Dive Within.
Master Fear.
Step Into Your Power.
Through breath, inner work, and ocean-inspired practices, Women Make Waves helps women build self-trust, move through fear, and reconnect with their inner power—so they can be unshakably confident in life and in the surf.
Breathwork for Women, a Life Changing Skill
Our Approach
We blend surf-inspired training, breathwork, mindfulness, spiritual practices, and science-backed methods for a fully integrated approach to confidence and resilience.
Challenges are part of life—but you don’t have to face them alone, or spend years feeling stuck. The right tools and guidance can fast-track your transformation.
Discover your personal blueprint to move through challenges with ease, charge forward with confidence, and fully embrace both the waves and life’s highs
The proof is in the results. Led by founder Sonia, you’ll be guided alongside others on this journey—women who are where you are or have been exactly where you’ve been, stepping into their power. You won’t be alone in this.
What We Believe
We believe true confidence, authenticity, and self-trust come from within. By addressing the mind, body, emotions, and soul together, we create real change—not just a quick fix.
We take an integrative and personalised approach to confidence, authenticity, and self-love—so you can fully own who you are, cultivate deeper self-trust, and embrace self-love for life, on land and in the water.
We give you the tools to overcome anxiety, understand fear, and build confidence in a whole new way.
We don’t do quick fixes. We focus on deep, lasting change—addressing the root, not just the symptoms
Our work integrates the mind, body, emotions, and soul — bridging breath, movement, and inner work for true transformation.
Sonia's coaching is like nothing I have experienced before. She offers the safest of spaces and patiently distils her wisdom while getting you to see things from a different standpoint. Always with love and absolute fairness, while helping you believe in yourself. She helped me navigate my emotions, and see where the blocks were while empowering me to take full responsibility for what I want, and giving me all the tools I need to make that happen. In a short amount of time, I managed to get back on track with my dream life, which I am now fully leading with my head high. I went from being afraid of taking steps or even admit to myself what I wanted, to not only wording it but manifesting every single aspect. Sonia is knowledgeable, intuitive, and has many fidderent tools in her arsenal which help you tackle a problem or goal from all sides: body, mind, emotions and soul. I am so blessed to have been able to work with Sonia, she has taught me tools that I will continue to use throughout my life.
I went in expecting to feel connected and emotional. What I did not expect was the deep spiritual journey of healing my body and mind decided to be taken on. This felt like a beautifully safe space which Sonia held with such kindness and compassion.
Sonia brings genuine care and a zest for serving whichever needs arise. She is present, knowledgeable and calmy confident.
Her gentle guidance allows you to experience whatever you are ready for.
Breathwork truly has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
As a novice surfer, I had a mental block where every time I was held under, paddling out or at the end of a wave, I would freak out. Even if it was only just for 1 or 2 seconds!
The Surf Apnea training helped me to get past that block by teaching me breath control practices I can use to both give me more stamina and calm my mind and body.
After doing the training I have gained so much more confidence in the water which means I can tackle bigger waves, I know I can get through the break when the monster set comes which means I am getting more waves and therefore improving overall surf skills so much faster.
Sonia is a knowledgeable teacher, a compassionate coach and a nurturing soul which all made for a great learning experience.
Where Can You Start?
Your starting point is personal. The key is finding the bridge that feels safest to step onto first.
Inner work unfolds across 4 key areas: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. Some will resonate more—so that’s the best place to start.
Fear and stress don’t have to control you. Learning how to work with them—minimizing their downside and maximizing their power—is a core part of our approach, in and out of the water.
The truth is, you know it’s all connected. Your mind, emotions, body, and breath all impact your confidence and performance. You might have noticed it—your internal world influences your reality. Overwhelm, anxiety, depression, fear, fight-or-flight don’t have to be your default mode.
Why stay on autopilot in a car that’s driving straight to the wall—when you can learn to take the wheel, steer with confidence, and actually enjoy the ride?
Whether your goal is to improve your surf confidence or your life as a whole, we’ve got you!
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