In the Right Place: Becalming

In the Right Place: Becalming

Yesterday and today (so far) have been beautiful days, albeit chilly ones. Here, you see Great Cove yesterday, swirling its spring sea sequins to mesmerize onlookers. The “sequins” are millions of small water mirrors refracting the sky and scenery in different ways due to the sea’s movement. The calming effect on humans is real, according to a number of studies.

At a basic level, hues of the color blue are associated with producing calmness in many people. Further, staring at the moving ocean changes the frequency of the brain waves of many of us into a mild meditative (and often creative) state.

It also appears that the smell of ocean breezes contributes to our calmness, possibly by the inhalation of many negative oxygen ions. An overriding factor is that we’re conditioned to expect that watching the sea is calming; therefore, there’s a certain amount of culturally imposed influence, according to the reports.

(Brooklin, Maine)