Hey, I’m Mantas.

I run SurfYogaBeer (SYB). We invented what we call Active and Social Group Travel. Not a retreat. Not a tour. Move your body, do cool things, meet your people. That’s the whole point.

The short timeline

• I graduated from UCLA in 2011.

• I was a Los Angeles open-water lifeguard for 10 years.

• In the summers, I worked the CLASS PARKS program teaching inner-city kids how to surf, snorkel, and kayak.

• In 2013, I started teaching at SoulCycle.

• Over the next 9+ years in NYC and London, I taught 8,500+ classes and helped the company grow from 9 studios to 99. (riding tips)

• In 2019, I was the Head Instructor for the London market launch.

• During COVID (2020–2021), I ran an online fitness community with 450+ active members.

• From 2022–2024, I created the BICI cycling program at Commando in Mexico City and Guadalajara, designing and building 10+ studios and training 60+ instructors.

• In 2014, I started SurfYogaBeer to build the trips I couldn’t find.

• In the last 10 years, SYB has hosted 4,000+ guests and now runs 40+ trips per year.

• Today, I’m focused on building SYB and expanding what Active and Social Group Travel can be.

My life motto is DTJD: Don’t Think, Just Do. If you want the full philosophy, read my 8 SYB Commandments.

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