Naturally Surf
Surf classes with excellence in teaching and learning, with the safety and responsibility of more than 35 years of experience with surfing associated with training in the area of complementary therapies, psychology, education and meditation since 1998.
GOAL
My focus as a surf instructor is to integrate over 35 years of surfing experience with my work as a therapist.
The objective is to develop the work through body awareness and through the relationship of teaching and learning. I believe that a favorable environment, the one provided by the instructor's gaze and contact with nature, can help in the transformation and construction of other ways of being.
The class differential lies in the “how” to instruct/learn, with genuine interest, and thus create a relationship of creative participation and mutual development.
The connection is what matters. With the other, with you and with nature.
The ecopsychology, a branch of humanistic psychology, states that the psychological and emotional bond with nature broadens our understanding of who we are and what our role is in the web of life.
Surf promotes this connection between human beings and nature; which is potentially restorative for both. The work of the surf teacher in the teaching-learning relationship makes it possible for the student to approach life in a community integrated with the environment, the beach.
So, surfing is also developing relational life in the community and in the environment, it is care, connection and integration.
THE SURF LESSONS
Surf lessons are held at Campeche, Matadeiro and Açores beaches.
Classes last 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The first 15 minutes are for developing the theory and awareness of movements, stretching and body techniques, concentration/breathing, observation of the sea and necessary introductions to equipment, clarifying doubts, techniques and safety at sea.
1 hour of class in the water focusing on the student and their needs.
LOCATION - BEACHES - WHERE
Campeche beach at Servidão Caminho dos Surfistas, follow the path in the dunes to the lifeguard station on the beach.
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Matadeiro beach directly on the beach, walk to Mergulhão Bar (third restaurant from the left coast)
Attention: Ever arrive early, 30 min in advance to park and get ready. Bring water, sunscreen, swimwear, towel, plastic bags, coat, flip-flops and beach accessories.
Classes will always be held in good sea conditions, with the beach being chosen according to the forecast. In between Campeche, Matadeiro and Açores.
Skate lessons are also part of the awareness of the surfing movement.
Skateboarding classes will be offered according to the student's interest and need to increase body awareness and improve positioning techniques on the board, work with the center of balance, orientation and coordination, posture corrections and development of confidence in the movement that characterizes both sports.
Private lesson 250 BRL.
Group class 150 BRL.
Paddling lessons with observation of the sea/environment, strategy and safety in an aquatic environment, ecology and environmental awareness, breaking a wave, turning the board, sitting on the board, paddling techniques, equipment care, posture.
Paddling classes are developed privately and also in groups.
Private lesson 250 BRL.
Group class of up to 4 people 150 BRL.
Paddling Places
Lagoa do Peri and Ribeirão da Ilha.
With flat sea other possibilities of beaches.
SURF LESSONS - VALUES
Duration 1:15h / 15 minutes training in the sand and 1 hour in the water.
Value Private lesson 250 BRL.
Package 4 Private Lessons 800 BRL - validity 60 days. Beginner and intermediate level.
Class in Duo 400 BRL - bring your friend, partner, child, family and take a private lesson in pairs with a discount.
Group Classes with a maximum of 4 students who have equipment and intermediate level – 150 BRL per class.
SCHEDULES - CLASS AND LOCATION CONFIRMATION
*The schedule takes place every day from 1 pm to 7 pm via whatsapp or call, and only with confirmation of the deposit.
*The classess will be booked according to customer confirmation up to one day before the class.
To cancel, 24 hours notice is required. In case of non-attendance, the class will be considered as held.
*Cancellation free of charge only in cases of very bad conditions for surfing.
*Classes take place even with rain and/or cloudy weather.
*Be aware of the whatsapp, as weather conditions change and the class can be relocated to another beach, always aiming for good sea conditions to better enjoy your class.
A bit of my history with surfing
“Style is a natural extension of who I am as a person.” Mark Richards
Born in Criciúma, I was born in 1978. I had the opportunity to learn to surf since 1988, I started skateboarding when I was 7 (1986) and surfing when I was 10. Leaving Rincão, we would go to the Lighthouse of Santa Marta and Molhes de Laguna. As a teenager, I added Garopaba and Imbituba to the script, at the same time that I came to live in Florianópolis with my mother and brother in 1994.
I lived in some places on the island, but Campeche was where I made friends for life, enjoyed the connection with nature, living the local culture with surf and beach friends. My mother had a house in Garopaba, and my father, who was born in Imaruí, lived in Imbituba, so at that time I traveled up and down the coast.
In 1998 I started my studies in the field of complementary therapies and meditation. I went deeper into training and studies in the area of body therapies, psychology, oriental and natural medicine, education, art and ecology. In 1999 I came into contact with the concept of Deep Ecology (philosophical school), in a book by Fritjof Capra, A Teia da Vida. And that resonates to this day in my work and life. In 2001 I came into contact with Chagdud Rinpoche and Tibetan Buddhism, and that changed the course of things.
I've never been interested in competition surfing, for me what I'm looking for in surfing is the connection with nature, with the sea, with people, it's breathing and exercising, it's to escape the impositions of the system and my own, when possible, of course. It's really good to dive into nature, and if possible be integrated with yourself and others.
It's what we all want, a bit of connection with life, something spiritual, fun, enjoying and spending time there at sea contemplating, or with friends...
Sometimes I surf alone, sometimes there's no wave, sometimes I can't go, sometimes it's clear that it's not our day, on other days we can catch "high waves", or feel joy, pleasure and happiness, on other days we meet friends and we laugh together even with the sea more or less.
What matters is being available to meet nature the way it is, with willingness and commitment. That's what surfing is, it's surfing what we have today, however possible, and if it's not possible, we accept it, transforming/creating it or doing something else.
Much is forgotten or not talked about, as it is not part of our culture, about this quality of surfing that is like dancing, like meditation, something like letting yourself go, cooperating with nature and its forces, the wave , sensitivity, nature in its rhythms...
Physically prepared, but with that ability to be influenced by the wave and the dynamics of the sea. The dynamics of life.
“Surfing is dancing with attitude.” gerry lopez
Learning to surf is related to how we allow ourselves to deal with assertiveness and passivity, pleasure and strength, integrating body movement with awareness, and balance with nature and other people.
