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25.01.2022 World Meditation Day May 31 from 6:30 am. MMM in conjunction with lifeline. Check out the video. Something you can do on your own for 30 mins, with a friend, or with the family.
24.01.2022 25 push ups everyday for 25 days to raise awareness for PTSD, anxiety and mental health. Thanks Scotty Eweing for the nomination. #pushupchallange
24.01.2022 What an epic weekend of waves. Saturday morning was on fire with legends past and present charging the reeling lefts. Tom Carroll Paddle Surf (pink board) Nathan Hedge, Matt Grainger, El Capitan Matt Dunsmore, Braden Porra (red board) Davey Cathels, Ben Dunsmore, Josh Yorke and a hundred of their closest friends were, towing and paddling into an almost relentless line up of epic east coast low swells. The rewards were aplenty! by James Russell Gray
22.01.2022 THE HEART OF WINTER . New publication! ---> Breathless written, lived and breathed by the legend James Russell Gray in @whattradieswant magazine! There are up ...to 50.000+ of these currently going around the country, get yourself a copy! . "After hiking for 2 hours into the backcountry beyond Perisher Valley, the sun was well and truly setting when our group of 33 men found the ICEY mountain wind cutting through layers of clothing. I looked around and thought, 'Are we really going to do this?' . Stepping through the snow in bare feet felt like thousands of tiny blades cutting into my lower limbs and the ICEY frozen lake couldn't have been more then -4C. With a yell from our facilitators, 'Dont be the last one in. Do it for your brothers!' . The group climbed over the sharp rocks that hid in the shallows and pushed into the deeper water. My chest felt like it was encased in concrete and burning at the same time. . As we formed a circle, the initial adrenaline rush very soon changed into a calmness which filled the ICEY waters. Within a minute the water surface became smooth as glass as our breathing control took over. For the next two minutes or so barely a sound was made" . Special thanks to the team for making this monumental event a possibility. Lex Reilly Echo Hemingway Josh Potter Dan Hanson Tomas Badino Lynch Maxi Perez De Villa Will Solis . Full image credit to Will Solis . And of course all the Spartans Ryan Barraclough Clint McNamara Matt Ling Adam Everill Darren Thomas Darren McCahon Rhys Parry Badkin Oliver Marcelo Pineda Jere Garritano Ayan Ahmad Jake Rampling Claudio Fernandes Luke Lavidis Eli Ihaia Peter Williams James D R Mc Jason Ilioski Tai Haines
22.01.2022 I'm honoured and excited to be a guest speaker amongst an inspiring and powerful line up of speakers from around the world at the Modern Masculine Summit. I am honoured to invite you all to join this free online Summit. I met with Helen the organiser several months back and she is an amazing lady who hosts The Modern Masculine Podcast This event is Helen's brainchild which will see 16 specialist speakers from around the globe discuss a range of very important topics from sui...cide prevention to domestic violence and addictions including drugs and alcohol to pornography. The goal of this Summit is to bring Men's Mental Health into the privacy of homes, to discuss and demystify the issues faced by men in current times, relating, supporting and encouraging people to reach out and speak up. If you are interested in joining this Summit click the link below. Speakers include amazing authors, Dr's and councillors from around the globe. As for me....ill just be winging it as per usual!!!! What can I say... it's going to be an amazing experience. I'll be one of the first speakers and on the panel first up on Friday morning at 9:30 I hope to see you there. Register here: https://the-modern-masculine-summit.heysummit.com/ https://the-modern-masculine-summit.heysummit.com/
22.01.2022 Had a great couple of mornings creating a new batch of content for the lads at Meditation for Men
21.01.2022 In this 2nd of this 3 part series IKAIKA member and founder of Scratch the Surface, Jamie Gray chats with AOCRA El Presidente Katherine Birch Cole about training in this current time and how the OC1 is our only viable option to get on the water paddling while keeping a safe 1.5-metre distance in groups of 2 paddlers only. I couldn't think of a better collection of footage to include than from a trip I took to document the Molokai OC1 World championships in 2018.
21.01.2022 You are officially invited into The Lifeline Breathing Room a unique 24-hour online meditation space, hosted by Making Meditation Mainstream on 31 May 2020. The COVID-19 crisis has caused enormous stress, anxiety and depression within Australian communities and this has been reflected in a 25% increase in calls to Lifeline. Nationally, Lifeline is now receiving over 3,000 calls a day. That is one every 30 seconds. Behind this initiative is the team at Making Meditation ...Mainstream (MMM): a fellow not-for-profit, established on the Northern Beaches to provide free community meditation Australia wide. The Lifeline Breathing Room is free of charge and will be live-streamed via Facebook and LinkedIn. It will see over 50 meditation leaders donate their time to the initiative. The Lifeline Breathing Room will also help to highlight the need to support Lifelines critical phone services. We are encouraging people to give whatever spare change they can to Lifeline Northern Beaches Lifeline Northern Beaches PO Box 681 / 310 Sydney Road Balgowlah NSW 2093 02 9949 5522 [email protected] lifelinenb.org.au ABN 20525079849 To find out more about The Lifeline Breathing Room, visit http://makingmeditationmainstream.com.au/24hr/ or visit Facebook @MakingMeditationMainstream Donations can be made to Lifeline Northern Beaches at https://www.lifelinenb.org.au/donation/24hr/ Need crisis support now? Were here to help. Call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (24/7) or visit www.lifelinenb.org.au
20.01.2022 An epic couple of days of swell on the East Coast of Australia. Fired the drone up for some kegs with Kieron Prenter, Matt Grainger El Capitan and Matt Dunsmore. After a couple of recent sad losses of some crew on the beaches it was great to see this new energy turn on! The Phantom 4 pro was loving the challenging backlight conditions. Fly it like you stole it. I must have been no more than a few feet above the water on a few of these barrels, sooooo much fun.
19.01.2022 How are you all doing?! I have told a few people about this Safety planning ap and many have found it helpful. Please tell people about it especially during these times where mental health is compromised as our lives have been drastically changed. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS! THIS WILL PASS
19.01.2022 This is our new page for Scratch the Surface as the old page has gone down. Please have a look and like and share with your friends. Loads of great content to follow. Thank you.
18.01.2022 I'm in the process of sharing some of my previous STS content over to the new page. If you missed this one first time around check out the depth of the nasal swap. Lifeline Northern Beaches CCNB Relationships Australia NSW North Shore Sydney Sell, Buy, Swap, Giveaway Northern Beaches Noticeboard 2101 Community Page -> Narrabeen, North Narrabeen, Elanora, Ingleside Manly Living Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Supporters News The Manly Daily
18.01.2022 Great to see this event going ahead in 2021. I had a blast filming this action packed ocean race!
17.01.2022 Andrew Ward is the man behind Head Above Water and an all-round Northern Beaches legend. After all the rain last weekend the 24hr Swim has been moved to this weekend. Being Sat the 27th & Sun 28th of March. Fund raising is still happening and goes towards Gotcha4Life Mental Health awareness and education programs. To jump onboard visit www.headabovewater.com.au.
17.01.2022 This timelapse reminded me of a pretty important principle I live by. I "hope" it's not too hippy for you! LOL. HOPE is the key. With even just a little bit of hope, humans can achieve anything.
17.01.2022 Jamie catches up with AOCRA El Presidente Katherine Birch Cole to discuss the impacts that COVID has had on our sport and what the future holds. This is the first of a 3 part series. AOCRA
17.01.2022 Great to be working with these awesome guys on producing their social content and I’m planning on enjoying these get together. If you’re free on the 7th book in to this great evening.
16.01.2022 Jamie & Eleni Vid 2.
16.01.2022 I am back with James Russell Gray from Scratch the Surface 2020 giving a few tips on how to start a conversation with someone when you feel they may not be their usual self and are concerned that their mental health may be slipping. Starting the conversation and our response beyond asking 'Are you OK?' is the key to creating a safe space for a person to talk about how they are feeling.
16.01.2022 I'm heading back into Martin Place next Sat (5th Sept) to help out the amazing crew Blanket Patrol who distribute clothes and food to an amazing community of people living on the streets and sleeping rough, who are down on their luck. A lot of them have had to walk away from various situations with only the clothes on their back. Please PM me to donate clothes and non-perishable food items. Which can be dropped to me or I can collect. Winter jackets, hoodies, scarfs, hats, je...ans, t-shirts, shoes, sneakers, blankets, sleeping bags, backpacks and suitcases are all highly sorted after items. Please see if you have any items you can donate or even you time to help next Saturday. Originally being of service with groups like this was a part of a program I'm involved with called Forging Excalibur with a great guy called Michael Lauria, and now its turned into something I think is important for us all to engage a little with helping others. It's good for the soul. Many thanks
15.01.2022 Making Meditation Mainstream and Lifeline would like to introduce Allan Riva who is just one of the amazing special guests that will be joining us on the 31st of May for the Making Meditation Mainstream and Lifeline Northern beaches Breathing Room.
15.01.2022 Thank you everyone on the beaches who donated clothes for the Blanket Patrol patrol Tonight at Martin Place, I was hoping to fill the car and it is chockers. Lifeline Northern Beaches CCNB Dads & Dudes Who Surf Northern Beaches Community Board
14.01.2022 I was honoured to join Alexander Fuchs from Fuchs Hair in the studio to have a chat about mental health, and the importance staff in small business being prepared/trained to ask the right questions to help customers who may be experiencing mental health issues.
13.01.2022 Checking in on friends and loved ones is important, but knowing how to handle difficult conversations if you have concerns about mental health issues can be confronting for many. James Russell Gray and Eleni Psillakis introduction to this topic could be a starting point that could just save a life one day.
13.01.2022 In our third and final COVID inspired AOCRA video Jamie and Katherine Birch Cole discuss the importance of reaching out to our club members at this time just to check-in and connect.
12.01.2022 Who is up for a walk around long headland tomorrow morning. If youre keen come and join us for a positive start today day. Get moving, feel good and turn up! pm me so I know youre coming and be at the boat ramp at 6:20 for a 6:30 kick off. All welcome
09.01.2022 THE HEART OF WINTER . New publication! ---> Breathless written, lived and breathed by the legend James Russell Gray in @whattradieswant magazine! There are up ...to 50.000+ of these currently going around the country, get yourself a copy! . "After hiking for 2 hours into the backcountry beyond Perisher Valley, the sun was well and truly setting when our group of 33 men found the ICEY mountain wind cutting through layers of clothing. I looked around and thought, 'Are we really going to do this?' . Stepping through the snow in bare feet felt like thousands of tiny blades cutting into my lower limbs and the ICEY frozen lake couldn't have been more then -4C. With a yell from our facilitators, 'Dont be the last one in. Do it for your brothers!' . The group climbed over the sharp rocks that hid in the shallows and pushed into the deeper water. My chest felt like it was encased in concrete and burning at the same time. . As we formed a circle, the initial adrenaline rush very soon changed into a calmness which filled the ICEY waters. Within a minute the water surface became smooth as glass as our breathing control took over. For the next two minutes or so barely a sound was made" . Special thanks to the team for making this monumental event a possibility. Lex Reilly Echo Hemingway Josh Potter Dan Hanson Tomas Badino Lynch Maxi Perez De Villa Will Solis . Full image credit to Will Solis . And of course all the Spartans Ryan Barraclough Clint McNamara Matt Ling Adam Everill Darren Thomas Darren McCahon Rhys Parry Badkin Oliver Marcelo Pineda Jere Garritano Ayan Ahmad Jake Rampling Claudio Fernandes Luke Lavidis Eli Ihaia Peter Williams James D R Mc Jason Ilioski Tai Haines
09.01.2022 Here's a little edit of some of my lifestyle/sports/action work.
09.01.2022 Jamie & Eleni are getting into some gold in relation to having a significant conversation when checking in with someone going through a potential mental health situation. Find out what you need to say and how to say it.
08.01.2022 Here's the first little teaser for Scratch the Surface. Reducing suicide around Australia is the laser focus of this project. I was lucky enough to join Johannes Egberts and Breathless Expeditions - Snowy Mountains for an amazing weekend last weekend full of cold water immersion and cold exposure therapy. I learnt a lot about breathwork and the amazing 30 odd men on this journey. I have now officially started on filming for this massive project I have undertaken. What this space.
08.01.2022 If ur looking for a cute family dog come to monikas doggy resuce and check out Pablo he’s a big friendly boy pretty chill and walked great on the lead #monikasdoggyrescue #monikasdoggyadoption
08.01.2022 Jamie & Eleni vid 3
07.01.2022 Good afternoon everyone, I'm well and truly out of isolation now but after being locked out of my previous STS page I have committed to setting up a new Scratch the Surface FB page. Thanks for following and I hope you enjoy the content that I hope you find inspiring, educational and brings a little joy and hope. Lifeline Northern Beaches Relationships Australia NSW, CCNB North Shore Sydney Sell, Buy, Swap, Giveaway Northern Beaches Community Board Manly Living
07.01.2022 Finally got a chance to edit this drone footage of Andrew Krelle and Braden Porra out at littles a few weeks back. The song is Mexico by the Husbands buy their album on iTunes it pumps.
07.01.2022 I'm three months into a very cool course called "Forging Excalibur" with Men's coach and mentor Michael Lauria. Defining your core values and purpose. This process is actually a much harder thing to get to the bottom than you may think. When you arent aligned with these things life becomes, bland, unmotivated and meaningless. But when you arrive at the stage where you can clear identify this, it opens up a journey of purpose and integrity. If has caught your interest check out Michaels info Michael Lauria It has been really cool going through this journey with 12 other men all striving to achieve their very best and live inspired lives.
05.01.2022 Jamie & Eleni Vid 1.
05.01.2022 As many of you know I posted this video I created a few years back on my personal page which I recently lost access to. I have been meaning to repost it and after sharing it on the "The Modern Masculine Summit" today I figured it was time to get it back up online as the message is too strong not to share. Please feel free to follow my page Scratch the Surface 2020 and like and share this video if you feel like spreading an important message.
05.01.2022 Nothing like blowing off the CoVid blues by either surfing or watching an epic swell. It doesn't get much better than the cleansing, pulse positive energy from a big Southerly Swell. Saturday provided a great opportunity to blast away the Corona blues watching the power and beauty of the ocean. There was plenty of crew around to put on a great show. Especially the lads out a Avericks which was pushing an easy 10ft on the sets. Well done all.
05.01.2022 Happy Easter everyone, have a great weekend. I was meant to have a chat online with Michael Lauria but I was running late and missed him but figured since I had the laptop set up ready to go I would film a little vid to share with you all. Stay safe this easter and be kind to each other. @Lifeline Northern Beaches CCNB Relationships Australia NSW Northern Beaches Buy/Sell/Swap (without the BS) Northern Beaches Community Board Northern Beaches Noticeboard Manly People Northern Beaches
04.01.2022 What an epic morning to kick off the Head Above Water 24hr Swimathon with Andrew Ward and @Gus Worland. There was plenty of stunning morning light to document this great event raising money for Mental Health Education and Training through Gotcha4Life. I had all the gear going at once at one stage with tripods, #RhinoSlider, 2x #Nikon Z6's and the DJI #MavicPro2 all recording at once. #Goodtimes Nikon Australia 2101 Community Page -> Narrabeen, North Narrabeen, Elanora, Ingleside Nikon Australia James Russell Gray Jason Jenkins Jason Partington
03.01.2022 The Breathing Room is on this Sun 31st of May. Making Meditation Mainstream and Lifeline Northern Beaches have partnered up for this awesome event. 24hrs of Meditation with over 50 leaders from around Australia and the world. With sessions running every 30mins this is going to help raise funds for Lifeline and create some very special energy on the day.
02.01.2022 We all go through highs and lows.
02.01.2022 If you're around tonight at 7pm join Michelle Rae (on her insta page @girlsquadofficial and me for a chat about passion, purpose, the importance of sports for kids, modelling, fashion, photography, film and the joys and challenges of being a dad to two amazing young ladies. YEP, its going to be an interesting convo.
01.01.2022 Awesome to spend some one on one with my amazing oldest girl Nirvana Gray. Getting in the water and forgetting about everything else is the best.
