Surfer Dudes Catch Some Gospel Along With Waves
N.J. Gathering Tends To the Body and Spirit
By Michelle Garcia
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 12, 2005; Page A03

OCEAN GROVE, N.J. -- It's early morning, and the sun seems to hover atop a gentle roll of waves. A dozen or so long-haired, pierced-navel, broad-shouldered dudes with killer tans prepare to introduce some surfing newbies to a level of higher consciousness.

"Surfing is a spiritual pursuit," Steve Brooks said to the initiates. "Being in the water, you feel something bigger."

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