Blue health
Taking a team down to the water, and what stays with them
What the shoreline changes in the way a team talks to itself, and the practical things worth knowing before you book a morning by the water in Marseille.
7 min read
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Breathe, eat well, get in the water.
What I explain during a session and get asked about again by email afterwards: breathing protocols, simple recipes, and what the sea does for our health. Nothing here that has not been tested in a workshop or at the water's edge.
Articles on Blue health
Blue health
On a paddleboard, tension shows up straight away
I teach paddle yoga early in the morning off Pointe Rouge. In an hour, the board shows each person what they are gripping without knowing, and what they can let go of.
6 min read
Blue health
Twenty minutes by the water, and nothing else
Walking slowly by the water for twenty minutes, phone at the bottom of the bag. What I look at, what I listen to, and exactly how I run those twenty minutes myself.
5 min read
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Getting into cold water without kidding yourself
Cold immersion fascinates people and gets credited with a lot. What I really see in the Mediterranean, why breathing comes first, and the cases where I say no.
7 min read
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Blue health, or why voices drop at the water's edge
Water does something to how we feel, and the research is only starting to document it. What I watch happen in the bay of Marseille, and what to do with it inland.
6 min read
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