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-Short Attention Span Theater-
The surprising benefits of blue spaces
2022-11-21
[BBC] Amidst the gentle rock of the sea, the breeze tickling their skin and the distant caw of seagulls, six people in lifejackets close their eyes for a "mindful check-in". They are aboard the deck of Irene, a 120ft (37m) tall ship with timber frames and majestic sails which is cruising off the coast of Cornwall in the UK.

These kind of mindfulness exercises have become increasingly mainstream in the last decade, but they tend to be practised from the comfort of the home or a therapist's office — not the deck of a ship.

However, UK charity Sea Sanctuary, which operates Irene, believes its combination of marine activities and therapy provides a uniquely beneficial form of mental health support. A practitioner of "blue health" — the concept that being in or near blue spaces such as rivers, lakes and the sea boosts our emotional wellbeing — the charity has been organising trips around the Cornwall coastline since 2006.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Does the calming fantasy invclude an option for 45 degree rolls and being strapped into your rack to sleep?
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-21 19:54  

#7  San Diego has better looking nuke plant. A plant that just scream Southern California...

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Posted by: ruprecht   2022-11-21 12:20  

#6  Yes that's it, Murcek. That pic's the Plant B with the lighthouse to the right of it. The sanctuary around it is nice. Some birds and shit. Other than that, the place is like something out of those fever dreams you get if you watch The Cell and take codeine at the same time.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-21 12:01  

#5  There are two nuclear power stations at Dungeness, identified as "A" and "B", the first built in 1965 and the second in 1983. They are within a wildlife sanctuary designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and birds flourish in the warmer water created by the station's outflow.[citation needed]

The older power station closed on 31 December 2006,[11] while the current owner EDF Energy announced in June 2021 that the newer station would not resume operations, which had halted in September 2018, and would move into the defuelling phase with immediate effect.[12]

There is a public visitors centre, and tours of "B" station are available. Tours were stopped in 2001, and the visitor centre subsequently closed in 2003, in the wake of the September 11 attacks. EDF opened a new visitor centre in 2013 and resumed tours, albeit with new security procedures which have to be cleared some weeks in advance of visits.

Looks pretty desert-like.

Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-21 10:44  

#4  No, Dungeness, ed. It's the closest thing they got to desert. I think they had a nuke power thingy there. I was told it would be picturesque by a rather optimistic lad. I actually felt like drowning myself just for the tour to end.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-21 09:54  

#3  Dron, you talking about Windscale?
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-11-21 09:20  

#2  Ha! I just thought of another dreadful Lovecraftian tale from this 'blue health' thingy. Thanks, Besoeker.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-21 02:42  

#1  Poor Brits. They don't have deserts. Except for that God awful place where they had the nuke reactor whatsitcalled...
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-21 02:28  

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