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Accessibility Standards Lead @airbnb 💻
Second participant of the @neurorestore.official Think2Go trial 🧠🚶🏼‍♀️
T8/9 complete SCI👩🏼‍🦽‍➡️

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Team England Para announced for 2026 @isasurfing World Para Surfing Championships.

Event takes place @dsrtsurf - it’s going to be iconic!

Thanks to our supporters @kukuna_eyewear @dryrobe @boardmasters @moulded.earplugs @radwax_radspa

Link in bio for full update 🤙

📷 1 @dsrtsurf
📷 2 & 5 @isasurfing
📷 3 @leoniemurphy
📷 4 @philsurfboy

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The Friday night at the surf film festival hosted a panel of some great people in the community who make an positivity impact in our surf community.

Here Suze talks about key organisations who are supporting the Adaptive surf community to "get out there".
It's worth listening to for a better understanding.
I was touched and honoured to get a specific shout out
For the Dryrobe Adapt ♡ ( min 2ish).
Thank you Suze!

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🌊 FRIDAY NIGHT PANEL: Surf, Conservation & Accessibility

Friday 21 August at the Surf & Conservation Film Festival brings the Save The Waves Film Festival screening to Freshwell Camping. And before the films, we’ve got an incredible talk panel diving into surf conservation and making the sport more accessible to everyone.

Meet the panelists 👇

🔵 Suzanne Edwards: Parateam/Surfing England. Para surfer, accessibility advocate and two-time English Para Surfing Champion. After a life-changing spinal cord injury, Suzanne rediscovered surfing as a prone surfer and now represents Team England internationally – championing inclusion in and out of the water.

🔵 Nick Rees: @dryrobe. Over 15 years in the surf industry, now Global Partnerships Manager at Dryrobe. Previously COO at Surfing England and Surf Manager at The Wave.

🔵 Ella Sullivan: @sauntonsurfsisters. Founder of Saunton Surf Sisters, a North Devon community empowering women through surfing, friendship and a shared connection to the ocean.

🔵 James A. Grant: Reinventing the Ride. Photographer blending fine art, fashion and documentary storytelling. His touring exhibition explores the people and ideas driving more sustainable surfboard design across the UK.

🔵 Ian Bennett: @waveprojectuk. Adaptive Lead and pioneer at The Wave Project, providing surf therapy and inclusive ocean activities for people with physical and mental disabilities. BBC South West Unsung Hero award winner for his work out of Croyde.

🔵 Roger Sheridan: @surfingengland. Head of Professional Services at Surfing England, with 20+ years in sport and leisure management. A passionate advocate for marine conservation, especially Surfing England’s Surfer Scientists Seagrass Project.

📍 Freshwell Camping, Croyde 🎟️ [link in bio]

#SurfConservationFilmFest #NorthDevon #AccessibleSurfing #SaveTheWaves

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As a movement specialist, one of the questions I’m asked most often is what Pilates looks like for someone living with paralysis following a spinal cord injury.

The answer is… we adapt.

Every session with Suzanne is designed around what her body needs on that particular day.

You’ll notice a spring attached to Suzanne’s leg. By supporting the weight of her leg and working with the resistance of the spring, we’re able to create safe, controlled movement, mobilise her hip and knee, load the tissues in a meaningful way, and encourage as much muscle activity and body awareness as possible.

Every exercise is adapted. Sometimes I’m supporting the weight of Suzanne’s body or her legs, sometimes guiding the movement, and sometimes we’re simply creating awareness and connection. It really is a partnership.

It’s hard work for both of us, but it’s always worth it.

One of the reasons Suzanne and I choose to share these sessions is because we hope they’ll help someone else.

After our last video, a lady who had been interested in trying adaptive Pilates contacted Suzanne. She told us she’d always been too frightened to try Pilates, but seeing Suzanne gave her the confidence to believe it might be possible. Suzanne was then able to connect her with an adaptive Pilates teacher closer to home.

That is something we’re both incredibly proud to have been a small part of.

That’s why we share these sessions.

To show that movement doesn’t have to look the same to be meaningful.

Every body deserves the opportunity to move.

Movement is possible in so many different ways.

It’s about discovering what is possible

Sue & Suzanne xxx

#woolacombe #sensegreaterpeace #adaptivepilates #spinalcordinjury #wheelchairlife

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Some people inspire you without even trying.

Not because of what they’ve been through.
But because of how they choose to meet each day.

After a fall in 2011, Suzanne sustained a spinal cord injury, leaving her paralysed from just above the waist down.

I’ve had the privilege of working with Suzanne for some time now, and every session reminds me that movement is never about limitations. It’s about discovering possibility.

Together we use the Reformer Tower to build the strength she relies on every day, create space through her spine and chest, improve mobility, reduce tension, and help her body feel more connected, comfortable and free.
Alongside movement, we incorporate hands-on release and assisted movement to support her whole body.

I seriously could not admire her more.

Suzanne brings determination, humour, gratitude and an openness to every session. She continually reminds me that strength isn’t just physical; it’s found in the way we choose to meet life.

It is a privilege to be part of her journey.

#inspiringwomen #spinalcordinjury #adaptivepilates #wheelchairsports #pilatestower

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i'm tim ream?

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Join us in the studio, the lawn, the beach or zoom
Movement matters, you matter ♥️

#woolacombe #sensegreaterpeace #reformerstudio #northdevonreformerstudio #yoga

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Reformer + spinal cord stim session with SCI athlete, Suzanne.

@suzanne__edwards completed her implanted spinal cord stimulator (eSCS) trial, and this session was 👉 using her SCS with her favorite reformer exercises - something she wasn't able to try with the research team, but she wanted to integrate into her home program.

💥 TDLR: The SCS integration was powerful, but not in the ways we expected.

First, we used the "core activation" SCS settings in the core exercises, as we assumed would be appropriate...

But the activation was kicking her off balance and was too chaotic for the desired fluidity - the technology isn't there yet for the nuance in core activation patterns.

When I was demonstrating how the exercise was actually meant to be done, she pointed out how much my legs were involved, despite them not actually moving. They were stabilizing - anchoring - so that my trunk could perform the hinge, articulation or stability.

Then it clicked:
💡 Let's try the Lower Body stim programs for the core work!

And by golly - that was the ticket. 💥

I fully understand the lack of LE integration in paralysis and how that makes exercises harder, but it was incredible to see the direct comparison of the LE support on vs. off. And it was not subtle.

I tell this story as a little reminder to think outside the box when it comes to your tools, equipment and recent developments in tech. Best use practices may not be so obvious. This tech was developed by engineers, and while it might work great in a lab, its going to take exploration by clinicians of many different types of backgrounds to optimize the day-to-day application.

Thanks Suzanne for trusting me in this process! It was such a fun session!

👉For more information on in-person training intensives at ZN HQ in Bend, visit the link in bio.

#pilatesforneuro #spinalcordinjury #reformer #paraplegic #spinalcordstimulator

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A beautiful 🌞 day for the first group training session of the season for the @surfingengland 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑓 squad @thewave

Aligning on team values, refining focus through surf analysis, and raising the bar in the water - this is a team hungry for competition season 🔥🤙🏻 First up: the English Para Surfing Open in July!

#teamengland #surfing #parasurf #adaptivesurfing #adaptivesports

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🤝 @dryrobe ambassadors X Team England Para Surf 🙌

It was a highlight at Mondays training session, connecting with this awesome crew. Meeting the ambassadors, sharing what we do & having them watch us surf - was epic 💙

Raising awareness of our performance para athletes is a focus for us & encouraging more people with disabilities to try the sport (check out our Para Surfing Roadshow!). We were so stoked to connect with @dryrobe who share our passion to do this and we hope this opens many more opportunities as we go through 2026 and beyond!

A huge thanks to our Head Coach Andy Banks, Team Manager @philsurfboy and our volunteer coaches @jackpatching @clivewright @the_surf_coach @kateswavechasing @shieldsurf - it wouldn’t be possible without you all!

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Our Para England Team training day @thewave 🌊

The energy was high and the quality of surfing was even higher - our athletes absolutely delivered on our training sessions and we’re all excited for the season ahead! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A huge thanks to our coaches and staff who made the day what it was and to @uwebristol for an insightful session on building our team culture 👏

And of course, big thanks to @thewave - an incredible place to train, push performance and refuel with some seriously good food 🙌

If this is something that sparks your interest and you’re looking for some extra support to give adaptive surfing a go - have a look at our @saltrock Para Roadshow 🚐 👀

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What carries across from waves to snow? 🌊⛷️

Feeling empowered by adaptive skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games but don’t have a centre nearby? Suzanne explores whether the balance and control she’s developed through para surfing transfer to sit skiing, and what other parts of the sport carry over.

Discover inclusive activities online and in your local area with #EveryBodyMoves powered by @toyotauk from @paralympicsgb_official

#paralympics #surfing #parasurfing #adaptiveskiing

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