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Gratitude for sea swimming
Founder of Sea Soul Blessings, Pippa Best, shares how sea swimming changed her life, including alleviating her arthritis symptoms and giving her a sense of place in the world
I flip upright with a panicked splash, and circle nervously, scanning for the shiny black head of the creature that just snorted furiously somewhere beneath me. All I can see are undulating silver waves on one side, and the thick walls of Penzance promenade on the other.
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