Mindful Thoughts for Surfers: Tuning in to the tides

Mindful Thoughts for Surfers: Tuning in to the tides

by Sam Bleakley
Mindful Thoughts for Surfers: Tuning in to the tides

Mindful Thoughts for Surfers: Tuning in to the tides

by Sam Bleakley

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Overview

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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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782408963
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Publication date: 03/10/2020
Series: Mindful Thoughts
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Sam Bleakley is a writer, geographer, filmmaker, adventure activist, surf contest commentator, lecturer in sustainable tourism and former European longboard champion. Sam is a specialist on emerging surf cultures, with particular interest in a new wave of Asian surfers who advocate the ancient practices of mindfulness in Buddhism and Taoism.  


Sam Bleakley is a widely travelled writer and professional surfer based in the UK. 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 two books, Surfing Brilliant Corners and Surfing Tropical Beats. He lives with his wife and children near Sennen on the far western tip of Cornwall.

Table of Contents

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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