Taming Your Mind

There’s something raw and electric about Carolina, a northern Spaniard who traded her homeland’s chilly shores for Western Australia’s sun-soaked waves in 1998. A surfer, free diver, and Breathwork guru, Carolina’s carved a life that’s a fierce blend of charging big waves and cultivating calm. Here at Curl, we’re captivated by the synergy between her Breathwork and the untamed magic of surfing.

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Carolina’s no stranger to the edge. As an emergency nurse in Australia’s remote corners, she stared down chaos with a steady pulse. But it’s the ocean where she truly found her rhythm, shredding on both shortboards and longboards and slipping into the blue abyss as a free diver. When she stumbled into yoga teacher training pre-COVID, Breathwork cracked her world open. Now, she’s chasing a master’s and guiding others to harness their breath through her platform, Unleash Your Breath Power. 

Breathwork, for Carolina, is her anchor in the lineup. “It’s surrender and control,” she says, embodying the seamless flow of a surfer riding a wave whilst being in perfect sync with the wave’s rhythm.

Her go-to move, the 4-7-8—inhale four, hold seven, exhale eight—grounds her when a wave has slammed her deep and is working her under water or a hospital shift is chaotically busy. It’s the kind of tool that slows the world, letting her surf with her arms loose, her mind clear… She’s teaching this to her crew, especially women surfers, helping them ride with the same fearless heart that Curl celebrates.

The ocean’s Carolina’s playground and teacher. It’s where she tackles the unknown, breathes through gnarly hold-downs, and keeps her cool when shit gets real. Her site, unleashyourbreathpower.com, is packed with workshops and knowledge for anyone who would like to try. Carolina shows how a controlled breath can flip a wipeout into straight-up power. We’re stoked to have her in our Curl team, bringing calm and energy to our pages and surf training app.

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Website: unleashyourbreathpower.com

Insta: @unleashyourbreathpower