This week will be an eclectic mix of dynamic vinyasa yoga, exhilarating surfing and gentle qigong (Chinese yoga). Vinyasa in the morning and qigong in the late afternoon will focus on awakening and strengthening your core, which will prepare you to paddle your board out to ride the Sayulita waves. Since Matt has studied many styles of yoga for 18 years and surfed for 30 years, he is highly qualified to show you how yoga and surfing are the perfect complementary activities. As a special bonus this week, Matt is a licensed acupuncturist and will be available for consultations and treatments!

About Matt (yoga instructor). . . .

Matt Pesendian, L.Ac. has been practicing and studying the art of Hatha yoga for 18 years, dedicating his studies to the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and Zhander Remete. He received his master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a nationally certified Acupuncturist. He also has developed a Medical Qi Gong program at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, is the founder of Bodhimanda Healing Arts and teaches yoga/qigong workshops internationally. To learn more about Matt, please visit www.bodhimanda.com.

About Kate Slater (surf instructor). . . .

My family has lived and worked down here in Sayulita for almost 7 years now and I have been vacationing and living down here on and off since I was a little girl. I learned to surf when I was about nine living in Encinitas, CA and since then I have mostly dedicated my life to travel and surf. I have lived and studied in Costa Rica, Brasil, Chile, Mexico and Argentina. I have a degree in International business and Spanish and hope to continue working in Latin America. I love to surf and love to share the experience with others.

About Murilo Evangelista dos Santos (surf instructor). . . .

Murilo grew up skateboarding in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brasil. For the last 7 years he has lived on and off on the beautiful, jungle coastline between Rio and Sao Paulo. Surfing has changed his life, giving him opportunities that he had never even dreamed of. He has taught the last few years at a surf school for young developing surfers and tourists in Ubatuba, Brasil. Like Kate he loves to share the surfing stoke with others.

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