Awareness is Everything with Bamboo Bob

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03/14/23 • 38 min

In this week’s episode with Bamboo Bob we discuss the wide diversity and uniqueness of his nursery Pura Vida Tropicals, how he builds soil with local resources, how awareness is everything when learning to surf and learning to live well, his karma initiator, swimming with aliens and his 60 year history of surfing. You don’t want to miss this one, Bamboo Bob’s enthusiasm is electrifying!
Episode Highlights:
[00:00] A sample of the plants and edibles at Pura Vida Nursery
[06:45] Building soil
[13:48] Awareness is everything: Our surf session,
[16:07] His karma initiator and swimming with aliens,
[23:05] Sweet spots like Oceanside
[31:07] 60 years of surfing history
[33:52] Tracing a familial line
Quotes from Bob:
"Nature's phenomenal. I just love collecting everything. As you can see here, I haven't stopped yet and I'm 75 years old and I continue to put seeds in the ground, even though I know I'm not gonna be able to live long enough to accept its shade. I've had couples that come over here and brought their kids, and then I get a phone call later from the parents. "Hey, my son wishes you were his grandpa, so he could learn lessons." They come back and have started their own little gardens. I hope I'm doing good and that's the inspiration that I like to try giving."
"You gotta have releases where you can get out of that rat race of working and what have you. Find time for yourself and getting yourself centered. That's what surfing does. You have to have more of it, and then you find that euphoria."
"There's a lot of more life than what we think we know all the time. We’re like a horse with blinders, take those blinders off and inundate yourself with stuff and really find out what you want to do."
Get in touch with Bamboo Bob

Pura Vida Tropicals Nursery

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Photo of Bamboo Bob by permission by Santos Sal Garcia of Global Photo USA

Pura Vida Tropicals Nursery

More about Christine Foerster

christinefoerster.com
Instagram @christinefoerster

Photo of Bamboo Bob by permission by Santos Sal Garcia of Global Photo USA

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My Gnarly Surf Pal with Emily Buswell

This week’s podcast is a special one to my heart because I interview my surf pal, the one who has consistently met me about once a week to surf together for the past year. We talk about the importance of a surf pal for commitment, enthusiasm, surfing year round, being the witness to one another’s growth, exploring new locations together, boogie boarding, running, motherhood, and finding liberation in your 50s to get your tomboy on. Emily is lighthearted, honest and you will wish she was your surf pal too!
Episode Highlights:
[00:00] Why you need a surf pal
[03:11] How to surf year round
[05:00] Surfing different breaks
[08:07] Being the Witness
[09:27] Remembering your boogie
[12:30] Running for mind over matter
[17:29] Getting your tomboy on
Quotes from Emily:
" It was such a flash that came flooding back of a memory. I had an orange boogie board, and I'd go out there with my little bathing suit, maybe it matched. I would just go out with the kelp and it was freezing cold. I did not care. The ocean would just hold me.
"Don't forget you're that Emily still who loves to have fun, you're still easygoing and light and it's okay to be silly even though you're a mom now. It’s okay to let go a little bit."
"I love that I'm doing this because it feels so good to my body. My body is responding. I'm old enough to know what that feels like now. I don't know if I would have known that, 10 years ago, but I've come this far and I'm so grateful. I wouldn't have it any other way."

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What makes you thrive with Heather Moreau

In this episode with Heather Moreau we discuss her adventures with shooting international destination weddings, becoming the master of your own time as an entrepreneur, putting systems in place to get your trail running, backpacking, surfing, snowboarding, and yoga in, and weaving a family culture in the great outdoors. Come with me as we delve into Heather’s rich and meaningful life.
Highlights:
[00:00] Life as a professional photographer and entrepreneur
[12:27] Fine art photography
[13:29] Doing it all
[15:26] Motherhood and surfing
[17:18] A passion for longboarding
[17:56] Numb chins and hands: surfing in December
[21:35] Creating systems for success
[22:52] Her history of surfing
[27:04] Creating a family culture of surfing
Quotes by Heather:
"It takes a lot of deep thought and planning about what you want out of life and what’s important to you. What are your values and where do you want to spend your time? Because it’s so easy for time to just be frittered away with things that aren’t necessarily important to you. So, taking the time to think, what are my values, what are the things that make me thrive? What are the things that make me so happy and just trying to fit them all in."
"We have two boys. We want to introduce them to surfing because we think it's such a beautiful thing in the world. If you learn to surf young enough it becomes something that you can go do anytime. It's an escape. It's a built-in community. It's connecting with nature. It's having respect for the ocean. It's noticing the patterns in nature, through the seasons of winter and summer. I want my kids to have that. I want them to deeply understand that."
"I decided, this is it. I don't want to go to an office every day. I wanna work for myself. I want to be my own boss. I want to achieve and accomplish all of the types of photography that I've always loved."
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