The sea bathing as a potentiator of bodily experiences

Abstract

This study aims to establish relationships between the construction of the body and sea bathing. This is a field research and the investigated group was composed of the reports of 10 subjects who frequently practice sea bathing at Ponta Negra beach, in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.  In view of the results, we identified that the benefits gained from sea bathing are not only related to organic aspects, but also to psychological and social aspects. In this sense, we emphasize the different senses awakened from the experience of sea bathing, from stress, purification of the body, to feeling free, beyond the deficiencies present in the body. Senses these enhancers of the body in its relationship with the environment and with others. In view of this, we believe that it is important to consider the different spaces that enhance bodily experiences, amplifying the reflection that subjects, in these practices, amplify their senses of existence as beings present in the world, in relation to the other. Thus, we point out the idea that sea bathing can be considered an educational experience that includes a technique of lightness and self-care.