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This month I took another trip to my home Country Haiti, but this time with a different purpose, I wanted to spend as much time as I can being around the water…

That blue mind ( being  so close to the sea) does something amazing to my inner soul, a mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peace, unity, and a sense of general happiness and satisfaction with life in the moment.

Research shows that the sound of waves alters wave patterns in the brain lulling you into a deeply relaxed state.

Relaxing in this way can help rejuvenate the mind and body. Also, floating in water means blood is diverted around from our lower limbs and pumped towards our abdominal region - the part of the body near the heart - because we are no longer standing upright. Fresh blood being pumped around the body brings more oxygen to our brain which makes us more alert and active.
I still turn to water for a sense of calm and clarity.

Whether  near, on, in or under water, we get a cognitive break because there's simply less information coming in. Our brains don't shut down -- they keep working, but in a different way, When you have that simplified, quieter blue space, your brain is better at a different set of processes.

Water can induce a meditative state

In our  always-busy, screen-saturated lives, we don't give our minds much of a chance to rest and wander freely. But when we do, the mind switches into a different mode of engagement, the brain network associated with daydreaming, imagination, consolidation of memories, self-referential thought, insight and introspection. This default mode network is extremely important for creativity -- which is often why we find that when we turn off our brains for a moment and get in the shower, activating that default network, that we suddenly come up with the insights and ideas that eluded us while we were sitting at our computers desperately searching for the solution.

As far back as the ancient Egyptian, Indian, and Roman civilizations we have therapeutically immersed ourselves in water. In Ayurveda, the ancient Indian medicinal wisdom, and traditional Chinese medicine, the water element is crucial to balancing the body and creating physical harmony. Rivers have long been seen as sacred places, and in a number of different spiritual contexts, water has symbolized rebirth, spiritual cleansing and salvation.

I  spend our vacations on the beach or at the lake; get exercise and enjoyment from water sports like scuba diving, sailing, and swimming; refresh myself with long showers and soothing baths, and get that mental boost as needed.