Changing short description from "Therapy" to one that is intentionally blank← Previous revisionRevision as of 23:43, 31 October 2026 Line 1: Line 1: {{Short description|Therapy}} {{Short description|none}} [[File:Surfers_Healing.jpg|thumb|Surfers Healing programme, Israel]] [[File:Surfers_Healing.jpg|thumb|Surfers Healing programme, Israel]] '''Surf therapy''' is analogous to [[nature therapy]] and is defined by the ''International Surf Therapy Organisation'' in 2017 as a type of [[mental health]] intervention that uses [[surfing]] and the [[ocean]] environment to promote physical and [[psychological well-being]].{{Cite journal |last=R.McKenzie, T. Chambers |date=2021-10-14 |title="Feels Good to Get Wet": The Unique Affordances of Surf Therapy Among Australian Youth |journal= Frontiers in Psychology|volume=12|article-number=721238 |doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721238 |doi-access=free |pmid=34721176 |pmc=8552065 }} It combines surf instruction, surfing activities, and structured individual and group activities to support individuals in achieving personal goals and improving their overall health.{{Cite journal |last1=Podavkova |first1=Tereza |last2=Dolejs |first2=Martin |date=2022-02-17 |title=Surf Therapy-Qualitative Analysis: Organization and Structure of Surf Programs and Requirements, Demands and Expectations of Personal Staff |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=2299 |doi=10.3390/ijerph19042299 |doi-access=free |issn=1660-4601 |pmc=8872285 |pmid=35206478}} '''Surf therapy''' is analogous to [[nature therapy]] and is defined by the ''International Surf Therapy Organisation'' in 2017 as a type of [[mental health]] intervention that uses [[surfing]] and the [[ocean]] environment to promote physical and [[psychological well-being]].{{Cite journal |last=R.McKenzie, T. Chambers |date=2021-10-14 |title="Feels Good to Get Wet": The Unique Affordances of Surf Therapy Among Australian Youth |journal= Frontiers in Psychology|volume=12|article-number=721238 |doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721238 |doi-access=free |pmid=34721176 |pmc=8552065 }} It combines surf instruction, surfing activities, and structured individual and group activities to support individuals in achieving personal goals and improving their overall health.{{Cite journal |last1=Podavkova |first1=Tereza |last2=Dolejs |first2=Martin |date=2022-02-17 |title=Surf Therapy-Qualitative Analysis: Organization and Structure of Surf Programs and Requirements, Demands and Expectations of Personal Staff |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=2299 |doi=10.3390/ijerph19042299 |doi-access=free |issn=1660-4601 |pmc=8872285 |pmid=35206478}}