Dive into your sea love and self love practice in this surf and wellbeing community
Groundswell Scotland is a surf therapy non-profit organisation for Trauma Recovery. We facilitate programmes designed to improve and develop self regulation, embodiment practices and healing tools through surfing’s connection to nature, community and self.
Our unique and innovative programmes provide the opportunity for local women to come together around the ocean with the aim of promoting health and wellbeing. Surf Therapy is a celebration of our coasts, natural environment, community as well as encouraging more women to experience the joy of surfing and other mindful sports whatever their background or experience.
We have a 6 week curriculum with that includes surf journal reflections, movement and meditation practice, environmental beach conditions, learning to surf, connections with female centred surfing, confidence in being in the sea, surfing, your ability in yourself and in the surf environment.
We train Groundswell Scotland volunteer facilitators and volunteer peer mentors to hold space in and out of the ocean to support your healing journey. Groundswell uses the ocean and surfing as a healing modality, much like art is used in art therapy.
Throughout the curriculum, you will be supported in your healing journey as you learn to self regulate difficult emotions, navigate potential triggers and lean into your edges and into the waves; to widen your capacity to deal with stress. In doing so, you will learn resiliency, grounding techniques, intention setting, focus.
The programmes will also provide an opportunity for facilitators to learn too. We are all on a healing journey. The ocean has so much power to help build self awareness and esteem, which are integral to releasing from the restraints of trauma induced over/under whelm in the nervous system.
We look forward to stepping with you into community, and you journey into sea and self love.
The dates for our 2026 programme at Pease Bay in our cosy caravan are Friday mornings between 9am - 12 noon. We understand you might need to be a bit flexible with those times due to school hours if you have children.
April 24th
May 29th
June 19th
August 28th
September 25th
October 23rd
See our welcome videos
https://youtu.be/MyLNqoELuAw?si=yQa2oN0-2PqleX0v
https://youtu.be/a5q_i4PfCsA?si=IXxA8ikStS9J1JnB
https://youtu.be/ZRZp2RKElDI?si=nXs4idM_CCJyNmc8
Cockburnspath , GB
Free cancellation
Up to 2 days in advance
April
May
June