TBA Kayaking 101: "Do you even 'yak bro?"

TBA would like to introduce: "Kayak Therapy 101"---DO YOU EVEN YAK BRO?​

 Kayak Therapy 101

Have you ever said any of these statements or asked these questions to yourself? (I have!)

I want to get away and go to a place I can feel in charge.
I need to feel in control of something in my life again. 
I want to do something, but I don't know anyone, and I don't know what to do.  
I need to find something I am good at; Wait, what AM I good at?
I want to go outside, but I can't go outside. 
I can't talk to my family, it's a conversation they don't need to hear. 
I can do this alone, until I can't. 
How can I save myself, from myself--if I myself--do not feel like I need saving.
If you see something that I do not, from an outsiders perspective, please say something.
Save my life, from myself.
Tell me you want to go kayaking--and that will make my day. 

I WANT TO:
BE a part of the solution. 
Reach out to someone. 
Try something new. 
Hang out with cool people that kayak and go camping. (Don't worry, we have gear!)
Challenge yourself today and reach out to someone, even if you don't need it, the person you reach out to, just might. 
Even if you can't swim, you can kayak.  (Sorry Navy--you don't have to get in the water, you just have to get in the vessel, NO EXCUSES!!)
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I want to be part of the solution in my own life and in order to do that--I need a support system that helps me get the BUCK outside. Once I get outside, you can not stop me. I am no longer staring at the four walls that I feared ever leaving from.
I am in the water-(whether it be calm as ice or rough and wet), I look forward to taking people out on the water.
I can bundle up if it's cold or I can bring them down to the sand and surround them with a camp fire by the beach or the bay.
Either way, kayaking saved my life. It put me in front of something that I enjoy sharing with others. 

The experience alone is not enough to describe in words, but the look on their faces when they hit that water----is PRICELESS. 

I know how that feels and I could not hide that feeling from anyone looking to heal in their own personal journey. 
The Kayaks got me in the water, but the CAMARADERIE, keeps me coming back. 
The group helped me "just show up" and I get to share that exact moment with others as they uncover peace another day moving forward. 
It's a transition and a process, I know very well, and the fact that I can be a part of a team of people that believe in helping others like me, I'M ALL IN.

A veteran in transition from MILITARY LIFE-TO CIVILIAN LIFE- can tread some pretty deep waters.
It's a shock to say the least--as to "what is next?"
When the military is all you know--where do you go? 
I knew for me, (even though I was 25 years out of the Army)--
Not one person could understand me, like another veteran could. 
THE CAMARADERIE. THE LAUGHTER. THE STILL DARK NIGHT. 
KAYAKING IS WHERE IT IS AT AND THAT IS WHERE I WILL BE. 
DO YOU EVEN 'YAK BRO?

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 "This idea of Kayaking with other veterans was not something that was pre-planned, but it is something I look forward to when a fellow veteran or veterans reaches out to me and ask if they can go." -LJ Whittier
Do you 'yak Bro? 
It started with a post and a pic on Triple B' Adventures Facebook page about my new found passion: Kayaking. I asked if anyone else had any kayaks and wanted to join up and hit the water. I was in for an unexpected response which led to an unofficial first kayaking event that I was able to organize. It is always more of an impromptu meeting of one other person reaching out to another. 
I was new to kayaking myself, but I was smart enough (or just scared enough) to always take someone with me. Getting out on the water, from start to finish, is a process in itself.  From putting the kayaks on the SUV, to driving some where that makes it worth all the work to do it. Then taking it down and carrying it down to the water, setting it in the sand and finding the right position to get in.  When I go alone, I take the rough ride through the San Diego Bay because I love to paddle and swim where all the bigger boats and yachts are docked and where I get splashed around a little. 

The weather is always perfect for kayaking---rain or shine---because there is always a place you can 'yak in the waters. The possibilities are endless.

You want healing like you've never experienced? 
Triple B Adventures is a place where veterans come together in support of other veterans. 

​TBA caters to a community of veterans in transition--no matter the stage in which one is transitioning. We offer a range of resources to help veterans get outside and back into an environment that heals their heart and minds. Whether it be on the waters: Kayaking or fishing OR in the mountains: camping, hiking, or hunting; campfire therapy is transforming the lives of veterans and giving them a new lease on life. 

If you are a veteran or you know a veteran that is in transition and in need of a hand up or is looking to help other veterans (in turn helping themselves) Please contact us!!