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Girls at Play Summer Tour 2010 Recap!
What a summer! The Girls at Play Summer Tour traveled up and down the East Coast visiting retailers and kayak schools in NC, PA, VT, Canada, VA, WI, GA and KY. Over one hundred women treated themselves to a day, …
Let it Happen
Just a few months ago, my life started changing. I quit my job that was really dragging me down and decided to take some time to figure out where I truly wanted my life to go. During this time, I …
AT Paddle/GAP Summer Tour Giveaway!!
Join a Girls at Play Summer Tour Event and you could win a new AT paddle! We’re happy to announce the winner of the AT Eddy paddle — Michelle Byers! Congratulations Michelle!! Everyone stay tuned for 2011 and the awesome …
Yoga for Kayaking: Neck Health
In a recent yoga class the teacher encouraged us to roll up out of a side-bending pose with our heads as the last body part to come up. I had to giggle because she sounded just like a kayak instructor …
Carrying your Kayak
I never thought much about carrying my kayak because it was something that my peers in the sport have always expected of me. My understanding from the start was that I needed to be able to carry my kayak by …
NEW Women's Kayak/Raft/Yoga Wilderness Retreat!!
This is going to be an awesome river trip! Hope you can join us! Click here to read more…
Yoga for Kayaking: Upward Frog Pose
The Iliopsoas is a hip flexor muscle group comprising of three muscles: The psoas minor, the psoas major and the iliacus. This group is one of the strongest of the hip flexor muscles and the psoas major runs from our …
2010 Mexico Recap and Photos!
This year’s Girls at Play Mexico women’s whitewater kayaking trips were awesome! We hosted three intermediate whitewater trips and one beginner whitewater trip. Filled with paddling, yoga, salsa dancing, bongo playing, laughter and more… I’ll let the photos and the …
Holiday Paddling in Mexico
Our flight to Mexico City took off just before a major snowstorm hit Western North Carolina and buried the area under 15 inches of snow. Talk about good timing! Jalcomulco, Veracruz is one of my favorite places. The town of …
Anna’s Top Five Winter Paddling Accessories
I have to say that I’m not a hardcore winter paddler, obviously, since I run winter trips in Ecuador! So, I can relate to those of you who hang up the paddle for other, dryer, sports in the winter. However, …