Blue Mind Therapy
The power of water
There has been a lot of scientific research on the concept that being near, in, or on water (lakes, rivers, oceans) offers significant mental and physical health benefits, reducing stress, boosting mood, and increasing feelings of calm through a soothing sensory experience and connection to nature.
Benefits
Mental Health: Reduces stress, anxiety and negative emotions; increases positive mood, resilience and self-acceptance.
Physical Health: Lowers cortisol and blood pressure, improves cardiovascular health, and can reduce pain (especially with cold-water immersion).
Psychological Connection Fosters introspection, a sense of belonging, and a deeper connection to nature, even through simple acts like watching waves.
Blue Mind: Water Is Medicine
Coined by the late Marine Biologist Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Blue Mind is a meditative, relaxed state we enter when we are in, on, near or under water. In his Blue Mind publication, Dr. Nichols shares research on water's positive impact on our spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental health and wellbeing.