Wish you knew how to make time for yourself? Perhaps you’d love to fit in some daily meditation, a self compassion practice, some yoga stretches? Or even just some reminders to slow down and take a breath now and again? But life feels too busy. There’s so much to do and worry about, so many… More How to make time for yourself
Why is it that images of the sea make us feel better? Can looking at a picture or a film of the sea really make a difference to how we feel? It might not feel quite as good as standing on the shore – tasting the salt on our skin, and feeling the sand between… More Why do images of the sea make us feel better?
Why does the sound of the sea soothe us? Does the sound of the sea reawaken ancient neural maps formed in our brain – from when we relied on the sea for food and safety? Or does the sound transport us back to the womb? Is it the ocean’s rhythm and tone? Or the effect… More The sound of the sea
Are you missing the sea? The sea can make us feel calmer, clearer, more creative and connected to the world around us. So here are five of my favourite ways to reconnect to the water when it feels far away. 1. Connect to the sound of the sea in your breath You might remember putting… More 5 things to do when you’re missing the sea
I’ve been dreaming about creating a mindful monthly subscription offering for most of the last year. Finally, it’s about to start, and I still can’t quite believe we’re here. A year of sea and kindness is a mindful monthly subscription for sea souls – featuring sea-inspired treats in the post and online. It’s been a… More Surviving 2020 to launch “a year of sea and kindness”
Why are we feeling lonely? And how can we cope when we feel isolated and disconnected in a pandemic? The absence of familiar physical contact, and of regular interactions with others, has taken its toll during the past six or seven months. It’s a situation that looks likely to continue for quite some time. So… More Lonely in a pandemic: 6 ways to soothe COVID19 loneliness
Are you surviving without the sea in lockdown – or have you been able to make it back to the water? For sea swimmers and sea lovers of all kinds, being out or away from the water due to the current crisis is hard. Last year, I had a difficult life experience that has actually… More Living without swimming in lockdown…
Discover nine simple activities to help shift your mood – especially when you’re struggling to find even just a few moments for yourself… The easiest way for me to do that is to jump in the sea! But in case that’s not for you, I’d suggest getting out into nature wherever you may be… Below, I’m sharing… More Overcoming overwhelm – in just a few minutes
A mindful beach clean may just be one of the very best things we can do to boost our mental health when we’re experiencing eco-anxiety… So how could beach cleaning help you to manage your fears about the environmental crisis? Well, years of clearing tiny pieces of plastic and brightly coloured “fishermen’s kisses” from my… More Managing eco-anxiety: the beach clean
When we face things in our lives that feel overwhelming, how can we ever find a way to do and be enough? At times like these – when the environmental challenges we face are on every news channel – I can feel myself shifting between hope – and anxious overwhelm. …There are so many people trying… More Our climate crisis: hope, overwhelm and being enough