Doors of perception.
Four years ago it was revealed that surfing great Kelly Slater had gone to Costa Rica in order to visit the Rythmia Life Advancement Center, a resort that promises to “awaken you to your highest potential through the Rythmia way program, ayahuasca ceremonies, yoga, metphysics classes, hydrocolonic cleanses, transformational breath work, massage and farm-to-table organic food.”
It was life changing.
The 11x World Champion, glowing, delivered a to-camera testimonial where he said:
“I just had the most profound experience of my life. I literally decided to come here twelve hours before I came. It was something that was nagging at me for a few weeks beforehand, that this was something that could potentially change my life. I’ve had a lot of experience in my life. I’ve been all around the world… I’ve lived all around the world…and I’ve got to experience most worldly things. But…”
Just days ago, BeachGrit principal Derek Rielly re-visited the chapter, wondering if Slater’s psychedelic drug trip four years ago opened a portal for the Floridian to launch a world-title challenge, unprecedented in all sports, in his fiftieth year?
As it turns out, Rielly, himself, was prescient for it has just been announced that Slater will be Rythmia’s newest board member. Per the press release:
Rythmia Life Advancement Center today announced that Kelly Slater, 11-time World Surfing Champion, will be appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Slater joins Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Martin Luther King III, Toni Ko, Gerard Armond Powell, Dr. Jeff McNairy, Gerard Powell II, and Patrick Powell as a member of the Board.
“I am so excited to have Kelly Slater on our Board of Directors,’ said Gerard Armond Powell, CEO, Rythmia Life Advancement Center. ‘He is a true champion and friend, and we are blessed to have him.”
Slater, the announcement goes on to say, “also plays the guitar and ukulele. He has performed with Jack Johnson, as well as Angus Stone. And he is a member of the band The Surfers, alongside fellow surf pros, Rob Machado, and Peter King.”
Imagine sitting there in Costa Rica, colon clean, ayahuasca taking hold, the smooth sounds of Kelly Slater’s ukulele filling the warm air.
Miraculous.
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If a rippin 20 year old can beat him then let him earn it , fucken generation of entitlement gives me the shits.
Can you imagine doing psychedelics after spawning the ultimate surfer and not having a bad trip? Sociopath
Does one need to invest to become a board member?
Sorry, *how much does one….
I’m no Ethnobotanicalpsychopharmicologist, but I’d sure as shit love to have the money and free time to sit around getting fucking baked and tripping balls, with daily surfs and hot tropical sex all in the mix.
Just my opinion.
Go for it Kelly.
Yeah I bet he’s sitting there now shaking with fear.
I’m always scared of people who refer to themselves in the first person. It’s never a good sign.
Sean? How close are your eyes together? Tooo close? Too far apart? We need to know for safety purposes.
Fuck I’m scared just reading your post , Kelly must be terrified?
Rythmia-Ego-Advancement-Self-Center
Kelly’s been a bit of a dick lately, with your history here, I get the impression the resentment comes from some adolescent trauma he inflicted or jealousy. As for Kobe, he’s always been a cunt and a bigger sellout than most. Qanon Hayes has proven himself to be quite the fuckwit of late. #buymadhueysmerchtoproveyoureacunttoo
Which’ll make you puke first- the ayahuasca or Kelly’s ukulele?
imagine going through such a life changing experience, ayahuasca, death of ego etc… and then just sitting around being a dick on twitter.
Costa Rica? Fuck that. Imagine sitting in Bali, colon clean (via dysentery) Bintang taking hold listening to the soothing sounds of scooter horns
is a happy ending involved?
asking for pal, etc
Happy ending provided by Russian backpacker at extra charge
Those Russian guys are massive but damn they relieve the tension
Rythmia Life Advancement Center and his new board director.
Guess who he is?
You seem to care.
“Yeah, I had a death of the ego too, it happened when…”
“Kelly Slater, 11-time World Surfing Champion, will be appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Slater joins Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Martin Luther King III, Toni Ko, Gerard Armond Powell, Dr. Jeff McNairy, Gerard Powell II, and Patrick Powell as a member of the Board…”
Well that shit reminds me a Specter organization from Bond movies:
Toni Ko is definitely an Asian mafia member… or at least an actor from kung fu mafia movies;
Gerard Armond Powell, Gerard Powell II, and Patrick Powell… this is definitely an evil family clan who tries to rule the world;
Dr. Jeff McNairy… this is clearly a mad scientist from an evil organization;
Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith… this is clearly the man responsible for the initiation into the evil cult clan;
Martin Luther King III… the one responsible for giving a trustworthy face to the evil organization, through his last name… is the familiar of a great name with worldwide repercussion, addicted rebel, who decides to go down the dark paths of life;
The only thing I haven’t figured out is where the sustainable sockless still eleven world champ bald guy fits into this organization…
Thats where you are wrong, Everyone clicks onto a Kelly story because he’s one of a very few prepared to open his mouth.
Did he have a grasp on reality back in the day when he used to grom bash you?
This is why we prefer Nica over Rica. Both countries have shit food( gallo pinto anyone?) and lots of petty crime. But Nica is way cheaper and only has 1/3 of the yoga/meditation/vegan/rolfing retreats of Costa Rica. Also I got to party with the FSLN during their recent anniversary. Free tonas and homemade cane liquor!!!
Jesus fuck, if there’s anyone guaranteed to bad buzz your trip it’s Kelly Slater.
You wouldn’t want Kelly rubbing your shoulders, talking you off the cliff with stories about himself while you were tripping your balls off?
Can you imagine it? The eye contact, the incessant talking, the jumping from one subject to another and questioning everything…
It’s a fucking nightmare.
I actually did imagine it. The little runt white-anted my dreams of becoming pro surfer in that split second of imagining.
its so fucken funny to see anti-drug people , who deride those who have taken and experienced altered States for a big part of their lives……until of course they take drugs , experience an altered state of mind….and then become enlightened and start lecturing the world on how good drugs are….with Kelly he is in esteemed Co , next lets hope he becomes a Christian !
Yes you are correct it really helped RCJ TC AI Herring Horan MP Garcia Buttons Hakman and half of the northshore not to mention all damaged kids in margz that attended the raves in your cave , the cops were right when they busted you and its about time you and the remaining brotherhood got exposed.
But other than that yea your cool mate.
Man there is a story here ???
Chase down the connections to the brotherhood of eternal love and you will find your story
Kelly joined the Board of Directors as the known outlier.