Wallace J. Nichols

We did this big experiment recently called the pandemic. And people went into various kinds of lockdowns. And what we found is that people missed the water dearly. The people who had access to it fared better. The people who could go out their backyard and run to the beach or go to the lake or the river could walk to it.

We did this big experiment recently called the pandemic. And people went into various kinds of lockdowns. And what we found is that people missed the water dearly. The people who had access to it fared better. The people who could go out their backyard and run to the beach or go to the lake or the river could walk to it.

Those who had a hot tub, a spa, or a pool that they could access when we were in this lockdown mode. And then people freaked out when they shut down the beaches. And they said, no, you're not even allowed to go to the beach. You can't even swim. You have to stay away. And they started arresting people with their surfboards. That was a really interesting experiment. And people really got it.

Those who had a hot tub, a spa, or a pool that they could access when we were in this lockdown mode. And then people freaked out when they shut down the beaches. And they said, no, you're not even allowed to go to the beach. You can't even swim. You have to stay away. And they started arresting people with their surfboards. That was a really interesting experiment. And people really got it.

Those who had a hot tub, a spa, or a pool that they could access when we were in this lockdown mode. And then people freaked out when they shut down the beaches. And they said, no, you're not even allowed to go to the beach. You can't even swim. You have to stay away. And they started arresting people with their surfboards. That was a really interesting experiment. And people really got it.

They said, wow, when you take that away from me, that made people really uncomfortable. We are water beings on a water planet. And when you cut us off from it, it feels bad.

They said, wow, when you take that away from me, that made people really uncomfortable. We are water beings on a water planet. And when you cut us off from it, it feels bad.

They said, wow, when you take that away from me, that made people really uncomfortable. We are water beings on a water planet. And when you cut us off from it, it feels bad.

Yeah, when we take it apart, we pull this concept apart into its components, like we like, we like to do that as scientists, and look at it through each of the senses. There's a special thing that water does related to each of our senses. Now, the way we experience it, in fact, is all together. So you pull it apart to study it. But then the the actual experience of blue mind is

Yeah, when we take it apart, we pull this concept apart into its components, like we like, we like to do that as scientists, and look at it through each of the senses. There's a special thing that water does related to each of our senses. Now, the way we experience it, in fact, is all together. So you pull it apart to study it. But then the the actual experience of blue mind is

Yeah, when we take it apart, we pull this concept apart into its components, like we like, we like to do that as scientists, and look at it through each of the senses. There's a special thing that water does related to each of our senses. Now, the way we experience it, in fact, is all together. So you pull it apart to study it. But then the the actual experience of blue mind is

all of it together at the same time so you you taste it and you smell it and you hear it and you feel it so if you jump into a body of water you're getting the the multi-sensory experience if you're looking merely looking at a nice video of some waves on your laptop it may be purely visual if you turn up the volume you might get the wave sound that's nice but it really goes to the next level when you

all of it together at the same time so you you taste it and you smell it and you hear it and you feel it so if you jump into a body of water you're getting the the multi-sensory experience if you're looking merely looking at a nice video of some waves on your laptop it may be purely visual if you turn up the volume you might get the wave sound that's nice but it really goes to the next level when you

all of it together at the same time so you you taste it and you smell it and you hear it and you feel it so if you jump into a body of water you're getting the the multi-sensory experience if you're looking merely looking at a nice video of some waves on your laptop it may be purely visual if you turn up the volume you might get the wave sound that's nice but it really goes to the next level when you

use all of your senses you know the somatic experience of water of the water really surrounding you and touching all of your your skin cells at the same time um the pressure of it the buoyancy of it the temperature of it so it's all of that at the same time and so as we pull it apart we we can kind of look at what makes it special in each of its components

use all of your senses you know the somatic experience of water of the water really surrounding you and touching all of your your skin cells at the same time um the pressure of it the buoyancy of it the temperature of it so it's all of that at the same time and so as we pull it apart we we can kind of look at what makes it special in each of its components

use all of your senses you know the somatic experience of water of the water really surrounding you and touching all of your your skin cells at the same time um the pressure of it the buoyancy of it the temperature of it so it's all of that at the same time and so as we pull it apart we we can kind of look at what makes it special in each of its components

But the experience of Blue Mind is a simultaneous sensory experience. And there's really nothing quite like it. I mean, really, the best comparison in our lives is to music, the way music can bring you up and take you down and move you and boost your creativity.

But the experience of Blue Mind is a simultaneous sensory experience. And there's really nothing quite like it. I mean, really, the best comparison in our lives is to music, the way music can bring you up and take you down and move you and boost your creativity.

But the experience of Blue Mind is a simultaneous sensory experience. And there's really nothing quite like it. I mean, really, the best comparison in our lives is to music, the way music can bring you up and take you down and move you and boost your creativity.