We tend to think of the beach as the place where the water ends and solid land begins. It’s a fair supposition but, even though sand is solid, our beaches are as fluid as the ocean. Harsh storm swells impact the beach and tear it down. Whilst gentle summer waves reorganise it to higher levels. The seasons, the tides, the El-Nino oscillation and gentle waves. All of these these forces combine to result in the beach you walked across today.
It was also once thought that your nervous system was fixed and unchanging. We now understand it’s connections, like grains of sand on a shifting beach, are shaped according to our surrounding environment’s impact upon us. The storms of life tear us down, but just like the ocean we too possess deep patterns of gentle constructive waves. Central oscillation patterns that, if fully developed, build our system, reorganising our life at a higher level.
(click photos to zoom…)
(For more on the Beaches Brains and Waves thing go here)
With love,
Andrew Maher.
Gentle, Light Touch Chiropractic Collaroy – mention you swim with B&B
Stats:
Swimmers 217
Newbees 6
Water 20.1 degrees C.
Summer Swims
The first 6km summer swim occurred on Saturday 2nd Dec at 7am. They will continue on most Saturdays thru to Feb.
Proposed 10km swim on Sat 16th Dec at 7am.
Note: Swimmers for 10km are required to bring their own food drink requirements to be left at Manly.
ALL swims are dependent on suitable ocean/weather conditions.
B & B Fundraising Christmas Party
Please book early for the B & B Christmas Party, which will be held on Tuesday 12th December at 6.30 pm in the Moonshine Bar (2nd Floor) at the Steyne Hotel. All swimmers and partners/friends are welcome (no under 18s unfortunately). The theme this year is “Retro Christmas”. So come dressed in your finest Christmas paraphernalia. Lots of fun and dancing are guaranteed, with music again this year by the band, “Gluteus Maximus”, who play two types of music, Rock and Roll! The cost is $15 per head, with all proceeds going to the running costs of the B&B. Book HERE now! Don’t miss out on this fun event, numbers are limited.
3 comments
Jenny ((:
11/12/2017 at 4:33 pm
Water looks beautiful ❤️
Inge
11/12/2017 at 5:51 pm
A joy to read and very poetic Andrew. The last couple of photos are divine!
Andrew aka MagicHands
11/12/2017 at 9:30 pm
Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately almost all of the photos prior to the ‘lets go’ at Shelley were blurred. The symmetry of the second last photo however, was fortunate.