I've prepared a list of things you could give a go! So here goes!
Viewing
Go find a nice spot, cosy up, sit in the yard, build a isolation den with kids and watch surf videos on you tube... My personal favourites are Dylan Graves - Weird Waves in conjunction with Vans and remember the joy surfing has brought over the years, these videos are excellent, i'd recommend The Time Travel Edition which is an excellent example of the joys brought by surfing and not taking things for granted! and the Eisbach Edition in Munich is Solid Videogold! to be honest watch them all they're everything that's great about surfing minus any ego, then pass this on to someone who will appreciate it! Sharin' is carin' y'all!!
Next up as a surfer (or not) your body could do with a bit of a reset, and I know the man to help you with this. I met Liam in my café back in the winter who recommended i come to his yoga sesh, a lot of people had recommended yoga to help me with surfers upper spine compression, so i went to the session and it was very good! get yourself a space and place your phone, laptop or whatever in front of you and do the session. it's great for achy bodies, tired mind and drained souls. If your enjoy it maybe donate whatever you can, or send him a message and say thanks, he's a very cool guy!
Yogaheim
Music
A while ago I was going through some supershit times, generally overthinking stuff, and my friend and DJ of the highest order Richio Suzuki recommended I find therapy in music, I'd DJ'ed myself for over twenty years and started to see music sadly as a working tool, after taking heed of his advice I started to search for a new sound that excited me, and found a post on Magic Seaweed about Neil Halstead which became my surf soundtrack, but also helped me enjoy other genres. Think of the mood you're in and find a mix to suit whether it's 90 house bangers, coastal chill, folk or some golden era hip hop and spend the time enjoying the music. (I'd love to hear what your recommendations (old or new) are in the comments section below!
Pull out the decks or record player, stick on some vinyl and kick back (or let loose, you decide!), have a mix or a bang on a cd and dedicate some time to getting immersed in music, dance like no-ones watching and even if they are keep dancing, get them involved.
Remember what you love about music, dig up some memories, share you finds with mates, do a top ten and post it so others get involved!
Food & Drink
While you have some time on your hands learn something new in the kitchen, this week we'd took it upon us in our house to learn to make bread (if you're lucky enough to have yeast and flour) but there's a wealth of resources, tuition, online cook sites etc to learn new stuff, and the best way to kick anxieties ass is by putting some good hearty soul food in tha' belly.
Eat round the table if your lucky enough, at meal times sit together, savour the flavour, have a laugh and enjoy the company.
Take the opportunity to top up on water, drink loads of the stuff, it's free straight out of the tap. Take it easy on caffeine as this last week it's been super easy to consume silly amounts of coffee and tea (which is rammed with caffeine) as you may or may not be aware caffeine is like rocket fuel for anxieties, just sayin!
Get Creative
Whether you have are a St Martin's star student or a occasional dabbler... Arts, craft and creativity provides the greatest therapy whether it's Shabba Chic'ing up an old piece of furniture or getting into some illustration, a spot of mindful colouring or doing some continuous line portraits with the kids it's mega good for the soul. hop on Pinterest and find some inspiration - Check out my pinterest board HERE for some ideas and wallow in other people creativity, fuel up on ideas!
Non-Social Media/Reading
This week, I'm sick of social media, constant noisy video pop ups, negative vibes from all angles. So I've took the time to find you some online magazines from all over the globe from Russia to Helsinki, California to London Town, full of diverse, rich content, fantastic music and mixes, visual treats from photography to art, design to architecture.
The Calvert Journal: A New Guide to the East: https://www.calvertjournal.com/
It's Nice That: Championing Creativity: https://www.itsnicethat.com/
Friends of Friends: https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/
Melted Magic Club: https://meltedmagicclub.com/
The Grand Tour: https://www.grandtourmagazine.com/
Proper Mag: https://www.propermag.com/
Nature Makes Us Better: https://naturemakesusbetter.co.uk/
Enjoy! Any recommendations, bang them in the comments box, ta!
Call Your Mates!
This is the last one! Remember to phone up your mates, a real phone call not an half arsed message but a real old skool phone call, check up on your crew to see how they are doing, it's important... Have a laugh, you can add a little connectivity to your call but using facetime, skype, zoom or even the video conference in messenger where you can have a full gang get together.
IMPORTANT BIT!
Segregate your time!!!
Be mindful of what your doing, whether it's enjoying eggs on toast, doing some Joe Wicks PE with the kids, calling your friends, don't try and multitask (this isn't work!, goddammit!) enjoy each activity for what it is!
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