At the start of stand-up paddleboarding lessons, you haul your board into the water, take your first shaky stand, and hope like hell you don’t fall. But Sian Sykes, owner and instructor at Psyched Paddleboarding in North Wales, asks her clients to do an extra task first: stand still, take a few breaths, and set an intention for the session. A few yards from the water, each student silently recites what they hope to get out of the workout.