The Fix

THE OCEAN IS A PLACE of fascination –by Sam Bleakley (The Ivy Press, £6.99) brings this feeling to the page. ‘Blue mindfulness may be different to the mindfulness of inner contemplation,’ says Bleakley, ‘but surfing teaches that mindfulness is not you, but in the world of experience. It is a letting go of the desire to control, allowing the environment to caress and shape you. Wrapped in a cloak of water, surfing can take you out of your comfort zone, immersing you in a liquid habitat.’