Lauren Shimabukuro

@namastesup

Around 2008 I started stand up paddling in Arizona. There weren't too many paddlers around at that time. I began really diving into my yoga practice. I began exploring all the get foot cramps from the long paddles so I would stop in a canyon or cove and do yoga on my board. I began offering donation based classes after that and was interested if anyone else was doing sup yoga. The community was small to begin with but began to grow and I became more inspired by everyone I met. In 2009 I started the NamasteSUP community to bring everyone together from around the world on a free platform.