The People Behind the Experience

Meet Your Guides

Your Team

Every Surf + Soul experience is led by a team that cares deeply about your transformation. They're not just guides — they're believers who chose this work because they've experienced what the ocean can do when God is in the water with you.

Founder & Lead Soul Guide
Zane Schulte
Zane built Surf + Soul at the intersection of faith and the ocean. A lifelong surfer, entrepreneur, and believer, he spent years in banking and financial services before founding Amend Treatment — a luxury residential mental health center in Malibu — and later, Surf + Soul. He leads every retreat personally because he believes the most important conversations happen chest-deep in something bigger than yourself.
Laguna Beach, CA · Surfer · Father · Follower of Christ
Lead Surf Guide
Lead Surf Guide
Our Lead Surf Guide brings deep knowledge of El Tránsito's four breaks and a heart for your spiritual journey. Whether it's your first time standing on a board or you're chasing barrels at Pistols, your Guide matches you with the right wave and the right board every morning. Patient, encouraging, and skilled — they'll have you riding by Day 2.
Certified surf guide · CPR & water rescue trained · Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Holy Yoga Guide
Holy Yoga Guide
Twice daily, our Holy Yoga Guide leads Christ-centered movement sessions that replace Sanskrit with scripture. Morning sessions prepare your body for the surf. Evening sessions restore and ground you in the day's spiritual theme. No experience needed — just an open heart and a willingness to breathe.
Certified Holy Yoga guide · Trauma-informed · All levels welcome
Photographer & Videographer
Story Guide
Our Story Guide captures the moments you'll want to relive — your first wave, the Night Fire, the Scripture Rock ceremony, the laughter at dinner. Every retreat produces a group highlight video, and Commission tier guests receive a personal edit that becomes the most-shared piece of content from their week.
Documentary-style capture · Drone footage · Personal edits for Commission guests

Every team member is background-checked, CPR-certified, and committed to creating a safe, transformative environment. Our staff-to-guest ratio never exceeds 1:3.

"The ocean is our church. Courage is worship. Community is calling."