Mind Surfing is a practice that will help you become a better surfer, foiler, winger, board rider.
There is an old saying – If you can see it, and believe it, you can achieve it.
This can be especially helpful if we have had experiences that were uncomfortable, say a wipeout, and we want overwrite or rewrite a new possible outcome. By picturing the outcome we want in our mind repeatedly we change our default or goto thoughts and feelings to the ones we want.
I had an experience surfing in Santa Cruz. Just me and 2 other people out on a small inconsistent morning. The other 2 guys paddled for each set as if I didn’t exist, no concept of sharing, or a lineup where we take and give turns. After about 20 minutes of this, I set an intention and saw it clear as day in my mind that I was paddling for and going to ride the next wave no matter what. Soon after a wave approached and I laid down on my board and started paddling for the wave, neither of the other 2 guys paddled nor even tried to catch that wave, it felt as if my vibe was so strong that they knew my intention as strongly as I did.
For as long as I can remember I have visualized turns I want to do. When I started foiling there was no way I could even think of doing these turns, I didn’t even have a concept for how to do them, nor even how to control the foil to do these turns. I saw others with more experience who could do these turns, I kept imagining myself doing those turns. Within a year or so I could do these turns, and now I can do whatever turn I want, the only limitation is hydrodynamics and the design of the foil itself.
Below is a Mind Surfing Meditation video:
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