Blue Spaces

Fish really do feel pain. 🐟 Phil Halper, @skydivephil lead researcher into the question, 'Do fish feel pain?' has written a new article for #BluePlanetSociety He explains: #fish have pain receptors & debunks the myths of fish pain sceptics. Article: blueplanetsociety.org/new-studies-su…

Your 30 seconds of ocean meditation begins now 🌊✨🌬️

Veterans Struggling with Mental Health Say Surfing Saves Lives: 'Water Is Healing' people.com/veterans-use-s…

Is swimming in cold water good for you? One study reported swimming in the cold ocean reduced depressed mood up to 10 times as much as it did in a group of controls who watched the swimmers from the beach. washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/… #mentalhealth #bluementalhealth #bluespaces

The double-edged sword of revealing mental health issues at work. The Harris Poll found that more than half of global employees (58%) say they aren't comfortable discussing their mental health at work. bbc.com/worklife/artic… #mentalhealth #bluementalhealth #bluespaces

A newly published study has highlighted how access to green or blue spaces boosts mental health but highlights inequalities in access to these resources. nihr.ac.uk/news/study-fun… #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldMentalHealthDay2023 #bluespaces #mentalhealth #bluementalhealth

Mental health is now the 'main motivation for exercise'. 54% of 2,271 people said their main motivation for keeping physically active was to help their mental health, while 49% said it was getting in shape. healthclubmanagement.co.uk/health-club-ma… #bluespaces #mentalhealth #bluementalhealth

Mental Health Swims battling mental health with cold water and community. swimming.org/swimengland/me… #bluementalhealth #mentalhealth #bluespaces

“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson bluespaces.org 📸 by Roland Denes on Unsplash #mentalhealth #bluementalhealth #bluespaces

‘Wild’ swimming is often seen as individualistic. But the sea has brought me real community. The loveliest thing about sea swimming is the sense of community it’s created, rooting me in my distant home town. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #bluementalhealth #mentalhealth #bluespaces

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — Albus Dumbledore #bluespaces #bluementalhealth #mentalhealth bluespaces.org 📸 by Garrick Sangil on Unsplash

I’ve completed the #HudsonSwim2023! 315 miles from source to sea. People have fought for 50 years to get this river clean. And today she is beautiful. I will never forget the wildlife. The bald eagles, the vultures, the beavers and black bears. So this is my message 🏊‍♂️👇🏞️ The Hudson is emblematic of all rivers in the world. If the people of the New York can do this, then your river can also be saved. But it takes constant vigilance! Rivers are the arteries of our planet. Everything that we hold dear relies on their protection.

Whether river or ocean, our #BlueSpaces are vital life support systems for our Blue Planet. Congratulations to @LewisPugh for another amazing achievement. @LewisPughFDN #HudsonSwim2023

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality." Plutarch 📸 by Chris Lawton on Unsplash bluespaces.org #bluespaces #bluementalhealth #mentalhealth

“Experiences in nature benefit us in an enormous range of ways. Wherever scientists look, they seem to find benefits, and new ones are being discovered all the time.” Professor Richard Fuller, University of Queensland. gq-magazine.co.uk/fitness/articl… #bluespaces #mentalhealth

“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always our self we find in the sea.” E. E. Cummings bluespaces.org #bluespaces #bluementalhealth #mentalhealth

Love your river? Help protect it. If you see litter outdoors, it only takes a second to pick it up, and who knows? You could be saving the life of a whale, bird, or beaver 🐋🦅🦫 #HudsonSwim2023 #BeatPollution

10 of the best seawater swimming pools in the UK and Europe. From the Canaries to Norway via Brittany and Scotland, these coastal havens offer safer sea swimming without the swell. theguardian.com/travel/2023/au… #bluementalhealth #mentalhealth #bluespaces

"Follow the river and you will find the sea." French Proverb Bluespaces.org Image by Ethan Dow on Unsplash #bluespaces #mentalhealth #bluementalhealth

Open-water swimming provides a long list of benefits. Because you do it in nature, it can be therapeutic: A 2020 study of novice outdoor swimmers found that after 10 weekly sessions, they experienced fewer bad moods & increase in wellbeing. nytimes.com/2023/08/02/wel… #bluespaces