the floating experience
Floating provides a unique opportunity to disconnect from the five senses and turn inward for a truly relaxing experience. You'll step into a spacious, enclosed tub with about 10 inches of water, warmed to your external body temperature. As you lie back into the water, you'll float effortlessly with over 1000 pounds of salt to keep you afloat. You can choose to keep the lights on or off, and listen to music or relish in silence, as you drift into a sense of comfort and stillness.
Float therapy is known by many names - restricted environmental stimulus therapy, sensory deprivation, sensory isolation, isolation tanks, and more. But we just like to call it floating. We don't believe you have to remove all sensory factors entirely to see benefits, so we strive to create an environment that's comfortable for YOU. That may mean you like to have the lights on or off, and you might want music on or off, and you might even bring your own audio. We just want you to float.
Benefits
Floating has many benefits, ranging from relaxation to targeting common health issues to an overall sense of wellbeing. As you float, your body will be fully supported, alleviating any pressure points. For those with chronic pain, it can be a life changer. Further, the mental break you'll get by floating is unlike any other. It opens the gateway towards a single point of focus, allowing meditation or a calm mind to come with ease.
Floating is also known as "sensory deprivation" or "restricted environmental stimulation technique (REST)". It is known to lower cortisol (the stress hormone), lower blood pressure, dial down the "fight or flight" response, reduce bodily stress, release endorphins and dopamine.
May help with:
ADDICTION AND WITHDRAWAL
From smoking to food addiction, substance abuse, and alcoholism, floating may be a beneficial complement to treatment programs.
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
Floating causes the amygdala
(responsible for "fight or flight")
to calm down, causing an increase in serenity and relaxation.
BRAIN FOG/LACK OF FOCUS
Give your brain a break and set the reset button by removing distractions.
CHRONIC PAIN/ FIBROMYALGIA
Floating reduces activity in the nervous system, reduces inflammation, and increases dopamine (the "feel good" hormone).
CREATIVITY/ WRITER'S BLOCK
The brain shifts into theta waves, increasing learning and visualization, and creates mental clarity.
HEADACHES/ MIGRAINES
The body releases a higher concentration of endorphins (natural painkillers), muscles unwind, blood flow increases, and blood vessels open.
INSOMNIA/SLEEP ISSUES
Mental and physical de-stressing in the float room allow more comfort in order to fall asleep easier and faster.
BURNOUT/ LOW ENERGY/ FATIGUE
Reduce triggers, clear your mind, and reduce the perception of pain.
JOINT PAIN
With over 1000 pounds of Epsom salt in the float room, inflammation and the perception of pain.
LOW IMMUNE FUNCTION
With improved circulation and better hormonal balance, the body is able to devote more energy to building immunity defense.
MEDITATION
Your body is completely supported, making it more comfortable and lessdistracting, therefore easier to focusyour attention.
MUSCLE RECOVERY
Magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) is a muscle relaxant that increases efficiency of blood circulation, helping to heal the body naturally
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
PTSD often includes many other symptoms listed on this page. Floating provides a safe place to relax the body and mind.
RELAXATION
High concentrations of saline solution make it effortless to float, relieving pain in the body and allow the brain to rest
SENSORY OVERLOAD
By removing or reducing sights and sounds, and creating a neutral water and air temperature, as well as a scent- and taste-free environment, the brain has less to process.
STRESS
Proven to lower cortisol (the stress hormone), blood pressure, and physical discomfort
... AND MORE
The number of clinical research projects continues to grow, pointing to evidence of even more benefits of floating.
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