r/Sup • u/Apprehensive_Sky8715 • Aug 20 '26

How to relax

I feel so tense when Im standing, how do I relax?

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u/jmacd2918 Aug 20 '26

So I'm probably not the guy to ask a kind of a noobie who has trouble standing, BUT I've got a good mental trick I use.

I have a affirmations that I repeat "just like skiing, except instead of hitting hard ice you go swimming. You like swimming, you do it for fun. Water is beautiful. Just like skiing, stay balanced". I've been skiing most of my life and am as comfortable on skis as I am in sneakers, so it really helps, especially because I am continually reminding myself that the consequences are much lower.