19th November 2019
Soul People – Blain
Soul People – Blain. A chat with our brilliant assistant manager at Soul & Surf Sri Lanka.
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20th August 2019
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Soul People – Mike Wakefield
The first time we met Mike – the photographer behind Pura Vida Cornwall – he took some seriously beautiful shots of our home and surrounding neighbourhood in Sri Lanka. We couldn’t resist getting him back out to the jungle to shoot some more for us, and luckily for us he agreed to share some words […]
21st May 2019
An update from Sri Lanka
Words: Ed Templeton It’s hard to believe it’s been a month since the attacks in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, that devastated the country that Sofie, Kit and I – along with a large portion of our team – have come to call home. A lot has happened in the last month. There’s the initial shock […]
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30th October 2018
Video: Spinal Twist with Jessamin
Over the last month or so, we’ve been posting these short yoga videos, taking you through some simple twists and stretches you can do at home. Last week, Jessamin guided us through ‘thread the needle,’ which is all about gaining greater rotation and mobility in the shoulders and torso. This one kind of builds on […]
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20th October 2018
Video: Thread the Needle with Jessamin
Jumping over from Kerala to Sri Lanka for our next yoga tutorial – y’know, just to keep you on your toes. Jessamin explores ‘thread the needle,’ which is all about creating greater mobility and rotation in the torso, shoulders and neck. Surfers, this can help us out in the water with our turns…handy! YOGA – […]
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2nd May 2018
Where We Choose to Belong
Two men stand on the clifftop of Soul & Surf’s garden – one born in the hills, the other raised by the ocean – and discuss a mutual love of wave riding. Surf instructor Varghees, born and bred near Kovolam on India’s south west coast, could best be described as a lion-hearted surfer; his prowess […]
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9th January 2018
Stuff We Like – Mami Wata | Woza
“Woza” (“Come” in Zulu) tells the story of an African surfer who has been taken as a lover by the African water spirit Mami Wata. It features 22 year-old Transkei surfer, Avuyile Ndamase.
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31st July 2017
Shop Talk – Venita from Surfskinoil
We love working with people who do things differently. When setting up our shop in Sri Lanka we wanted to make sure whoever we stocked had an interesting story to tell. When we met Venita and she told us about her 100% natural skin oil, Surfskinoil , we had to find out more. This stuff […]
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8th July 2017
Stuff We Like – Florescence
Florescence from Morgan Maassen on Vimeo. A 2 minute underwater exploration in the Indian Ocean brought to you by Morgan Maassen.
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14th May 2017
Vesakha – Sri Lanka
On the full moon of May, Buddhists commemorate the birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha. Simple offerings of flowers, candles and joss-sticks are brought to illuminated and decorated temples, where the celebration is an opportunity to reiterate their determination to lead noble lives, to develop their minds, to practise loving-kindness and to […]
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4th January 2017
Sam Bleakley – MultiKulti
MULTIKULTI The first in our series of guests posts from pro surfer, explorer and author Sam Bleakley takes us on a history trip of surfing in India and explores the vast coastline and all it’s surf potential. With nearly 1.3 billion people, India is the world’s second most populous nation, has over 7,500km (4,700 miles) […]
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18th December 2016
Making a Tropical Christmas Wreath
Although feeling festive can be a bit more of a challenge in a tropical climate without the traditional Christmas jumper, roaring fire and mulled wine we still like to keep some customs going. This week we turned our hand to floristry making a Tropical Leaf Christmas Wreath. Our HoV in Kerala, Siona, along with some […]
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10th December 2016
Stuff We Like – A Million Waves
A Million Waves is a portrait of 19-year-old surfer Kadiatu Kamara, the only woman surfer at Bureh Beach, south of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Beautiful work from Daniel Ali and Louis Leeson.
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4th December 2016
Soul People – Hayley
Name: Hayley Mia Age: 29 What is your role at Soul&Surf? I teach people how to bend and how to breathe 🙂 How did you come to be at Soul & Surf? One of my dear friends shared a post with me on Facebook a few years back that Soul and Surf were looking for a […]
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2nd December 2016
Stuff We Like – Beyond the Break
The story of a group of pro surfers who have left the international surfing circuit in order to grow organic vegetables on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. Mat, Fergal, Mitch and all the crew are creating a sustainable community that focuses on taking care of the earth, sharing the crops they grow and surfing really […]
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25th November 2016
Soul People – Tom & Jen Harvey
We love all of our guests and hear a lot of incredible stories around the villas both in Kerala and Sri Lanka. We wanted to bring these to the Journal, starting with Jen and Tom (a.k.a. “Stretch” – he’s 6’6”) Jen and Tom came to Soul & Surf in Sri Lanka to take a break from […]
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3rd November 2016
Media – Pipeline Magazine
Surfers Against Sewage are leading the way in protecting our seas. We’ve been huge fans ever since their iconic environmental work in the 90s with guerilla style campaigns like the one below. We joined the 1% for the planet scheme a few years ago and have been supporting SAS by donating 1% of our annual profits to help them […]
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3rd November 2016
Stuff We Like – Eunioa
EUNOIA from Desillusion on Vimeo. This beauty comes from the man behind Desillusion , Sebastien Zanella. If only all surf films were shot like this.
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31st October 2016
Stuff We Like – Loving Lanka
Loving Lanka from Sebastian Linda on Vimeo. Sri Lanka is undoubtedly one of the most photogenic places in the world. German film maker Sebastian Linda spent some time here last year and produced this epic short covering all corners of the island. Want to come and visit now?!
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27th October 2016
Happy Guests – Kayla
We get some incredible, beautiful and inspiring people staying with us at Soul & Surf. Some of them even go home and write about it. Kayla came over from the UK and had never surfed before, by the end of her stay she was cruising! Check her story HERE.
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24th October 2016
Soul People – Rakhul
What makes Soul&Surf tick? The amazing bunch of people that work with us of course. Soul People will introduce you to some of the incredible people we work in both Sri Lanka and India. Photo: Steve Coombes Name: My name is Rakhul, find me on Facebook Age: 25 Where’s Home? I’m from the Western Ghats What’s your […]
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16th October 2016
Soul People – Varghees
What makes Soul&Surf tick? The amazing bunch of people that work with us of course. Soul People will introduce you to some of the incredible people we work in both Sri Lanka and India. Photo: Steve Coombes Name: My name is Varghees Age: 26 Where’s Home? Kovalam, Kerala What’s your role at Soul&Surf: I’m a surf instructor Photo: […]
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2nd October 2016
Stuff We Like – All for a few good waves
David Carson – All For a Few Good Waves from Dress Code on Vimeo. David Carson is arguable one of the most famous graphic designers in the world. After serving as art director for iconic magazines, Transworld, RayGun and BeachCulture, he set up his own studio and now live and surfs in the BVIs, and despite […]
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1st October 2016
Stuff We Like – The Tempest
Stephanie Gilmore – The Tempest. from Monster Children on Vimeo. Stephanie Gilmore oozes style and class in this beautiful short from Monster Children. Kelly Slater put it best: “Stephanie is an original badass. She surfs like people should surf and plays music from her soul. She’s interested in a variety of topics outside of riding waves. […]
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1st October 2016
Waves for Water in Varkala
Soul&Surf India is situated on beautiful cliffs overlooking the Arabian Sea in the small coastal town of Varkala. This area is known to be one of the cleanest and most beautiful regions in India. However, access to clean water is still a significant issue for many people in this region of India. Most of […]
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28th September 2016
Soul People – Jelaine ‘Jelly’ Hermitte
What makes Soul&Surf tick? The amazing bunch of people that work with us of course. Soul People will introduce you to some of the incredible people we work in both Sri Lanka and India. Name: Jelaine but call me Jelly Age: 24 Where’s Home? : South Africa What’s your role at Soul&Surf : Surf Instructor […]
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17th June 2015
How to Set up a Tropical Business, Surf & Practice Yoga Daily – Part Three
But I don’t know how to do anything else. It’s all very well leaving everything behind, travelling thew world and having a wonderful time but if you don’t actually get around to doing something new and different and just have a few drinks, some lie-ins and a bit of a laugh you’ll end up going back […]
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17th June 2015
How to Set up a Tropical Business, Surf & Practice Yoga Daily – Part Two
I can’t risk it. Change is the only constant we have, we can run in fear from it or embrace it when it comes or better still we can positively chase it. Drastic changes are the things that make us feel alive. This second post in my mini-series looks at why and how we quit our jobs […]
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17th June 2015
How to Set up a Tropical Business, Surf & Practice Yoga Daily – Part One
If you’ve ever wanted to spend more of your time doing the stuff you love and less doing work that you don’t love then, over the next 3 online posts, I am going to share a few key things that helped us to jump ship back in 2009 and end up running a surf & yoga […]
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8th June 2015
How to set up a tropical business, surf and practice yoga daily. Part Three.
It’s all very well leaving everything behind, travelling thew world and having a wonderful time but if you don’t actually get around to doing something new and different and just have a few drinks, some lie-ins and a bit of a laugh you’ll end up going back home to the rut you were stuck in before […]
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8th June 2015
How to set up a tropical business, surf and practice yoga daily. Part Two.
Change is the only constant we have, we can run in fear from it or embrace it when it comes or better still we can positively chase it. Drastic changes are the things that make us feel alive. This second post in my mini-series looks at why and how we quit our jobs and travelled around the […]
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8th June 2015
How to set up a tropical business, surf and practice yoga daily. Part One.
If you’ve ever wanted to spend more of your time doing the stuff you love and less doing work that you don’t love then, over the next 3 online posts, I am going to share a few key things that helped us to jump ship back in 2009 and end up running a surf & yoga […]
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1st May 2015
We Will Build It
The hard-hats and hi-vis jackets are on and Soul & Surf is being built on the south coast of Sri Lanka and all is going to plan.
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From uncrowded warm glassy waves to a relaxing stay the experience at Soul & Surf completed my trip. The crew running the show are absolute legends, accommodating in every way and have created an experience that I’m sure to relive in years to come. Thanks so much for the swell times!
Stefan Hunt, Director, ‘Surfing 28 States’
