The Healing Power of Water

By Nick Polizzi | Guest Writer

Martial arts master Bruce Lee once reflected: “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it.”

What wise words!

Water is truly a miracle substance. It’s no surprise that so many of us (myself included) value ocean views when we vacation on the coast! Perhaps it’s an innate survival instinct that brings us a calm when looking out on a majestic body of water.

Actually, there are scientific reasons we are drawn to lakes, rivers, and oceans. Studies have shown that people are 10% happier who live near or by a body of water. Researchers from the University of Exeter — in England — found that people who lived within a mile from the sea were 22% less likely to experience mental health disorders — such as anxiety and depression. Isn’t that incredible!

Just being near these “blue spaces” — as scientists refer to them — increases our happiness.

Marine biologist, Wallace J. Nichols, calls the “immeasurable sense of peace that we feel around water” our “blue mind.” In his book of the same title (Blue Mind) he dives into — pun totally intended — the physical and psychological benefits of water.

For our purposes today, we want to dive deep (pun intended) — into some of the most important aspects of your daily relationship with water.

Water gives and teaches us so much — but the simple everyday-ness of it makes it easy to take it for granted. That said, we all know there’s nothing quite like that feeling of drinking cold, clear water when you’re parched. Or the sheer joy of diving into a crystal clear lake on a sweltering day.

We need water.

The truth is, without water,  we can only live a matter of days — that’s how critically our body relies on water to survive. Food on the other hand? We can get by without eating for months — so long as we’re drinking at least 1.5 litres of water per day.

But to truly thrive and live our best lives, some experts believe we really should be hydrating way more than that — as much as 15.5 cups (3.7 litres) of water a day for men, and 11.5 cups (2.7 litres) a day for women.

That’s a lot of water.

And you know what they say about quality over quantity? Well, when it comes to water, the same goes.

What to Look for In Your Water

Pure, mineral-rich, clean water offers incredible benefits for your body and mind. Here’s what you should be looking for in your drinking water:

• It’s free of contaminants like fungi, bacteria, and parasites.
• It’s rich in essential minerals like sulphur, manganese, and calcium.
• It’s alkaline, which means it has a pH above 7 and may offer added benefits.

So, where can you get the highest-quality water to nourish your body?

Spoiler alert: it doesn’t come from your tap.

Where to Get Your Water

Spring Water

Spring water, sourced and stored safely, is your best bet. This pure source of water, straight from Mother Earth herself, delivers so many vital minerals our bodies desperately crave.

Anyone who has had the privilege of drinking straight from a mountain spring will tell you it is the best-tasting and most thirst-quenching water they’ve ever had.

A great resource to find a fresh spring near you is https://findaspring.com. This site has an extensive map of hot and cold springs all over the world. You’ll want to “favourite” this site!

Many people mistakenly think that like spring water, well water is a great, natural source of minerals too. While it’s true that well water does contain many minerals — if they’re the wrong kinds of minerals the water can be very hard on our bodies.

Well Water

The water that comes from wells is sometimes actually called “hard” water because it has bubbled up through rock formations like limestone. In the process, certain essential minerals have dissolved into well water. People who drink water from wells for a long time can have dry hair and dull skin.

I remember one time in the Amazon, the only source of freshwater available was from a well. Let’s just say the mineral content of that water did not sit well with my body!

Tap Water

Did you know the water that most of us drink — tap water — is probably among the least nourishing?

Tap water can be full of hidden nasties. Even under current Environmental Protection Agency standards, tap water can contain trace levels of pesticides, harsh chemicals, aluminium, plastic, and heavy metals.

Plus, tap water is treated with chlorine to kill bacteria. You know chlorine — that chemical that’s poured into public swimming pools to keep them looking clean. While small doses of chlorine are supposed to be harmless, the problem is, there’s also evidence that regular ingestion of chlorine can also lead to gut complications… or even cancer.

Tap water also contains fluoride. 

While many public health officials state that fluoridating water helps to protect tooth enamel, fluoride research actually reveals the opposite — fluoridated water causes dental fluorosis or discoloration of the enamel.

Nowadays, we also know that fluoride can calcify (harden) the pineal gland in your brain, The pineal gland regulates sleep and hormones — and it’s long been linked to the idea of the “third eye” — a spiritual bridge that leads to higher states of enlightenment, inner wisdom, and intuition.

I’m certain that many Sacred Science readers, like myself, are keen to ensure their pineal gland remains healthy — because we’re all walking that path towards enlightenment.

Drinking pure, natural spring water, or water that has filtered out the fluoride, may help to heal and soften our pineal glands. But water heals our bodies in so many other ways too.

Healing Power of Water

This miracle liquid supports digestion and transports nutrients throughout the body, flushes bacteria through the kidneys and out of the bladder, carries oxygen to the cells, regulates our temperature, energizes muscles, helps the function of our organs, lubricates and cushions our joints and spinal cord… the list just goes on and on!

Water scientist Masaru Emoto also believed that while water can heal us, we can heal water. This pioneering thinker conducted research on frozen water and found that it holds and responds to the energetic frequencies directed towards it.

Emotu’s ground-breaking research discovered that water has the ability to copy and transfer information. Water exposed to violent, hateful messages forms fragmented, lopsided crystals.

But when we direct loving, grateful vibrations towards the water we drink, the water responds by moving into symmetrical, beautiful patterns. Emotu taught that when we send these positive intentions towards the water we drink, we can help to purify and energetically transform it.

What a beautiful thought to finish with — in the same way this incredible liquid hydrates and heals us, we too can heal water. For me, this simply serves as proof of the sacred relationship between water and humans.

So why not honour that sacred connection by hydrating your body — your temple — with the purest, highest-quality water possible?

Filtering Your Water

Berkey Water Filter is trusted and effective.

One more thing you can do, that I do, is filter your water

This is cost effective in the long run. You can connect a filter to your kitchen sink, but that won’t filter bathwater and the water that washes your laundry — so I recommend looking into filters for the whole house. But if that’s not something you can do because you’re a renter, a simple filter can make a huge difference.

The one we have at home is: Berkey Water filter.

We love Berkey Water Filters because they do not use harsh chemicals like iodine or chlorine to purify their water. Instead, they rely on a simple and sophisticated technology: Each filter has millions of pores that are small enough to sift out numerous microscopic contaminants.

Click this link to check out their different systems and learn more.

Stay Curious, Nick Polizzi.

About the Author

Nick Polizzi has spent his career directing and editing feature length documentaries about natural alternatives to conventional medicine. Nick’s current role as director of “The Sacred Science” documentary and author of “The Sacred Science: An Ancient Healing Path For The Modern World stems from a calling to honour, preserve, and protect the ancient knowledge and rituals of the indigenous peoples of the world.