ah your photos are gorgeous and i want to let you know i finally "succeeded" at not drowning when i used the neti this week ;)

your post conjures up a very specific ocean healing moment in my life off the coast of california.... it was mystical, no doubt.... that the ocean was speaking to me, wrapping me in its energy field and teaching me... makes me long for the ocean.
wonderful educative post dear-- and so poetic!!

i think i'll go take a cold shower ;)