
Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Nichols also adds that "water boosts creativity, can enhance the quality of conversations and provides a backdrop to important parts of living - like play, romance and grieving." However, this is all dependent on whether the water is safe, clean, and healthy. Water's power is so immense that even aquatic therapists are looking to the water to help treat and manage PTSD, addiction, anxiety disorders, autism and more, he says. These include: lower levels of stress and anxiety, an overall increased sense of well-being and happiness, a lower heart and breathing rate-which leads to safer and more effective workouts. Nichols highlighted some of these water-induced perks in a 2017 interview with USA Today about the book. The list of benefits of being near, or even in water, is lengthy. The book is more than just Nichols musings and backed by research that confirms how spending time near water is key to "achieving an elevated and sustained happiness." Nichols, this 368-pager proves just how beneficial being near a body of water - whether it's sea, river, lake, or ocean - can be. The book Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do has been around for a few years however, its teachings are timeless.

There's just something so incredibly soothing about being near a natural body of water-and science is here to prove it.


Or maybe resting my back on a tree trunk near a lake. As the weather gets warmer, I'm sure I'm not the only fantasizing about laying in the sand and watching the waves crash against the shore.
