Aloha Tribe,
For the next 11 days, begining tonight in about 3 hours, but starting tomorrow, I'm on a quest of simply surfing with my old-school longboard. I do this type of exploration every year at this time, my Birthday. Surfing. Fasting. Watching and listening to the sea all night. Nothing more.
One girl. One classic board. One backpack. My bright orange VW Bug. And, the sea.
Where I'll begin? Here. Where I'll end? I never know until I"m there. The swells call, dancing their chaos at Double Overhead, offering wild, untamed waves of unpredictable direction and unharnessed power.
Bodaciously Stoked,
Lily of the Valley
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Gerry Lopez with Lily of the Valley's Elephant Gun
Robert August with Lily of the Valley's Longboard
One girl. One bodacious longboard. One perfect wave. The quest from kahuna tuna to big wave rider in one year. The next evolution in surfing: CHI SURFING
About Me
- Lily of the Valley
- I am a longboard girl. A Chi Surfer. A girl who rides the energy of the waves both while riding my 9 foot longboard as well as while riding the waves of energy (Qi) within my own body. This is Chi Surfing. A new art. A new surfing frontier. Untouched.Unexplored. Raw. Wild. Filled with untold adventures. This is the next evolution of surfing. Chi Surfing!!! I've studied the Chinese art of chi gung (qigong) since I was a very young girl and I am adapting my longboard surfing style to flow with chi (qi), making me, quite possibly, the world's first Chi Gung longboard soul surfer. I plan to use my chi gung skills to help me on my quest from beginning surfer to a soft style nose rider, using chi specifically to bring a flowing sense of softness, grace, and beauty to my enhanced sensually sensory style of surfing. I have written a book on qigong called Chi Gung: Chinese Healing, Energy, and Natural Magick. I'm using the ideas from that book as well as a lifetime of study and practice in the art in my new surfing style. My year's goal is a mellow ride on a Big Wave. MY ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO RIDE WAVES WITH A NEW SENSE OF UNBRIDLED STOKE, WILD AND FREE AS A STORM RIDER.
Favorite Surfboards
- Aqua Green BK 10' Longboard
- Lime Green Hawaiian Blades 7'2" Thruster
- All Silver Gerry Lopez 9 foot Elephant Gun
- Red and White Striped Robert August 9 foot Wingnut Longboard
Lily of the Valley's Elephant Gun
Gerry Lopez with Lily of the Valley's Elephant Gun
Lily of the Valley's Longboard
Robert August with Lily of the Valley's Longboard
Dream Moves
- Tube Corkscrew - what started it all.
- Paddle Out Reentry Acid Drop, Off-it's Tits, Drop in Fade, to a Hanging Five, Soul Arch.
- But first, simply to Stand on my board. (one step at a time)
- More to Come...
Favorite Foods
- Fish Tacos
- Mangoes
- Papayas
- Pineapple
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