A recent study pointed out that living near water can make you happier and content.
If you are dreaming of settling down near a riverside or a faraway island, then it is time to make that dream a reality.
Are you a hills person or a beach person? You must have come across this question several times. You can choose either, both have their own pros and cons, but if you are a water baby and thought of beachside, warm sand, sunsets bring a smile to your face then you must live near a water body. Now even science has authenticated the fact that being near the water improves your mental health and happiness.
It is all about “Blue Mind”, which is a powerful antidote for a “Red Mind”.
Famous marine biologist and author Wallace J. Nichols talks about this in detail in her new book “Blue Mind”. She emphasises the fact that being close to any water body is quite beneficial for your happiness and mental health. The term, Blue Mind means a meditative state which is very mild in nature. We fall in this state near, in or around any water body. Furthermore, it is a powerful antidote to “Red Mind”, which is a mental state where we feel burnt from being over-stimulated and stressed mind. Being near water can also help to get to elevated and sustainable happiness.
Reasons why you must buy that dream house with sea or river view.
Experts believe that an elevated sense of happiness is due to the presence of water. The water helps in lowering the levels of anxiety and stress and bring you a sense of well-being and happiness. You experience a lower breathing rate and heart rate, which is very good for your health. Nowadays,aquatic therapists are in vogue. They help to manage several disorders like addiction, PTSD, anxiety disorder.
We need to create blue spaces in cities to help curb stress and anxiety.
Since we are going on and on about the benefits of the blue minds, it is important for major cities to create a blue space for their citizens. These blue spaces could be man-made or real, like canals in Italy and artificial lakes. Just imagine walking along with these man-made water bodiesand feeling your mind coming alive and being free.
So, what do you think? Now, do you like hills or beachsides?
