I need to sleep but It's difficult to come down off of the high that I've been on for two days. I am exhausted but my mind is racing with ideas on how to bring everything I've experienced back to my PaddleFit Students in the Charlotte area. I am more motivated than ever to prove that PaddleFit is one of the best fitness activities available to us. Here are a few photos (many more to come) that will give you a glimpse into this incredible experience. 

Thanks to Brody Welte and the team at PaddleFit for putting together such valuable activities and for creating a forum to share ideas. What a privilege to spend time and learn from athletes like Sean Pangelinan and Slater Trout. I am completely stoked about everything new and exciting happening in the world of PaddleFit including retreats to places like Costa Rica and much, much more! 

I am a huge advocate of Indo Yoga Boards and balance trainers. I am excited to be getting more experience on them so that I can bring it back to my PaddleFit Students. 

Indo Boards will definitely be incorporated more frequently as we get into fall and winter. 

I am as we speak headed out to California for an SUP race and Indo Board training. I can't wait to learn more from the experts! Here is what I have to look forward to. 

"Indo Board Balance Trainers are the most effective land-based means of training for SUP racing, SUP surfing and SUP Yoga. In addition to its existing line of balance training devices, Indo Board has also recently released their groundbreaking Indo Yoga Board. The Indo Yoga Board is a simple 6 foot long, 15 inch wide board that allows yoga enthusiasts to simulate the instability of SUP Yoga while in a yoga studio, home, outdoors or virtually anywhere, without the need for a body of water and a stand up paddle board.

Indo Board is proud to sponsor the Indo Board SUP Yoga Classes at the 2013 Battle of the Paddle (BOP). The classes will be programmed and taught by nationally recognized SUP Yoga Instructors including Lauren Peterson, Founder of Namaste SUP, Julie Roach, Founder of H2Yo, Suzanne Yeo of Yogaworks and Michelle Gierst of Olympus SUP Fit.

The classes will take place on the beach just north of the BOP race course on Saturday Sept. 28, 2013 @ 1:00PM – 2:00PM and Sunday Sept. 29, 2013 @ 11:00AM -12:00 NOON. The classes will feature both land based (using the Indo Yoga Board) and traditional water based Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga and are designed to accommodate every type of Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga enthusiast from first-timers to experienced professionals."

Wow what a day at "work"! Unbelievable August weather and great turnout from Charlotte Family Yoga Center. The My Aloha Paddle & Surf Team of PaddleFit Instructors had a blast working with everyone who came out to experience the unique challenge of paddling and posing on the water. These are the type of events that I love to organize since it allows people who are already active to discover a new way to achieve fitness goals. 

These students were incredible and provided us with some fantastic photo opportunities. Here is a sampling. If you'd like to see all photos click on the link below the gallery.