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Embracing Slowness this Winter Season

There are many sweet moments winter gifts us with, we just need to be open to receiving. Warm drinks that seem to taste better, rich convers...

2021: a wild and oh-so-fun year

We thought it would be fun to do a little recap of 2021. Buckle up, it was a wild and oh-so-fun ride! ⁠1. We started the year by welcoming Emma as ...

The power of rest

By Asalah Youssef I never quite understood the power of rest until early last year when it hit home for me. As an advocate, I was getting caug...

Let's talk masturbation

by Shan Minville Sex is my happy topic. Yeah I know, it does sound weird written like that but bear with me. I’m just saying it like it is: I LOVE ...

Noticing our interconnection with nature

By Asalah Youssef Mixed in between conversations, I often hear people using metaphors about nature as a comparison to life experiences, and I...

Surfing the pandemic

A year ago, the pandemic hit us right in the face like a cold wave entering our tight wetsuit. It forced us to slow down our lifestyle and rethink...

(mainly) FEMALE SURF MOVIES

(Mainly) short movies. For a quick mental surf session to trigger your butterflies. UNNUR - Iceland father/daughter surf movie LINEAS - 4 gir...

Merge’s Tips to Travel Safely

Although we know most of the travellers have stopped globe-trotting, it honestly seems like that doesn’t fully ring true for those who had Tofino i...

THINGS TO GET INTO THIS SUMMER

If you’re anything like us, you probably can’t remember the last time you’ve put on a proper pair of pants as well as the last time you’ve actually...

Feel better with the Art of Pausing | A time to stop and breath

We were fast movers. Our minds moved fast, so our bodies, systems, and interactions followed. But, it is no longer a shocker… the World has slowed ...

Talk with Tanya from Sealuxe, the maker behind our Merge soaps

You may have noticed that Merge has its own soap line for a while now. We thought it'd be interesting to share this collaboration between Tanya ...

Tofino Hidden Gems

REAL talk time!! I know you know this point where a touristy place passes into the realm of too touristy. I mean, who likes to feel as if the...