Stress is a major cause of illness in our society. The ocean has a way of deeply relaxing us and bringing us back to earth. Sitting in the sand while you watch and listen to waves crashing gives us a sense of bliss and peace. We stop trying to problem-solve and live in the very moment we are in.Everything slows down near the beach.
For the body, mind and spirit the ocean offers many cleansing qualities. The salty sea air allows us to breathe in clean, pure breaths into our lungs. As we swim in the salt water, our skin is revived. Taking a walk on the long sandy beach barefoot is an overall rejuvenation and gives our feet a natural scrub. To smell the sea and hear the waves while you sit on the warm sand is deeply cleansing for the soul.
One of the easiest guided meditations online involve ocean waves. To imagine the clean water coming into our body and taking all of the negativity out to sea. Breathing to the beat of the waves crashing in and going back out to sea is a means to understanding and accepting impermanence.
If we stay by the ocean, we are able to listen to the waves crash onto the beach in their gentle and perfectly spaced way. This white noise offers a soothing and relaxing lullaby to put us into a deep sleep. We are relaxed so our sleep is deep, and often dreams come up and problems are solved.