Surf. Connect. Heal.
Waves 4 Women
Women and girls have our support! Waves 4 Women provides community and connection through the power of surfing so that you can shine confidently in your everyday life.
Looking to build confidence, develop a growth mindset, and create new friendships? We’ve got you!
PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
Ocean and Surf Therapy can begin a journey to inner healing and connecting with friends. Todays women face many obstacles. Life events that cause grief, trauma, and pain can isolate people from their surroundings and each other. Surfing is a uniquely fun and challenging platform where we can be mindful, and enjoy our community & nature!
Our Surf and Wellness Programs are empowering women & girls socially, emotionally, and physically in Charleston, South Carolina. When women are nourished, they and their loved ones & communities thrive! It’s our goal for women to have fun & grow together in the waves. We create lasting friendships built on support and wellness.
Waves 4 Women strives to connect and support through our Community Partner Surf Therapy Clinics and School-Based Programs. We are LGBTQ+ friendly & seek opportunities to further support underrepresented groups . We are honored to share the coast with the many local tribes in the Charleston Gullah community and are here to share the surfing vibes!
If you are looking for a safe and supportive community, sign up for a program today and start your journey towards thriving with friends!
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Health and wellness, surf conditioning, and ocean therapy.
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2-hour guided group wellness and warm-ups which include breathing exercises, stretches, surf instruction, & post surf debrief. These can hold up to eight participating athletes each session, and up to eight Waves for Women coaches & volunteers.
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For local nonprofits, school groups, companies, and other organizations, specially designed to fit the organization’s needs!
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For those not interested in a crowd, we offer the option of one-on-one sessions.
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If you are seeking information on this new program please contact our surf director.
Surfing and learning new skills is challenging…We got you!
Together, we can support each other in our successes, connect better to ourselves, each other, and nature, and create hope and excitement for the future.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS SURF THERAPY?
Surf therapy programs uses a combination of wellness education, surf instruction, and mindfulness practices within a safe outdoor space. This gives participants the opportunity to discover and enhance personal strengths, connect with other women, and experience belonging and connection.
HOW DOES A PROGAM WORK?
Waves 4 Women uses group surf instruction and guided wellness discussions to teach adaptive life skills such overcoming adversity and challenges, Practicing Mindfulness, Personal Strengths, Growth Mindset & Letting Go. All of this and a bonus of developing healthy relationships within a safe and supportive community of women and girls.
When women and girls learn a new and challenging skill like surfing, they develop the skills needed to face fears, tolerate uncomfortable emotions, engage in healthy self talk, and build self-confidence. Through guided wellness discussions, participants learn how to utilize these skills in their daily lives to improve functioning and enhance satisfaction in relationships, work, family, and other life domains.
WHAT BENEFITS WILL I EXPERIENCE?
Participants will …
Identify and enhance strengths inside themselves
Move past obstacles
Enhance mindfulness skills
Develop coping skills to better manage uncomfortable emotions.
Increase trust and confidence in their ability to make decisions and solve problems.
Enhance feelings of belonging and connection to others.
Discuss Minfulness &how to be present in the moment without judgment.
Growth mindset: how to notice and reframe negative self-talk; how to identify and enhance personal strengths.
Goal Setting: how to create healthy goals, adapt and respond to challenge and uncertainty, and learn from mistakes.
Distress Tolerance: How to deal with anxiety, fear, and discomfort; how to manage frustration.
Gratitude: How to recognize and experience appreciation for the good in our lives.
There are many ways to get involved. Join the movement by becoming a supporting partner! As a 501c3 non-profit, your donation is tax deductible.
