The Mindful Surfer

This week, we dive deep on how to remove shields to get more from the sport of surfing... We also cover how to manage an overactive mind - one that tries over predicting the future as well as mull over the past.  Stay stoked guys!  Will 

In this weeks show, we chat about Kelly Slater's pubes, Will's recent 7'0 mid length surfing and Liam's keel twin experience.  In other stories, we talk about recent surfs - in what they did to challenge our minds and affect the stoke levels and get on to talk about why it's SOOOO important to let go of how our surfing looks (vs how it feels!!).  Stay stoked guys!  Will & Liam 

This weeks intro covers everything involved with a life aiming for balance and yet still getting in your waves - yes, there are partners, kids, jobs, dogs and chores that need tending,  BUT... You've got to take your chance to get your waves! And... There's NOTHING to feel guilty about that!  Stay stoked guys!  Will & Liam 

We're back.... After Portugal Trips, Covid and half term holidays, we're back in the studio! Will covers big wave stories from his recent Portugal trip,  Liam chats about the pro's and con's of quad fins in a wide tail board,  We then both get deep on what it is happy, successful surfers do differently - in how their habit formation moves away from black and whites "on or off" the training/nutriti...

In this weeks show, after the boys have recovered from Will's monstrously awful fart at the beginning, we go onto our longest ever intro chatting through a range of topics including:  1. Surf-Life balance  2. Surf fitness  3. Butt-holes paddling in front of us (aka "the cave") - just listen  4. Surfing expectation do's and don'ts  5. Self honesty and why its the key to growth in and out the water...

This week, we're back after 3 weeks off from recording due to holidays, sickness and loads of surfing.  In this episode, we cover how to manage your mind and stay calm even when fear thoughts start entering the picture.  We also talk loads about nutrition and how to make the most of your diet so you can get the most stoke (and performance) from your surfing!  Enjoy guys and stay stoked! Will & Lia...

This week, we go deep on surf kit; the in's and outs of wetsuits, boots, boards and the marketing that goes into them.  After we've put the surf marketing world to rights, we go onto share insights on how to manage anxious thoughts in everyday life.  Lastly, we go onto explain how normal it is to go through an up and down journey in your surf career - that almost every surf you ever have will be d...

This week, Will shares a near death experience that shook him to his core (and chats about how it affected him in the surf)... Liam goes on to share his thoughts on how to manage fear in a world trying to make you do and believe things you don't want to!  We also go onto share insights around the benefits of fasting and have a new segment "listeners questions" going on to talk about boards for UK...

This week, we record sat outside in the cold after a great little surf at our local. We share how big a role expectation plays in a surfers life - and why surf forecasts are such a double edged sword! We then go onto talk about the "shit wave" police and why so many surfers are missing out on joy that's found in just surfing the waves you have (and not mind surfing the ones you don't!).  Stay stok...

This week, Will has an "accident" on the way to the surf whilst Liam's been grafting at home DIY'ing.  The boys digress the in's and out's of wetsuit choices and why anything but an O'neill seems to be a mistake!  Will shares a story from feeling like a massive kook at a popular wave and how he works through the triggers... Liam shares the insight about flow experience - how do we reach and mainta...

Liam and I cover the in's and out's of recent board purchases - Will's smaller, curvier channel islands "rocket wide" gets taken out in a punchy Cornish beach which proves both challenging and exciting all at once.  Liam discusses his foamie journey - what he's loved and what he's found challenging when putting these wonderfully light hearted pieces of kit to the test in a range of conditions.  We...

In episode 69, Liam and Will cover the recent challenges of bigger waves to video footage from the Bristol wave - in how it can warp our surfing motivations away from how it feels to how it looks.  We discuss the power of leaning into the uncomfortable - that stoke lays the other side of persevering long enough to make gains in your surf progression so you can reach flow states more often.  We als...

In episode 68, Liam and Will are back in the studio bringing you epic sound and silly intro chats revolving around vibrators aiding recovery.  We disclose recent SUP struggles - in witnessing wave hoggery and being able to stay calm about it (well, kind of :)  There's also chat about how we see our surf progression - in how good it feels when it's going well and how difficult it can seem when it's...

We're back! This week, we're recording ep67 in our new outdoor studio with birds and squirrels for company  We cover recent visits to the Bristol Wave and talk about how board chat raises that classic surfing statement; 'the perfect board'. Perfect for what? Turns, barrels, carving or soul arching? Where does it end? It doesn't...we keep searching for surf perfection because there is no destinatio...

Welcome back gang, We are out of the studio testing new audio equipment for this episode and without our editor so forgive any blips! This week we are mulling performance anxiety, poo explosions, board choice, dogs, dream surfs, spirituality and the universe.  All this and so much more in the rolling shore break that is episode 66 of the Mindful Surfer show. 

We are chatting bio mechanics, body movements, surfing technique, OMBE, winning competitions and why if you can’t do it on land you can’t do it in the ocean. We discuss why we are keeping the show as ABC, ‘anything but covid’. We talk non judgement, taking feedback and trying to embrace oneness. Liam’s squad have brought back medals from the regional competition and Will is quoting his favourite f...

Hello again gang, is summer really over and is the promised swell now on its way? This week we are paddling out to chat crazy line ups, comedy surfing, red and yellow flags, boogie boarding, spontaneity, shore dump barrels, being a mindful parent on the beach, the side effects of excess, body awareness and training our weaknesses. Liam surfs Fistral for the first time ever and find out why Will ha...

Thanks for tuning in gang. We are back in the studio after our extended break to chat holidays, summer mayhem, neggy vibes, ‘pub surfers’ , big crowds, mush burgers, gratitude, stress, triggers, breathing, mindset and more.   We look at mid-lengths, as Will tries out his new board and Liam is still having a summer romance with his Mick Fanning foamie. Jump in and paddle out to greet the arrival of...

Welcome back Mindful Surfers we are back after a week off for weddings and holidays to dive straight into other podcasts, joy, face to face energy, human conversations, sharing joy, ancestral connections, finding your good vibe tribes and surrounding yourself with genuine friends.   We discuss our most recent trip to try the advanced left and right at the Bristol wave, talking through all of our l...

Welcome back gang. This week we chat Rob Machado's hair, surfing as dancing, over excitement, being kind to yourself and the sun, sea and surf combo as an aphrodisiac. We talk Matt Biolos, lost surfboards, Olympic champion Carissa Moore and everyday surfing. Fantasy surf spots, breathwork and surf-life parallels, personal responsibility and getting the best out of surfing and life. Will finds time...

Welcome back Mindful Surfers. We are into week 2 of another summer flat spell and as well as baking in a super-hot studio we are chatting image, ethical surf wear, being marketed to, surf shop aromas,  boards that make you a better human and subjective wellbeing.  We look at wellness influencing on social media and the need to do your own research.  Liam is trying to dress like a surfer while he i...

Welcome back gang, thanks for paddling back out for another session. This week we are chatting boards, judgement, image, coaching platforms and getting the most out of our surfs. We mull the tyranny of choice , eating clean, living in a distraction economy and how meditation is the ultimate balance to this ‘always-on’ world. There are mind body connections,  Liam is learning when to rest and Will...

Dead donkeys, vitamin D in places the sun doesn’t shine, naked surfing, liberation, rare pumping summer swells and dream sessions.  Joy, laughter, high vibes, attraction, abundance, breathwork and more in the sun drenched July session that is Episode 58 of the Mindful Surfer show. Mentioned in the show https://vimeo.com/ondemand/flickpalmateerskindeep https://www.instagram.com/flickpalmateer/?hl=e...

This week we delve into micro waves, surf trips, sharks, acceptance and fear. Life can’t always be peeling waves and sunshine so how do we make the most of what we get from the ocean and back on land. We are working on mind gains along with full body training. Will is talking getting too lean and has Liam invented a new word? All this and more in the wave pool barrel that is episode 57 of the Mind...

Welcome back gang. This week we are looking at whether words can do justice to the joy of surfing and this beautiful thing that is life. We explore putting joy into all experiences, making the present moment your friend and tapping into the mysteries of the universe. Not to mention how having a back door into mindfulness through surfing connects surfers to spirituality.   We chat play for it’s own...