"When I started guarding Venice Beach there was no ordinance banning nudity," says Kiane Nowell...

"I'm still learning honestly. There's so much to think about," says Nate, a live-aboard sailor...

"After every session, I feel restored, happy, and able to tackle anything life throws at me," says Brooke...

"Fishing is a discipline in equality, for all people are equal before fish," says Anton Yupangco...

"I feel a mixture of high-stoke and freedom with a hint of Holy Shit!" says Jasmine, on kitesurfing...

A highly accomplished Nike trainer and wellness coach, Rene is a fountain of positive energy and joy...

"To me, nature is not an escape, it is an entrance into the truest essence of all that is"...

"I don't run, I dance onward," says Rio, an Earth empath embodying movement through trail-dancing...

"Spending time in nature with my queer community has been extremely healing," says Lou, on space to think...

"Connecting with nature is essential to learning how to take better care of it," says Hannah Tizedes...

"Through surfing, the connection with the forces of nature connects me with myself," says Ramon...

"My dad was a paraglider, so a lot of time was spent in the outdoors climbing and running," says Emi...

"There's so much beauty in nature if you let yourself see it," says Cat, on movement and stillness...

"It was hard at first being gay in the water," says LuisFer, on facing homophobia and finding community and support in Saladita...