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
My journey to sea swimming, eating more mindfully and giving up alcohol… When we’re considering a change, it’s often helpful to hear others’ stories and experiences. So today I thought I’d share my story of learning how to use mindfulness and self compassion to make healthy changes in my life – including sea swimming, transforming… More How to use mindfulness and self compassion to make healthy changes
If you’d asked me five years ago if I could ever imagine appearing in a national magazine double page spread in my swim gear for a vitality make-over, the answer would have been a definite no. The idea of doing that in December would have seemed even more ridiculous. But cold water swimming has a… More Vitality make-over: seeking beauty in 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”
Have you ever wondered about adding some simple sea rituals to your trip to the water? Something to deepen the experience and your ocean connection? Here are five of my favourite simple sea rituals to try whenever you’re in or by the ocean. This is the final part of the article I wrote for Kindred… More Five Simple Sea Rituals to Transform Your Day
I recorded a 4 minute meditation by the sea for you. It’s simple, and quiet, and soothing – moments captured on a misty morning in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall. Use this time to be kind to yourself. To tune into your body, the ocean, and your strength. To become clear about what matters. Allow the… More Sea Soul Meditation
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
This is the ninth in our series of interviews to deepen the connections between all of us who love the sea and Sea Soul Blessings. Today, we’re interviewing Georgia Thurston. She talks about using the sea, time in the woods, and time with friends to help manage anxiety; her love of the Celestine Prophecy; and… More Sea Soul Community: Georgia
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
It’s been three weeks since I last got in the sea, and it feels like a very long time… Three weeks ago, I had an accident – running across the road, my ankle twisted in my sandals and somehow I managed to break both my ankle and my foot (normally people like to break just one or… More Three weeks out of the sea