33m meditation (and back)
First it is the ease of movement, the sensation of weightless floating. The gurgling noises from the waves and splashes around, heartbeat, steady and regular. Then the rythm of movement, again and again. Minute after minute, water against skin, controlled breath. Then pushing through the burning pain of my muscles, again rythmic, but more forceful, with pulsating veins. Finally there is a kind of numbness, nothing matters, but the rythm, pulling through and through, again and again.
All the while, my thoughts can circle freely, and soon focus, become sharp, aided by the constant repetitive movements. Later, under the shower, I slowly leave this liberating trance.