Are you finding it tough to commit to tricks? Or maybe you’re struggling to even bring yourself to try new tricks altogether? You might be stuck in a rut, or what’s otherwise known as a ‘comfort zone’. What exactly is a ‘Comfort Zone’? When we are inside the comfort zone, we avoid taking on new…
Category: Mental Health
Fear attracts fear – How we can help overcome it in skating
Did you know that fearful thoughts actually attract more fear? Fear can feel MASSIVE, but it can be overcome, controlled and can even be used a power for success. As skaters, we know our hobby may seem scary to the average person and yet we still do it. Why? Because we have a perspective to…
Guest Experience; Years wasted avoiding skateboarding until I found a place in the woods that felt safe and inclusive
Girl Skate UK has just published an article with last years retreat guest, sex educator and youth worker, Heather Loweena. She speaks openly about her time with us, and how it took her decades to finally find somewhere that felt like she belonged in skateboarding. Read a snippet below and head over to the GSUK…
5 Benefits of Skating in Green Spaces
We know first hand the benefits of skating and learning in nature, and is the reason we have chosen to create beautiful, calming locations for our skateboard lessons, workshops and residential retreats. We have found our guests progress faster with time to relax and focus amongst the trees, away from busy streets and loud noises. …
5 Tips To Help Overcome Your Mental Skate Block
Have you ever gone through a patch (maybe you’re in one right now if you’ve clicked on this article!) where you know that you are perfectly capable of landing a trick, but for whatever reason, you just can’t bring yourself to commit? Sometimes even the act of trying it can be a battle in itself….
Our Top 3 Reasons To Start Skateboarding
Still haven’t bitten the bullet and got yourself a skateboard yet? 🤔 We know there are a lot of you here who have stumbled across us after seeing an article online, maybe you’ve had a friend visit a skateboard lesson, workshop or skate retreat, or perhaps you were a skater many moons ago and are…
The Skate Retreat 