Surfing Your Urges

13/03/2026

Mini Uncomfortable Challenge

Today’s challenge was simple. Run 5km off road.

But nature added its own flavour — hail, snow, rain and sunshine all within the same run.

For a moment I wished I’d worn gloves…
Then remembered I’d already spent five minutes in the cold tub earlier.

So I leaned into it.

No rush.
No chasing pace.
Just moving well and running pain free.

Nearly the whole run through the nose, letting the breath set the rhythm. Utilising the Oxygen Advantage techniques before, during and after the run.

What I thought would be uncomfortable and require pushing… Became a peaceful hour in nature.

The kind of hour that reminds you your body was built to move and your mind was built to be free.

A quiet limbic victory.

Grateful for the inspiration from
Tony Riddle and the journey.

A small limbic win. The limbic kickback is being re-trained for sure.

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25/02/2026

When you commit to something nine months away — something that asks more of you —
you begin long before the start line.

You tend to the body.
You refine your fitness.
You nourish with intention.
You learn to notice the nervous system before it spikes.

Being without the bike until Saturday isn’t an excuse for collapse,
nor is it permission to punish myself when it returns.
No more feast or famine.
No more overreaching to prove something.
I’m learning the art of balance.

My NatLife practise .coach
Natural movement has become my preparation —
crawling low to the earth,
running drills with patience.
Now I can run — slowly —
and feel gratitude instead of knee pain,
strength instead of strain the next morning.

Breath has been the quiet revolution.
It steadies me for life.
It steadies me for the cold.
It steadies me for the choice to step toward discomfort willingly.

And the cold —
the cold has become a teacher.
It quiets the noise.
It reminds me I am a whole body, not just a busy mind.

This morning was simple.
Intentional.
Beautiful.

A practice I can’t recommend enough.

Much love, brothers and sisters.

22/02/2026

This week I climbed over 3,000ft on my clockwork bike which is a big jump from normal climbing and no longer on an ebike!

And as much as Im starting to like the push, I’ve learned something important — effort means nothing if the nervous system never comes back down.

So today wasn’t about training harder.
It was about grounding deeper.

Time in the trees, with loved ones
Slow breathwork.
Good, nourishing food.
Letting nature regulate what elevation stimulated.

Recovery isn’t passive.
It’s intentional.

If we keep spiking the system without bringing it back to safety, eventually it will force us to rest, cause burnout or even worse.

Today I chose to reset — before a busy week ahead.

Strength isn’t just built in the climb.
It’s built in the return.

18/02/2026

I’m not saying I’m rejecting medicine.

It’s about remembering what keeps us well.

* NatLife pillars of our teaching *
Heat.
Cold.
Movement.
Simple diet.
Breath.
Stillness.

Sitting in the sauna long enough to soften.
Stepping into cold water long enough to feel fully alive.

No quick fix.
No numbing.
Just presence.

Letting the heat and cold be our teacher today.

We’ve normalised being tired, inflamed, overstimulated.
But the body still knows another way.

Sometimes healing looks simple.
Sweat.
Cold water.
Deep breaths.
Community.

Back to basics.
Back to sensation.
Back to ourselves.

Trying out this beautiful new wellness space in South Wales and leaning into the uncomfortable — because that’s often where the reset lives. 🖤

09/02/2026

== Redefining 50 ==

This was the first of five retreats over the next 10 months — all designed to help us grow, feel empowered and move closer to our goals.

Guided by our mentor Tony Riddle every step of the way, we began by learning how to recognise and correct negative self-talk. We explored how the limbic system tries to keep us comfortable — feeding us doubt, excuses and even creating little aches and niggles to stop us doing something challenging.

Having the tools to understand this — and move through it — has been incredibly enlightening. It already makes our end-of-year challenge feel far more achievable.

Deep teachings, sauna conversations, cold dips, nature walks, nourishing food, family constellations, breathwork, movement and learning how to run properly…

What an amazing start to this 10-month journey.

Exciting times ahead

19/01/2026

Lovely little insight into one of our clients recent journey on our Escape, Breathe and Reset Retreat in the Gower. Thanks .d.wins for joining us where we try to help our clients start the simple journey of making wellness a lifestyle built into their normal day life through functional breathing, foundational movement and relaxing the nervous system.

19/01/2026

2 spaces available on this Fridays - Escape Breathe & Reset Retreat at the Gower - 9am - 4pm. If being led through movement, yoga, cold bath, sauna, breathwork and sound bath is calling you then this is for you...

If you’ve been craving a day to yourself… To slow down… To breathe again… To reconnect with your body and nature — This is your sign. Join us on 23rd January 2026 in the Gower for our ESCAPE, BREATHE & RESET retreat. A deeply grounding day including: ✨ Breathwork ✨ Yoga + functiona...

31/12/2025

January can feel heavy.
Short days, long nights, and the after-effects of a busy holiday season often linger far longer than we expect.

This January, instead of pushing through, we invite you to pause.

Our NatLife Escape. Breathe. Reset. Retreat is an intimate, carefully curated experience in Gower, Wales, designed to help you begin 2026 feeling restored, grounded, and re-connected to yourself.

Through guided breathwork, gentle movement, and space for deep rest, you’ll be supported to:
• breathe more freely
• move with greater ease
• and step into the year ahead feeling lighter and clearer

This is a quiet, luxurious reset — unhurried, personal, and intentionally small, allowing time, attention, and care for every guest.

📍 Wales, UK
🗓 23 January
✨ Very limited spaces available

If January feels like a moment to soften rather than strive, this is your invitation.
BOOK NOW
👉 https://www.surfingyoururges.com/retreats

31/12/2025

A perfect NatLife NYE day out, getting ready to start an awesome year. Watching the sunrise with at was awesome this morning a 5am start but was so worth it. Hot and cold contrast therapy at its best, -4 when we arrived!!! Have a great evening seeing the new year in. Hope to see you all soon. Thanks for your support Craig & Katy

20/12/2025

Our last NatLife retreat of the year was truly something special. ✨

Spending time with such amazing humans — breathing together, reconnecting with ourselves, each other, and the natural world — felt deeply nourishing.

We shared beautiful food, meaningful conversations, plenty of laughter, and moments of stillness that helped us reset and soften before the year’s end.

So grateful for the connection, the presence, and the magic that unfolds when we slow down and come together. 💛🌿

We still have 3 spaces on 23rd January retreat…

27/11/2025

Ready for one last reset before Christmas?

If your body has been whispering “please slow down”…
If your mind has been racing…
If you’ve been craving a day that feels like a full exhale…

This is it.

Join us on 19th December in Gower for a full-day nervous-system reset:

Breathwork Yoga + movement
Nature
Cold exposure
Sound healing
Meditation
Nourishing food
Deep, grounding connection

Just a few spaces left at £99 (usually £199).
Come home to yourself before the holidays begin.

Book Now:
https://www.surfingyoururges.com/retreats

25/11/2025

Pushing yourself is familiar these days
Softening and slowing… that’s the real practice.

We spend so much of life in “go go go go mode.”
Doing more. Holding more. Giving more.
It becomes automatic — almost like a wave that carries us without asking.

But the skill we’re rarely taught is how to pause.
How to notice the urges to keep going and going…
And to choose to stay with the moment instead of rushing past it.

This is nervous system work.
This is surfing your urges.

It’s learning to feel the rise of tension without reacting.
To feel the pull of overstimulation, but to pause.
Gently come back to your breath, this is what really matters… After a couple of days of meetings and being in london we need to ground ourselves and really pause in nature, get cold and just be… so lucky to live here…