CHANGING THE WAY
WOMEN
LEARN TO SURF
Professional surf coaching for women. Build confidence, develop skills, and deepen your connection to the ocean through our holistic approach.
Choose your path
Surf Coaching
Whether you're catching your first wave or working toward greater independence in the ocean, our coaching is designed to support your growth every step of the way
Community Events
Our Community Events are designed to create meaningful spaces for women to connect, reflect, grow, and build authentic relationships both in and out of the water.
Who we are
Mindful Waves was created to offer women a different way to learn, grow, and connect through surfing.
Rooted in surf coaching and informed by Surf Therapy principles, our approach combines skill development, ocean knowledge, mindfulness, and community to create experiences that support both progression and personal growth.
Whether you're catching your first wave, working through fear, or simply seeking a deeper connection to the ocean, we're here to meet you exactly where you are.
As part of the global Groundswell Community Project, we believe surfing can be more than a sport—it can be a pathway to confidence, resilience, and meaningful connection.
Make the Ocean your new therapy room.
Soak in the joy of living in the now and savoring fleeting moments, while leaning into your edges and into the waves.
Our invite is open!
ROOTED IN
CONFIDENCE
We help women build trust in themselves through surfing, creating experiences that support growth both in and out of the water.
CONNECTION
To ourselves, to community, and to the ocean
PRESENCE
The ocean invites us to slow down, tune in, and meet each moment exactly as it is.
EMPOWERMENT
We believe every woman belongs in the lineup and deserves spaces where she feels supported, capable, and strong.
Letter from our founder
Hola, I'm Dani!
Mindful Waves' story starts with me - a Cartago native who moved to Nosara in an attempt to turn life around and be closer to the ocean.
I didn't grow up surfing.
Like many women, I came to the sport later in life and quickly discovered that learning to surf was about so much more than standing up on a board. It challenged me to work through fear, trust myself, and find confidence in places I never expected.
After moving from Cartago to Nosara, the ocean became my teacher. Through surfing, I found community, healing, and a deeper connection to myself.
Over the years, I had the privilege of coaching women from around the world and working alongside some of Costa Rica's leading women in surfing. Again and again, I witnessed the same transformation: women discovering their strength, building confidence, and realizing they belong in the lineup.
That experience inspired me to create Mindful Waves.
Today, Mindful Waves combines professional surf coaching with Surf Therapy principles to create experiences that support not only surfing progression, but personal growth, connection, and wellbeing.
My mission is simple: to help women feel confident in the ocean and empowered far beyond it.
I look forward to sharing the waves with you.
See you in the water!
- Dani
I strive to create a unique surfing experience that is healing and reconnects women to their essence, so they feel strong in and out of the water.
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