Are your shoulders, hips or low back feeling tight, painful or out of alignment? Do you want to feel more freedom in areas of your body that tend to get tweaked from kayaking or stand up paddleboarding? With less paddling (for many of us), winter season can be a good time to incorporate activities like…Read more »
Kayaking Tips
Stop Feeling Lonely, Find Your People
Are you feeling lonely, without like-minded people who love to adventure surrounding you? Going out and adventuring on your own can be fun and inspiring, but connecting with other like-minded people who share a similar passion is uplifting for your mental and physical health. There’s something wonderful about the joy of a shared experience. As…Read more »
Teach Your Ego to Co-Pilot
Does your ego get you into trouble? Me too. Here are a few ways my ego messes me up: Pushing people away when really I’m scared of not being enough. Not wanting to admit I’m wrong for fear of losing love/respect. Talking a big game instead of admitting my shortcomings. Judging others harshly to make…Read more »
Think You’re the Only One Who Gets Nervous?
If you think you’re the only one who gets nervous about doing hard things or challenging yourself, this video is for you. I’ve been paddling whitewater for over 25 years and I still get nervous. As I tell my paddling and health coaching clients, fear provides opportunity to grow. Courage can only be found through…Read more »
Hard Moves on Easy Water: The Ferry
How’s your angle, vision, momentum and edge? Are you using powerful stern draws on your downstream side? This blog post is for you my whitewater kayakers! BUT hold on everyone else… these aspects can apply to getting you where you want to go in life as well. On and off the river it’s important to…Read more »
How to Not Flip When Whitewater Kayaking
Do you prefer staying upright when you whitewater kayak? Me too! Flipping over is normal and part of the sport so it’s important that we be kind to ourselves when it happens. It’s an opportunity to learn and grow. Having said that, kayaking is more fun when you’re upright and breathing 🙂 In this vlog…Read more »
How to Get Your Confidence Back
Have you experienced a ‘failure’ that rocked your confidence? It happened to me just a few weekends ago! Watch the video of my initial swim, and find out how I got my confidence back. I walk you through my mindset process that helped me successfully complete my redemption run on the Chattooga River. If you…Read more »
Befriend Your Fear in 5 Steps
What does it take to get to this point of dropping a small waterfall with confidence when you know that 4 accomplished paddlers, including a friend, have passed on this same river? Maybe for you it’s not dropping a waterfall. It could be making a big change in your life, facing a hard truth, setting…Read more »
3 Things I Ask Myself to Recover from Disappointment
I’ve been wedged underneath rocks in the river, been trashed in the impact zone in the surf, and as a solopreneur, wondered how I was going to pay my bills. You know, that feeling of being crushed by doubt, fear or things not working out the way you’d hoped? Whitewater kayaking has been a phenomenal…Read more »
4 Steps to Finding Your Paddling Tribe
Are you struggling to find a group of fun, supportive paddling partners? Finding a paddling tribe is key to enjoying the sport for the long term. It’s fun to go out on your own (especially SUP), but that can get old after awhile. Connecting with other like-minded women who share a similar passion is uplifting…Read more »
