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Building connection to Self, Community, & Nature through the modality of Surfing
reconnecting through nature.
Humans are part of the natural world, yet many of us spend much of our lives disconnected from it.
Nature isn't the therapy itself—it simply offers another relationship that can support healing. Its rhythms often remind us that growth unfolds over time, that resilience can coexist with struggle, and that we don't have to force change for transformation to occur.
what is Surf Therapy?
When we experience trauma, our bodies can learn to stay on alert—even long after the danger has passed. Surf Therapy offers an opportunity to reconnect with the body and develop a greater sense of safety, presence, and trust.
Working with Becca on the beach and in the water, participants are invited to slow down, notice what is happening within, and experience safety in the body—perhaps for the first time, or in a new way.
Through the combination of therapeutic support, co-regulation, nervous system awareness, movement, and connection with nature, Surf Therapy creates space to develop new tools for navigating stress and emotion. Over time, these experiences can support resilience, self-trust, empowerment, and a deeper sense of connection to oneself and the world around us.
working together.
Offered for beginner surfers who want a supportive exploration alongside their surf journey. Sessions will be done for small groups at a local beach and are condition dependent. Sessions will include the following:
Somatic grounding skills
Increasing body/mind connection
Invitation to increase play & joy
Opportunities for empowerment
Attunement to individual & group nervous system needs
Community building & connection
*opportunities to have an individual Surf Instructor as additional support
*Wetsuits & surfboards are available to borrow if needed.
Becca Brewster
Surf Therapist & Facilitator, LMFT
Becca has experience facilitating in a variety of wilderness settings on land and in the ocean since 2012, with participants of all ages. She has co-facilitated on Women's Surf Therapy retreats in Costa Rica, and is participating in ongoing training with Groundswell Community Project. Becca has an insatiable and contagious love for moving her body in the ocean.
Libby FAus
Surf Therapy Facilitator
Libby has been faciliating Surf Therapy with Groundswell Community Project since 2021 in the US, Peru, and Costa Rica. She brings presence, care, and extensive knowledge to the surf therapy experience.
We need to remember that well-being is not defined by a nervous system that is always in regulation. A nervous system that brings qualities of well-being still dysregulates, but rather than remaining stuck in a survival response, it finds its way back to regulation through flexibility and resilience.
Deb Dana
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