Wilding Fifty: Surf Tales

Strength Training as a Way of Life with Heather Cameron

In this episode with Heather Cameron, we discuss how she uses local space and resources to create Cameron Fitness Beach Boot Camp [https://cameronfitness.com/], why baby buggies and boot camp do go together, growing from injury, her favorite surfboard, learning to surf the old school way, fear and motherhood, why strength training matters, and how to create a passion project. Heather reminds us that good things come to those who practice and train as a way of life. Highlights: [0:00 - 10:09]  Cameron Fitness Beach Boot Camp [10:10- 13:20]  Growing from injury [13:21 - 13:47]  Baby buggies and boot camp [17:08 - 25:07]  Our surf session [25:08 - 29:06]  Learning to surf old school [25:08 - 29:06] Fear and motherhood [29:07 - 35:02] Strength training matters [35:03 - 38:26] Creating a passion project Quotes: “During all that alone time running on the beach near the pier. It just dawned on me, I should probably do some fitness by this beach. This beach is amazing! When you're in that flow state of running, all kinds of ideas come into your head.” “I didn't have a wetsuit, so I would be freezing. It'd be the middle of winter and I would just be in my bikini. But I didn't even care. After, I would have to have somebody help me start my car because I could not move my hands.” “It's empowering to feel strong, even when you're just doing something like changing your furniture around in your house, to be able to move things. If anybody needed you for something, you have the strength to do it. I guess it's just a way of life for me now.” Get in touch with Heather * Instagram cameronfitnessoceanside [https://www.instagram.com/cameronfitnessoceanside/] * Facebook Cameron Fitness [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063558643926] * Website CameronFitness.com [https://cameronfitness.com/] More about Christine Foerster * christinefoerster.com [https://christinefoerster.com/] * Instagram @christinefoerster [https://www.instagram.com/christinefoerster/]

Do I Even Like This Sport? With Maleeka Manurasada

In this episode with Maleeka Manurasada we discuss her work with HEAL Food Alliance and working in right relationship with the earth, how her unconventional childhood taught her the importance of presence and capturing life with an artistic lens, how to polar plunge your way to a better mood and why the press up is everything when learning to surf. Come with me as we peek through Maleeka’s lens of joy. Highlights: National Organizer for Heal Food Alliance [https://healfoodalliance.org/] Being raised by two wild hippie parents Adopting a communal mindset Art is the most practical career Polar plunge your way to Enlightenment “The Press Up” by The Surf Continuum [https://thesurfcontinuum.com/video-lessons/press-up-form-posture/] Body Healing with Art Quotes: “We have a planet that is very likely going to be unlivable in future generations. We have huge discrepancies in wealth and land ownership, especially when it comes to race. We have an abundance of food, but we waste a ton of food. But people are not being nourished by the food that they're getting, It's a very broken system but that implies that it worked in the beginning.” “I really wanted to keep doing art. I kept getting pulled that direction. I want to go through life with a lens of seeing lines and shapes and colors in a beautiful way. Honestly, I think everyone should study studio art.” “I always felt like I was doing things that might be dangerous to other surfers in the water. I also didn't want to look stupid. So I've been going to like a beginner break, where I feel like more comfortable my level. But it's more dangerous because there's so many people there that don't know what they're doing. And people are always telling me that I should go to some of the less crowded breaks. But I just felt nervous because the surfers are much better. It’s a moment to learn some things to build my confidence, really invest in something that brings me a lot of joy, which I feel more and more recently.” Get in touch with Maleeka * Instagram @maleeka.manurasada [https://www.instagram.com/maleekamanurasada/] More about Christine Foerster * christinefoerster.com [https://christinefoerster.com/] * Instagram @christinefoerster [https://www.instagram.com/christinefoerster/]

Be Scared But Do It Anyway with Celia Mulderrig

This is the first of a two part episode recorded on La Misión Surf Trip with the Surf Continuum [https://thesurfcontinuum.com/]. When I was in the very beginning stages of learning to surf, I was completely clueless about surf etiquette and all of the rudimentary steps that precede actually standing on a surfboard. Then, I found KookCast [https://thesurfcontinuum.com/beginner-surf-library/], hosted by the Surf Continuum and everything started to make sense. Coaches Chris and Ev do a fantastic job of breaking down the fundamentals of learning to surf and they teach you how to stay safe in the water. After following their podcast for a year, I jumped at the chance to join their Baja Surf Trip. It was spectacular. 7 days of 4 hour morning surf sessions in uncrowded lineups, lots of followup feedback, video sessions, and a local’s experience in Baja. In addition, we were only 7 students, the coolest group of people with whom you would ever hope to share this kind of intense experience. In the following two episodes I interview the other two women who were on the trip with me. In this episode with Celia Mulderrig, we talk about embracing fear head-on by doing scary things such as improv, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Tough Mudder obstacle courses and of course learning to surf. We discuss how to set clear intentions before a surf session or any challenging activity, and the vital importance of creating community wherever you go. Celia will challenge you to be scared but do it anyway because more often than not, the stakes couldn’t be lower. Show Highlights: [0:00 - 5:14]  Doing Improv: The Stakes couldn’t be lower [5:15- 9:42]  Muay Thai Kickboxing: Do I cry or throw up? [9:43 - 13:47]  Tough Mudder: For the love of strangers [13:48 - 16:29]  La Misión Surf Trip: Setting Clear Intentions [16:30 -22:54]  Kookcast: The ultimate beginner tool belt Quotes by Celia: “The first Muay Thai class I did was an hour and a half. At the end of it, I didn't know if I was going to cry or throw up because it was such an intense workout and I was really hooked!” “In Tough Mudder, we intentionally build obstacles where you would have to work together to complete them. There's something really powerful when you're doing it for a stranger. You reach out a hand and a stranger just grabs it and helps you over. There's no questions asked, like, who are you? What do you need? It’s just I see you and I help you.” “I don't want to look back on my life and say I didn't do this thing because I was afraid. I think recognizing that fear has a purpose. It's to protect you and our bodies don't always recognize what is a real fear versus a perceived fear. Don't let it hold you back. Life's too short.” Get in touch with Celia * Instagram celia2001spaceodessey [https://www.instagram.com/celia2001spaceodessey/#] More about Christine Foerster * christinefoerster.com [https://christinefoerster.com/] * Instagram @christinefoerster [https://www.instagram.com/christinefoerster/]

Reinvent Yourself at Any Age with Steve Lang

In this episode with Steve Lang, we discuss how his 30 years of work in law enforcement has profoundly changed how he sees the world, why he had to reinvent himself after retirement, how he learned to surf at 62, his commitment to yoga practice, surfing between the winter storms and how to surf like your 14 again. Steve is living proof that with perseverance and play, you can reinvent yourself at any stage of life. Highlights: [00:00] 30 Years of Work in Law Enforcement [11:37] Surf Patrol [12:59] Surfing Between Winter Storms [18:50] Learning to Surf at 62 [24:12] Reinvent Yourself at Any Age Quotes by Steve: "Watch these kids and how they become instant friends with the water. When it's careening off the rocks, they'll take the softies and catch the waves going out. And boom, hit the wave coming in and launch themselves up in the air. You should do that! It is more fun than you can imagine. Instead, as we all do, get in a panic and try to get through the next wave. Don't do that. Just stay inside and let it pound you for a little bit. What that does is it teaches you that it's not that big a deal." “Stay in shape, do yoga, be flexible. Don't get all nutted up, relax, and have fun with it. Be goofy. Be a goofball. You'll see people out there and they're all stiff and they're worried and they surf like hell. They're like wood. Relax. It's only water. Leave your ego on the beach.” “When I started surfing, I thought, what do I want to do with the rest of my life? Well, when were you the most happy? What were you doing? I was hanging out at the beach. I grew up in Malibu. I didn't surf, but I grew up there, so that's what I did. And you can do that in any age. They say you can't go back. You can go back.” More about Christine Foerster * christinefoerster.com [https://christinefoerster.com/] * Instagram @christinefoerster [https://www.instagram.com/christinefoerster/]

Embrace your Inner Kook with Stephen Back

In this episode with Stephen Back we discuss his drumming for the Suede Denim Secret Police, facing addiction with presence, staying motivated to surf in winter, embracing your inner kook, and surfing naked. Steven bares it all with warmth and a good dose of humor. Highlights: [00:00] Drumming for the Suede Denim Secret Police [2:54] Facing addiction with presence [6:50] Drumming and surfing [11:38] Staying motivated to surf in winter [15:43] Embracing your inner kook [19:45] Surfing naked Quotes by Stephen: "I would say that surfing is going to the gym, going to church. going to the bar and happy hour with your friends and going to see the shrink all wrapped into one little session. You gotta understand that it's meant to be all of those things wrapped into one." "Drumming has been a really good therapy for me. I think people who generally drink too much, do a lot of other things in excess, whether it's social media or whatever. We're characters that go out of control with a lot of different things. It's been a true blessing to get back into it." "The secret to being a happy kook is that you're gonna have a kook moment every single session. There's not a day where you don't do something stupid, but it's all in the attitude." Get in touch with Stephen * Instagram @stephen.back.7 [https://www.instagram.com/stephen.back.7/] * The band Suede Denim Secret Police [https://www.instagram.com/theband_sdsp/] Mentioned: * Sex Pissed Dolls [https://www.instagram.com/sexpisseddolls/] More about Christine Foerster * christinefoerster.com [https://christinefoerster.com/] * Instagram @christinefoerster [https://www.instagram.com/christinefoerster/]