Surfer

the greatest escape

“Surfing allows an escape into nature and the unpredictable forces of the ocean. There’s something about feeling waves pour over you. Each duck dive feels like it’s washing your soul clean.”
Taylor Knox

Talk to virtually any mental health expert and they’ll bring up two of the easiest things to do to boost optimism, reduce stress and anxiety, and alleviate depression: Get outdoors and get some exercise. It’s really that simple. Surfing can be your therapist’s couch, to an extent, and one that is mercifully free of a billing department.

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