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Panama Retreat Week 1 Highlight Video

on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 By hollybeck27

Five Reasons We Love Panama….

on February 27, 2016February 27, 2016 By Jackie George

SURF SURF SURF. Waves for everyone, from shredders to beginners!
We will stay at a little surf camp right on the beach, in front of the wave, where we can FROTH ALL DAY!!
Yoga with Carly!

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4. The other activities are awesome: horses, out to dinner, kayaking, waterfall adventures.5. Panama City makes a great stopover before and/or after the trip. If you haven’t been, you’ll love the colonial streets, artsy vibes, and rooftop lounges.

We still have some spots available and we want YOU to join us. Its going to be epic.

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Email [email protected] if you’re interested.

Panama 2016 is Happening!

on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 By Jackie George

Join us this April 16-23 or April 23-30 for a week of surf, yoga, and adventures in Panama!

We met an awesome Amiga from Panama on a retreat in El Salvador last year and she clued us in on a hidden gem in Southern Panama. We visited her spot with two groups of Amigas last year, and loved it so much, we’ve decided to go back this April!

With the explorations of last year, we found a new location- a different hotel, right on the beach we liked surfing the best. The surf spot is right out in front of the resort. Wake up with coffee, watch the waves all day, and surf your brains out!

The wave out front is good for all levels, from advanced beginners to super shredders. There are peaks up and down the beach (the waves get bigger and heavier at one end, and smaller and cuter at the other) and a few other spots within driving distance.

What’s included:

Accommodations at beach front surf camp
Daily surf guidance, in water coaching and post-session video analysis.
Daily yoga classes to relax and inspire you
Surfboard rental
All delicious meals
2 way transfer from Panama City
All the awesome adventures that you’ve come to expect from Surf With Amigas

Check out this video of the Amigas in Panama last year:

Check our the page here!

Panama Week 2 Highlights

on August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 By hollybeck27

Here’s the highlight video of our second of two surf yoga adventure retreats in Panama in 2015. All the Amigas got really long rides and seriously improved their surfing so we’re planning on heading back in 2016. Dates to be announced!

Surf With Amigas In Panama

on July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 By hollybeck27

Our first ever retreat in Panama was a success and we’re already talking on getting it back on the schedule in 2016. Check out the highlight video and get frothy for next year!

SWA Instructor – Michelle

on March 16, 2015April 2, 2015 By hollybeck27

One day in El Salvador, Michelle was out ripping, minding her own business, when Holly paddled over to her and asked her what she was doing living in Florida and why not come work with Surf With Amigas. She said Yes and it led to a total change in lifestyle. Michelle now lives in Central America bouncing between Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama teaching people to surf and having awesome adventures. She’ll be working with Surf With Amigas in spring, summer, and fall.

Amira Holmes : from Amiga Guest to Amigas Instructor

on February 26, 2015April 3, 2015 By hollybeck27

During one of our El Salvador retreats this past year we met an awesome Amiga named Amira who lives in Panama and was raving about the great waves in her current hometown. She was so successful at convincing us that we added two Southern Pacific Panama retreats to the schedule for 2015. She will be one of our instructors and our surf guide. Those retreats are unfortunately already sold out with ladies on the wait list, but we will hopefully add more for 2016. In the meantime, check out what Amira is all about!

Amira Richa Holmes : 30 years old, Panamanian, “in love with surfing”

Amira is an architect who lived in Panama City all her life…until she got hooked on surfing. Her first time was in 2006 in Australia, while she was doing an internship. Upon returning to Panama, she borrowed boards so she could spend time in the ocean catching waves. At 23 years old, her father finally showed his support of her dreams and gave her a surfboard. However, he quickly took it back after she devoted more time to surfing than to her studies. She completed her thesis a year later, making her family and herself proud. Her favorite graduation present was the return of her beloved surfboard.

Amira was unsatisfied in the city because she craved the beach, sand between her toes, sun on her skin, and clear blue ocean. She needed to find a way to combine her love of surfing, nature, design, painting, and creating. She moved into a surf shack in Cañas, near Venao, and started pursuing her dreams. A short time later, she bought a small farm in the town of Tonosi. She proudly grows her own vegetables and takes pride in creating something really special.

Amira loves to travel the world in search for waves and nice people. She has fully explored Panama as well as Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Peru, California, Florida, and Brazil. The next countries on her list are Indonesia, Australia, and the Hawaii.

You can find Amira’s artwork on the Instagram and Facebook pages of Bongzaii. Her hand painted hats are popular all over Panama and she receives photos of her hats ‘round the world. Her most popular designs are of the surf breaks here in Panama.

Amira wants more girls in the lineup! She wants to pass her love of surfing on to you! She hopes to see you soon in the beautiful Pacific Ocean in Panama.

Instructors Silliness in Bocas Del Toro

on February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 By hollybeck27

Faced with a two week break, a few of the Surf With Amigas instructors adventured over to Bocas Del Toro, Panama for a little surf adventure. Here’s a quick little behind the scenes look at their trip. There is unfortunately no surfing footage because none of them wanted to sit on the beach and film (not surprising). If you happen to know any of these girls I think you’ll find it hilarious.

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Michelle Tests the GoPro Mouth Mount in Panama

on January 22, 2015February 18, 2015 By hollybeck27

Michelle Kienlen is one of our amazing surf instructors at Surf With Amigas. She’s taking these months off to post up in Panama and surf her brains out. She’s about as frothing as they come and right now is prime time in Bocas Del Toro. Here she is testing out the new gopro mouth mount by Ho Stevie.

New Year, New Location!

on January 6, 2015April 2, 2015 By Jackie George

Surf With Amigas is expanding further into Central America. It started with Nicaragua, then we added El Salvador, Costa Rica, and now Panama!

Keeping with our mission to seek out remote, uncrowded waves, with a small hotel within walking distance of a fun surf spot, we’re adding a Pacific Coast Panama location. Join us for our very first retreat in this new spot July 4-11, 2015.

We met an awesome Amiga from Panama on a retreat in El Salvador last year and she clued us in on a hidden gem in Southern Panama. We’ll go visit her spot and have her show us all the best waves and activities. This retreat is for advanced beginners and Intermediate surfers only! Expect to surf multiple spots during the week including a fun beach break out front of where we’ll stay, a couple of awesome right point breaks, and other beach breaks just a few minutes down the road.We will also do yoga! The brand new yoga studio faces the Pacific Ocean and is fully stocked with mats, straps, bolsters, blankets, handcrafted wooden blocks, sound system and tropical hardwood floors.