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Empowerment: Rise Into Your Strength

  • Manhattan Beach, CA United States (map)

In partnership with our friends at AquaSurf in Santa Monica, this session explores building strength and confidence in the water, stepping into your power one wave at a time.

This Empowerment-focused session is designed to help you reconnect with your inner strength and self-trust. Together, we’ll explore what strength feels like in the body—how to access it, how to hold it, and how to return to it when life pulls you off center.

Through guided intention-setting and movement, we’ll ground into the body before entering the ocean for an hour of surfing or boogie boarding. The waves offer a powerful mirror—inviting you to practice balance, resilience, and trust in real time.

We’ll close with restorative yoga and reflection on the sand, helping you integrate the experience and leave feeling more connected, confident, and anchored in yourself.

About AquaSurf

Aqua Surf School has been sharing the gift of surfing since 1997, with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower people through surfing and mentorship.

Based in Santa Monica, they’ve developed a thoughtful, proven approach to teaching that prioritizes safety, skill-building, and confidence—while keeping the experience fun, welcoming, and deeply connected to surf culture.

Benefits & Takeaways

  • Mind-Body Connection: Learn to listen to your body, cultivate resilience, and trust your own strength.

  • Emotional Healing: Release fear and grief in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment.

  • Community & Sisterhood: Build lasting bonds with like-minded women who “get it.”

  • Play & Empowerment: Reclaim childlike joy, explore creativity, and return home feeling renewed.

  • Ocean Literacy: Gain a deeper understanding of “Mother Ocean” by feeling the waves, rhythm, and energy—beyond “just catching a wave.”

What to Bring & Logistics

Essentials:

  • Swimsuit + Wetsuit

  • Surfboard or boogie board (if you need to rent one, just let us know, and we’ll provide you with some options)

  • Reusable Water Bottle

  • Towel & Warm Change of Clothes

  • Hat & Sunscreen (ocean-safe preferred)

  • Yoga Mat or Beach Blanket (optional—for land movement)

  •  A Journal and something to write with

Arrival Information:

Please arrive 10–15 minutes early for sign-in

Safety & Accessibility:

These sessions, while not intended for beginners, can be adapted to meet participants' needs. If you’re new to surfing, let us know, and we’ll make sure we pair you with a dedicated instructor to guide you every step of the way.

Find Your Flow: Surf, Sisterhood, and Self-Care

Women’s Wellness Surf Days invite you to experience sanctuary by the sea—whether you’re a first-timer ready to find your stoke, a mother craving a little space to exhale, or someone navigating an experience of trauma or grief, this 2-hour session is intended for anyone looking to find healing in the waves. Through surf therapy, movement, and shared intention, we gather in sisterhood to reconnect with our bodies, our stories, and the wisdom of the waves. We’ll start with a mindful intention and movement to ground and awaken the body, then dive into an hour of expression in the ocean (boogie boarding or surfing), and finish with restorative yoga and reflection on the sand, leaving you feeling restored, connected, and renewed.

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