After over 30 years of devotion to whitewater kayaking, what can one learn about life from the river?

 

Anna Levesque is a mental agility and white water kayak coach who is passionate about empowering her clients with courage and confidence through her company, Mind Body Paddle.

 

Anna is the author of the book Yoga for Paddling, was named one of the most inspirational paddlers alive by Canoe and Kayak magazine, and is a World Freestyle Kayak Champion medalist. 

 

We talk about…

 

- Aging when you’ve loved a sport for 30 years, and feeling healthier at almost 50 than she did in her 20s

- Misogyny in her first paddle sports job and being nicknamed “Kitchen Wench”

- Pushback after putting out the first instructional DVD for women in kayaking in 2004

- The need for both rivers and humans to have discipline and boundaries in order to experience full flow

- Developing strategies to combat negative internal dialogue

- Being self-aware of when your ego is making decisions for you

- Celebrating all small steps as a win, even swimming while kayaking

- Working towards making kayaking more inclusive

- The changing language around adventure sports and how language can become more inclusive

- Being willing to put what you have at stake in order to make the sport more inclusive

- When people assume that since work is “fun,” you don’t need to make much money

- Being unapologetic around your prices as a business owner because you know the value

 

 

 

 

How to connect with Anna:

• Website: https://annalevesque.com/

• IG: https://instagram.com/annaclevesque

• FB: https://www.facebook.com/anna.levesque2

• Mind Body Paddle FB: https://www.facebook.com/mindbodypaddle1

• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lXljm9C8cJmUbLDo-Jaow

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-levesque-86149216/ 

• TikTok: @annamindbodypaddle

 

 

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• https://www.instagram.com/jenistembridge

• https://www.itsangiemarie.com/

• https://linkedin.com/in/angie-marie/

 

 

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Shout-Outs:

• Music: The Kind of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

• Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

 

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