Koa Smith is a pretty positive dude.
Maybe that’s what happens when you’ve scored more perfect barrels than most people dream of, meditate regularly, and practice gratitude daily.
In his latest vlog below, Smith shares his methods of self-work, meditating, and sharing positive energy. Don’t worry, he gets super barreled too.
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Smith captioned his latest vlog above:
“The Secret Thought Process of Elite Surfers: What They NEVER Tell You!
“Join us as we SCORE perfect surf and share insights on HOW WE FREE OURRR SELFFF with Griffin Colapinto and Troy Eckert!”
The video opens the morning of the Lexus Pipe Pro with the boys discussing intention early in the morning, post-meditation.
“Can we all, like, go surf together today? That sounds so fun to all try and tune into this flow state together,” Colapinto says.
Smith explains that they’ve been on an “epic program” as of late, which includes meditating at 5:30 a.m. He says that he’s found that dedicating an hour to himself every morning and focusing on positive thoughts makes his day better.
“I feel like I just build this positive bubble,” he says.
This is the theme for the rest of the video, which continues through behind-the-scenes footage at the contest and a session Smith has at Off the Wall.
You’ll have to watch for the full message, so press play above.
Smith’s viewers were stoked, check out the comments below:
“Thank you for the reminder to focus on & invest time in ourselves.”
“Love the positivity and promoting taking care of your mental health. We need more people like you opening up and pushing positivity and kindness. from FL”
“Always genuine and grounded. Love this energy. Keep at it Koa!”
“I love the conversation 🙂 Self-care is loving yourself so you have enough love to give, otherwise, what is there to give if you’re empty….”
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