Water has always been my anchor. As a former elite swimmer, surf school founder, and well-being researcher, I’ve spent a lifetime exploring how being in, on, and around the ocean transforms the way we feel, think, and live. Over the years, through personal experience, academic study, and thousands of hours working with individuals in the water, I’ve discovered something powerful: water doesn’t just refresh us; it recalibrates us. It restores the nervous system, supports emoti