Kira Harrison is from Seattle, Washington and came on a retreat with zero prior surfing experience. She picked it up super fast and achieved her goal of turning and riding along the wave. Here’s what she had to say about the experience at Surf With Amigas Surf Yoga Adventure Retreat in Nicaragua.
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Alli is a marathon runner from Chicago who had essentially zero previous surfing experience when she joined us on a retreat in July. On the last afternoon of the retreat we pulled her aside and asked a few questions about her experience.
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Jamie has been surfing a few years in the Los Angeles area without any formal coaching, just going surfing with her friends. Some of those friends had visited Surf With Amigas the year before and greatly improved their surfing, so Jamie came down hoping to do the same. After a few days she realized that the issues she was having didn’t have a lot to do with skill necessarily but were mental blocks. With the help of the Amigas instructors (both surf and yoga) she was able to overcome and scored the best wave of her life, riding all the way to the beach with mindfulness and control, on the last day of the retreat. Here’s Jamie’s story.
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The week of June 14th we were blessed with really awesome conditions and an incredible group of enthusiastic, positive, and supportive Amigas. We had clean small-medium sized waves, surfers of all abilities pushing themselves and cheering for eachother, and a really special group of personalities that all jived super well together. Thanks for the good times and I can’t wait to surf with these ladies again!
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Liz came on her very first Surf With Amigas retreat at our Southern Nicaragua location in June of 2013 to learn to surf. She got hooked and came back to surf with us again in July 2013 in El Salvador. Now, just one year later, she joined us for the third time in Northern Nicaragua, set a goal of getting barreled, and achieved it on the second day! I can’t wait to see what she does next!
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We only do it once a year, but it’s a pretty special experience. We’ll stay at a gorgeous location situated on a rocky outcrop with ocean visible almost 270 degrees. The food is amazing (like seriously amazing), the waves are super duper cute (several surf spots to choose from – all within walking distance), there’s WiFi, AirCon, and real flush toilets right in your room!
The retreat is limited to just 12 spots and as of May 15th, we’re over half full with several on the list promising to send in their deposits within the next week. If you’re interested, get on it! Check out all the info here and email [email protected] with questions and to sign up!
Check out the video from last year if you need further convincing! It’s going to be awesome!
There are a lot of retreats all over the world specializing in surf and yoga for women. Why choose Surf With Amigas? We have awesome staff, amazing coaching, including video coaching, great locations, and we’re passionate about making your week with us the very best week of your life. Watch this video to hear what new Amigas and ladies on their 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th retreats have to say about why they keep coming back.
Now accepting deposits for our annual Southern Nicaragua retreat!
July 19-26 2014 join Surf With Amigas for a week of all day offshore-winds, super cute green waves, yoga with an incredible view, and other adventures! You’ll stay in apartments with floor to ceiling windows over-looking the break, enjoy three deliciously healthy meals a day plus snacks, and have every session captured on video and analyzed to help you improve faster!
click play below to see the video from last year’s retreat!
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If you know how to ride whitewash but want to learn how to ride a green wave, or know how to drop in but want to learn how to angle, or can do all that but want to cutback – this is the perfect retreat for you! There are 2 surf spots directly in front of where we’ll stay – a fun right good for intermediate surfers, and a super user-friendly left great for beginners. The world-famous Popoyo break is just a 10 min walk down the beach for anyone who wants to check that out too! In the South, the wind is offshore all day 90% of the time, so we’ll surf at least twice a day until your arms are complete noodles!
Check out what a past group of retreat ladies had to say about the spot, and why you shouldn’t second guess your decision to come! As Kristin said, “Just do it! Because I’m glad I came and had another adventure in my life!”
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South Nicaragua Surf Yoga Adventure Retreat
$1,800 includes (Early bird special of $1700 if you sign up 3 months in advance):
– 7 nights in a shared ocean-view apartment
– 3 deliciously healthy meals per day
– daily surf coaching by holly beck and friends with video analysis
– surfboard rental
– daily yoga in a gorgeous ocean view studio
– other adventures including zip-lining, horseback riding, hot springs
– airport shuttle
– a group of awesome new Amigas who may become your lifetime surfing friends!
For booking info: contact [email protected]
For more photos of where we’ll stay, see below:
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The first week of March was the final retreat of our 2014 winter series. The Amigas got super lucky with an unseasonable solid swell that saw the point light up and some ladies pushing themselves to get the biggest/best waves of their lives! A bit of foreshadowing of the season to come… We start back up in Northern Nicaragua at the end of May. Check out the schedule tab for details!
People always ask – what are the surf conditions like in February? Well, you just never know. Sometimes it’s super small with just cute little waist-high longboard waves and sometimes we get a good swell and it’ll be overhead and kinda firing. This week was a mix of both. The first few days were mellow and easy and then half way through the week the swell cranked up and put the girls to the test. They totally handled it!
