The sea also plays an important role in our psychology: it increases concentration, relaxation, creativity. A "blue space" is enough to improve mental well-being.
Do not keep the avocado like this: it is dangerous. The sea also plays an important role in our psychology: it increases concentration, relaxation, creativity. A "blue space" is enough to improve mental well-being.Wave, on wave, here is the sea: whether it's in summer or winter, for the older ones as for the children, re-encountering it is always a kind of magic. In summer, thanks to the holidays, it is one of the most popular destinations. Scientific studies confirm the all-round benefits of the sea.
From a "physical" point of view, the minerals naturally present in the brackish atmosphere reduce stress; negative ions, abundant in sea air, they fight free radicals, increase concentration and decrease the state of alert. That's not all: the salt in the water preserves the levels of melatonin, tryptamine and serotonin in the brain and this increases the sense of general well-being; the noise of the waves resonates with the brain waves and induces one state of relaxationor (which also helps rejuvenate the mind and body). When you dive into the sea and let the force of the water support your body weight, more oxygenated blood reaches the brain: afterwards you are more attentive, active.
Also the water temperature plays a key role. According to Connie Hernandez and Marcel Hernandez of the Pacific Naturopathic, in California, “in the spring and fall, water that is cool provides a soothing treatment for the nerves; in the summer months, however, being "hotter" facilitates muscle relaxation ".
This is no small thing, but there are also strictly psychological positive effects.
The boundless horizon contrasts with the small screens we face every day, whether they are physical (tablet, mobile phone, TV, PC) or emotional references, of development possibilities: it gives the clear idea that beyond a sea to be overcome everything is possible, discovery awaits us. It is, of course, a question of really navigating by putting oneself back on the line. But it is in encountering the unknown, the adventure; in accepting the journey, starting from a bay (a protected place) and knowing that there is a port waiting for us, that then things - inside and outside of us - can happen.
The sea gives us the image of simplicity and strength; of a steady and slow pace, continuous and not frantic; of the movement that contains life and that gradually transforms. Listening to its sounds, seeing the suggestions and ripples of the waves allows us to return to that harmony and that connection.
The wonder, induced by colors, scents, immense spaces, shapes our mind in a new way: we open ourselves to new possibilities of reading events, increases our ability to be generous, if you expand the perception of time. Outside the established schemes, our creativity and our ideas can develop in a new way.
What not everyone knows is that many of these benefits can also be had at a distance": In fact, it is enough to live nearby, to be able to enjoy the view of the sea (in short, to have a" blue space "available) to benefit from a protective factor for one's mental health, in particular with effects that counterbalance distress (deleterious stress, harmful). All this is possible because we have a "blue mind", that is, capable of connecting and entering into a relationship, in a special way, with water.
There are those who may think that it is just a coincidence: that this has no relation to the fact that the sea remembers the "primordial soup" from which we were born and that all the elements necessary for life are contained in the waters of the oceans; that there are no real reasons why - in the language of birds - the word "sea" has the same structure as the word "mother". Or not. As quantum physics is also demonstrating, in fact, everything is connected: and then it becomes clear how the sea allows us - not only symbolically but also concretely, if we want it - to enter into a direct relationship with a Feminine Creator and Sage who gives himself every day with love, which nourishes and produces life; and it is there - in contact, without intermediaries, with the sky - also to remind us who we are and where we come from.
This is why our heart opens and leaps for joy every time it sees the sea again.
Anna Maria Cebrelli
Illustrations Gillian Mowbray
