Tips to Ensure a More Enjoyable Float
- Do not shave 12-24 hours before your float
- Do not consume caffeine or very little if needed to avoid a headache
- Although the float will likely accomplish this for you, practicing yoga, journaling or any other activities that you enjoy that help you de-stress will help you settle in to your float and send you on your way to complete relaxation
- Eat a light meal an hour or more before your float, do not over-stuff yourself or float on an empty stomach.
- Do not arrive intoxicated, a clear mind is priceless
- Meditation, intention work, and affirmations create a strong spiritual space and help you to step down your anxiety levels, the tanks will take care of the rest.
- Most of these are suggestions, give us a call if you have any concerns
Float Therapy
Physical
- People float to relieve stress, recover from injuries, eliminate chronic pain, and much more.
- Floating naturally increases your dopamine and endorphin levels, boosting your mood, leaving you with a pleasant afterglow that can last for days.
- Without fighting gravity or external distractions, you’ll likely experience the most complete relaxation you’ve ever felt.
Spiritual
- Everything you experience while floating comes from within yourself. It’s a perfect time to reflect on life. Creative and personal insights are not uncommon.
- Float tanks are like practice spaces for meditation. After about 10-15 minutes of floating, your mind starts producing theta brainwaves, which are responsible for that “between waking and sleeping” state.
Learning
- People have cut strokes off their golf game, developed complex scientific theories, and even drafted whole books while floating.
- With nothing to distract you, your level of concentration and knowledge absorption is boundless.
What Exactly is a Float Tank?
They go by many names: float tanks, float cabins, float rooms, float pods, open float pools, etc.
Quiet Experience
As innovation continues to thrive in this industry there are sure to be impressive new float tank designs, and of course why wouldn’t it, as floating promotes creativity and innovation i and of itself. There are so many different modalities and practices that are complemented or even enhanced by floating, the future looks bright for many groundbreaking discoveries to enhance re-balance the human body.
No matter what the design of the float tank, the objective is the same; to have a quiet experience void of as much external stimuli as possible. This creates the perfect environment for the body to switch over to the parasympathetic nervous system.
Relax Beyond Measure
In modern society so much of our energy is utilizing our active survival instincts, and it really isn’t as common to have that long drawn out restful time in your typical day. When the body enters into the stress free space of the float tank and becomes blissfully suspended in its healing waters, it can finally relax itself beyond measure. Once shifted out of the fight or flight fast acting state of the mind and body, something that we are all too commonly stuck in, the body will switch over to its natural tendency to heal itself. In this state of restoration, rest, digest, and heal rules the day and the body begins to release beneficial endorphins which aids the body in it’s search for poise and balance.
Large Comfortable Cabins
In our center we have selected some of the most spacious float rooms available. They have 7-foot fiber optic star lit ceilings that twinkle and change colors. You have the option of listening to peaceful meditative music while you enjoy the serenity of your own private float suite. As you lean back and ease into the ten inches of water you will be amazed at how effortlessly you float, and just how spacious our float rooms are. The skin temperature waters will fully support you as you drift into a deep state of relaxation and healing. Your spine will begin to decompress from the stresses of gravity in this zero-gravity environment, further allowing your nervous system to release problematic stuck energy.
The Body Begins To Let Go
With the water at the same temperature as your skin the sensation of touch becomes imperceptible, and the body begins to let go of the chaotic external world. With little to no sound reaching you in this safe environment and when you decide to turn off your lights and allow yourself to experience perfect darkness, you can take a deep breath knowing that there is nothing that is needed of you at this time in space. You are completely free!
The reason behind bringing yourself into a space that is void of external stimuli is that it allows your body to finally free itself from the perpetual feeling it has of being in some form of danger. It has a natural defense mechanism to stay at high alert if it needs to flee and quickly make decisions. This puts an extra burden on the body mind and spirit which disallows it to relax and address the things that may be negatively effecting it. We used to have a more contemplative winding down at the end of our days and in the modernity of our hectic lives things don’t tend to shut down and relax until we lay our heads on our pillows, if at all. How restful is your sleep?
Luckily the float will help! When we say “float – relax – restore” we mean just that. You’ll have to experience it for yourself.
The Theta State
Relaxation is the Catalyst to the next Phase of Therapy
Theta State
It may take a few times to reach Theta state or fully engage the parasympathetic. We strongly suggest to people that they give themselves the chance to experience floating more than a few times. There is a point where you will gain traction and you will likely see the amazing and prolonged benefits of floating begin to assist you through your day.
- Arrive and check in. We’ll supply you with a robe, slippers, towels, earplugs and everything else you’ll need.
- We will cover the basics together and answer all of your questions.
- Wash yourself in a luxurious shower in your private suite before entering the float tank. (You will notice how pure the water is due to our advanced filtration systems we have added to ensure water purity and health before it enters our sanctuary.)
- After your step into the tank and close the door behind you, gently lie back into the water and float effortlessly.
- The music and lights are completely under your control from within the float room.
- When your session is over, the music and lights will gently bring you back from your journey.
- Step out of the float room and rinse off the salt water. Our vanity room is equipped with hairdryers & other grooming needs.
- Enjoy a complimentary cup of tea in our lounge while you bask in your post-float glow.
Floating Facts
Added Benefit of Epsom Salt
The Epsom salt solution will not prune your skin no matter how long you stay in the float. While used primarily for its ability to suspend people in water, Epsom salt comes with the added benefit of softening skin and hair, along with alleviating chronic stress patterns and pain.
Weightless Suspension
In addition to the stand-alone physical benefits of soaking in thousands of pounds of Epsom salts, being suspended on a medium that is in between liquid and solid has many health benefits on its own accord. While floating effortlessly it is common to have subtle and profound physical releases from tension patterns that have taken root in our earthbound bodies. Using our infrared sauna in conjunction with the float can be just the thing to help you settle into your float with ease. They pair so well together because, anything that you incorporate to help calm the body into the parasympathetic will likely enhance your float. Infrared saunas do a fantastic job at that.
Neutral Water Temperature
Water temperature is kept at 94.5 degrees Fahrenheit which is the average temperature of the skin. This temperature is known as skin-receptor neutral, meaning the water creates no cues for the skin to report any tactile stimulation.
Clean and Sanitary Environment
Sanitation is a very important component to floating and is not taken lightly among those that operate float centers in the industry. We have taken measures well beyond state regulations to ensure a clean and sanitary environment is in place.
The water in our float tanks is concentrated at 35% Epsom salt, which prevents nearly all organisms from multiplying and often kills them off over time. Beyond that, our state-of-the-art filtration system provides the epitome of sanitation. The water passes through a 1 micron filter which is equivalent to 1/7th of the size of a red blood cell. After that it undergoes a full ozone treatment and then gets dosed with 50-100ppm of hydrogen peroxide. These 2 elements combined form what is called peroxone which is supercharged as the water travels through a UV lamp. UV lamps are designed to obliterate anything in the path of their photon rays. The water is filtered 3 to 4 full cycles in between each client. The end result is that, although not potable do to the high salt content, our water is held to a drinking water standard.
We are deeply pleased by the presence of healthcare professionals that are already established in the community. We believe we will be synergistic with their practices and will enhance the existing draw and overall experience of the people. Flotation supports the natural order of the body bringing it back into balance and homeostasis. This enhances anyone’s experience in any direction in health.
Physical
People float to relieve stress, recover from injuries, eliminate chronic pain, and much more.
Floating naturally increases your dopamine and endorphin levels, boosting your mood, leaving you with a pleasant afterglow that can last for days.
Without fighting gravity or external distractions, you’ll likely experience the most complete relaxation you’ve ever felt.
Spiritual
Everything you experience while floating comes from within yourself. It’s a perfect time to reflect on life. Creative and personal insights are not uncommon.
Float tanks are like practice spaces for meditation. After about 10-15 minutes of floating, your mind starts producing theta brainwaves, which are responsible for that “between waking and sleeping” state.
Learning
People have cut strokes off their golf game, developed complex scientific theories, and even drafted whole books while floating.
With nothing to distract you, your level of concentration and knowledge absorption is boundless.
What Exactly is a Float Tank?
They go by many names; float tanks, float cabins, float rooms, float pods, open float pools, etc.
Quiet Experience
Relax Beyond Measure
In modern society so much of our energy is utilizing our active survival instincts, and it really isn’t as common to have that long drawn out restful time in your typical day. When the body is in this state of blissful suspension it can finally relax itself beyond measure.
Most Spacious Float Rooms Available
In our center we have selected the most spacious float rooms available. They have 7-foot fiber optic star lit ceilings that twinkle and change colors. There is peaceful meditative music playing upon you entering your own private float suite. As you lean back and ease into the ten inches of water you will be amazed at how effortlessly you float. The skin temperature waters will fully support you as you drift into a deep state of relaxation and healing. Your spine will begin to decompress from the stresses of gravity in this zero-gravity environment.
The Body Begins To Let Go
With the water at the same temperature as your skin the sensation of touch becomes imperceptible, and the body begins to let go of the chaotic external world. With little to no sound reaching you in this safe environment and with the lights slowly dimming out to perfect darkness, you can take a deep breath knowing that there is nothing that is needed of you at this time in space. You are completely free!
The Theta State
Relaxation is the Catalyst to the next Phase of Therapy
Theta State
- Arrive and check in. We’ll supply you with a robe, slippers, towels, earplugs and everything else you’ll need.
- We will cover the basics together and answer all of your questions.
- Wash yourself in a luxurious rain shower in your private suite before entering the float tank.
- After your step into the tank and close the door behind you, gently lie back into the water and float effortlessly.
- The music and lights will slowly fade out after 5 minutes.
- When your session is over, the music and lights will gently bring you back from your journey.
- Step out of the float room and rinse off the salt water. Our vanity room is equippped with hairdryers for all your grooming needs.
- Enjoy a complimentary cup of tea in our lounge while you bask in your post-float glow.
Floating Facts
Added Benefit to Epson Salt
The Epsom salt solution will not prune your skin no matter how long you stay in the float. While used primarily for its ability to suspend people in water, Epsom salt comes with the added benefit of softening skin and hair, along with alleviating chronic stress patterns and pain.
Being Suspended
In addition to the stand-alone physical benefits of Epsom salt absorption, being suspended on a medium that is in between liquid and solid has many health benefits on its own accord. While floating effortlessly it is common to have subtle and profound physical releases from tension patterns that have taken root in our earthbound bodies. Using our infrared sauna can be just the thing to help you settle into your float with ease. They pair so well together because, anything that you incorporate to help calm the body into the parasympathetic will likely enhance your float. Infrared saunas do a fantastic job at that.
Neutral Skin Temperature
Neutral skin temperature is kept at 94.5 degrees Fahrenheit which is the average temperature of the skin. This is a temperature known as skin-receptor neutral, meaning the water creates no cues for the skin to report as tactile stimulation.
Clean and Sanitary Environment
Sanitation is a very important component to floating and is not taken lightly among those that operate float centers in the industry. We have taken measures well beyond state regulations to ensure a clean and sanitary environment is in place.
We start at an already volatile environment of 35% Epsom salt. The water then passes through a 1 micron filter which is equivalent to 1/7th of the size of a red blood cell. After that it undergoes a full ozone treatment and then gets dosed with 50-100ppm of hydrogen peroxide. These 2 elements combined form what is called peroxone which is supercharged as the water travels through a UV lamp. UV lamps are designed to obliterate anything in the path of their photon rays. The water is filtered 3 to 4 full cycles in between each client.
We are deeply pleased by the presence of healthcare professionals that are already established in the community. We believe we will be synergistic with their practices and will enhance the existing draw and overall experience of the people. Floatation supports the natural order of the body bringing it back into balance and homeostasis. This enhances anyone’s experience in any direction in health.