Happy V-Day

Beyond the commercialism of Valentine’s Day, let this day be a reminder that LOVE for yourself and others should be top priority in your life. I know I may sound like I’m preaching and maybe I am, but I find that when I put LOVE in all my relationships and dealings with people that it adds a bit of lightness. This isn’t easy, mind you and is a practice. I have the words LOVE spelled out right across from my desk, whenever I look up, there it is. Sending LOVE your way from SwellWomen.

SwellWomen Surf and Yoga retreats was just published in Travel and Leisure! Yippee! The article written by  Colleen Clark , starts off by saying, “After a messy breakup, sometimes a great getaway—whether it’s a quiet retreat or a hedonistic hot spot—is the best medicine.” The article goes on to talk about the best places to Rebound around the world and SwellWomen made the Hawaii section!

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Happy Rebounding!

Please use your shopping dollars to help our waves!

Our good friends at Carve Designs , surf clothing for women, are at it again.  They are doing good and spreading the Aloha to our ocean and waves, yippee! How are they doing this? They are helping to preserve our Ocean and Save Our Waves by donating a whooping 15% of all orders placed on their website. All you need to do is shop and enter WAVES when checking out. It’s summertime and time to get your beach gear, why not help our ocean at the same time? This donation expires on May 19th so start looking for those awesome pair of surf shorts or beach cover up. We LOVE you CARVE DESIGNS!

Say Ommm…. and check out the beautiful and magical location that we have our yoga classes at.

Say Ommmm...and begin your vacation, NOW.

I love this picture, and yes, it really is as beautiful as it looks.

Stretching the upper back.

Side stretching is great for surfing.

Oh, did we mention that it’s April 1st today… a little April Fool’s Joke for you!

Delicious on rice crackers or bread.

Ingredients:
8 oz cooked garbanzo beans
1/2 cup medium tofu
1/4 cup olive oil
4 large cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of sundried tomatoes packed in oil
1/4 cup of fresh basil leaves
DIRECTIONS:
Put everything into a food processor and process on medium speed until well
combined. Pack into serving dishes and refrigerate until needed. Serve with
crackers, flatbread or a crusty bread. This will keep refrigerated for about a
week.

A stand out at our SwellWomen retreats is our very own private chef, Chef Phill DeMott. Chef Phill DeMott comes to us with over 35 years of culinary experience ranging from New Orleans to Thailand and everywhere in between.  If you are looking for private chef services, please contact Chef Phill DeMott at 808.283.1425.

1. You Will Get In Shape. Who wants to lose a few pounds and shape up? Going to a women’s surf camp and doing surf and yoga for a week could really banish some of that cellulite. Doesn’t ironing help with flabby arms?

2. You Will Make New Friends. Who has time for new friends? Who needs new friends? Especially ones with similar interests. What a drag having more people to e-mail Christmas and birthday cards to.

3. You May Quit Your Job. Aren’t you happy complaining about your boring job and your awful boss? Why would you want to go to a women’s surf camp and risk being inspired to change your life?

4. All your Vacations Will Be Surf vacations. Once you get the surfing bug you will want to travel to places with beaches and sun and surf. Too much nice warm sparkling blue water for me. Give me smog, clouds and crowds any day.

5. You Will Get A Leash Tan. How inconvenient. That strip of white skin around your ankle that proves you have been off at a women’s surf camp and having fun.

6. You Might Develop A New Interest. Isn’t your day already full enough with cooking and cleaning for others? Don’t you have some shirts you can mend or some ironing to do? You might start getting inspired to do other things outside the home.

7. You could easily enjoy yourself. Who needs to chill out? Who needs to be self indulgent while they get their massage? Who needs someone else to cook them three nutritious meals daily? Why would you want to have a break at a women’s surf camp? Especially a vacation involving wellness, surf and yoga.