Episode 8: Bold and Humble with Kim Novak

In this episode with Kim Novak, we discuss how working at a surf retreat in Indonesia challenged her to be quick and bold with her surfing, how she learned to catch shorebreak waves and bigger waves, her transition from long boarding to short boarding, her work as a Reiki practitioner, and why she follows the Ayurvedic lifestyle. For all of you beginner’s out there, Kim will inspire you to get serious with your surfing.

Highlights:
[00:00]  Surfing Bigger and Bolder
[04:29] From Longboarding to Shortboarding
[13:45] The Energy Fields of Reiki
[20:49] An Ayurvedic Lifestyle
[29:37] Our Surf Session
[39:28] From Barista to Surfer

Quotes by Kim:
"I noticed that when I'm getting egotistical in the water, I'm like, oh, I caught so many waves just now. I'm pretty good! I get slammed. She's just like, boom. No, you're not. Stop that. She immediately humbles me. There is a connection there."

"While traveling, I met many world traveling surfers and they all had short boards. It's much more dynamic. It's in your car. It's easier to carry. There's so many stairs in Bali. You don't want this heavy right 9’ 3” board with you when you're navigating down windy steps. There are many perks to shortboarding and I feel very called to it. It's hard. It's really scary and it's challenging, but that's growth, right? You're never gonna get better unless you fail a lot."

"We have our physical bodies, but our energy fields expand about six or seven feet. We're in each other's energy fields right now. If I am practicing Reiki on you, I need to be three to four inches above your body to really feel and concentrate too and activating the symbols to be able to read your energy."