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
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’m launching a series of interviews with members of our amazing Sea Soul Blessings community to deepen the connections between all of us – and to give you some more ideas about how to use your cards. So, I thought it was only fair to start by interviewing myself…! If you’d like to be featured,… More Our Sea Soul Blessings community: Pippa
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
Fluidity, presence, courage and compassion… As I’ve worked with the Sea Soul Blessings more closely, four fundamental principles of this flow of sea wisdom have come into focus. These four shape the seafloor: they are the bedrock of the sea’s message as I’ve received it so far. Each is a state that we learn through… More Catching waves of sea wisdom
Self compassion and sea swimming have rewired my brain for the better. I’ve experienced three of the most vital elements of self-compassion in the water – and I want to show you how to bring these three transformative qualities into your own life – both on land, and in the water… In Kristin Neff’s book, “Self-compassion:… More How to be kinder to yourself (in the sea, and on land)
“Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” Sarah Kay In the sea, I found self compassion… Maybe it was simply that my journey into regular sea swimming coincided with my exploration of the work of Kristin Neff. Maybe it… More Seeking self compassion in the sea