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Sofia Estrella, a writer and Certified NUSHU Group Facilitator, shares her transformative experience at the 2024 NUSHU Surf Retreat in the final part of her four-part guest blog series. Fatigued from three days of surfing but still wanting to learn more, towards the end of our retreat in Costa Rica, I began extending my breaks […]

Surf Retreat Guest Blog: My Life Is Just Getting Started

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Sofia Estrella, a writer and Certified NUSHU Group Facilitator, shares her transformative experience at the 2024 NUSHU Surf Retreat in the third part of her four-part guest blog series. My love of learning also encompasses sometimes (okay, most times) being an obsessively high achiever. Standing up on a surfboard was an enormous accomplishment for a […]

Surf Retreat Guest Blog: Recalibrating for Joy

Sofia Estrella, looking radiant and joyful, smiles brightly at the 2024 NUSHU Surf Retreat
Sofia Estrella, standing in the ocean with a determined expression, prepares to get on her surfboard, ready to overcome her fear and embrace the challenge at the 2024 NUSHU Surf Retreat.

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Sofia Estrella, a writer and Certified NUSHU Group Facilitator, shares her transformative experience at the 2024 NUSHU Surf Retreat in the second part of her four-part guest blog series.   The plan was to boogie board. As a teacher with chronic pain, I learned to manage fear with meticulous scaffolding. When my doctor cleared me […]

Surf Retreat Guest Blog: How Do You Get through Fear?