Posts Tagged ‘kayaking for women’
Yoga for Kayaking: Upward Frog Pose
The Iliopsoas is a hip flexor muscle group comprising of three muscles: The psoas minor, the psoas major and the iliacus. This group is one of the strongest of the hip flexor muscles and the psoas major runs from our lumbar spine across the hip joint to the upper inner thigh. Very important muscle! [...]
Filed under Kayaking Tips, Yoga for Kayaking : Comments (0) : Feb 25th, 2010
2010 Mexico Recap and Photos!
This year’s Girls at Play Mexico women’s whitewater kayaking trips were awesome! We hosted three intermediate whitewater trips and one beginner whitewater trip. Filled with paddling, yoga, salsa dancing, bongo playing, laughter and more… I’ll let the photos and the testimonials below do the talking. I want to give a big shout out and thanks [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Feb 24th, 2010
Fun, Learning and Sharing at the WW Symposium!
If you haven’t experienced the Whitewater Symposium then you best put it on your calendar for 2010. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn, to share and to paddle with top padders, instructors, industry leaders and paddling enthusiasts. There are all types of presentations, speakers, panels, river running classes, playboating classes, rolling classes, stand up paddle [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Oct 21st, 2009
Gauley Fest and Ladies on the Lower G ‘09
Gauley Fest is one of my favorite events. Not only is it a gathering of thousands of paddlers on one of the best stretches of whitewater in the world, but it’s also a huge fundraiser for American Whitewater. This year’s festival saw great weather and a record attendance of over 5000 people!
Ladies on the Lower [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports, Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Oct 6th, 2009
Whitewater Goddess Retreat Photos and Wrap-Up
Whitewater kayaking, yoga, massage… awesome! The Whitewater Goddess Retreat is all about fun, confidence-building and relaxation. We started on Friday afternoon/evening with massages and dinner at Relia’s Garden. After the meal we met in our Goddess room to sit in circle together and practice guided meditations led by Sharon. We learned how to use affirmations [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (1) : Sep 11th, 2009
Teachings from the River
Kayaking has directed and influenced the course of my life for many years because I love the way kayaking makes me feel: happy, exhilarated and passionate. In the beginning my happiness lay in learning new moves and being challenged by bigger rapids and better paddlers. Getting good and being sponsored were my goals. I was [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Inspiring Articles, Kayaking Tips : Comments (0) : Sep 10th, 2009
Paddling in Central Park, NYC!
This past weekend Confluence and EMS teamed up to provide a unique paddling experience for New Yorkers in Central Park as part of the Adventures NYC event. Put on by NYC parks, the event encourages city dwellers to get outside and take advantage of the active opportunities in their beautiful park system. I have to [...]
Filed under Anna's Blog, Latest News, Trip/Tour Reports : Comments (0) : Sep 2nd, 2009