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10/10/2026

Gauley Joy🙌✨🌊

Earlier this year my PT told me that I should consider creating a group to support folks through injury recovery.She mus...
10/09/2026

Earlier this year my PT told me that I should consider creating a group to support folks through injury recovery.

She must have seen the shocked look on my face 😧 because she followed up with: ‘You wouldn’t tell them what to do from a medical perspective - they need to see their doctors and PTs, but you could provide the accountability and model the commitment and follow through that it takes to rehab the way you’ve done it.’

The closest program I have to what she’s talking about is the Reboot and Refuel Reset coming up on Oct 19th.

What my PT was pointing to are the daily routines that I keep no matter what’s going on in my life - that support me in mind, body and spirit - and therefore also in paddling and injury recovery.

It’s the container - the river banks I create for my daily life that I can effectively share in RRR and in 1:1 coaching.

If you’re in a place in your life where you know routines and habits could support you in what you want to accomplish for yourself on and off the water - be it feeling better in your body, recovering from injury, having more energy to paddle and be with people, or shift your mindset toward confidence and self-trust, I highly recommend that you join me for RRR.

Especially if you struggle with habits - you know they would help, but you just can’t seem to bring yourself to do them.

And, not only are you joining me, but also a group of 20 + other paddlers who are taking it on.

It’s only 5 days online, but it has a lasting impact.

The last day to register is coming up on Monday October 12th. Click the in the comments to learn more and register. ⬇️

Here are some of the habits in photos…

Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice can make you a better paddler. 🍂Not the oversweetened latte, but the actual warming sp...
10/08/2026

Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice can make you a better paddler. 🍂

Not the oversweetened latte, but the actual warming spice mix.

Long before it became trendy, Ayurveda was recommending pumpkin spice to counteract the rough, dry, cold, and mobile qualities of fall. It’s a combination of warming and anti-inflammatory spices that support your digestive fire. A healthy digestive fire means you’re processing what you eat more efficiently, which can boost your energy. It also promotes circulation, helping keep you warm on cool fall mornings on the water.

This Gauley season, I’m starting every morning with a warm bowl of oatmeal with pumpkin spice cooked in. It’s grounding fuel for a fun day of boofs, stern squirts, and surf waves.

If you’re coming off a big season feeling tired, run down, or out of rhythm, join me and an amazing community of paddlers in Reboot & Refuel, a 5-day fall reset with easy-to-digest, nourishing meals (including my oatmeal recipe with real pumpkin spice) and habits and routines that support you in mind, body, and paddling.

Registration closes October 12. Register using the link in the comments.

10/06/2026

A bulging disc took me off the water. I had to let go of kayaking, learn how to breathe again, and go for walks at 4 a.m. when the pain was too much. Some days, keeping the faith felt impossible.

This season Im back surfing, stern squirting, paddling Class IV, and coaching without needing surgery.

In this solo episode of The Discomfort Zone, I share what got me through so you can take what you need for your own recovery:
🌊 What happened when I tried to get back in my boat at month four
🌊 The yoga practice I started when all I could do was lie down
🌊 The breathing lesson that blew my mind
🌊 The investment in my healing that stretched me
🌊 What I already had in place before the injury, and how it carried me through rehab

What do you hold onto when you cant do the thing that makes you feel like yourself?

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts or using the link in the comments!

Another joyful Gauley weekend full of family, friends and stoke! Our crew on Sunday was deep - our age range was from 17...
10/06/2026

Another joyful Gauley weekend full of family, friends and stoke!

Our crew on Sunday was deep - our age range was from 17 to 78 🤯 Andrew’s Dad, Jimmy, was on the first descent of the Upper Gauley and is still out there hitting his lines.

Saturday was a meet-up of Mind Body Paddle Community members - badass women - on the Lower Gauley! 🙌

It was Bryan Kayak birthday weekend, and it was fun to see him shred it OG style in his Perception Amp. HBD!

Sometimes I think about how funny and weird it is that I’ve dedicated my life and career to paddling myself down rivers in a small plastic boat, and guiding others in doing it too! When I look around at the incredible rivers I get to navigate, and the amazing people I get to spend time with, I realize it actually makes perfect sense 🩵

"I'm so tired, and I don't know why." 😮‍💨After a full summer, fall hits different. In Ayurveda it's Vata season: scatter...
10/01/2026

"I'm so tired, and I don't know why." 😮‍💨

After a full summer, fall hits different. In Ayurveda it's Vata season: scattered, depleted, hard to settle. Your body is asking for warmth, rhythm and grounding.

On the river, when the rapid is long, you catch an eddy. 🌊 Fall is a good time to eddy out.

🍂 Fall Reboot & Refuel | Oct 19 to 23, online
⏳ Registration closes Oct 12

Link in bio to join us.

Gauley Fest faces🫶✨Reminiscing on some of my favorite people from this year’s fest, and so many others I didn’t get a ch...
09/30/2026

Gauley Fest faces🫶✨

Reminiscing on some of my favorite people from this year’s fest, and so many others I didn’t get a chance to grab a picture with!

09/29/2026

Stuck in your own glass cage?

Nadia Burton spent 25+ years in the ski industry, from competing out of Jackson Hole to running heli-ski operations in Alaska. Then she took an office job, and it was crushing her soul.

“I was like a tiger in a cage… I will do absolutely anything to get out of here.”

She walked out and built her own outdoor industry business, WhatVest | Custom Utility Ski Gear and Big Hollow Designs. Today she skis better than she ever has.

On this week’s episode of The Discomfort Zone, Nadia and Anna talk about trusting yourself: knowing your limits, and still taking the big risk when it counts.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Link in comments.

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