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Blue Health: Motivation & Emotion Research

Founder/Director & Lead Instructor, Lexií Galbreath is a Blue Health Researcher & Blue Mind Theory enthusiast. Lexií has been conducting personal studies relating to her healing journey with water since 2019 when she started sharing her story to help others heal in and out of the water. She's passionate about affective science & obtained her background in Humanities & Psychology from Oregon State University. She has been contributing to Surf & Ocean research since 2022 on a global scale. Establishing her foundational skills in the field of Surf & Ocean Therapy with extended training & support by Groundswell Community Project (San Diego, CA), as well as conducting Surf & Ocean Therapy research in Newport, Oregon (USA) since 2023 using a mixed methodology. Known globally as a pioneer & expert in Blue Health Surf & Ocean Therapy from her lived experiences & continued study, Lexií's research aims to further understanding in water psychology in relation to human health focused in motivation & emotion, perception, culture, and decision science in the area of affective science (psychology). She is honoured to share all research conducted to the International Surf Therapy Organization.

Meet Lexií

I am an artist creating my own way. Living Globally, while Selkie Soul Work is based out of Newport, Oregon, I myself have the privilege & honour of traveling all over the world to conduct my research & show others how to heal with nature. I identify as Irish-American although my father is African American. I am very family oriented and love my two brothers. I am a Leo/Virgo born right on the cusp at 7am on a Tuesday. I have a background in psychology, humanities, and earth sciences & I have also studied music and business. I love to learn about astronomy and anything pertaining to nature really. I really enjoy skateboarding and spend a lot of my free time doing that. I started to learn to surf as part of my recovery from my TBI (traumatic brain injury). I am a huge sports nut and have a favourite sports team/athlete for almost every sport. I am a total foodie & love to cook. I am also quite possibly Tom Hanks' biggest fan.

I would love to connect and learn more about you!

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Breathwork 1 Hour - $60

Wellness Coaching 1 Hour - $150

Surf & Ocean Therapy 2 Hours - $250

Past Experience & Education:

Bachelor's Degree:

Oregon State University

After a long journey in the world of academia & completing study for Music & Business. I obtained a bachelor's degree at Oregon State University, studying Humanities & conducting Blue Health Research that is supported by & contributing to the International Surf Therapy Organization. Through my personal recovery & study I have fallen deeply in love with the world of psychotherapy. I started my Clinical Counseling at Oregon State learning the necessary tools & skills, as well as the laws, in psychology & counseling. Being lucky enough to travel the world to acquire hands on experiences while earning my bachelors degree in humanities I have become a master of my craft (Surf & Ocean Therapy). I have developed an eco-therapy surf & ocean therapy curriculum that fosters SEL (social emotional learning) experiences that have been proven to combat ACE's (adverse childhood experiences), a variety of traumas & grief, as well as, cultivating more self-love, confidence, & connection to thy self, thy neighbor, & the living world around us. Implementing DEI (diversity equity & inclusion) support in my curriculum to serve my community at large offering holistic healing, Blue Mind Practices, visualization & breathwork techniques, and so much more. If you have any questions I encourage you to ask me!

Surf Therapy Facilitator Training(s):

Groundswell Community Project

I became a Groundswell Community Project family member at the end of 2022. I was two years into my recovery & TBI & desperately seeking to continue my healing & personal growth. While attending an online United Nations World Ocean Day event I found Dr. Easkey Britton & her work where I discovered Surf Therapy via Liquid Therapy in Ireland. I immediately fell in love & was inspired by their work. I continued to investigate Surf Therapy & found Natalie Small, LMFT & her work as a pioneer in the field of Surf & Ocean Therapy. I have been lucky to become close enough to Natalie through my trainings & supervision & continue to learn the necessary skills needed for this type of work from her. After completing all of the GS Facilitator trainings, traveling to Peru (where I met Natalie for the first time in person), as well as holding space together since 2023, I have also had the pleasure of being a Groundswell Community Project Board Member.

Grief Care Training(s):

San Diego Pain Trauma Institute

I completed online grief care trainings with Tracey Chester, LMFT, CCTP in 2023 right before I started my business. I was still a bachelor's student also receiving education & training in humanities & psychology at Oregon State University. These trainings provided me the proper tools & skills to support others who are grieving. I have also obtained hands-on experiences working with many individuals & small groups struggling with a variety of chronic illnesses. Being diagnosed with hEDS in 2024 (very late in life) I can relate to the discomforts of uncontrollable & debilitating inflammation in the body. Through my trainings with Tracey Chester I have learned to adapt to support myself to the best of my ability allowing me to support others & do the work that I do. I continue to volunteer with the San Diego Pain Trauma Institute operating as part of their Ocean Safety Team for their Surf & Ocean Chronic Pain Therapy sessions, as well as operating as their Pacific Northwest Outreach Officer & as a Peer Counselor.

You do not "heal" from trauma. You simply reconnect with that secret place inside that was never traumatized, never damaged, never unsafe and never "unhealed" in the first place.

Healing does not happen in linear time, then. Your True Self, absolute and ever-present, innocent and whole and free, is not a future destination, but a present moment reality, always.

Healing involves remembering this inner sanctuary, reconnecting with the wholeness, love, beauty, and true safety that you are

You are not broken friend...

You are unbreakable!

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