Saltwater in the Blood

Surfing, Natural Cycles, and the Sea's Power to Heal

De: Easkey Britton

Narrado por: Easkey Britton

A powerful feminist nature writing by the pioneer of women's big wave surfing in Ireland. Easkey Britton provides a rare female perspective on surfing, exploring the mental skills it fosters and the need to recognize the value of the ocean and of nature's cycles in our lives.

This is an incredibly inspiring exploration of the sea's role in the wellness of people and the planet, beautifully written by Easkey Britton - surfer, scientist, and social activist. She offers a powerful female perspective on the sea and surfing, explaining what it’s like to be a woman in a man's world and how she promoted the sport to women in Iran, surfing while wearing a hijab. She speaks of the undiscussed taboo around entering the water while menstruating and of how she has come to celebrate her own bodily cycles. She has developed her own approach to surfing that instead of seeking to dominate the waves works in tune with the natural cycles of her body, the moon, and the seasons. In a society that rewards busyness, she believes that understanding the influence of cycles becomes even more important, and we all have them - men and women.

For Easkey, the sea is a source of mental and physical well-being. She explores the mental toughness needed in big wave surfing and presents surfing as an embodied mindfulness practice in which we can find flow and connect with the movement of the waves. She stresses the need to recognize the ocean as our most powerful ally when addressing our greatest global challenge: the climate crisis. Above all, Easkey’s relationship to the sea has taught her about the need to meet life and evolve with it, rather than seeking to control it. By such wisdom our planet might just survive and thrive.

©2021 Easkey Britton (P)2021 Watkins Publishing

Verbalizing a connection to the sea

Easky verbalizes the connection and responsibilities humans have toward the sea. Reminds us one affects the other and vise versa.

thoughtful read

lovely reminder of our connection to water and all it means to us for millennia