AOA Surf School, Blyth Videos

Hi, I’m Brittany and I’ve been asked to give a little back story to why I founded Adaptive Ocean Academy; I’m a 25 year old Psychology grad and was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia when I was 19. To try to help myself I did a bunch of research on neurodivergent brains. It was around this time that I started working in the disability/autism sector and became hooked on surfing. Everything kind of came together when I moved to the North East and wanted to start teaching some of the people I was working with how to surf -I could feel how much it settled my mind, improved my spatial awareness and balance etc. and thought it might be a fun activity for others too. I’ve collected some videos of my surfing progress (on instagram) over the past 5 years to show the process of moving from beginner to intermediate. Surfing does not come naturally to me, probably partially to do with dyspraxia, I’ve definitely got my own ‘style’. I don’t think it comes naturally to a lot of people though! I can however say I absolutely adore surfing and it has added so much depth to my life, from meeting nearly all of my friends, to improving my mental and physical health, and finding utter quiet and calm in the ocean. My goal is to bring surfing into the lives of as many people as I can and share some of the joy that I can’t really put into words. I work full-time, so I run the surf school on Saturdays and I’m working non-stop to get funding to run more free sessions. If you want to enquire about lessons please email me at [email protected]. If you or your business want to get involved with fundraising/donations please click this link https://shorturl.at/a0269 or email. Thanks for reading this far- Brit x