Tuesday, May 5, 2026

honoring nature's blue expanse & green vistas

wander | wander | women recently explored the concept of blue mind - the neuroscience of water associated peace that creates a sense of general happiness and satisfaction with life in the moment. 

In contrast to red mind - which neuroscientist Catherine Franssen, PhD, describes as "an edgy high characterized by stress, anxiety, fear, and maybe even a little of anger and despair" - blue mind induces a mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peace, unity. 

our island paradise

The difference between red mind and blue mind is that a red mind is one that has been impacted by the velocity of today’s society as compared with a blue mind that has been calmed by the soothing effects of water.