. Cool pictures

There is nothing cooler than walking down to the beach with your friends, holding a surfboard in your hands while the ocean breeze slightly blows your hair .

Checking on waves and posing for the camera. Maybe you are not gonna become a pro surfer after one lesson but in the pictures you can all be a lookalike.

4. Challenging

Getting married is the biggest challenge in life. The second biggest challenge is to learn how to ride a moving wave.

So before you start with your marriage story, you can warm up by surfing. See how much you can handle!

5. A good cure for hangover

If you are thinking about a daytime activity and the previous night was rough, surfing is a good cure to bring you back to life.

Entering the cold water and being forced to focus on waves will clear you out immediatly.  On calm days you can even just lie down on your board and relax while the waves are passing under you.

6. A healthy stop

It should not be just all about parties. A healthy variety brings good vibes to the group all the time. Enjoy nature and exercise a bit your body , clear your mind and thoughts. 

7. Lifelong experience

Most of the people do not even remember their bachelor/bachelorette party because of “blackout” moments. On the other hand, for surfing you will remember forever and you will be proud of yourself that you picked up such a challanging new skill.

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Surfing always starts with preparation and one of the main parts is to figure out how the waves are going to be at your desired surf spot.

While the ocean is pretty unpredictable and you only know it for sure once you get there, there are a few good applications to check in advance.

On Magicseaweed, Windguru or Windy you are gonna find many signs and marks. It might seem like this is all from ancient Egypt but in this article we gonna make things easy for you and introduce the 4 main things you must check before you hit the road and save some petrol!

If you are a beginner of reading forecasts I would recommend to use, “Magicseaweed” since this app provides you with a 5 star range of ratings and colored marks too for the wave size and wind! 

Swell (how big are the waves)

Very important to pick our surfspot compared to our surf level so the main thing you want to see is how big the waves are. Highs of around 0.3-0.5 m(light blue color) can already give you some fun waves under which it is mostly considered flat. 0.5-1.5 m(blue color) is the range where you can really have some fun and still not be too dangerous for an intermediate surfer.

Above 1.5 m(dark blue color) you already have to be confident of wave riding and holding your breath in case you wipe out or the big set breaks on you.

Last but not least most of the beach breaks are becoming almost  not surfable above this range and you only gonna find those good old closeouts breaking down into foam rapidly. 

Wind

Lots of people who are not into surfing think that a surfer loves the wind because that creates the waves.

The funny fact is that actually the opposite surfers mostly like the less wind possible to have clean waves. There are different kinds of winds Onshore (from the sea) Cross shore (along the sea) and the one we actually like because it makes the waves taller and more rideable is Offshore (from the beach).

To know if the wind is ideal is also mandatory to know which direction facing the surf spot so you can track down with the arrows.

Or an even easier option is to look for the colors ! Green means ideal Yellow means moderate Red is a no go.

Period between waves

The longer period simultaneously will cause better quality of waves. The waves are gonna get more powerful and for beginner surfers the best advantage is the more time between waves to catch your breath.

If you are looking for a decent surf you are looking for numbers above 10s but under this range until 6s you can still have fun , under this number you must be a very optimistic surfer to smile during your session.

The tide

For this to be accurate you must know what kind of tide works best for your beach. This info you can get from the applications or talk to any local surf school and they will be happy to deliver you the answer!

At the MSW app you can track the tide if you scroll down to the bottom , you will see a big green wave.

Top of the green wave is high tide and the bottom of the green wave is low tide. 

At the end all surfers like to complain about all of these conditions , we never put ourselves as the responsible for our poor performance so I would recommend once you decide to paddle out just do your best, focus on your performance and be adoptive of any conditions to bring out your best! 

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It is getting more and more popular to use the ocean as a sort of therapy because of its healing energy. There are  many emotional benefits of surfing which can help with depression.

Anxiety, burn out, sedentary lifestyle, isolation and in general to release stress from everyday life.  But what are the reasons?

The color, blue:

Being near the ocean has mental health benefits as well as physical ones. Scientific research from Richard Shuster shows that just being near the color blue has led to an overwhelming amount of people to be associated with feelings of calm and peace.

The sound of waves:

The sound of waves has also been proven to relax the mind. As waves come in, crash, and then recede again, the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, which slows down the brain and helps promote relaxation.

This process makes the part of the brain. Responsible for stress emotions shrink, while areas such as empathy and memory grow.

The challenge of surf:

Many of us fear to be challenged in life or just not being familiar with challenges. To overcome these issues a solution can be to start practicing surfing. There is no better challenge than catching a wave.

At the same time it’s also one of the most difficult things to do and from time to time can be frustrating but once you succeed the reward of being one with the wave is exceptional.

Surfing as a form of meditation:

You must have heard about the benefits of meditation or at least have an idea how it should be done.

Meditation is not just sitting in a crossed legged posture and trying to be one with the divine soul without moving but to pick up an activity that clears your mind and puts you in the present moment.

Riding a wave requires you to be fully in the present moment and focus on what you are doing , so for that time you become free of worries. 

To summarize it all, surfing can definitely be a way of therapy for those who suffer from mental health issues.

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This will also help to heal yourself easier and you will not feel alone. 

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Organizing the perfect bachelor/bachelorette party is not an easy task, here we make your mind to vote on surf!

1. Great team building

The most important thing before you get married is to bring the old crew together. Since surf lessons most of the time are group lessons you can all be together and have fun in between waves.

See your childhood friends or recent colleges falling to the water or succeed over and over again. It will deffinatly make you laugh and bring the team closer together.

2. Team uniforms

On a bachelor/bachelorette party uniform is an essential. In the lesson you can pick the same color for the crew and a different color for the bride or the groom.

This way you save the price of printing out shirts and enjoy a unique experience at the same time.

3. Cool pictures

There is nothing cooler than walking down to the beach with your friends, holding a surfboard in your hands while the ocean breeze slightly blows your hair .

Checking on waves and posing for the camera. Maybe you are not gonna become a pro surfer after one lesson but in the pictures you can all be a lookalike.

4. Challenging

Getting married is the biggest challenge in life. The second biggest challenge is to learn how to ride a moving wave.

So before you start with your marriage story, you can warm up by surfing. See how much you can handle!

5. A good cure for hangover

If you are thinking about a daytime activity and the previous night was rough, surfing is a good cure to bring you back to life.

Entering the cold water and being forced to focus on waves will clear you out immediatly.  On calm days you can even just lie down on your board and relax while the waves are passing under you.

6. A healthy stop

It should not be just all about parties. A healthy variety brings good vibes to the group all the time. Enjoy nature and exercise a bit your body , clear your mind and thoughts. 

7. Lifelong experience

Most of the people do not even remember their bachelor/bachelorette party because of “blackout” moments. On the other hand, for surfing you will remember forever and you will be proud of yourself that you picked up such a challanging new skill.

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Surfing always starts with preparation and one of the main parts is to figure out how the waves are going to be at your desired surf spot.

While the ocean is pretty unpredictable and you only know it for sure once you get there, there are a few good applications to check in advance.

On Magicseaweed, Windguru or Windy you are gonna find many signs and marks. It might seem like this is all from ancient Egypt but in this article we gonna make things easy for you and introduce the 4 main things you must check before you hit the road and save some petrol!

If you are a beginner of reading forecasts I would recommend to use, “Magicseaweed” since this app provides you with a 5 star range of ratings and colored marks too for the wave size and wind! 

Swell (how big are the waves)

Very important to pick our surfspot compared to our surf level so the main thing you want to see is how big the waves are. Highs of around 0.3-0.5 m(light blue color) can already give you some fun waves under which it is mostly considered flat. 0.5-1.5 m(blue color) is the range where you can really have some fun and still not be too dangerous for an intermediate surfer.

Above 1.5 m(dark blue color) you already have to be confident of wave riding and holding your breath in case you wipe out or the big set breaks on you.

Last but not least most of the beach breaks are becoming almost  not surfable above this range and you only gonna find those good old closeouts breaking down into foam rapidly. 

Wind

Lots of people who are not into surfing think that a surfer loves the wind because that creates the waves.

The funny fact is that actually the opposite surfers mostly like the less wind possible to have clean waves. There are different kinds of winds Onshore (from the sea) Cross shore (along the sea) and the one we actually like because it makes the waves taller and more rideable is Offshore (from the beach).

To know if the wind is ideal is also mandatory to know which direction facing the surf spot so you can track down with the arrows.

Or an even easier option is to look for the colors ! Green means ideal Yellow means moderate Red is a no go.

Period between waves

The longer period simultaneously will cause better quality of waves. The waves are gonna get more powerful and for beginner surfers the best advantage is the more time between waves to catch your breath.

If you are looking for a decent surf you are looking for numbers above 10s but under this range until 6s you can still have fun , under this number you must be a very optimistic surfer to smile during your session.

The tide

For this to be accurate you must know what kind of tide works best for your beach. This info you can get from the applications or talk to any local surf school and they will be happy to deliver you the answer!

At the MSW app you can track the tide if you scroll down to the bottom , you will see a big green wave.

Top of the green wave is high tide and the bottom of the green wave is low tide. 

At the end all surfers like to complain about all of these conditions , we never put ourselves as the responsible for our poor performance so I would recommend once you decide to paddle out just do your best, focus on your performance and be adoptive of any conditions to bring out your best! 

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It is getting more and more popular to use the ocean as a sort of therapy because of its healing energy. There are  many emotional benefits of surfing which can help with depression.

Anxiety, burn out, sedentary lifestyle, isolation and in general to release stress from everyday life.  But what are the reasons?

The color, blue:

Being near the ocean has mental health benefits as well as physical ones. Scientific research from Richard Shuster shows that just being near the color blue has led to an overwhelming amount of people to be associated with feelings of calm and peace.

The sound of waves:

The sound of waves has also been proven to relax the mind. As waves come in, crash, and then recede again, the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, which slows down the brain and helps promote relaxation.

This process makes the part of the brain. Responsible for stress emotions shrink, while areas such as empathy and memory grow.

The challenge of surf:

Many of us fear to be challenged in life or just not being familiar with challenges. To overcome these issues a solution can be to start practicing surfing. There is no better challenge than catching a wave.

At the same time it’s also one of the most difficult things to do and from time to time can be frustrating but once you succeed the reward of being one with the wave is exceptional.

Surfing as a form of meditation:

You must have heard about the benefits of meditation or at least have an idea how it should be done.

Meditation is not just sitting in a crossed legged posture and trying to be one with the divine soul without moving but to pick up an activity that clears your mind and puts you in the present moment.

Riding a wave requires you to be fully in the present moment and focus on what you are doing , so for that time you become free of worries. 

To summarize it all, surfing can definitely be a way of therapy for those who suffer from mental health issues.

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This will also help to heal yourself easier and you will not feel alone. 

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Organizing the perfect bachelor/bachelorette party is not an easy task, here we make your mind to vote on surf!

1. Great team building

The most important thing before you get married is to bring the old crew together. Since surf lessons most of the time are group lessons you can all be together and have fun in between waves.

See your childhood friends or recent colleges falling to the water or succeed over and over again. It will deffinatly make you laugh and bring the team closer together.

2. Team uniforms

On a bachelor/bachelorette party uniform is an essential. In the lesson you can pick the same color for the crew and a different color for the bride or the groom.

This way you save the price of printing out shirts and enjoy a unique experience at the same time.

3. Cool pictures

There is nothing cooler than walking down to the beach with your friends, holding a surfboard in your hands while the ocean breeze slightly blows your hair .

Checking on waves and posing for the camera. Maybe you are not gonna become a pro surfer after one lesson but in the pictures you can all be a lookalike.

4. Challenging

Getting married is the biggest challenge in life. The second biggest challenge is to learn how to ride a moving wave.

So before you start with your marriage story, you can warm up by surfing. See how much you can handle!

5. A good cure for hangover

If you are thinking about a daytime activity and the previous night was rough, surfing is a good cure to bring you back to life.

Entering the cold water and being forced to focus on waves will clear you out immediatly.  On calm days you can even just lie down on your board and relax while the waves are passing under you.

6. A healthy stop

It should not be just all about parties. A healthy variety brings good vibes to the group all the time. Enjoy nature and exercise a bit your body , clear your mind and thoughts. 

7. Lifelong experience

Most of the people do not even remember their bachelor/bachelorette party because of “blackout” moments. On the other hand, for surfing you will remember forever and you will be proud of yourself that you picked up such a challanging new skill.

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Surfing always starts with preparation and one of the main parts is to figure out how the waves are going to be at your desired surf spot.

While the ocean is pretty unpredictable and you only know it for sure once you get there, there are a few good applications to check in advance.

On Magicseaweed, Windguru or Windy you are gonna find many signs and marks. It might seem like this is all from ancient Egypt but in this article we gonna make things easy for you and introduce the 4 main things you must check before you hit the road and save some petrol!

If you are a beginner of reading forecasts I would recommend to use, “Magicseaweed” since this app provides you with a 5 star range of ratings and colored marks too for the wave size and wind! 

Swell (how big are the waves)

Very important to pick our surfspot compared to our surf level so the main thing you want to see is how big the waves are. Highs of around 0.3-0.5 m(light blue color) can already give you some fun waves under which it is mostly considered flat. 0.5-1.5 m(blue color) is the range where you can really have some fun and still not be too dangerous for an intermediate surfer.

Above 1.5 m(dark blue color) you already have to be confident of wave riding and holding your breath in case you wipe out or the big set breaks on you.

Last but not least most of the beach breaks are becoming almost  not surfable above this range and you only gonna find those good old closeouts breaking down into foam rapidly. 

Wind

Lots of people who are not into surfing think that a surfer loves the wind because that creates the waves.

The funny fact is that actually the opposite surfers mostly like the less wind possible to have clean waves. There are different kinds of winds Onshore (from the sea) Cross shore (along the sea) and the one we actually like because it makes the waves taller and more rideable is Offshore (from the beach).

To know if the wind is ideal is also mandatory to know which direction facing the surf spot so you can track down with the arrows.

Or an even easier option is to look for the colors ! Green means ideal Yellow means moderate Red is a no go.

Period between waves

The longer period simultaneously will cause better quality of waves. The waves are gonna get more powerful and for beginner surfers the best advantage is the more time between waves to catch your breath.

If you are looking for a decent surf you are looking for numbers above 10s but under this range until 6s you can still have fun , under this number you must be a very optimistic surfer to smile during your session.

The tide

For this to be accurate you must know what kind of tide works best for your beach. This info you can get from the applications or talk to any local surf school and they will be happy to deliver you the answer!

At the MSW app you can track the tide if you scroll down to the bottom , you will see a big green wave.

Top of the green wave is high tide and the bottom of the green wave is low tide. 

At the end all surfers like to complain about all of these conditions , we never put ourselves as the responsible for our poor performance so I would recommend once you decide to paddle out just do your best, focus on your performance and be adoptive of any conditions to bring out your best! 

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