This week on the podcast we are joined by Mantas Szvinas. Mantas is the founder of SurfYogaBeer the largest fitness adventure company in the US that takes groups of amazing likeminded people to magical places around the world. He is most passionate about creating habits in people that lead to longer, healthier, and more positive lives. His philosophy is love the game, the process, the anticipation. Ultimately Mantas will get you to break a sweat and have fun doing it. This week on the podcast, Mantas shares how he fell in love with travel and how his desire to escape the daily grind in NYC led him to running his first international retreat. He shares how that turned into what is now SurfYogaBeer, what the company does, where they lead retreats, why retreats are a great way to travel and much more.

Enjoy!

**In this episode:**

- How traveling became an interest for Mantas form an early age
- Early experiences with surfing and yoga
- Deciding to build a career within the fitness space
- Mantas’ first international retreat to Costa Rica and how that evolved into SurfYogaBeer
- Explaining the traditions that happen on SurfYogaBeer retreats
- How the types of retreat experiences and locations evolved over time
- Places Mantas wants to visit in the future
- Mantas’ experience in Beijing and the differences in culture and life there

**Guest links:**

Website: [https://www.surfyogabeer.com/](https://www.surfyogabeer.com/)