Costa Rica is one of our favorite places to paddle and I believe that our novice whitewater kayakers would agree! Starting off on the Sarapiqui and ending on the Pacuare and Pejibaye, we experienced beautiful rivers, tropical birds, delicious food and a lot of laughter and friendship. Here some photos from our week. Enjoy and we hope you’ll join us too on one of our international paddling adventures!
Do you know the power of the intentional pause? This is an important skill that I coach my paddling clients on a lot. Especially because it has unfortunately been drilled into so many people that good paddling means paddling harder and faster. Great paddlers subtract strokes rather than add them. When you zoom out and
Do you feel like you’re working really hard to reach your goals, and you wish it didn’t feel so strenuous? You’ve heard the statement ‘work smarter, not harder,’ but what does that mean? If you’re a river paddler who has a good relationship with the river, you already have a unique perspective on how to
Are you feeling nervous or overwhelmed about taking on a new challenge, skill, practice or habit? If so, it’s time for you to practice hard moves on easy water. This is good advice in the world of whitewater kayak instruction, AND it’s good advice in life too. Practicing hard moves in easy water means to
