Deep Bonds with Underwater Creatures Enhancing Human Relationships

Developing deep connections with underwater creatures like sharks has created a sense of family and kinship, making the individual feel less dependent on human relationships. By forming strong bonds with these creatures and learning from them, the person has found their human relationships, including with their spouse, improving. This bond with underwater creatures has provided valuable life lessons and feelings of love, which have positively impacted the individual's relationships with humans.

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Craig Foster is an Oscar- and BAFTA-winning filmmaker, naturalist, author, and ocean explorer. He is the co-founder of the Sea Change Project, an NGO dedicated to the long-term conservation and regeneration of the Great African Seaforest. His film My Octopus Teacher has led to making the Great African Seaforest a global icon. His new book is Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World.

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Timestamps:

[00:00] Start

[08:39] A morning ray.

[11:01] Connecting with the sea is a family tradition.

[13:24] Making The Great Dance.

[15:28] Unnatural powers granted by natural attunement.

[22:40] Observing the secret lives of animals.

[26:44] What makes Kalahari trackers so impressive?

[29:37] Connecting with nature in the big city.

[32:43] Breath holding and cold exposure.

[37:25] Land lessons via underwater tracking.