What’s Your Water?
14th March, 2024
As a Blue Health Coach and Blue Mind Advocate, my good friend Wallace J Nichols asked me in February to co-design a Blue Mind Toolkit… and it has come together really well. With many hours spent “nerding out” in front of a computer in writing mode and a google doc of already over 10,000 words so far, J still has his distinctly awesome perspective, insight and wisdom and input to contribute, since he has up to now been busy making updates for the tenth anniversary edition of Blue Mind… Super exciting.
When we undervalue nature or we undervalue each other, bad things always happen. Embracing our Blue Mind reminds us to approach life from a place of LOVE and RESPECT.
The toolkit follows and expands upon the headings and themes J has chosen to channel and communicate Blue Mind through over the years such as the 7 ages of water, the Blue Mind sectors, the 7 forms of water and many more. Each section of the toolkit provides awesome and practical Blue Mind tools for facilitators of all kinds.. Our hope is to build further upon this toolkit later this year, giving it space to breathe. Stay tuned.
In the meantime here is a very short “what’s your water” exercise I wrote and recorded as part of the toolkit, for when you need to pause and take 3.5 minutes out of the busyness of your day. This “imaginary water” is an example of one form of water explored in the Blue Mind Toolkit:
Imaginary water – our Blue Mind experiences preserved by our nervous systems, accessible anytime and anywhere. Imaginary water is that which sits within our mind’s eye in memories and dreams. Through flashbacks and guided meditation we can visualise being near, in, on, or under the water giving rise to anchored emotional states. This is a great way to find Blue Mind even when water is not physically or obviously present.
ENJOY.
