Agree with elliptical, biking, various sports, cultivating great eating habits+ swimming+ our personal favorite–running/walking/being at the beach–and maybe this explains why. . .
“Wallace J. Nichols, a marine biologist, believes that we all have a “blue mind” — as he puts it, a mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peacefulness, unity, and a sense of general happiness and satisfaction with life in the moment — that’s triggered when we’re in or near water.
We are beginning to learn that our brains are hardwired to react positively to water and that being near it can calm and connect us, increase innovation and insight, and even heal what’s broken, Nichols writes in “Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do.” Our ‘blue minds’ — are perfectly tailored to make us happy in all sorts of ways that go way beyond relaxing in the surf, listening to the murmur of a stream, or floating quietly in a pool.”
