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Mindful Thoughts for Surfers explores how meditative a life on the surfboard can be. These 25 insightful musings will inspire beginners and experts alike.

The heightened attention in surfing and the meditative nature of water facilitate the perfect opportunity to practise mindfulness. Sam Bleakley is an international longboard champion and advocate for all forms of waveriding. With an interest in Buddhism and Taoism, he discusses:

Blue mindfulness - identifying with the ocean
The connection to nature
?Dropping the ego
Embracing imperfection
Responsibility and diversity
The opportunity for play, beauty, and music

Through these reflections, Sam explores how riding the waves is the ultimate meditation and offers an astute awareness of what the oceans tell us about our place in the natural world—if we would just listen. His illuminating meditations, each beautifully illustrated, make this book perfect for dipping into and offer a gentle gateway into life-affirmingawareness for everyone.

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Sam Bleakley is an international longboard champion. During his competitive career he won a veritable hoard of silverware including multiple English, British, and European titles. His travel writing has been published in international surfing magazines such as Carve, Pacific Longboarder, Surf News, and The Surfer's Path, and he is the author of Mindful Thoughts for Surfers, Mindfulness & Surfing, Surfing Brilliant Corners, and Surfing Tropical Beats. He lives with his wife and children in Cornwall, UK.

Introduction Blue Mindfulness
Sea-awareness
Attention to Connection
Blessings of the Board
A Place Together
Saltwater Play
Learning from the Wipeout
Power of the Pod
Be Like Water
Grommets & Titans
Waves of Freedom
Tuning In to the Tides
No Pressure
Navigating the Seasons
The Art of the Noseride
The Craft of the Tuberide
Breath of Water
Inspired by Nature
Hubris & Humility
Sound Healing
Simplicity
The Soul of Surfing
The Gift of Hospitality
Never Too Old
Zen through Diversity
Surfing & Beauty

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