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SwellWomen Retreats:: Sunset Beach Yoga

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:14:08 +0000

There’s nothing like practicing yoga outdoors. There’s nothing like practicing yoga outdoors during sunset and on the beach in Maui. Ommm, Bliss.

Nothing like a sunset stretch in Maui.

The amazing Katherine Wilder! We love our yoga instructor.

Ommmmmmmm.....here's to a blissful day.

Yoga High Five.

SwellWomen Retreats:: Surf!

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:20:38 +0000

Time to surf! These girls (May 22nd retreat) really rocked and showed a great progression throughout the week.

Monday’s Menu:: SwellWomen Retreats

Mon, 30 May 2011 13:24:57 +0000

In lieu of Chef Phill’s amazing SwellWomen Cuisine recipes, we thought we would show you a little bit of the ‘behind the scenes’ from our May 22nd retreat.

Enjoy and yumminess to you!

Dining outdoors after some serious wave catching.

Would anyone care for some delicious'ness?

Our lunch Menu.

The Top 10 Surfing Quotes

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:30:00 +0000

POSTED BY ALEX WADE

In no particular order, how about:

1. You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf (Jon Kabat-Zinn).

2. Surfing is very much like making love. It always feels good, no matter how many times you’ve done it (Paul Strauch).

3. Surfing, alone among sports, generates laughter at its very suggestion, and this is because it turns not a skill into an art, but an inexplicable and useless urge into a vital way of life (Matt Warshaw).

4. I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea (Capt James Cook).

5. Out of water, I am nothing (Duke Kahanamoku).

6. Sometimes in the morning, when it’s a good surf, I go out there, and I don’t feel like it’s a bad world (Kary Mullis).

7. Charlie don’t surf (Lt Col William Kilgore).

8. Surfing is the most blissful experience you can have on this planet, a taste of heaven (John McCarthy).

9. I love surfing more than cricket. It’s more interesting and you meet great people (Hansie Cronje).

10. Then, after I’ve gotten rid of Batman and Robin for good, I will rule the waves. Me, the Joker, king of the surf and all the surfers. Then, Gotham City! Later, the world! (The Joker

Please share your surf quote. One of my favorites is, “welcome to my office.”

Yoga for Surfers:: Detox/Yoga Retreat with Peggy Hall

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:20:26 +0000

Peggy Hall, Creator of Yoga for Surfers.

Our great friend, Peggy Hall, creator of Yoga for Surfers is offering a very special week of detoxing and yoga. If you are looking for some healthy changes read below about her amazing retreat.

Start the New Year off right with your total mind/body makeover! Shed whatever’s been holding you down physically or emotionally at Peggy Hall’s Detox/Yoga Retreat this February 7-11, 2011 in San Clemente, CA.

This retreat is fun, easy and enjoyable! Don’t worry — you won’t starve! Instead, you’ll nourish yourself with delicious, nutritious organic, healthy meals for cleansing and weight loss; daily yoga and guided meditations; wellness, healing, nutrition and health classes; natural skin care and beauty secrets!

Everything is provided for you! It couldn’t be easier! Just show up in your comfortable clothes and get ready to r-e-l-a-x!!

You’ll emerge feeling completely rejuvenated — mind, body and spirit! You deserve it — and your loved ones will thank you for it!

For more info and to get your free 50-minute audio on “Healthy Detox”, visit www.DetoxwithPeggy.com

Happy Holidays from SwellWomen

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:56:29 +0000

Sending you a beautiful sunset.

Happy Holidays from SwellWomen!

Wishing you an abundance of friends, happiness, and fun this holiday season. We should live every day like it is a holiday, being thankful and spending time with family and friends.

SwellWomen Retreats:: A little Yoga anyone?

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:38:19 +0000

In my opinion, yoga and surfing are two peas in a pod. There are numerous similarities between these two activities… the poses you do on your yoga mat are similar to the pop-up steps on your surfboard. Not to mention, yoga brings an awareness to your breath and brings you in the moment while surfing allows your mind to be free of it’s daily worries. I don’t know anyone who is thinking about their mortgage payment while they are surfing a precious wave.

Heading off to The Yoga Tree for our outdoor Bliss

Balancing poses help us with surfing.

Balasana or Child's Pose

Katherine assisting one of our SwellWomen

Warrior 2 pose is similar to a surf stance.

There's nothing better than doing yoga outdoors, especially in Maui.

SwellWomen Press:: WellBella Magazine

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:06:07 +0000

We are excited to announce that SwellWomen has been published in WellBella Magazine!! Click HERE for the full story.

Here is a little info about the cool magazine WellBella- As the exclusive health and wellness magazine for GNC, WellBella is a monthly publication dedicated to educating, motivating and inspiring contemporary women of all ages to reach for the highest vision of themselves through the transformational power of health and beauty. Written by top health and fitness experts, every issue is a go-to guide, featuring the latest news, advice, hot products, workouts and an exclusive cover story interview with a high-profile female celebrity who has an inspirational health message. WellBella puts a fresh—and sexy—spin on every woman’s wellness.

We hope you can check it out!

Monday’s Menu:: from our SwellWomen Chef

Mon, 10 May 2010 13:37:38 +0000

Indian chick pea salad

Ingredients:

3 cups dried chick peas
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste
2/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup honey
1 tea cayenne pepper
2 tbl black mustard seeds, ground
1 tea celery seeds, ground
1 cup chopped red green and yellow peppers
2 lb spinach, cooked and drained well

Directions:

cook the chick peas according to package instructions
drain peas well and set aside until room temp. in the meantime, toss cucumber with 3/4
tbl salt in a colander and set in sink for 30 minutes. Blend together oil, lemon juice,
honey, cayenne, mustard seeds, celery seeds , salt and pepper to make dressing. add
all other ingredients and toss well.

About our Chef:

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.

7 Reasons Why You Should NOT Attend a Women’s Surf Camp

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:56:52 +0000

For all you girls huddled somewhere cold and landlocked, here are some fabulous reasons why you should never, ever think of going on a women’s surf camp.
Who wants to get on a plane and go somewhere nice and warm and tropical? Who wants to participate in a women’s surf camp week with yoga? If I haven’t managed to convince you yet that your next vacation should be spent in your living room, preferably still cooking meals and cleaning for the rest of the household, then here are some other excellent reasons to NOT attend a women’s surf camp.

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.